Over the past ten years, SPOT+ has seen an intensified engagement with sync—also known as the fascinating art of matching sound and visuals. This field has become a cornerstone for countless players in the Danish music industry, including labels, music publishers, composers, and songwriters who understand how the right music can transform a visual moment into something magical. It is therefore only natural that sync remains one of the core activities in the 2025 program.
In addition to our well-known ‘Meet The Music Supervisors’ speed meeting, we are once again hosting the highly sought-after ‘Let’s Talk Sync’ seminar track on Saturday, May 3rd. Here, we will dive into the craft of merging music and visuals in new and inspiring ways while exploring the latest trends in the field.
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The Art of Musical Storytelling in Trailer Music (Panel)
Dive into the captivating world of trailer music with our distinguished panel of industry experts, featuring Megan Barbour (Director of Music from Space Cowboy Music), Roy Lidstone (CEO at Power-Haus Creative Trailer Music and Sync), and renowned trailer composer Daniel Nielsen. Together, they bring decades of experience and diverse perspectives on the creative art and business of trailer music.
In this discussion, they will explore the unique process of crafting the perfect trailer score, emphasizing the crucial role of musical storytelling in enhancing the narrative of trailers.
The panelist will share valuable insights on the evolving trends and business aspects of trailer music, as well as the importance of international collaboration and emerging opportunities in the global market. Learn about the creative strategies employed by composers like Daniel Nielsen to maintain originality in this competitive industry.
The panel is moderated by Torsten Cubel (Trucks Music Publishing).
When: Saturday May 3rd, 12:15 – 1:00 PM.
Where: SPOT+, FO-Byen in Aarhus
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Let’s Talk Music In Ads: Locally and Globally (Panel)
The world of music in advertising is varied and ever-changing — and can therefore often be confusing for artists and licensors — so here is a chance to really dig into its quirks with some experts from around the world. Top advertising music supervisors from different regions will discuss various aspects of finding, creating, and licensing music, with anecdotes and insights into the overall process and both regional and global trends.
Meet: Beth Urdang/The Self Same (S), Mara Techam/Droga 5 (US), Alexandra Carlsson Norlin/Big Sync (S), Frederic Schindler/Too Young (ES), Jamie Marks/Massive Music (UK)
When: Saturday May 3rd, 1:15 – 2:00 PM.
Where: SPOT+, FO-Byen in Aarhus
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Yacht Rock: The Music Behind the Documentary – Ralf Christensen in Conversation with Music Supervisor Aminé Ramer (Talk)
“Yacht Rock Is Like a Yacht: Well-Built and Often Luxurious. Super-produced, extremely well-sounding, masterfully played.” This is how Ralf Christensen describes HBO’s new documentary Yacht Rock: A Documentary, which portrays the genre’s unexpected comeback.
But Yacht Rock was not the genre’s original name. In Denmark, it was known as West Coast rock, though it was difficult to categorize. The genre played a major role in shaping the Hi-Fi sound of the ’70s, with artists such as Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers—especially Michael McDonald—Toto, and Kenny Loggins. The music is characterized by finesse, virtuosity, and a level of audio quality that remains in a league of its own. Its unique blend of rock, soul, and funk continues to inspire new generations of influential musicians like Thundercat and Questlove—despite the fact that the genre fell out of favor in the wake of ’80s and ’90s machine-pop, hip-hop, and grunge.
The term Yacht Rock originally emerged as a joke in the podcast scene of the 2000s, where the style was playfully mocked. But interest in the music quickly spread, and today, several Yacht Rock cover bands exist—such as Yachtly Crew. The music has been welcomed back—though the term Yacht Rock as a genre label does not exactly delight its original creators. Donald Fagen of Steely Dan bluntly expresses his opinion on the matter in the documentary: “Go fuck yourself!”
The documentary has also been warmly received in Denmark, and many have likely revisited their record collections to rediscover the iconic recordings. That’s why it’s a great pleasure to welcome a conversation between music supervisor Aminé Ramer, who curated the documentary’s soundtrack, and Ralf Christensen from Information.
When: Saturday May 3rd, 2:15 – 3:00 PM.
Where: SPOT+, FO-Byen in Aarhus
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Pitch Your Music to the Music Supervisors (Speed meeting)
The session ‘Pitch Your Music To Music Supervisors’ provides a unique networking opportunity, where young music business professionals, score composers, producers, solo artists, and bands and songwriters are invited to pitch their music to a panel of top-level international music supervisors – in front of an audience. A jury of leading composers and publishers will select a shortlist of tracks beforehand from an open-call. During the session these tracks will be presented to the panel who will give feedback and comments. And who knows, there might be stuff they could use.
Meet: Jenn Egan/Music Supervisor (UK), Angus Fulton/Netflix (UK), Megan Barbour/Space Cowboy Music (US), Beth Urdang/The Self Same (S), Mara Techam/Droga 5 (US), Jolle Pellant/PLB Sync (US), Frederic Schindler/Too Young (ES), Jamie Marks/Massive Music (UK) & Gregory Seeney/Motive Creative (US)
The jury will consist of Keld Haaning/filmkomponist, BFM, Søren Kalsbøll/Glass Music & Mette Zähringer/Iceberg Music Group
When: Saturday May 3rd, 3:15 – 5:00 PM
Where: SPOT+, FO-Byen in Aarhus
Let’s Talk Sync is presented by Promus in collaboration with SPOT, Koda Kultur, The Arts Council & The Music Publishers Association of Denmark
I løbet af de sidste ti år har man på SPOT+ kunne opleve et intensiveret engagement med sync aka. det fascinerende arbejde med at matche lyd og billede. Dette område er blevet en hjørnesten for utallige aktører i den danske musikbranche, herunder både labels, musikforlag, komponister og sangskrivere, som forstår, hvordan den rette musik kan forvandle et visuelt øjeblik til noget magisk. Det er derfor naturligt, at sync igen står som en af kerneaktiviteterne på programmet i 2025. Udover vores velkendte ‘Meet The Music Supervisors’ speed meeting inviterer vi igen til det eftertragtede ‘Let’s Talk Sync’-seminarspor lørdag d. 3. maj, hvor vi dykker ned i arbejdet med, hvordan musik og billeder kan forenes på nye og inspirerende måder, og hvad der rører sig indenfor området.
Let’s Talk Sync-sporet vil være på engelsk
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The Art of Musical Storytelling in Trailer Music (panel)
Dyk ned i den fascinerende verden af trailer musik med vores panel af anerkendte brancheeksperter, som inkluderer Megan Barbour (Music Director hos Space Cowboy Music), Roy Lidstone (CEO hos Power-Haus Creative Trailer Music and Sync) og den anerkendte trailerkomponist Daniel Nielsen. Sammen bringer de årtiers erfaring og forskellige perspektiver på den kreative kunst og forretning inden for trailermusik. Panelet er modereret af Torsten Cubel (Trucks Music Publishing).
I dette panel vil de diskutere og udforske den unikke proces med at skabe det perfekte trailerscore og understrege den afgørende rolle, som musikalsk historiefortælling spiller i at styrke narrativet i trailers.
Paneldeltagerne vil dele værdifulde indsigter om de udviklende tendenser og forretningsaspekter af trailermusik, samt betydningen af internationalt samarbejde og nye muligheder på det globale marked. Lær om de kreative strategier, som komponister som Daniel Nielsen benytter for at bevare originaliteten i denne konkurrenceprægede branche.
Hvornår: Lørdag den 3. maj kl. 12:15 – 13:00
Hvor: SPOT+, FO-Byen i Aarhus
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Music in Advertising – Local and Global Perspectives (Panel)
Musikkens verden i reklame er varieret og konstant foranderlig, og kan derfor ofte være forvirrende for kunstnere og licensgivere – men her er den gyldne mulighed for virkelig at dykke ned i dens særheder sammen med udvalgte eksperter fra hele verden. Top reklame-musiksupervisorer fra forskellige regioner vil diskutere forskellige aspekter af at finde, skabe og licensere musik, med anekdoter og indsigter i den overordnede proces samt både regionale og globale tendenser.
Mød: Beth Urdang/The Self Same (S), Mara Techam/Droga 5 (US), Alexandra Carlsson Norlin/Big Sync (S), Frederic Schindler/Too Young (ES), Jamie Marks/Massive Music (UK)
Hvornår: Lørdag den 3. maj kl. 13:15 – 14:00
Hvor: SPOT+, FO-Byen i Aarhus
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Yacht Rock – The Music Behind the Documentary: Ralf Christensen i samtale med Music Supervisor Aminé Ramer (talk)
”Yacht Rock er som en yacht: velbygget og ofte luksuriøs. Superproduceret, ekstremt velklingende, overlegent spillet.” Sådan beskriver Ralf Christensen HBO’s nye dokumentar ‘Yacht Rock: A Documentary’, der skildrer genrens uventede comeback.
Men ‘Yacht Rock’ er ikke genrens oprindelige betegnelse. I Danmark gik den under navnet West Coast-rock, men den var i realiteten svær at sætte i bås. Genren prægede i høj grad 70’ernes “Hi-Fi”-lyd med kunstnere som Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, især Michael McDonald, TOTO og Kenny Loggins. Musikken kendetegnes af finesse, ekvilibrisme og en lydstandard, der stadig er i en klasse for sig. Dens unikke blanding af rock, soul og funk inspirerer stadig nye generationer af toneangivende musikere som Thundercat og Questlove – og det uagtet, at genren begyndte at blive set ned på i kølvandet af 80’erne og 90’ernes maskin-pop, hip-hop og grunge.
Begrebet “Yacht Rock” opstod oprindeligt som en joke i 00’ernes podcastmiljø, hvor man gjorde lidt grin med stilen. Men interessen for musikken spredte sig hurtigt, og i dag findes flere Yacht Rock-coverbands, som for eksempel Yachtly Crew. Musikken blev taget til nåde igen, om end “Yacht Rock” som ny genrebetegnelse ikke vækker begejstring hos ophavsmændene. Donald Fagan fra Steely Dan formulerer kontant sin holdning til spørgsmålet om “Yacht Rock” i dokumentaren med kommentaren: “Go fuck yourself!”
Dokumentaren har fået en varm modtagelse herhjemme, og mange har nok været i pladesamlingen for at genopdage de ikoniske indspilninger. Derfor er det en stor fornøjelse at byde velkommen til en samtale mellem music supervisor Aminé Ramer, der stod for dokumentarens soundtrack, og journalist Ralf Christensen fra Information.
Hvornår: Lørdag den 3. maj kl. 14:15 – 15:00
Hvor: SPOT+, FO-Byen i Aarhus
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Pitch Your Music To Music Supervisors (Speed Meeting)
Sessionen “Pitch Your Music To Music Supervisors” giver en unik netværksmulighed på SPOT+. Unge musikbranchefolk, filmmusikkomponister, producere, soloartister, bands og sangskrivere inviteres til at præsentere deres musik for et panel af førende internationale musik supervisors – foran et publikum.
En jury bestående af anerkendte komponister og forlag vil på forhånd udvælge en shortlist af numre fra en åben ansøgningsrunde. Under sessionen vil disse numre blive præsenteret for panelet, som vil give feedback og kommentarer. Og hvem ved – måske er der noget, de kan bruge!
Mød: Jenn Egan/Music Supervisor (UK), Angus Fulton/Netflix (UK), Megan Barbour/Space Cowboy Music (US), Beth Urdang/The Self Same (S), Mara Techam/Droga 5 (US), Jolle Pellant/PLB Sync (US), Frederic Schindler/Too Young (ES), Jamie Marks/Massive Music (UK) & Gregory Seeney/Motive Creative (US)
Juryen består af Keld Haaning/filmkomponist, BFM, Søren Kalsbøll/Glass Music & Mette Zähringer/Iceberg Music Group
Hvornår: Lørdag den 3. maj kl. 15:15 – 17:00
Hvor: SPOT+, FO-Byen i Aarhus
Let’s Talk Sync er præsenteret af Promus i samarbejde med Koda Kultur, Statens Kunstfond & Musikforlæggerne i Danmark.
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