Participant and Speaker Check-in
8:00am - 9:00am

Opening Remarks
9:00am - 9:15am

Panel: The Art and Craft of Composing for Indie Films
9:15am - 10:30am
A look at the special creative demands of scoring indie films, including dealing with budgetary limitations, changing schedules, composing on short deadlines, and how composers can most effectively communicate creatively with directors, identify and address the musical needs of the film, and create a finished score that works for both the needs of the film and the demands of the director.

Networking Break
10:30am - 10:50am

Panel: Composer Business Issues
10:50am - 12:00pm
An in-depth look at how composers can successfully manage major business issues that are reshaping composer contracts and finances. The panel will look at the progress of film/TV downloads and what types of royalties may or may not be available from these downloads and discuss how composers can successfully be compensated for film/TV downloads. In addition, the panel will discuss the current state of direct licensing of performance royalties, including current rates and terms.

Panel: Music Libraries and Digital Distribution of Music
10:50am - 12:00pm
This panel will discuss the state of the art of music library deals, working successfully with libraries, plus how you can develop successful digital distribution for your music online.


12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch Break

Panel: Music For Video Games: How Top Composers Find Work and Create Great Video Game Scores
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Our panel of A-List video game composers discusses the current state of the art of music for video games including creative aspects of scoring games, how new technology is benefiting game composers, and how game composers are getting jobs in today's rapidly changing business climate for video game composers.

Panel: Breaking Into the Business and Creating Effective Demo Packages
1:00pm - 2:00pm
A group of film and television music agents discuss how to get your music into film and television, how to begin or enhance a career as a film and television composer, how to get an agent, and how to create the most effective demo package.

Panel: Music Supervision and Licensing
2:10pm - 3:10pm
Top industry music supervisors and executives discuss the evolving role of the music supervisor in working with composers and choosing composers for film, business issues, creative issues and the music licensing process today.

Panel: Technology Round-Up: The Latest in Film & TV Music Technology
2:10pm - 3:10pm
Top technology panelists discuss new technology for composing music for film and television including the latest sample libraries and sample platforms, sequencing and notation software, digital audio hardware/software, and more.

Networking Break
3:10pm - 3:30pm

Keynote Panel: The Industry Leaders
3:30pm - 5:00pm
A specially selected group of top film and television composers discuss the start of the art of the film and television composing industry and how composers can succeed in today's challenging environment.