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Synch and placements have gradually become “the New Black”, and it has turned into an area of many people possessing great expertise – both nationally and internationally. But how do the music supervisors actually work? Get the answer at this year’s SPOT Music – Film – Interactive when Promus opens the doors to the seminar “Music Supervisors at Work”.
Andrea von Foerster: Firestarter (US), Chris Clark: Leo Burnett (US), Andrew Kahn: Good Ear Music (US), Nora Felder: Picture Music (US). Moderator: Jesper Bay: musikbranche-konsulent, MusicMatters
Presented by Promus in cooperation with The Danish Agency for Culture and Dansk Musikforlæggerforening
Andrea von Foerster has done music supervision for film, television and online projects for over ten years. Credits include: (500) Days Of Summer and The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights. She has worked with numerous MTV shows and tv-series, and she is consulting on the Emmy Award winning show Modern Family.
Chris Clark has 9+ years of versatile experience across television media buying, boutique music marketing, client management and creative/production of music-focused advertising. He is the Senior Music Producer at Leo Burnett USA in Chicago responsible for music strategy, song/artist curation, deal negotiation and licensing execution. Clients include Samsung, Kellogg’s, Nintendo, Coke, McDonald’s.
Andrew Kahn works as an independent music supervisor at his company Good Ear Music Supervision (GEMS) for brands such as Target, Southern Comfort, Honda, Cadillac, Pepsi, and more. From 2007-2011 he served as the in-house music supervisor at TBWA/Media Arts Lab, overseeing Apple’s iconic commercials, and prior to that as the Music Coordinator on HBO’s ‘The Sopranos.’
Nora Felder’s start in music began booking artist showcases/events at a New York City downtown club with artists ranging from the Cure to INXS. Later working as VP of production for veteran music producer, Phil Ramone, Nora oversaw recording projects for artists ranging from Paul Simon, Sinead O’connor, Billy Joel to Iggy Pop.
Entering the world of music supervision, Nora landed her first film project on the forever classic Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion”. From there she continued to work on many films and soundtrack albums, as well as served as music consultant for studios such as Disney Touchstone Pictures and Overture Films.
In the television world, she is finishing the 7th season of the Showtime Hit Series Californication, and just released a soundtrack which will feature a previously unreleased remix of Pete Townsend’s hit “Let My Love Open The Door” owned and approved by Townsend himself as exclusive release for the show.
Other TV series include CBS’s 3rd season ofUnforgettable, 3 seasons of USA’s Necessary Roughness, and NBC’s upcoming new series “The Night Shift airing in this summer.
At the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, Nora has received 3 nominations and 1 win for Best Music Supervision for Californication and has also garnered 4 nominations from the prestigious Guild of Music Supervisors.
Jesper Bay is a partner at the independent music company Body of Work, teacher at the Music Management education in Copenhagen, and a consultant at his company MusicMatters. From 2003-2010 communication and marketing director at IFPI Denmark. He has been director of several record labels, and was a member of the Music Committee at Danish Arts Council.
