Born To Be Wide presents Syncing Scotland
Date: Thursday 29 January
Time: 19:00 - Late
Venue: Leith Arches, Edinburgh
We’re back at Leith Arches on 29 January with an evening dedicated to developing sync opportunities in Scotland. It begins with a panel exploring how Scotland’s musicians, labels and publishers can connect with clients who license music for film, tv, trailers, advertising and games.
We’ll be bringing people from across the sector together, and following the discussion guests will have the opportunity to meet and connect, with music supervisors providing the soundtrack by playing a selection of tracks from their favourite placements.
The night forms part of our work over the past three years to develop opportunities in this area of the music business, and we’ll also be sharing details of our ‘Preparing for Sync’ workshop and ‘Sync or Swim’ feedback session taking place in the spring.
Speakers
Dan Gautreau
Songwriter / Producer, First Cut Music Ltd
Dan has built a reputation as one of the UK's Leading producers, specialising in artist driven songs for Film, Radio, Television & Multimedia.
Dan has enjoyed top 20 chart success as a Songwriter, Producer and Mixer and has a long list of production credits with artists including Gary Barlow, Becky Hill, Ben Howard & Take That. He has recording and mixing credits with acts including Paulo Nutini and Zayn Malik.
Extensive Film & Television song placements include high profile shows like Black Mirror (Netflix) The Boys (Amazon) Lethal Weapon (Fox) Top Gear (BBC), X Factor (ITV), and Saturday Night Live (NBC). Feature films include The Inbetweeners Movie, Delivery Man, and Big Game.
Isaac Allaway
Head of Film & TV, Feel for Music
Isaac is an award-winning Music Supervisor specialising in trailers for film and TV. He was named AIM's Music Supervisor of the Year early in his career in 2020 and has since garnered widespread recognition, with multiple Music & Sound Award wins, Clio and Golden Trailer Award wins, and two Guild of Music Supervisors Award nominations. His work spans major titles for Netflix, Disney+, Universal Pictures, Sky Cinema and more, with standout campaigns including four seasons of The Crown, three seasons of The Witcher, and teaser trailer work for Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen. He currently leads the Film & TV division at Feel for Music, a boutique music supervision company, and is Creative Director of their in-house trailer remix and cover label, shapeSHIFT.
Lena Obara
Music Supervisor, Sector C
Lena Obara is a musicologist, music supervisor, and music publisher with over 20 years of experience in the international music and media industry. She works extensively across borders and specializes in music supervision for film and advertising projects that require rights clearance across multiple territories. Her work includes sourcing composers and music, shaping soundtracks, conducting in-depth music and instrumentation research, and managing copyright and income tracking for audiovisual productions. Lena’s portfolio spans Grammy-, Oscar-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe-, TIFF-, and KVIFF-nominated and award-winning projects, and she has served as a jury member at the Cannes Lions and Ciclope Festivals.
Lorna Hall
Music Supervisor / Producer, LALA
Beginning her career working on set alongside film makers such as Paul Thomas Anderson, Lorna later produced award winning short films and large-scale advertising campaigns before moving into the music side of the industry. She is known for her problem-solving mindset and ability to build meaningful creative relationships. Lorna is deeply committed to championing underrepresented talent and creating opportunities for those whose voices and music struggle to be heard in the industry.
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