On Wednesday, September 18, musicians in the New Orleans area will have the opportunity to learn about how to get their work featured in Hollywood productions.

Make Your Music the Next Hollywood Soundtrack is presented by the New Orleans Business Alliance and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation and is the third Sync Up workshop they’ve co-hosted. Sync Up workshops aim to provide local musicians with the tools necessary to get paid for their work.

This particular workshop focuses on helping musicians get their music heard in Hollywood film and television productions.

“Every day, we see the film trucks and set crews as evidence of the resurgent film and television industry in New Orleans,” said Quentin L. Messer, Jr., president and CEO of the New Orleans Business Alliance. “We want to equip talented local musicians with the tools to protect and profit from their artistry, so they get their scores and music into productions that are filmed here and elsewhere. Royalties are the stepping stones to wealth creation for musicians and ultimately, we want local artists to have multiple revenue streams beyond performance income.”

At the workshop, a panel featuring industry experts will provide the audience with meaningful insight covering a variety of aspects. The panel members are:

• Sarah Bromberg, music supervisor, Bonfire Collective (music supervision for NBC’s Smash, Pitch Perfect 2 and commercials for Walmart, Subaru, Budweiser and more)
• Erica Falls, artist (lead singing role of the award-winning Lee Daniels film The Butler, currently touring with funk band Galactic)
• Dino Gankendorff, entertainment attorney, Provosty & Gankendorff (clients include Chuck D, Cupid, Mavis Staples, Rebirth Brass Band and Trombone Shorty among others)
• Kyle Lamy, music and location supervisor, NCIS New Orleans
• Reid Wick, senior director & project manager, The Recording Academy (GRAMMYS).

“In the changing music economy, having your work licensed for use in films and TV productions has become increasingly important. This Sync Up workshop is designed to help our local musicians and composers learn how to pursue these amazing opportunities,” said Don Marshall, executive director of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.

Also included in the workshop is a discussion with New Orleans jazz musician John Boutté, whose work became the theme song for the HBO series Treme.

The first 50 artists who register for and attend the Sync Up workshop should also complete an ELLA Project assistance session. Completing all of those tasks will earn artists a grant from the New Orleans Business Alliance to substantially offset the fees for copyright registration. Click here to register.

This event takes place at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation (1225 N. Rampart St.) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18.