The largest conference on music in film, games, advertising and television in Europe will take place this year on the 19th of October. This year the conference will be taking place within the official ADE programme. They will offer an extensive program with workshops, networking sessions and keynotes. They are committed to delivering media-music's most exciting thinkers, movers and shakers for the BMIM x ADE Conference.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 09:45 - 12:45
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Bringing Video Games Alive with Music - Learn from Joris de Man (Killzone, Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West)
BMIM - Joris de Man (Composer)
Timeslot TBA
Music plays a vital role in the world of video games. It can shape and strengthen a character, bringing their narrative closer to the gamer, allowing a connection that lasts beyond the screen. This is certainly the case for Aloy of Horizon Zero Dawn and Forbidden West. Composer Joris de Man is the brain behind the score of PlayStation blockbuster Horizon Zero Dawn and created the themes for main character Aloy and for the extensions The Frozen Wilds and latest release Horizon Forbidden West. Who better to journey with you to explore the business of composing for video games?
We are searching for composers that are wanting to dive deeper into the world of composing for videogames. Join this Open Call for our exclusive workshop with him. During this limited immersive program, participants will learn about the stages involved in receiving a brief for a trailer or cutscene and delivering an approved cue that delights developers and audiences alike. Each participant will connect with Joris for a one-to-one feedback session and showcase their response to a brief at a private screening with developers and agents. The kick-off of this workshop will be at our BMIM x ADE Conference.
Important dates
October 19 - The kick-off of at the BMIM x ADE Conference
November 9,10 or 11 – Individual sessions
November 30 – End of the workshop with presentation
What can you expect?
Get personal feedback sessions, learn more about working with briefs for videogames and get a private screening with developers and agents. We also provide you with a ticket for our BMIM x ADE Conference where the kick-off will take place.
If you want to apply, send us the following via info@buma-music-in-motion.nl:
- Bio (max. 250 words)
- Motivation (max. 250 words). Why would you like to do this workshop and what difference would it make to your development as a composer?
- Picture of yourself
- Two examples of your latest work – one must demonstrate your compositional abilities within 30 seconds.
- Additional info that would be of interest
- Make sure you are available in person at the dates mentioned above
This Open Call closes on 7 October. We will contact the winners!
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 10:00 - 11:30
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Pop Up Office: Music Rights on Tour
BMIM - Silvia Biemans, Esther Maijer
When you are a musician, composer or text writer, you want to focus on what you do best: making music. Of course you want to make money! That’s why it is important to know what your rights are. What do you know about your rights? For all your questions regarding rights, we have this Pop Up Office. Do you have a specific question? Be welcome and let Silvia and Esther help you!
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 11:00 - 11:45
LOCATION Felix Meritis | Keizersgracht 324, Amsterdam
- Keynote speech: Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein
Soundtrack music that keeps you on your toes – How composers Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein crafted an original sound including hypnotizing Stranger Things soundtrack.
How do you create an original soundtrack that keeps the audience on edge? And how do you keep innovating that original soundtrack when the series is going on for more than four seasons? Composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein will answer these and more questions during their keynote. With their hypnotizing, electronic and bone-chilling themes they crafted a soundtrack that is well known by TV-lovers as the ‘Stranger Things’ soundtrack. The Netflix series has been known for its use of music, but it’s the score written by Dixon and Stein that really brings the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana and their characters alive. While their music for early seasons focused on the timeless sound of '80s analog synthesizers, they'd soon harness melodies and atmospherics befitting Eleven and Mike's interdimensional struggle.
With their work for ‘Stranger Things’ they have launched themselves as modern composers for film and television, but they don’t stop there. They also work on several documentaries and movies, like Joaquin del Paso’s ‘The Hole in the Fence’ that received several awards and nominations. Furthermore, they created various soundscapes for VR-installations, that prove this duo is versatile and always innovating their use of music.
In this keynote Dixon and Stein will share their vision on innovative scoring with glitchy and quirky sounds. At heart, Dixon and Stein are avid students of electronic music history who constantly explore new methods of composition and scoring. While they have a clear facility for soundtracking the supernatural and otherworldly, Dixon and Stein have an equal interest in scoring quieter, decidedly human drama.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 12:00 - 13:30
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Pop Up Office: Sync
BMIM - Manon Haalmeyer, Karen Drost
Do you use music and videos in commercials, web clips, video clips, films or animations to tell your story? Then there is a good chance that Manon and Karen from Buma/Stemra have helped you on your way with licensing. They are the experts at Buma/Stemra when it comes to sync rights. With years of experience in the world of music and images, they are happy to answer all your questions about sync! Come by their office and ask your questions!
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 12:00 - 12:30
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Time To Go? The Dutch in LA
BMIM - Peter Post (Chief Representative, NBSO, USA), Joep Sporck
It’s a dream a lot of professionals have, making it in America. And it’s not an unrealistisc one. Several electronic music professionals have had success in America, especially in LA but what are the opportunities for their fellow composers and sound designers? Is it a positive thing to move to USA, and what are the chances of success? What is the best moment in your career to make the move? Let Joep Sporck (composer) and Peter Post (NBSO LA) guide you. Joep has already made the move towards the States and can tell you from his experience what the do’s and don’ts are. Peter helps Dutch entrepreneurs going abroad and help you with a lot of practical questions. At the end of this panel, you might have an answer for yourself. Is it time for me to go to the States?
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 12:15 - 13:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Same Song, Different Story - Fox Entertainment and Netflix on their Use of Music
BMIM - Katy Gavillet (Vice President Creative Music, Fox Entertainment) and Andy Lykens (Netflix)
Imagine this: You just created a drama series and carefully curated the music for every scene. But the music you picked for that one scene, does not quite fit your 15 seconds marketing snippet. Using music in promotion tools sometimes needs a different approach. We invited Andy Lykens from Netflix and Katy Gavillet from Fox Entertainment to talk about the differences between using music in marketing and using music in content. This panel let’s you think about the different purposes music can have for the same piece of media and might give you some insight in the thoughts of these top music supervisors.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 12:30 - 13:30
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- I’m With the Brand: Best Cases in Music & Brand Partnerships in 2022
BMIM - Tim de Broekert (Communication Specialist, Tony's Chocolonely) and Brogan Simpson (Global Communications Manager, Heineken)
Music partnerships have long offered brands a powerful way to reach audiences on an emotional level, and when companies want consumers to connect in an "authentic" way, music is the glue which makes that happen. This session brings together a panel of marketing leaders from NS, Tony’s Chocolonely and Heineken to share best practice and case studies along with practical advice for artists and brands alike. How do brands and artists remain authentic when the brand sponsor model is replaced by creative partnerships that are mutually rewarding? Are smart marketers able to create far more strategic and targeted partnerships with artists, armed with data generated by digital distribution and social media platforms?
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 13:30 - 14:15
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Metaverse and Immersive Audio: Future of Composing Music for Media
BMIM - Rick van Dunn (JonathanHendrickx), Richard Burki (Future Phonic Studios) & Katherine Rodgers (Water & Music)
The Metaverse is a hot topic. Ever since Mark Zuckerburg reintroduced this idea in 2021 it has been called THE future of sound and music. With several brand (Adidas, Nike), artists (Ariana Grande, Travis Scott and more) ánd even radio stations like iHeart Radio flocking to Roblox, Fortnite and Minecraft for a taste of the virtual world, the new digital landscape is quickly growing. These new digital spaces, need sound.
These spaces make music and media more and more immersive and listeners/viewers are more interested in being incapsulated by the experience. How do we as creators, producers, publishers, labels, developers, deal with this new format and where lay the possibilities to expand this consumers experience. Immersive audio opens up a completely new, practically limitless, blank canvas to create and share your creativity. How will the creative industry be able to incorporate immersive audio in all media? Let Rick van Dunn (Jonathan Hendrickx, NL), Richard Burki (Future Phonic Studios, NL), Katherine Rodgers (a/o Water & Music, UK) guide you through the opportunities for immersive sound, music in the metaverse, spatial sound and more in this interactive panel. Afterwards you can experience the possibilities of the metaverse in the live demo provided by Enversed.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 13:45 - 14:30
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Xbox GameStudios and Playstation on the Future of Music in Gaming
BMIM - Ted Kocher (Sr. Editor, Music Supervisor, PlayStation) and Kyle Hopkins (Senior Manager of Music Supervision, Xbox Game Studios)
Gaming is hot business! With big brands like Gucci, Balenciaga, Lexus and more collaborating with games, gamers and E-sports organizations, gaming is only going to become even bigger. That’s good news for us! Because we all know, a game is nothing with music! We invited two of the biggest players in the console gaming industry to catch you up to speed on the current landscape of gaming.What are the things you can keep in mind when pitching your music to a game? What trends do they see? Which gaming music supervisors are curating the huge sports games playlists? This panel will unpack the landscape of music and games and lay out pathways that emerging rights holders and composers can follow to level up at visual media’s.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 14:30 - 15:30
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Metaverse for Composers - Live Demo
BMIM
Inspired by our talk about the Metaverse? Experience the Metaverse yourself. Put on the VR goggles and dive into the possibilities of this virtual landscape. Who knows, maybe you will get inspired and find your opportunity in the Metaverse. This live demo will be provided by Enversed Studios. This is is a creative production studio and frontrunner in the field of virtual reality and other immersive media. From 3D visualizations and interactive training applications to large-scale multiplayer Virtual Reality games.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 14:45 - 15:45
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Battle of the Sync Managers & Music Supervisors
With:
- Patrick Cloherty (Sentric Music Group, UK) has worked with Adidas, Fortnite, Love Island and more.
- Connie Edwards (We Are Golden, UK) has worked with Range Rover and several Netflix productions and more.
- Aron van der Ploeg (Warner Chappell, NL) has worked for movies such as Afblijven and for Adidas, Heineken and more.
- Charlotte Stricker (CTM Music Publishing, NL) has worked for T-Mobile, IKEA and for movies such as Penoza and more.
Always wanted to know what a sync manager or music supervisor does? We got you! In the Battle of the Sync Managers & Music Supervisors, four sync managers from top publishing companies and leading music supervisors put their wide-ranging musical knowledge to the test.
They will compete to fill a brief provided by veteran ex-Grey Group VP Josh Rabinowitz. The sync managers and music supervisors have just fifteen minutes to prepare playlists and present a track, and it all has to be done in front of a live audience. This dynamic panel format will give insight into the processes central to the placement of music – such as responding to a brief for music and selecting the right musical choices for your clients in a very short time!
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 13:45 - 14:30
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Remix Your Way To LA: A Trailer Remix Competiton
What makes a good trailer remix? Jake Versluis, VP of A&R at Position Music, will guide you through the selection of the best remixes. Why does something work well? What are things you must avoid when making a remix? During this panel you can get an insight in the process of picking a remix for a trailer.
Want to put your production and remix skills to the test? Remix one of the most successful sync songs from the Position Music catalog! We invite you to download the stems to Another Level by Oh The Larceny and apply your years of knowledge and skills to deconstructing, tearing down, twisting, and building back up the song in a way you feel would fit really well in modern-day film and video game trailers.
Position Music has chosen a song that has licensed multiple times throughout the years, generating a large of amount of income, and they want to find the BEST trailer remix of this song to freshen it up and go land some new syncs!
We are looking for all BMIM composers and producers. Everyone can join the competition.
Jake Versluis, VP of A&R at Position Music, will make a selection of the best remixes and will discuss them during our BMIM x ADE Conference and announce the winning remix on the spot! If you want to apply, make sure you read this:
What can you win?
Your remix gets signed to Position Music.
Winning remix will receive a $250 recoupable advance and participate in income from the new master recording
Last but not least, your remix will be played at the BMIM x ADE Conference where a lot of professionals will be able to hear your skills.
A place in our future synch mission to LA
What are the boxes your remix should tick?
Remix the song in a way that you feel would fit really well in modern-day film and video game trailers.
If the remix exceeds 3 minutes, that’s fine, but we will also require a cut down version of less than 3 minutes.
In addition to the main version, we will require an instrumental as well as stems (grouped in 10-15).
Download the stems via this link.
Please note:
The selected remixes will be announced no later than 10 October.
Make sure you are available on the 19th of October (in person). The selected composers/producers will receive a guest ticket for the BMIM x ADE Conference.
Position Music has the right to create art and release the master commercially, crediting the winning remix(ers).
Must be a Dutch media composer and member of Buma/Stemra.
Apply your remix via the form below. Deadline is 7 October.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 14:00 - 15:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Pop Up Office: Legal
BMIM - Sander Petit
As soon as you start creating music, you need to deal with intellectual property. But IP law, court cases, precedents, contracts, legalese, industry terms and benchmarks might not be your cup of tea. Therefore, it’s good to that you can pop up into this ‘office’ to meet a lawyer who can guide you through the legal jungle in language you can understand. If you are more aware of your rights, you can make smarter deals. Smarter deals will lead to more income and less risk. More income and less risk will lead to more freedom and more freedom usually leads to more creativity, which itself will lead to more deals. This is how you create a positive upward spiral. So grab the chance for a legal speed date with Sander Petit, an experienced music lawyer. Are you ready?
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 15:00 - 15:45
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Digital Marketing for Composers – How to Naturally Gain Online Visibility for your Music
BMIM - Paul Crary (Director of Digital Marketing, Position Music)
So many media composers are suspicious of self-promotion. But what if we tell you that you can do this in a natural and organic way? Creating an online presence is not all about who shouts the loudest, it’s about what works for you! In this session Paul Crary will reveal how you can promote your music alongside influential creators. How to best maximize visibility for a synch online? How to tackle TikTok? Let Paul guide you through topics like YouTube, copyright management, account growth, influencer marketing, public/blog relations and more. Trust us, you don’t want to miss this, we might even have some secret tips.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 15:00 - 15:45
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Deconstructing the Soundtrack: with Fons Merkies
BMIM - Fons Merkies, Laurens Goedhart
How do you build a soundtrack? Which basic ingredients do you always need? And what musical spices make the soundtrack unique?
In this panel, composers Fons Merkies, most recent winner of the Buma Oeuvre Award Multimedia, and Laurens Goedhart examine how soundtracks work. They decompose the soundtrack of the family film Storm: Letters van Vuur, in order to demonstrate the connection between sound, music, image and story. The panel also discusses strategies and concepts for working with music, from pre- to post-production.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 15:30 - 17:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Matchmaking: One on One Sessions
BMIM - Pirke Bergsma, Janice Pierre, Ines Bernardo, Jeroen van de Sande, Bobby Boermans, Laura Bouwmeester, Joeri Jansen, Isis Cabole, Paul Crary, Emmie Kollau, Neeltje van der Heijden, Jake Versluis, Marie-Claire Janssen, Hannah King, Josh Rabinowitz, Rebecca Leon, Rogier Mahieu, Tjitske Mussche, Sofie Vlasveld, Leon Noordzij, Suzan de Swaan, Mischa Schreuder and Anne Stokvis
Since its inception, BMIM’s central aim has always been to act as a facilitator and enabler for the creative industries, and over the last couple of years our various matchmaking sessions have proved that by placing like-minded people directly in front of each other, positive and useful things often happen. Whether you want to seek the opinion of an experienced professional about your project, discuss the future state of the industry and how that could impact your business, get feedback on your work or simply start making a deal, we’re delighted to be able to bring you together.
You can request up to three meetings in total, so only select your favourites. As soon as the matchmaking closes, we will create all matches based on profiles and motivation and interests of our professionals. We are aiming to match everyone with at least two of your favourites.
Please note that you need a ticket to apply for the matchmaking.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 15:30 - 17:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Pop Up Office: Writing for Wikipedia
BMIM - Nienke Hettinga, Iris van Vliet
You can find a lot of knowledge on Wikipedia. But not everything is on there. Help us close that knowledge gap and write a bio for Wikipedia. During this Pop Up Office you can walk in and get all the tools you need to write a good Wikipedia bio. Of course we also give you a hand out so you can continue writing for Wikipedia after you leave our conference. Let’s fill Wikipedia with more media composers together!
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 16:15 - 17:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Crossing Over: From Club to Screen
BMIM - Eelke Kleijn and Anna Meredith
More and more producers and experimental composers are being tapped to compose for some of the biggest and most successful films and TV series; Oneohtrix Point Never (Uncut Gems), Mica Levi (Jackie), Bobby Krlic (Midsommar) and many more. We dive deeper into the personal, artistic and professional ambitions of musicians at different stages of the film scoring journey. What inspires them to compose for film? What are the creative challenges as opposed to making club or electronic music? How are they positioning themselves within the industry and more.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 16:15 - 17:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Smart Income, Smart Money
BMIM - Marcel A. Wiebenga, Nitzan Hoffmann, Tjeerd Bomhof, James Jones Jr.
With current technologies there are a lot of smart applications and tools to help you manage your life. Track your sleep, your steps and even your money flow. Maybe you can even use one channel to manage your different streams of income as a composer? We gathered a panel of experts in smart data, technology, machine learning and data science to guide you through this process. What are the best options? What are thing you really need to know before using an app? Come find out!
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 16:15 - 17:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- Game On: The Creative Process of Scoring for Videogames
BMIM - TheFatRat (Composer), Joris de Man (Composer) and Gavin Johnson (Monstercat)
Music and videogames have been best friends since the classic 8-bit chip soundtracks of the 1980s and the needle drop playlists of Grand Theft Auto in the late 1990s. With the current boom of gaming there seem to be more and more opportunities for media composers. Music remains a huge and critical part of every video game experience – from a compelling full-orchestra to more and more brand partnerships. But how do you make a good score? What makes a score fitting? In this panel some of the biggest names in video game scoring will guide you through their creative process. Let them inspire you.
DATE Wed, Oct 19, 2022 16:15 - 17:00
LOCATION Huis Vasari (Vrije Academie) | Herengracht 368, Amsterdam
- ‘You Shoot, I Score’ bookpresentation – BMIM x ADE Conference 2022
How do you approach directors? How do you talk about finances? How do you get the big jobs you're looking for? 'You Shoot, I Score!' is the book that has the answers to all these questions. Featuring interviews with more than 50 industry professionals, 'You Shoot, I Score!' is the most comprehensive guide to becoming a composer for film, television, games and more!
Moderated by: Matthijs Kieboom
SPEAKERS
Karl Heortweard
Karl Heortweard (1988) is a composer for international films and TV programmes. After living in Stockholm for a period of time, where he developed the basics of writing for media, the frustration of not knowing how to proceed led to the plan to record his trajectory with the idea of eventually writing a book about it. Back in the Netherlands, he was determined to be a film composer and has been able to achieve this over the subsequent years. In 2017, he wrote the music for the Albanian film ‘Elvis Walks Home’ and ‘Love and Shukla’, an Indian film that was sold to Netflix. In 2019, 'Project Rembrandt' started which more than a million Dutch people watch every week and have aired three seasons so far. The film 'Whitestar' also went into cinemas that year, to which the sequel 'Silverstar' was made in 2022. During that period he also worked on other film productions such as 'Casanova's' (2020) and 'Zomer in Frankrijk' (2023) and the program 'Dreamschool' (2021) for the NPO. He also gives guest lectures and workshops on composition and making a career as a media composer at film festivals and universities. His experience, along with 56 other industry professionals, is now reflected in his book 'You Shoot, I Score!'. A guide that will help you you’re your own way, whether you are still exploring and looking for an education, searching for the best jobs for you, or considering to go to Hollywood.
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