Director of the library’s music department will take part in an on-the-spot competition to find the perfect track.
Mark Rome, Director of the Music Department at Killer Tracks, will put his wide-ranging musical knowledge to the test in a Battle of the Music Directors event at next month’s PMA’s Production Music Conference in Hollywood.
Rome will compete with music directors from other libraries to fill a brief provided by veteran music supervisors Maggie Phillips and Jason Markey. The directors will have just five minutes to prepare playlists and present them in front of a live audience. After Phillips and Markey review and critique the submissions, the directors will have an opportunity to make a final submission. The two Music Supervisors will then pick a winner.
The Battle of the Music Directors is scheduled for September 27 at 2:30 pm in the PMA conference’s main room at the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
A member of the Killer Tracks team for more than a decade, Rome brings a passion for music and an encyclopedic knowledge of the Killer Tracks’ library to his role. A graduate of Ohio State University, Rome got his start in the music business with the independent label Del-Fi Records. He also launched and operated his own label as Fall of Rome Records. At Killer Tracks, he works with a large and diverse client base that includes ESPN, Disney, Turner Broadcasting, Ogilvy & Mather, Fox, CBS, Warner Bros. Television, NBC Universal, Google and Yahoo, as well as the industry’s top music supervisors, trailer companies and post houses.
About Killer Tracks
Killer Tracks is an industry leader in production music and a global source for pre-cleared music for film, television, advertising and interactive media. With more than 3,100 active albums from 40 global libraries, the Killer Tracks catalog spans every genre and features original works from some of the music industry’s most innovative composers, artists and producers. The premium catalog is continuously enhanced with exclusive recordings and new music updates. Friendly, knowledgeable support is always available through a dedicated team of music search specialists and licensing experts. When music matters, rely on the production music experts at Killer Tracks.
For more information, visit www.killertracks.com or follow @killertracks on Twitter and Instagram.
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