Below is a list of music industry conferences and events that take place in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. I’ve done my best to limit these events to Los Angeles, Burbank, and down to Anaheim.

These are all events I’ve personally attended or friends have attended.

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.

Dates: Feb 21 through Feb 23, 2023 in Beverly Hills

MUSEXPO 2023

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

Dates: March 19-22, 2023 in Burbank, CA

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.

Dates: April 13 through April 14, 2023 in Annaheim

SYNC CON Hollywood

Focused on sync music for TV, film, and games. Meet music supervisors, attend panels, and network with other sync musicians.

Dates: April 28 and April 29, 2023 in Hollywood

Production Music Conference

Dates: September 2023 in Downtown Los Angeles

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.

Note: 2023 will be the last year for an in-person Sync Summit event. All events will be virtual after 2023.

Futureworlds Metaverse Conference

Futureworlds is the first in-person metaverse conference in LA.

Dates: November 12, 2022 in Culver City.

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.

Tentative Dates: October 2023 in Los Angeles, CA