Meet the Music Supervisors & Sync Reps (One on One Sessions)

Laura Bell

As conservatorium-trained and seasoned music industry executive, having worked in roles as record label manager, sync director and managing director for production music, Bell is now proud to be an advocate for the craft of music supervision, shaping many soundtracks over the past four years for Dutch and international films, documentaries and series. Credits include Steve McQueen’s Occupied City, Netflix’ Stromboli and Happy Ending, Amazon’s Modern Love Amsterdam series, Cannes-nominated drama series Childhood Dreams, Dana Nechushtan’s Piece of My Heart, Aaron Rookus’ Goodbye Stranger and Sacha Polak’s Silver Haze.

Patrycja Bukowska

Patrycja Bukowska is a music supervisor based in Warsaw, Poland. She’s worked in the media industry for over 20 years, starting as a director for Fremantle Media Polska, directing TV shows such as The X-Factor, Idols, Poland’s Got Talent. Since 2010, her major has focused on music supervision. She holds over 200 film and TV series credits for her name, including many awarded titles. Among other things, she had the pleasure of working with Oscar winner Andrzej Wajda on the film Walesa – Man of Hope, as well as with award-winning composer Abel Korzeniowski as an Orchestra contractor for films The Courier and Emily. One of her most recent productions was the Netflix hit Forgotten Love. Her film education background from the Polish National Film School in Lodz as well as her musical background helps her to connect directors’ vision with composers’ talent.

Dan Burt

Dan Burt is a Director of Music at VML (formerly known as Wunderman Thompson, the biggest agency network in the world) for over 17 years and has worked on thousands of commercial spots for global and national clients. He has brought groundbreaking music there, making branded entertainment a reality for even the most unexpected clients, including HSBC, Nestle, Diamond Trading Company and has further strengthened giants like Puma, Google, Smirnoff, Coca-Cola, Samsung, and Microsoft collaborating with artists across the music spectrum, helping start quite a few careers in the process.

Louis Grant

With a background in independent music, previously working as Erased Tapes’ Head of Sync, Louis currently oversees music licensing & supervision across VICE & its brands video content.

Terese Gustafsson

Born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden with an unwavering passion and love for music, film, and adventure, Terese has spent the past nine years living and working in Los Angeles and Berlin. During this time, she has taken on multiple roles and projects at the intersection of music and media. Previously, as the Senior Creative Manager & Europe Lead for boutique sync agency PUSHER, Sync A&R for SILO, Music Coordinator for HTGR and Berlin based Music Supervisor Milena Fessmann. Terese has gained a deep understanding and experience in all aspects of sync. Her expertise extends from discovering, signing, and pitching music to bespoke music creation, curation and licensing for various visual mediums, whether it’s for film, television, brands, or entertainment marketing. Some of the projects Terese has been involved in include “Conny Plank – The Potential of Noise” (documentary film), “Gotham” (TV series), “Empire of Light” (film trailer), “Joker” (film trailer), “Black Mirror” Season 5 & 6 (TV promos), “Euphoria” (TV promo), Call of Duty (game trailer) and commercials for brands such as Lancôme, Renault, and Calvin Klein.

Terese has recently returned to Sweden and is now focusing on music supervision and sync consultation in a freelance capacity while pursuing further studies in film.

Mounir Hathout

As a Music Supervisor at sound production agency Sonhouse, Mounir mixes and matches artists and musicians with directors and producers. From selecting and choosing existing music, to managing the creation of tailored-made scores: he believes in a personal approach by working closely together with the projectteams, translating wishes and needs into notes and goosebumps. He is also member of the Guild of Music Supervisors (USA) and the UK & European Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS). As a deejay, Mounir is all about creating the right atmosphere for his audience. Again, mixing and matching vibe with music-and not the other way around-is what makes him a versatile and flexible pancake turner with a love for hip-hop and RnB. Mounir is best known for Belgian productions such as 1985, Undercover, Zillion, Roomies Knokke-Off and Holy Rosita. And for international productions such as War of the Worlds, Floodland and In The Land of Saints and Sinners.

Alicia Leinot

She started her career at the Berlin based Music Supervision agency Tracks & Fields working on ads for Sony, Mercedes, Nike, McDonalds.. before moving to the music rights holders side to set up the licensing department for the German Indie label Majestic Casual Records. After joining the Creaminal Music Supervision as a consultant she now splits her time between Paris and London with Big Sync Music, working primarily on the music for commercials with agencies and brands such as Magnum, Axe, Dove, Google, Coty, L’Oreal, TikTok.

Emeline Marabelle

Emeline Marabelle serves as the founder and creative director of Bellemeute, experts in sync and music composition. The agency collaborates closely with independent catalogues and composers, actively promoting their music to advertising agencies, music supervisors, and film production companies. Our goal is to facilitate creative music collaborations between Bellemeute’s unique artists and content creators in the advertising, film & TV industries. Emeline also works as head of programmation and editorial at Les Arcs Film Festival.

Lena Obara

Lena Obara is an award-winning music supervisor. She is a highly creative and imaginative music expert with over a decade of experience in the industry. Her extensive education in music and media provides a solid basis for her carefully considered music supervision choices and decisions.

Lena’s expertise allows her to steer each project from start to finish, whether seamlessly matching projects to music and vice-versa by researching and identifying music and composers globally, or dealing with international licensing and negotiation. She works on productions with partners in various counties, and her network allows her not only to clear rights from different territories, but also to find the right composer and the most authentic song or sound.

Lena’s portfolio includes music supervision on Grammy, Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe, TIFF and KVIFF-nominated and award-winning projects in film and advertising. She has been a member of the jury at the Cannes Lions and Ciclope Festivals.

Damian Slonina

Situated in Warsaw, Poland, Jaguarec has solidified its reputation as a respected creative music agency, offering music solutions for advertising, film, TV content, and games. Their diverse client portfolio includes renowned brands such as Levi’s, McDonald’s, Pepsico, T-Mobile, Skoda and many more. Jaguarec represents a wide-ranging repertoire, featuring commercially released music and production music libraries from all around the world. Additionally, Damian contributes significantly to the industry by serving on the boards of both the Polish Music Publishers Association (PSWM) and Society of Authors ZAIKS the Polish CMO.

Michelle Stoddart

As a teenager, Michelle got her dream job working in a record shop and she hasn’t looked back. 25 years’ experience in the music industry, with a focus on synchronisation. Michelle founded Stoddart Music in January 2018 and they represent artists, songwriters, labels & publishers for creative synch placement in Adverts, Film, TV, Trailers and Games. Prior experience including heading the Kobalt Music synch team, Sanctuary Records, Mautoglade and Acuff-Rose. Placements include Apple, TikTok, Vodafone, Candy Crush, Instagram, Samsung, Mini, Nissan, Twitter, Levis, American Express, Very, Estee Lauder, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Halifax, Lexus, John Lewis, amongst many others including Film, TV, Trailers and games.

Sari Torbiörnsson

Sari Torbiörnsson has been working as a music supervisor at Ohlogy, an independent music agency, for 11 years. Currently based in Berlin, she works with artists, producers, composers, and music from across the globe. She has worked with several world-renowned brands, collaborating with them on various projects, from global campaigns to international retail strategies and hyper-localized events. She is also doing music award jury work, as well as co-organizing a music and arts festival in Sweden. Her love for the niche and unexpected and bringing worlds together is a driving force in her work.