Darin "Superpower" Baker
With a nickname like SUPERPOWER as part of his moniker, Darin Baker doesn’t mind being held to some pretty high standards. Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and the son of Pentecostal preacher, Darin is a flavorful musician, songwriter, producer—and soon to make a name for himself as a successful recording artist. Last year’s “Lollli Lolli (Pop That Body)” was a Top Five hit for Oscar® winners Three 6 Mafia. It was produced, written by and featured Darin SUPERPOWER Baker as the singer. The single was one of the year’s most performed songs, prompting SESAC to present Darin with a performance award at its recent New York Awards. The success of the song also garnered Three 6 Mafia an American Music Award for Favorite Band/Duo/Group, Hip-Hop, and a BET Award nomination. Darin, who is based in Los Angeles, is back in the studio working with Three 6 Mafia for their next album, and is looking forward to completing his debut solo album.

Michelle Belcher
Ms. Belcher is General Manager, West Coast Operations & Head of Film & TV and facilitates new business development and marketing strategies as GM for the company's west coast operations. She has over 16 years experience having started in the world of soundtrack production with Morgan Creek, Columbia Records and Arista Records. She then moved on to BMG Music Publishing where she pitched, placed and closed deals for the likes of Coldplay, The Who and Christina Aguilera, among many others.  She is also music supervising films; District 9 (Produced by Peter Jackson) and The Resident (a Hammer Film starring Hilary Swank).

John Bissell
John Bissell and his company, Mothlight Music, has been involved in music supervision for the past two decades. Feature films run the gamut from “The Horse Whisperer” to “Ladder 49” to the recently released film “The Hurt Locker”. Television and commercial credits include “Ugly Betty” and ad campaigns for Hummer, Cadillac, American Express and a vast assortment of womens apparel clients.

Jorge Corante
Jorge Corante is a Pop/R&B/Hip-Hop producer and songwriter with an extensive list of credits including projects with Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, and K-Ci & JoJo. Corante has also produced tracks for many major motion picture soundtracks including "Scary Movie 3" and "My Baby's Daddy." Currently, Jorge is developing an impressive catalog of songs via his music publishing and licensing company Urban Authentic, and web portal iBeatz.com; a music-search component designed to allow music supervisors instant access to songs and tracks from the Urban Authentic roster.

Daniel Gardner
Daniel Gardner works as an executive consultant providing highly specialized support in strategic business intelligence to corporate executives and entrepreneurs. He has 15 years professional experience in media development and delivery technologies and has consulted for high level clients in the entertainment, new media and consumer electronics fields.

Rich Goldman
Rich Goldman is RipTide Music’s founder and President, a leading music licensing and publishing company in Los Angeles, California. He is a lifelong musician who has amassed a broad range of industry credits as a composer, producer, sound designer, and recording studio operator. 

With his wife Ellie, he started a rehearsal studio in Cincinnati and grew it into the legendary Fifth Floor Studios, one of the major centers for recording in the Midwest. At Fifth Floor, Rich engineered albums for clients including Bootsy Collins and the Ohio Players and collected gold records for his studio's work with Sheila E, Zapp and Midnight Star and negotiated major label deals for a number of artists. At the same time he became an in-demand commercial composer and producer with offices in Cincinnati, Chicago and Miami, with credits including Sprite, Chiquita, McDonalds, MCA Records, and Sony Computer Entertainment.

In his current capacity, Rich oversees RipTide Music’s representation of the work of over 200 accomplished composers, Indie-bands, artists and singer-songwriters for one-stop licensing in television, movie trailers, films, video games and advertising. RipTide also represents a growing roster of celebrity talent, historical masters and inspired recordings of cover songs.

RipTide’s credits range from the movie trailers of “Twilight” and “Valkyrie”, TV shows “Entourage” and “Ugly Betty”, video games “God of War” and “Don King Presents: Prize Fighter”, commercials for “Burger King” and “K Swiss”, films “Jumper” and “The Love Guru”, and sonic branding for MSN and Intel.

Rich is an Advisory Board Member of Game Audio Network Guild/G.A.N.G., (Board member for 7 years) dedicated to the advancement of interactive audio and is also a member of California Copyright Conference, AIMP and The Recoding Academy.

Billy Gottlieb
Billy Gottlieb is a Baltimore native who grew up with a passion for all things music. Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles Billy hooked up with a top film music supervisor having the good fortune to be involved with such classic films as PULP FICTION, CLUELESS and THE BASKETBALL DIARIES.

In 1995 Billy helped establish a film soundtrack department at Capitol Records. While there he worked on soundtracks to the films ROMEO & JULIET, CLUELESS, STEALING BEAUTY and the U.S. release of TRAINSPOTTING.

Several years later Billy struck out on his own starting Playback Music Supervision. Over the past decade Playback has supervised such diverse film and TV projects as BRING IT ON, THE COOLER, LIKE MIKE, THE TUXEDO, !HUFF, ALIAS, THE TICK, JOURNEYMAN and BONES to name a few.

Billy is currently working on the second season of FOX’S new hit TV series FRINGE created by J.J. Abrams. He also just wrapped two feature films being released this summer, ALIENS IN THE ATTIC from 20th Century Fox and the sequel to ROAD TRIP for Paramount Famous Pictures. Billy lives in Laurel Canyon with his dog Roxy.

Suzan Koç
Suzan started in the music business working at Warner Chappell France in 1989, she was there for 7 years as head of International, working with many English and American companies. In 1996, Hit & Run Music, an independent publishing company out of the UK belonging to Tony Smith, manager of Phil Collins and Genesis, hired Suzan to be a creative manager in their NY office. A year later, Hit & Run opened an office in LA and moved Suzan there to be its Creative Director until it was sold in 2000. While at Hit & Run, Suzan developed a strong relationship with songwriter Shelly Peiken which yielded many cuts and hit songs. When the company was sold, Suzan and Shelly decided to continue working together. Suzan has since been consulting for Shelly even as she worked for 3 years at BMG as the VP of Writer Development from 2001 to 2004. Since 2004, she has mainly been consulting for independent publishers and songwriters.  In 2008 Suzan started The Songwriter’s Rendez-Vous, a 6 week workshop that brings songwriters together so they can get their work critiqued, get some insight, meet other writers, and start the network that is essential to survive in this business.

Lawrence H. Leach
Lawrence Leach has been working in interactive application development for over 15 years. Leach has worked as a Producer for Time Warner and The Walt Disney Company as well as for several high-profile web startups such as eToys.com, Scour.com and Rampt.com. Currently he is the Chief Technology Officer for WebSight Design where he oversees ALL of the technology and website development for the company. Over the past year, WebSight Design has built and released several mobile applications for the Apple iPhone. Leach developed the Official iPhone application for Carlos Santana. Leach is focused on building compelling experiences for artists and musicians, helping them to raise their visibility and public awareness of what is possible as technology evolves.

Ise Lyfe
Poised to become the next break out artist from the Bay Area, Ise Lyfe is one of the nation’s premier Spoken Word Artist and Emcee’s. His 2006 debut album, spreadtheWord, allowed him to mettle with a national audience, and the release of his second LP, Prince Cometh, received rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Unaffected by the sophomore jinx theory, it’s safe to say the response across the board was nearly 100% positive. Ise first gained national recognition competing in national poetry slam competitions in his late teens. In 2001 he won the National Poetry Slam Competition, skyrocketing his popularity amongst the ever growing Spoken Word/Hip-Hop Theatre audience.  He has been featured on Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam on HBO. He has also shared the stage with Dave Chappelle, Lauryn Hill, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, E-40, Harry Belafonte, Mos Def, Malcolm Jamaal Werner, KRS-One, Martin Luther, Saul Williams, Ben Harper, Erykah Badu, Zion I, and The Coup to name a few.

Matchstik
Matchstik is an uniquely talented artist who writes his own rhymes as well as produces his own beats.  Born Allen David Forrest in Dothan, Alabama, Matchstik endured a tough childhood and troubled adolescence before joining the Navy.  Deciding to pursue his musical passions, Matchstik relocated to Los Angeles where his remarkable songwriting abilities soared.  His catchy single "Surina' Song ft Foreward" received four out of five stars on DJBooth.net.  Matchstik has been featured on two huge sites, Heydoyou.com, Rapmusic.com, and his songs "It's OK" and "I'm So Fly ft Jas" was featured on two episodes of Fox reality show, "Amazing Adventures Of A Nobody." Matchstik is a talent to watch as he heads towards superstardom.  A positive inspiration and real survivor despite many hardships he's suffered, Matchstik will inspire millions through his passion for music.

Maddie Madsen
Maddie Madsen is the Co-Executive Producer, Creative Director and Director of Business Development for 5 Alarm Music and Rescue Records.  This company encompasses every aspect of the music production industry, representing composers, publishers, music libraries and independent artists.

After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a Berklee Performance Scholarship and a Chick Corea Composition Scholarship, she worked as a Composer, taught private instruction, played in bands and worked at an Audio Post Production house in San Francisco.   After moving to LA and working on Games and Films for a year, she was a Music Director for 5 years at APM, then established a solid Film and Television department at Killer Tracks before being asked to come aboard and help launch 5 Alarm Music and Rescue Records over 7 years ago. 

She has licensed songs and compositions into many television shows such as “Heroes”, “Desperate Housewives”, “Cupid”, “Entourage”, “Ugly Betty”, “Friday Night Lights”, “Weeds”, “The Simpsons” and “Lost”.  Recent feature film placements include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Bride Wars, Old Dogs, The Ugly Truth, Shanghai, Whip It and Amelia.

She has also written and/or produced almost 40 albums of production music for 3 different music libraries and has recently done all of the music supervision of the song replacements for the “All Media” versions of Seasons 3 & 4 of “Felicity”, “The Black Donnelleys”, “Friday Night Lights” Seasons 1, 2 and 3, Seasons 1 & 2 of the NBC show “Life” and produced and/or composed custom compositions for the films and shows Nick And Norah’s Infinite Playlist, “Fired Up”, “Step Up”, “Big Love”, “Heroes”, “Easy Money”, and “Lincoln Heights”, to name a few.

Jason T. Miller
Jason T. Miller is the son of veteran arranger and TV/film composer Bruce Miller but a gifted and established musician, songwriter and composer in his own right.  Miller is the co-writer with his father of the score to Fox’s hit sitcom “‘Til Death,” starring Brad Garrett).  He has scored two major superstar coups in the R&B and hip-hop worlds over the past few years. Collaborating with Kanye West, he co-wrote and produced “Good Night,” a track featuring Mos Def and Al Be Back which the rap mogul recorded as a bookend to “Good Morning,” the opening track on West’s multi-platinum, triple Grammy Award winning album “Graduation.” Last year, Grammy nominated R&B singer Keyshia Cole recorded “This Is Us,” a tune Jason wrote with songwriters Evan Bogart (Rihanna, Britney Spears) and Victoria Horn, on her gold album A Different Me. Jason is also credited as a co-producer of the track with legendary A&R executive, songwriter and producer Ron Fair, who was the executive producer of the project.

While still a student at UCLA, Jason’s virtuosity also earned him numerous accolades in the rock and guitar worlds. Jason won the national “Jam With Kenny Wayne Shepherd” guitar competition in 2000 and was one of five finalists in the 2002 “North American Rock Guitar Competition.”  Taking this to heart, Jason got his first gig as a composer for the 20th Century Fox comedy “Quintuplets,” followed by FOX Reality’s “Solitary,” among others, and then collaborated with his dad on the CBS show “Out Of Practice” and again on “‘Til Death,” which is now in its fourth season.

Eric Palmquist
A songwriter and industry veteran of nearly twenty years, Eric Palmquist has held executive positions with Quincy Jones Music Publishing, Famous Music & was Vice President at Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. He currently is Senior Manager, Global Income Tracking, Disney Music Publishing, and is a Board Member of the California Copyright Conference.

Berko Pearce
With over a decade of experience in the music industry, Pearce has held senior A&R positions at Maverick Records, Giant Records, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing as well as an A&R consultancy with Columbia Records. He was directly responsible for the discovery, signing and development of career artists who have gone on to sell over 10 millions albums worldwide, including Disturbed, whose fourth and most recent album marked their third #1 debut on the Billboard album chart selling 250,000 copies in its first week.  Following his tenure in major label A&R, Pearce moved into artist management, securing and brokering major recording and publishing deals for cutting-edge artists.  He is one of the founders of RM 64 Media, a modern A&R and media consulting company that works with major labels, indies, film/tv placement companies and ad/brand agencies.

Michael Rajna
Michael Rajna has been synonymous with Konami’s music games since joining the company nearly five years ago. Under his direction, Konami has enhanced its credentials as a leader in the music and rhythm genre.  Among these successes have been different installments of the hit franchise DanceDanceRevolution, Karaoke Revolution, and upcoming titles such as Walk It Out! and Pop ‘N Music.  Among his other numerous successes, the DanceDanceRevolution brand has been recently integrated into several movie and TV shows such as the theatrical comedies Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Yes Man, and the Karaoke Revolution brand was featured in the theatrical comedy hit Baby Mama.  Additionally, he works with theatrical and television companies in regards to licensing-out Konami’s Intellectual Properties to be made into films such as Castlevania, and licensing-in opportunities such as “American Idol.” Prior to arriving at Konami, Michael began his professional career in music licensing as he spent 10 years with Warner Bros. Records in Burbank, Los Angeles.

Mike Savage
A 14-year music industry veteran, Savage began his career in radio, working on-air and programming successful Alternative radio stations in major markets including New York and Los Angeles.  After a stint as Alternative Editor with the Network Magazine Group, he lead Radio Promotion efforts for 3:33/Universal Records.  Savage played a key role in launching A&R Worldwide, an international artist discovery/development firm, and left to form his own company, Mike Savage Artist Management.  His first client, SESAC-affiliated singer-songwriter Meiko, has topped iTunes and Amazon sales charts and is currently signed to MySpace Records.

Alicen Catron Schneider
Vice President, Music Creative Services, NBC Universal Television, Alicen co-leads the NBC Universal Television music department heading up the creative division.   She currently music supervises “Heroes”, “Royal Pains”, “Trauma”, “Caprica” and “Warehouse 13”.  In addition, she supervises various NBC Agency promos and marketing campaigns, including the Olympics and assists with strategic music partnerships for multi-platform marketing, Network and Cable series.  She operates as a music liaison between Network and Studio creative executives for stunt casting and on-camera opportunities as well as recommends composers for primetime series and  solicits the creation of original compositions and recordings for both promotional campaigns and episodic series.     

Before joining NBC, Alicen was an A&R assistant in the Film and Television division of Warner Special Products and was also a college DJ for KXLU-FM, Los Angeles. 

Allison Schwarz
Allison is a Cum Laude graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and a graduate of UCLA School of Law. Allison is an entertainment lawyer with the firm LaPolt Law, P.C.  LaPolt Law is a boutique transactional entertainment law firm that specializes in representing clients in the music, film, television, merchandising and book publishing industries.  The firm’s clientele include prominent recording artists, songwriters, producers, music publishers, managers, record companies, merchandise and apparel companies, film production companies, directors, writers, authors, and actors.  Prior to joining LaPolt Law, P.C., Allison worked at the Walt Disney Company as Director of Business & Legal Affairs for Hollywood Records.

Christian Salyer
Christian Salyer is CEO & Founder of “Blazed Out Music”. A veteran in the music industry as a film/ TV & videogame music producer, Salyer has landed music in over 600 different TV shows and has many placements in films and videogames. His credits include over 600 shows including such  "The Simpsons," "The Office, "Ugly Betty" and "Dancing With The Stars" among many others.  His credits in the video game realm include Vigilante 8: Arcade  (2008), Fight Night: Mobile  (2006), NHRA Drag Racing (2005), Elite Warriors: Vietnam (2005), In-fisherman Freshwater Trophies (2004) and True Crime: Streets Of LA  (2003) as well as other top names.

Hunter Scott
An artist at heart, Hunter Scott’s approach to music marketing begins from the ground up. As head of marketing and publicity at LaFaMos, (www.lafamos.com) Hunter’s job is to take on a band with a minimal fan base and bring them to a minimum of 100 paid fans each show. It is achieved by getting them media attention through press reviews, interviews and radio play. Hunter also acknowledges that the artist must make money to survive and works hard to educate independent musicians on the key points of interest an artist with limited time and money should focus on. At LaFaMos, Hunter is also in charge of the LaFaMos Grant Program and the LaFaMos Scholarship for Music Business. “With the music industry changing rapidly, so much lays on the artist’s shoulders,” he explains. “It’s a blessed situation, giving the artist more artistic control than ever before, but it’s also more than any one person can handle.”