Conference Programme

Participants leave with actionable text they can use immediately and a clearer sense of how to communicate their value and music across creative collaborations.

No longer just the home of country music, Nashville has grown into one of the world’s most efficient sync ecosystems, where songwriting, publishing, and screen come together quickly and effectively. 

In this panel, we’ll explore how pitches, decisions, and deals actually come together in practice: from the realities of the studio to catalog strategy and pitching music for film and television ín Nashville. Expect practical do’s and don’ts, relatable examples, a clear view of the opportunities Nashville offers, and how you as a creator or rights holder can tap into them.

In this session, we make that translation process visible. Through relatable scenes and real-world examples, we explore how composers can interpret, question and translate abstract feedback into concrete musical choices. What questions should you ask? When do you follow, and when do you challenge? And how do you ensure that you’re not just executing ideas, but actively contributing to the storytelling? We’ll dive into the creative tension between image and sound: because it’s often within that friction that the most compelling work emerges. The result: stronger collaboration, more confidence in the creative process, and music that doesn’t just support the story, but elevates it.

If you’ve purchased a ticket for BMIM Conference, you can register for these matchmaking sessions. Check out the names below, and share your reasons for wanting to meet with certain people through the link. Please note: this motivation will be shared with the participants, and used to make a schedule. These matchmaking sessions upfront are designed to make the initial meeting easier for both parties. We’ll try to match everyone with one or two preferred choices.

Registration for the matchmaking sessions opens Monday 11 May.

At the Sena stand, you can dive deeper into exactly these kinds of questions. From optimising how you register your repertoire, to understanding how distributions work in practice, what happens with international exploitation, and where things often go wrong in collaborations or when defining your role as a performer. The specialists at Sena are there for focused questions and real-world cases.

About Pop-Up Offices: A low-threshold walk-in space where you can bring your questions, doubts, or cases. No complicated registration procedures or formal setting: just pull up a chair and exchange ideas with an expert (or peers) about topics that matter. From sync to mental health, from tech to rights: these offices are the place to have one-on-one conversations, get practical tips, or find some clarity within the chaos of the industry.

Legal expert Mattijs van Andel will be available for short one-on-one sessions, where composers and creators can bring their questions and leave with clear, actionable advice they can immediately apply.

The creative sector can be wonderful, but also quite demanding. As a film composer, producer, or (film) creative, you often work from a deeply personal place, which can create additional pressure. In this interactive session, guests from the field will engage in a conversation about themes that resonate with many creators: (social) insecurity, the urge to prove oneself, perfectionism, the balance between work and private life, and the question of how to prevent your entire identity from becoming tied to your work.

Together with the audience, an open and honest dialogue will emerge about the mental realities of the profession: about pressure, doubt, and vulnerability. But also about resilience, support, and ways to stay healthy in a demanding industry. A session for those seeking recognition, wanting to share experiences, or simply curious about how others deal with these challenges.

Rather than focusing only on ‘opportunities’, the conversation also addresses the more complex issues that will determine whether AI ultimately strengthens or weakens the creative ecosystem: transparency, consent, dataset usage, style imitation, bias, credits, and agreements with clients.

Expect a clear-eyed perspective beyond the hype, along with practical insights on how to navigate AI in everyday professional practice.