Let’s Connect at the GMS State of Music in Media Conference

This year, music supervisors, artists, composers, publishers, labels, sync teams, managers, and music industry professionals will gather in Culver City for the 12th Annual GMS State of Music in Media Conference, one of the leading conferences dedicated to music supervision and music in visual media.

Taking place on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at West LA College, the GMS State of Music in Media Conference brings together the people helping shape how music is used across film, television, advertising, trailers, games, and emerging media. With conversations spanning music supervision, licensing, creative strategy, rights, clearance, sync opportunities, and more, this year’s event offers a valuable opportunity to connect with professionals working at the intersection of music and media.

Here’s everything you need to know before you go…

Let’s Connect at the GMS State of Music in Media Conference

📆 When: August 15, 2026

📍Where: West LA College, Culver City, CA

About GMS State of Music in Media Conference

The GMS State of Music in Media Conference is presented by the Guild of Music Supervisors, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the craft of music supervision across film, television, games, advertising, trailers, and emerging media.

Now in its 12th year, the conference brings together music supervisors, artists, composers, publishers, labels, sync teams, managers, and other professionals working across the music and media industries. The event includes live panels, networking opportunities, mentorship sessions, lunch, live music, and virtual access for attendees who cannot join in person.

For artists, labels, managers, composers, publishers, and sync teams, the conference offers a focused look at how music supervision works across visual media. Attendees can learn more about how songs are discovered, pitched, licensed, cleared, and placed across different types of projects, from film and television to advertising, trailers, games, and emerging media.

Because music supervision sits at the intersection of creative direction, storytelling, rights management, clearance, and licensing, events like this help independent artists and teams better understand what makes music useful for media opportunities. It’s also a strong environment for building relationships with professionals who work directly with music in visual storytelling.

How To Prepare

Before you arrive, make sure your artist, label, or company materials are clear, current, and easy to share. Have your website, streaming links, social handles, short bio, recent releases, upcoming plans, and contact information ready to go.

If you’re hoping to connect with music supervisors, publishers, sync teams, composers, managers, or other industry professionals, go in with a specific goal. Are you looking to better understand how music supervision works? Learn how songs are selected for film, television, advertising, trailers, games, or emerging media? Build relationships in the music and media space? Get clearer on how rights, clearance, and creative briefs factor into the process?

The stronger your direction is, the easier it will be to have productive conversations. A simple one-sheet, EPK, website, or QR code can help, but the most important thing is knowing how to explain who you are, what you do, and what kind of conversations or connections would actually move things forward.

Let’s Connect…

Music supervision continues to play an important role in how audiences discover songs through film, television, advertising, trailers, games, and emerging media. For independent artists and labels, understanding this side of the business can open up new opportunities for exposure, revenue, and long-term catalog growth.

This year, Jon Mizrachi (Head of Sync, Symphonic) and Maya Brown (Creative Manager, Symphonic) will be attending the GMS State of Music in Media Conference and would love to connect with artists, labels, managers, composers, publishers, and music professionals working across the sync and media space.

If you’d like to schedule a meeting, please fill out this Meeting Request Form.

See you there!