Moderator: Lol Hammond [Music Supervisor /Composer]
Speakers: Emma Allaway [Music Supervisor - Feel For Music], Tracey Larcombe [Director], Michael Knowles [Film/Music Producer & Supervisor], Gemma Farrington [Sync Manager - Sentric Music]
Panel Description:
‘Syncing out the box’ will explore all things sync & supervision. The panelists will break down the different layers on what goes on in the sync world. How can you as an artist get involved in the sync world? What do you need to know as an artist manager representing someone else’s music? Where does Scotland fit into the international sync map?
Examples of Syncs from panel
New trends in sync
How should you go about getting your music synced?
Was does being a music supervisor entail?
How will the more and more influence of AI effect Sync?
Lol Hammond [Music Supervisor/Composer]
Born in Stoke Newington, North London in 1969, Lol has been playing music since he was a teenager, in numerous bands and is an accomplished guitarist but made his name when he began making Electronic dance music with renegade sound system Spiral Tribe in 1991 and a year later formed the seminal dance act “ The Drum Club " with London based DJ Charlie Hall. Their hits included numerous club anthems such as "U Make Me Feel So Good”, "Alchemy" and "Sound System”, the latter also charting in the mainstream charts. They simultaneously ran a club of the same name which was voted the 'Club of the Nineties' by The Big Issue magazine and released three critically acclaimed albums, touring the world extensively with the likes of the Prodigy and Orbital. Hot producers and remixers at the time as well as a live act, The Drum Club remixed many bands including The Fall, Killing Joke, Lush, Chapterhouse, Curve, Jah Wobble and the Alabama 3.
Lol’s career changed direction when whilst hosting and running several nights in the Brixton area in 2001, Lol was asked to perform a cameo in the film “SW9" being filmed locally and directed by Richard Parry. Richard was a huge fan of The Drum Club and in particular the track “Alchemy” and Lol re-recorded the song with vocalist Lindy Layton (singer from Beats International's No1 single “Dub Be Good To Me) for the film. Richard and Lol struck up a friendship which lasts to this day and Richard asked him to be his music supervisor on the film. So began a music supervisor career which has seen Lol go on to work on nearly forty films to date, either in the capacity of music supervisor or as composer; often both.
Film credits include "Football Factory", "The Business", “Bronson”, "The Sweeney”, "It's All Gone Pete Tong”, “Monsters”, "The Firm”, "London to Brighton” The Escapist”, “Pusher”, "Street Dance 1 and 2" "Horrid Henry”, "All Stars”, "Dirty Sanchez”, "The Hatton Garden Job” and “Accident Man” He also produced “90 Minutes” with Rio Ferdinand and the incredibly moving film “21 Miles” with Coldplay.
Recently Lol has moved into the field of television working on the enormously successful “Bulletproof" series for Sky and the Christmas 2022 worldwide film release "Accident Man : A Hitman’s Holiday” for which Lol did both composition and music supervision with the lead track for the film "Biff Bang Pow!” written and performed by his band "Are We Superheroes” and which was released simultaneously as a single on Real World. He also recently recorded an album with Alabama 3 lead singer and writer, Larry Love and has just finished working on the legendary Ray Liotta's final film "Dangerous Waters” on which he was responsible for composition and music supervision.
For further information on Lol’s other music releases such as his ambient piano tracks on Cafe Del Mar and numerous interviews please take a look at the links here: https://linktr.ee/lolhammond
Gemma Farrington [Sync Manager - Sentric]
Gemma is ‘Sync Manager’ at the independent music publisher, Sentric Music, having worked in the industry for 5+ years. Working with Sentric’s international roster, Gemma creatively pitches and licences music across all media outlets. Notable recent placements have included brands such as eFootball, Pretty Little Thing and Adidas, alongside inspiring providing music for key TV and film projects, such as Extraordinary, Conversations With Friends & Love Island.
Sentric Music Group is an award-winning, independent music publisher based in Liverpool and with offices in London, Hamburg, New York and LA. Sentric enables rights owners to seamlessly collect publishing royalties via an established direct collection network which spans over 200 territories and industry-innovatingTechnology.
Tracey Larcombe [Director]
Director Tracey Larcombe is a TV Drama, short film & comedy director who comes from a strong background in programme production for SKY & the BBC.
With a track record for directing intelligent, eye-catching projects in a variety of genres, Tracey is a natural storyteller, communicating with her audience in an engaging, emotional & cinematic way.
South African set crime drama series ‘Catch Me a Killer’ is Tracey’s most recent project as lead director, based on SA’s first serial killer profiler Micki Pistorious, adapted from her bestselling book, starring Charlotte Hope.
Tracey has directed numerous TV drama series, including ITV four part thriller ‘Innocent’ (series 2) starring Katherine, Jamie Bamber, Priyanga Burford, Amy Leigh-Hickman & Shaun Dooley. Other credits include ‘Silent Witness’ (series 23 & 25), ‘Holby City’, ‘Casualty’ and ‘Doctors’ for BBC1 and ‘Hollyoaks’ for Lime Pictures/Channel 4. Other shows include RTS Award winning drama series ‘Moving On’ for LA Productions/ BBC1, and BAFTA award winning CBBC show ‘The Dumping Ground’.
In collaboration with other writers & producers, Tracey also has a slate of her own projects in development including, dark comedy/drama series ‘How to Eat Your Husband’, based on Natalie Young’s best-selling book ‘Season to Taste – Or How to Eat Your Husband’, for which Chris Ecclestone and Bernard Hill are attached. Feature screenplay ‘Mother in the Cupboard’ is a paranom-com co-written with David Baddiel; and limited TV series adaptation of Baddiel’s hilarious novel, ‘Time for Bed’, which is at first draft script stage.
Tracey has travelled extensively, working throughout the UK and many other countries including Rep of Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Moldova, Africa, India, Cambodia, China, Japan, South Africa and across the USA.
Michael Knowles [Producer / Writer / Composer]
Michael Knowles’ 9th feature, Book of Love starring Sam Claflin and Veronica Echugui was released in Feb 2022 and has been sold worldwide by XYZ. The film was No.2 in Amazon US and won an Imagen award for Best Primetime Movie. Michael also wrote songs for the film with Peter EJ Lee.
The Pebble and the Boy starring Patsy Kensit was released in the UK in 2021 in over 100 cinemas. Running Naked starring Mathew McNulty, Andrew Gower, Rahkee Thakrar and Tamzin Merchant was released in early 2021. The film was directed by Emmy and Oscar nominated Victor Buhler. Victor and Michael co wrote the script with Jennifer Knowles.
The drama Away starring Timothy Spall & Juno Temple was released in 2017. It premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival, was nominated for the Michael Powell Award & was selected for Best of the Fest. Away won a 'Hitchcock' Award in October 2016 at the Dinard Film Festival.
The mystery/ horror The Messenger starring Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole and Joely Richardson was released through Metrodome in the UK.
Michael’s prior producing projects include Birthday, starring Stephen Mangan, written by Joe Penhall (The Road) & directed by Roger Michell (Notting Hill) that aired on Sky Arts in 2015 and won the FIPA d’Or; Best Laid Plans starring Stephen Graham & Maxine Peake was released through Sony Pictures in 2012 and 2009’s A Boy Called Dad starring Ian Hart was selected for the Rome Film Festival & sold to the BBC.
Michael’s project Snodgrass (aka John Lives) starring Ian Hart imagines a 50 year-old John Lennon on the dole having left the Beatles in 1963. Aired as part of Sky’s 2013 Playhouse series, the project was hailed by London’s Time Out as a ‘mini masterpiece.’ Michael is developing a feature length version to be shot in 2022.
Michael’s film influences are many & varied. He is proud to acknowledge his early mentorship from Andrew Eaton through the UK’s Guiding Lights scheme & is grateful to have had the opportunity to work with actor Pete Postlethwaite on one of his last films, Waving at Trains.
Michael was nominated for a BAFTA for ‘Talking with Angels’.
Emma Allaway [Head of Film & TV - Feel For Music]
Emma is an award-winning Music Supervisor, specializing in the field of trailers for Film & TV. Emma was first an in-house Music Supe of a leading trailer agency in the UK, then went freelance to work with various houses, before recently joining Feel for Music, to head up their Film & TV Division. Their work spans multiple titles for the likes of Netflix, Disney+, Universal Pictures, Sky Cinema and more.
Areas of expertise:
Trailers, Film/TV, Custom Composition, Remixes/Covers
Noteworthy Projects:
The Crown S3/4/5, The Witcher S2/3, Boiling Point.