What makes a song a true sync gem for film or television? What do music supervisors look for when they are pitching and placing songs? Songwriters, artists, musicians, music publishers and record labels are always looking for the next big sync. Land the right one, and it can change the course of a single, an album, or even a career.
WIM LA presents to you a sync critique panel focused around placements in film and TV. In this session, we will playback songs from our WIM members and have our panel share insight into what works (and what doesn’t). Come hear how music supervisors find and place songs and learn what you can do to increase your chances of landing a sync.
Speakers:
Laura Webb (just added!) | President of Webb Worldwide Music
Kat Basolo | Vice President, Creative Synch at Kobalt Music
Yvette Metoyer | Music Supervisor/Owner, Sounds in Color
Tiffany Anders | Music Supervisor
Moderator:
Keiko McTingley | Music Director at APM Music
WIM members are free with RSVP.
If you are not a WIM member but you would like to attend this event, you can purchase a ticket.
Submit your song for critique (WIM members only):
Interested WIM Members have the opportunity to submit their own song for potential review/critique. This is a great chance to get feedback directly from music supervisors and industry creatives. If you’re interested in having your song played and reviewed by the panelists during the session:
1. RSVP to attend the event, and then
2. Submit your .mp3 file to wimla@womeninmusic.org no later than Monday, November 15th.
Please note the following:
• Songs submitted after the deadline will not be considered
• You must be present at the session to have your song considered for review
• Songs will be selected at random and we will accommodate as many as possible; however, it is possible that not everyone will have the opportunity to have their song selected/reviewed due to time constraints; and song submissions are open to WIM Members ONLY.
If you are not a WIM Member but would like to submit a song for critique, please join WIM at www.womeninmusic.org first and then RSVP as a WIM member.
About the speakers:
Laura Webb | President of Webb Worldwide Music
Music Supervisor Laura Webb has over eighteen years’ experience in music and entertainment. Her work has garnered two wins for Best Music Supervision for Television Limited Series or Movie for her work on TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE & TO ALL THE BOYS: PS I STILL LOVE YOU -as well as five other nominations from the Guild of Music Supervisors for Best Music Supervision in a Drama, Best Music Supervision in Reality Television. She was named one Ten Top Music Supervisors to Watch in Variety in 2021. Laura grew up in Atlanta, Ga. and went to high school in Munich, Germany. She moved to Los Angeles, where she graduated from University of Southern of California. Webb started her career working with famed music supervisors Laura Wasserman & Darren Higman at WH/ Avenger Entertainment. In 2009, Laura created her own company, Webb Worldwide Music. Under her own banner, Laura’s credits include: all three of the Netflix massive hit films in the TO ALL THE BOYS I’VE LOVED BEFORE franchise. MTV’s social media giant, Saturn Award-winning show, TEEN WOLF (all six seasons); SYFY & Amblin produced show RESIDENT ALIEN, the final season of Netflix’s ATYPICAL SIREN, a breakout series on Freeform, THE PURGE on USA, RIDE an indie film starring Ludacris; SACRED LIES a scripted series for Facebook Watch, GIRLFRIEND’S DAY, a Netflix Original film starring & produced by Bob Odenkirk; IN YOUR EYES, an indie rom-com written & produced by Joss Whedon. Laura’s current projects includes CW’s KUNG FU, ACE Films entitled, HELLO, GOODBYE, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, starring Jordan Fisher, ACE Films’ project called THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT set in London, TIMECUT (also by ACE Films) an indie film taking place in 2003, & the second season of Netflix’s DOWN TO EARTH with ZAC EFRON.
Kat Basolo | Vice President, Creative Synch at Kobalt Music
Kat currently serves as Vice President of Creative Synch at Kobalt Music Publishing and is based in Los Angeles. She brings over 16 years’ experience and expertise to the synch landscape and has been at Kobalt for over 7 years. Focusing on all media areas, she strives to help creators find the perfect music to soundtrack their projects and help bring their sonic vision to life. She was honored to serve as a juror for the 2020 Clio Music Awards this past year and was featured as one of Billboard’s Synch Power Players in 2020. Prior to Kobalt, she worked a tenured 9 years at Sony Music, focusing on creative synch and licensing for all labels under the Sony umbrella. In her off time, she enjoys cooking and binge watching all food-related shows and spending time with her son and husband, who they proudly welcomed to their family this past February.
Yvette Metoyer | Music Supervisor/Owner, Sounds in Color
Yvette Metoyer grew up in sunny Southern California and spent many countless hours scoring life’s memories by making mixtapes for her high school and college friends. Inspired by her love of music and TV at an early age, she pursued a career in television production after having graduated from Cal State Long Beach.
She started her career in the film & TV music industry as an assistant and later a music coordinator on a number of critical darlings, including the Emmy-award winning AMC series, “Breaking Bad”, as well as the equally compelling follow-up, “Better Call Saul”, and zombie apocalypse ratings juggernaut, “The Walking Dead”. She is currently co-music supervising season 3 of the smash Amazon hit, "The Boys."
Yvette is a member of the Guild of Music Supervisors Education Committee, as well as a member of the Television Academy Music Peer Group, and she is also a composer advocate and member of the non-profit Free the Work, an organization that focuses on promoting the employment of talented professionals from underrepresented groups (women, POC, LGBTQ+) within various fields of the entertainment industry (including directorial, editorial, composers, etc.) In July 2020, Yvette decided to take the reins and develop her own music supervision company, Sounds In Color.
Tiffany Anders | Music Supervisor
Los Angeles native, Tiffany Anders, grew up with a lust for music, seeking out bands and attending live shows at a very early age. Moving through Seattle and New York, her youthful enthusiasm led to a recording career of her own. She started singing backup for other bands before releasing her solo debut album, Funny Cry Happy Gift. The album was produced by rock icon PJ Harvey and released to critical acclaim by Up Records (alongside Built to Spill and Modest Mouse). Tiffany parlayed her passion for and knowledge of music with work as a music supervisor. Acclaimed directors Drake Doremus and James Ponsoldt sought her taste-making music supervision for films like Like Crazy, Breathe In, Equals, Smashed, The End of the Tour and The Circle. Her supervision success continued on television with hit shows like FXX's You're the Worst, Netflix's 90's-set comedy series Everything Sucks! and the lauded drama Sorry for Your Loss. Additionally, she is one of the founders and head curators of Los Angeles' annual Don't Knock the Rock film festival and has contributed in-depth liner notes for the revered reissue record label Rev-Ola, for which she's conducted interviews with Tommy James, Sweetwater, and F.J. McMahon. As testament to her musical aptitude, she also has contributed over 500 album reviews for the largest independent record store in America, Amoeba Music.
