Seminars
The SCL produces a number of educational seminars each year in Los Angeles and New York covering a range of subjects relevant to media composers. Topic areas certain around the business, art, craft and technology of writing music for media. Video of the seminars are included here wherever possible.
Game Changers: The Music of Mobile Gaming
Composers Jeff Broadbent, Nainita Desai, and Mikolai Stroinski speak with composer and SCL Board Member Garry…
AI Systems and the Music Industry
Universal Music Group Senior Vice President of Strategic Technology Chris Horton presents a look at possible…
Ask An Expert About ChatGPT and Generative AI
Professor Chris Callison-Burch gives insight into the world of generative AI and answers questions from SCL…
Game Changers: Women in Gaming
Game audio veterans Lydia Andrew, Sarita Gutierrez, and Tori Letzler discuss their work in video games…
Songwriting vs. Media Composition
SCL Nashville Seminar Chair Jonathan Grow speaks with veteran music makers Angela Lauer and Tim Lauer about creating careers in songwriting and…
The Art of the Lyric
Songwriters Michael Jay, Thomas Mizer, and Taura Stinson discuss the lyrical side of songwriting with SCL…
Scoring for Success
SCL SongArts Committee member Tyler Traband speaks with music makers Josh Rabinowitz, Jason Moss, and Duncan…
Stems & Delivering To The Mix
Mixer/Engineer Satoshi Noguchi and composer Tom Salta dive into the finer points of deliverables for mixing…
Composer Contracts for Dummies
Composer Garry Schyman and attorney J. Charley Londoño preach caution, talk fees, and share their experiences…
The Present and Future of Sync – Part 2
Songwriters and authors Tracey and Vance Marino moderate a panel discussion about the direction of music…