Jodie Ferneyhough
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Country: Canada
Company: Universal Music Publishing
Title: Managing Director

Jodie Ferneyhough is the Managing Director for Universal Music Publishing Canada and also holds the title of President of the Canadian Music Publishing association, where he is active in lobbying, copyright reform and media relations. While at Universal Music Publishing Group Ferneyhough has been instrumental in the careers of Sam Roberts, KOS, and most recently, Mobile and Hedley. He has also worked with such established Canadian superstars as Jann Arden, Shania Twain, Daniel Lavoie and Avril Lavigne, among others. He was named Canadian Music Publisher of the Year at the annual CCMA awards, as well as Publisher of the Year at the annual CMW Industry Awards.

Darren Fung
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Country: Canada
Company: Sticky Rice Studios
Title: Composer/Arranger

Darren Fung is one of Canada’s most promising emerging film composers. His works have been performed by the Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton and McGill Symphonies; I Musici de Montreal; Toronto’s Tapestry New Opera Works; and Prague’s FILMharmonic Orchestra amongst others. He won Best Score at the 2005 Atlantic Film Festival for his work on Little Clause and Big Clause, and has completed the scores the numerous shorts, documentaries and features, most recently Chaz Thorne’s directorial debut Just Buried. Darren teaches film scoring at his alma mater, the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Guild of Canadian Film Composers. He is represented by the prestigious Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency in Los Angeles.

Mary Catherine  Harris
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Country: Canada
Company: Third Side Music
Title: Partner – Marketing & Publishing
www.thirdsidemusic.com

Mary Catherine Harris, partner, Third Side Music (TSM) heads the marketing and publishing administration departments of this dynamic music publisher. She ensures efficient management of TSM’s works, protection of copyrights and revenue collection. She leads major initiatives and actively works on song placement in North America. She is an active member of Socan and on the boards of Folquebec and the APEM. TSM generates hundreds of licenses in films, TV shows, advertisements and video games from top producers in Canada and the US. TSM is also developing a select roster of composers scoring for film and television. Beyond its core music publishing activities, TSM offers consulting services, music rights clearance, music supervision and other related services, as well as acting as licensing agent on behalf of independent artists, labels and publishers.

Andrew Lockington
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Country: Canada
Company:
Title: Composer

Andrew Lockington has been studying music since the age of 3, and at the age of 15 was the youngest member of the rock group “Pheonix”. He was accepted into the prestigious Music Program at Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied composition and orchestration. Andrew was introduced to the world of film music under the guidance of fellow Canadian Composer Mychael Danna. Most recently, Andrew has composed the score for films such as WB/NewLine/Walden’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth, as well as One Week, written and directed by Michale McGowan. Andrew also continues to be a songwriter, often contributing at least one song to the soundtracks of his films.

Michael Perlmutter
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Country: Canada
Company: Instinct Entertainment
Title: Music Supervisor/Producer

Michael Perlmutter is passionate about film, television and music, which had led him to take on a variety of positions in advertising, music publishing, artist management , as well as the Director of Music Supervision at SL Feldman & Associates. Some of Michael’s projects include work with the TV Series Queer As Folk, Degrassi: The Next Generation, ‘Da Kink In My Hair, Tribute Bands, and the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Gala. Michael is currently producing a unique music event entitled The Side Street Project and co-ordinating The Canadian Music Cafe at The Toronto International Film Festival.

Paul Stillo
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Country: Canada
Company: SOCAN
Title: Account Executive-Film & Television Member Services
www.socan.ca

Paul Stillo brings almost 20 years of experience to his role as SOCAN Film & TV Account Executive, including many years in SOCAN's Audio Visual Distribution Department. During his stay in the A-V Distribution Department, Paul was responsible for the identification and payment of thousands of television performances across Canada. He also analyzed and researched music cue sheet information and sub-publishing agreements. As a natural progression, Paul moved to the Member Services Department where he continues to apply his knowledge and expertise of the world of film and television music. Currently, he is responsible for managing the international and domestic performing royalties of many of SOCAN's highest earning members

Rick Warden
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Country: Canada
Company:
Title: Producer

Rick Warden is a graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism. After producing three short films, Rick attended the Producers' Lab at the Canadian Film Centre. In addition to having worked in script development, Rick has executive produced 12 short films through the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative Film 5 program and had taught production management at the Nova Scotia Community College and NSCAD University. Growing Op is Rick's third feature film.

Seth Berg
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Country: USA
Company: South Bay Music Group
Title: Music Supervisor

Seth Berg, of South Bay Music Group, is a fifteen-year industry veteran who specializes in the placement of songs in Films, TV Shows, Commercials and Video Games. Providing music licensing services for some of the best talent in the world, Seth has placed music in over 300 projects over the last few years. With a contact list in the thousands, Seth offers talent a way to get their music heard by decision makers all over the world.

Bob Hunka
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Country: USA
Company: Cordova Bay Music Publishing/ SOCAN
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Bob Hunka started his career as the Assistant General Manager of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and soon joined legendary Maritime record producer, Brian Ahern at Happy Sack Productions and together expanded the company. Bob left Happy Sack to become General Manager of Monument Records. Hunka soon moved into the film and TV business where he worked as the head of Music at Columbia Pictures Television working on the music-driven primetime series “Party of Five”, “Dawson’s Creek”, and "Joan of Arcadia"; and the long running daytime dramas "Days of Our Lives" and "The Young and The Restless". He represents SOCAN and Cordova Bay Music Publishing and provides independent consulting services to music industry clients.

Chris Jackson
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Country: USA
Company: Comcast Entertainment
Title: Director of Music

As Director of Music for the Comcast Entertainment Group, Chris is responsible for the “sound” of the E!, Style, and G4 Networks. Chris oversees all aspects of music acquisition, placement, and production for the major cable network group. Chris also works closely with programming, talent, and promotion to leverage network assets in providing opportunities to both emerging and established artists seeking to take advantage of the network’s worldwide scope and reach. Prior to CEG, Chris was a partner in Beatscape, providing music supervision for Film, Television, Trailers and Videogames and co-founded MustVote, a groundbreaking voter registration campaign coupling viral and social media marketing with the passion of music fans. Chris has over 15 years experience in all facets of the music business including major and independent labels, event production and digital media.

Season Kent
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Country: USA
Company: SK Film Music
Title: Music Supervisor

Season Kent has most recently worked as the Music Supervisor for projects such as, The Strangers, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Street Kings, Bonneville and is currently working on Greta. Season began her career working alongside veteran Music Supervisor John Houlihan as Music Coordinator for over 5 years on many high profile films. Some highlights include 13 Going On 30, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Austin Powers In Goldmember. Kent and Houlihan co-music supervised The Lake House and The Thing About My Folks.

Rebecca Rienks
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Country: USA
Company: Creative Control
Title: Music Supervisor

Rebecca Rienks began her career in the music industry as a journalist, event planner and live music booker. She made the transition into music supervision after joining the music department of Lionsgate Films where she worked on the Academy Award-winning Crash and the first season of the hit Showtime series Weeds. Rebecca is currently a music supervisor and founding member at Creative Control, a multi-faceted entertainment company specializing in music supervision and consultation. Rebecca spearheads Creative Control’s live promotion efforts and has consulted with and planned events for clients such as Vagrant Records, Sugaroo!, Barsuk Records, Saddle Creek Records, Domino Recording Co. and the Canadian Government, for which she and Creative Control are currently organizers of Canadian Blast, the country’s primary live music event at the annual SXSW Conference and Festival.