NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Session
with Friendly Fire Licensings’
Jacob Piontek
Wed Aug 10, 2022 at 7:00 pm PST
Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Synch Agents and Supervisors
Nearly 3,000 Placements PLUS 35 Signings Result From NARIP Pitch Sessions, averaging more than one signing per Synch Agent Pitch Session.
A NARIP Series: Intimate Pitch Meetings with Top Music Buyers including Music Supervisors, A&R Executives, Synch Agents & Grammy-winning Music Producers
Is your music getting to decision-makers?
The Synch Agents* featured in NARIP Pitch Sessions are among the top sales and marketing executives who actively place music owned by songwriters, composers and independent music publishers.
Many music buyers – directors, producers and music supervisors – name these Synch Agents as among their go-to music providers. These Agents, who NARIP has researched and interviewed, have placed thousands of songs in blockbuster films, hit television shows, trailers, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and video games.
At NARIP’s intimate sessions, you get to meet and pitch Synch Agents for current placement opportunities and representation, and get immediate feedback.
Come meet these career-makers.
BACKGROUND
Since 2011, NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions have secured nearly 3,000 placements in blockbuster films, hit television series, global promotion and advertising campaigns, and major studio trailers for NARIP members. Since inception of NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Sessions in 2018, thirty-five (35) NARIP members have signed representation or music publishing deals as a direct result with more in the works now. Other outcomes include collaborations, co-writing, producing and commissioned work.
At NARIP’s Synch Agent Pitch Session:
- Meet synch agent Jacob Piontek who places music in global ad campaigns, blockbuster films, hit TV shows and documentaries.
- Jacob’s colleague and founder of Friendly Fire Licensing, Dan Koplowitz, signed two NARIP members to synch representation deals following his guest appearance.
- Intimate event with top synch agent: enrollment limited to 16 people
- No cattle calls, no 300-person crowds or conferences, no velvet ropes
- Get brief in advance to prepare your best pitch
- Direct access + firsthand info = better results FOR YOU
- Access multiple potential buyers and placements via ONE synch agent
- Get professional representation
Topics:
- Trends in synch licensing and agent deals
- Exclusive, non-exclusive, single-song deals
- Budgets and fee ranges
- Copyright ownership, rights retention, song re-titling
- Fees between synch agents and their clients
- Which synch agents seek a transfer of copyright(s) for their services, and under what circumstances
Small, focused NARIP Sessions enable one-on-one time and immediate direct feedback to music presented by participants. At hundreds of NARIP Sessions, we asked every guest music supervisor how to better market music to them. Their one consistent piece of advice? Get representation!
At NARIP Synch Agent Pitch Sessions, limited to 16 people, you get to know the synch agents and they to get to know you.
Most important, attendees meet these key players, paving the way for possible representation and ongoing opportunities, and giving them an edge in a competitive market.
* Synch Agent: A synchronization or “synch” agent represents music copyrights – either the composition, the sound recordings, or both. They pitch music to buyers and their representatives, including to music supervisors. Synch agents are typically compensated on a commission basis and do not own or control the copyrights they represent. While synch agents usually focus on entertainment and media exploitations, traditional songplugger services also include placement of represented songs with recording artists.
What is a Synch Agent (and WHY you need one)? View video (:60 seconds)
WHAT TO EXPECT AT A NARIP SYNCH AGENT PITCH SESSION:
PREPARATION IS KEY
NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions are limited to an enrollment of just 16 people. About one week prior to NARIP’s Session, all registrants will get a brief of the guest supervisor’s then-CURRENT music needs. Each registrant will have a chance to pitch in response to the music briefs provided and get immediate feedback to music pitched. Each participant may submit up to five (5) songs (MP3s only please) 36 hours prior to NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session. Please note that due to time constraints you will only be able to pitch your TOP 3 songs for consideration and immediate feedback (more, if time permits). This process takes the mystery out of why a piece of music does or doesn’t fit. On-the-spot feedback enables registrants to re-work tracks and re-submit, which creates a much higher probability to get them licensed (choose well!).
If you do not have music that matches the current needs of the supervisor, fear not! You can still attend and present the top three songs in your catalog. Make sure the songs are unique and captivating. This is helpful because a music supervisor’s needs change constantly. To optimize impact of music you pitch at NARIP’s Music Supervisor Session, we highly recommend that you target the briefs. Good luck and see you there!
BEFORE NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
- NARIP prepares a one-sheet for each participant including your photo and bio for the guest music supervisor to use and review at the event, and to take with him after the event. We will request your photo and bio one week prior to the event. In preparing these materials, we recommend you focus on brief career highlights in your bio and have a professional photo available.
- Approximately 5 to 7 days prior to NARIP’s Session, you will be sent a project brief describing several cues needed for a current project(s) of our guest speaker. These often include reference songs or links so that you can hear exactly what he seeks or needs to replace.
- You will submit your tracks with writer, publisher and other rights holder information that will also be supplied to the music supervisor during and after NARIP’s Session.
- You will get submission and meta-tagging guidelines, and mentoring as to how best to prepare your music for submission.
DURING NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
- You will get to play at least three songs (sometimes more, if time permits) for the guest music supervisor who will provide feedback to you for each one.
- NARIP moderator asks very specific questions to help participants learn and understand how to modify their tracks to make these more place-able for the guest supervisor’s specific needs at hand.
AFTER NARIP’S PITCH SESSION:
- NARIP provides guest music supervisor (or synch agent) with participant one-sheets and all music from NARIP’s Session, including notes detailing the guest’s interest in specific tracks.
- If requested by guest, NARIP conveys additional tracks, remixes, instrumentals etc. to him.
- If approved by guest, NARIP provides his contact details to registrants.
DON’T GET LOST IN THE CROWD: SMALL IS THE NEW BIG
NARIP Sessions are deliberately kept small and intimate, which is just one reason they work so well and why participants have enjoyed nearly 3,000 placements and 35 representation signings to date. Limited enrollment of 16 people per session guarantees that registrants meet and get face-time with our guest.
ALMOST 3,000 PLACEMENTS FROM NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS
Our small format works! NARIP Session participants have placed nearly 3,000 tracks as a direct result of NARIP Music Supervisor Sessions. Other benefits include new publishing deals for NARIP members, creative collaborations and co-writes, strategic introductions to other music supervisors and placement experts, new representation for composers and much more.
NARIP’S BIGGEST PLACEMENT TO DATE : VODAFONE
Click here to read about NARIP’s biggest placement to date in a Vodafone campaign (Oct 2014) that paid handsomely and launched a career. Other brand placements include McDonalds and AT&T ads, among others.
Placements secured and professional relationships formed through NARIPs music supervisor sessions have earned praise and many placements! See TESTIMONIALS and PLACEMENTS sections below.
About Jacob Piontek, Friendly Fire Licensing
Jacob is a sync agent, music supervisor and composer based in Los Angeles. Originally from St. Louis, he studied piano and percussion from youth through college, achieving degrees in Communications (Fordham University) and Film Scoring (Berklee College of Music). After graduate school, he began composing for advertisements in New York City, eventually re-locating to Paris for a work contract with Gabriel Yared. Following a move to Los Angeles, his work in supervision began with Walker, where he produced and supervised numerous projects for clients including Nike, Apple, Google and Tom Ford. While continuing as an independent supervisor, Jacob has been privileged to work alongside Dan Kopolowitz as a sync agent at Friendly Fire Licensing, which represents a world-spanning catalogue of genres/artists for placement in film, television, advertising and video games.
Friendly Fire Licensing is a boutique sync agency Friendly Fire Licensing which represents about fifty labels and publishers for inclusion in TV shows, movies, commercials, and video games. Some recent placements include:
TESTIMONIALS
Click here to read what people say about NARIP’s Music Supervisor Sessions.
NARIP MUSIC SUPERVISOR SESSIONS IN THE NEWS,
PLACEMENTS & SUCCESS STORIES
See full list of NARIP placements to date here. For articles in Music Connection, Digital Music News, The Guardian (UK), MusikWeek (UK), Musik Woche (Germany), Taxi Drivers: Cinema e Cultura Metropolitano (Italy), MEOW (US) and other publications, and to read about NARIP members and session participants who have made nearly 3,000 placements as a direct result of NARIP Sessions, click here.
Read about NARIP Music Supervisor Pitch Sessions in Digital Music News HERE
WHEN
Thursday, July 21, 2022
6:45 p.m. PST – Registration and networking
7:00 p.m. PST – Program begins
8:30 p.m. PST – Break
10:00 p.m. PST – Program ends
WHERE
NARIP Pitch Sessions and all NARIP events will be online only for the foreseeable future. Download a FREE copy at https://zoom.us to join this and future NARIP Pitch Sessions and other NARIP events. We recommend you perform an audio and video test (built into the software) and/or with a friend. Headphones required at our session.
PITCH VIA ZOOM (or have NARIP pitch for you):
Pitch via Zoom, or we can present material for you and provide the guest music supervisor’s feedback to you directly. If you have questions, please call or email us at (818) 769-7007 or info@narip.com.
PER-SESSION, PER PERSON COST
$299 NARIP Members *
$399 Non-Members
* Available to Professional and Executive NARIP Members only (not to monthly members). Members please log in to receive discount. NARIP reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone.
2 WAYS TO REGISTER
1. NARIP.com (just scroll down)
2. Call (818) 769-7007
Pre-paid admission guarantees seating, NARIP Sessions sell out.
No refunds. We appreciate your cooperation.
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QUESTIONS
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