This is a list of music industry conferences and events that take place in Los Angeles, Burbank, and Anaheim, California.
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Pollstar Live
Pollstar Live! is the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals and the flagship event for Pollstar magazine, the leading trade publication for the global live entertainment industry.
MUSEXPO
This conference is focused on artists, industry people, and creatives all coming together. There are panels of the future of music, understanding music publishing, sync, and music entrepreneurship. MUSEXPO describes itself as the United Nations of Music.
Last year’s conference featured:
- Panels on the future of digital music distribution
- Panels on music supervision and sync music for TV
- A&R showcases and panels with record label insiders
- Networking events and live events
Note: There are opportunities for independent artists to showcase and perform at MUSEXPO.
NAMM
A music industry event for equipment manufacturers and software teams to show off new audio products. Some opportunities to perform for local artists are available.
SYNC CON Hollywood
Focused on sync music for TV, film, and games. Meet music supervisors, attend panels, and network with other sync musicians.
Production Music Conference
Sync Summit
A conference focused on sync and production music. Almost half of the music used on television this year was production music. Connect with producers, music supervisors, and attend panels on the future of production music.
A conference focused entirely on creating and pitching sync music for television, film, and video games.
Showcases, panels, keynotes, and networking with hundreds of other musicians and music supervisors.
By far the best and largest industry event dedicated to production and sync music.
Music Tectonics
“Beneath the surface of music and technology.” This conference was founded by Dmitri Vietze of Rock Paper Scissors PR. This conference blends the creative side of the music business with the changing technologies that shape it.
The future of streaming, music creation, and A&R are all on full display at this conference.