Songwriter to Sync Panel

Songwriters of North America

Are you a songwriter or composer wanting to write for sync? This isn’t a panel to miss! Featuring:Gabriel MannA composer, songwriter, singer, and member of LA-based rock band The Rescues, Gabriel Mann wrote the unmistakable “Hey Hey” theme and all the underscore for MODERN FAMILY. He is currently writing, producing, and singing songs and score for season three of ABC’s breakout drama A MILLION LITTLE THINGS. Other current projects include HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES for Disney+ and THE UNICORN for CBS, and the recent DAWN OF THE CROODS for Dreamworks Animation.Mann opened for ALANIS MORISSETTE as a solo artist on tour through Europe, and was resident songwriter for Fox’s ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. He supported the ROLLING STONES at Wembley Arena in England, sang on a JACK IN THE BOX Superbowl ad in Spanish, and is a featured soloist in OFFICE SPACE and THE LORAX. Mann produced SARA BAREILLES’ first album “Careful Confessions,” sang with ADELE and MUSE, and played a Christmas vs. Hanukkah show with KATY PERRY.Daphne WillisWith infectious melodies delivered with lyrical precision and honesty, the songs and performances of Daphne Willis are sincere, compelling and relevant. Collaborating across multiple genres ranging from Pop to Hip Hop, R&amp;B and EDM, classifying Daphne Willis in musical terms is no easy task. Her infectious personality combined with her incredible talent caught the eyes and ears of Sony/ATV Music Publishing in early 2016 who quickly signed Daphne to a worldwide publishing agreement. This partnership has resulted in several of her songs being recorded by other artists and used in Commercial, Film and TV productions such as One Tree Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Empire, Samsung, Royal Caribbean, Target, Clinique and Microsoft Ad Campaigns. Shari ShortSinger, songwriter, vocal producer and manager: Shari Short’s many talents have taken her to concert venues and recording studios across the country, and the resulting music reaches around the world. Among the many artists Shari has worked with and written for are Miley Cyrus, Jessica Simpson, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Lauv, Tinie Tempah, James Arthur, Danielle Bradbery and Gente De Zonas. One of Shari’s recent writing projects, “R.I.P.” (performed by Sofia Reyes, featuring Rita Ora and Anitta), hit the top 30 globally and has been streamed more than 320 million times. Shari performs as the front woman of indie-alternative band 3 One Oh, whose songs have appeared everywhere from “Marvel” to “Good Trouble” to high-profile ad campaigns like the Google Pixel 4. Currently based in LA, Shari also runs her own management company, Shortwave Management.Jeff RussoEmmy-winning and Grammy-nominated composer Jeff Russo, is creating some of the most varied and compelling music for television, film and video games. Russo earned an Emmy Award, and two additional nominations, for his score on FX&#x27;s Fargo and received a World Soundtrack Award nomination for TV Composer of the Year. His music plays a major role on fan-favorite shows such as CBS’s Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Discovery; Netflix’s Altered Carbon; Apple TV+’s For All Mankind; Netflix&#x27;s The Umbrella Academy; FX’s Snowfall; Starz&#x27;s Power; and more. Past credits include Hulu’s The Act; FX&#x27;s Legion; Starz’s Counterpart; Noah Hawley&#x27;s film Lucy in the Sky; Mark Wahlberg&#x27;s action-thriller film, Mile 22; Craig Macneill&#x27;s Lizzie; and more. Russo also received a BAFTA nomination for Best Music for Annapurna Interactive&#x27;s video game, What Remains of Edith Finch. Upcoming for Russo is season 4 of FX’s Fargo as well as Starz’s Power Book II: Ghost, a sequel to Power, produced by Curtis Jackson “50 Cent.” Siddhartha KhoslaSiddhartha Khosla is an Emmy-nominated film and television composer, singer/songwriter, and producer of the critically acclaimed band, Goldspot.Khosla received Emmy nominations in 2020 for “Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics” for his original song “Memorized” (shared with Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith) and in 2019 for “Outstanding Music Composition For a Series” for his work on NBC&#x27;s Golden Globe and Emmy-winning drama series, This Is Us. Khosla has the distinction of being the first South Asian person to be nominated in the Primetime Emmy score and song categories.After playing in a hugely powerful montage to end the episode, “Memorized” skyrocketed to the #1 spot on the Billboard soundtrack song charts and #13 overall. Khosla also co-composed the hit song, &quot;We Can Always Come Back To This&quot; for the show, which ranked #12 overall, and #1 in the Billboard Blues charts for four consecutive weeks.His original songs “Invisible Ink” and “We Can Always Come Back To This” also earned Guild of Music Supervisors Award nominations for “Best Song/Recording for Television.”His feature film credits include the 2019 Netflix hip-hop drama feature Beats, the award-winning indie drama feature, The Sounding, from director Catherine Eaton starring Frankie Faison and Teddy Sears which won 17 awards including Festival Grand Prizes from several festivals including Woodstock, Bend, Istanbul, Napa, and Cinequest, and the comedy feature film, Fat Camp. Additionally, Khosla composed an original song for the musical film Basmati Blues, starring Academy Award-winner Brie Larson and Golden Globe Award-winner Donald Sutherland. Recently, Khosla scored the critically acclaimed Hulu limited series, Looking for Alaska, Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu, and the Disney + series Love, Victor.In November 2013, Khosla was invited as the musical guest for First Lady Michelle Obama&#x27;s Diwali celebration at the White House, where he delivered an emotional performance of several of his original songs.He has also been performing his music from This Is Us for audiences worldwide. In 2019, he performed in Los Angeles at the Ford Theatre and at the MOSMA Festival in Málaga, Spain.

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