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.

Scoring Live vs In-The-Box


Composers Chanda Dancy, Mandy Hoffman, and Jay Weigel speak with moderator and composer Eric Hachikian about…

Game Changers: Preparing and Navigating GDC


Chandler Poling of White Bear PR speaks to a panel of video game music professionals about…

Copyright and Its Implications for Artificial Intelligence


Technologist Albhy Galuten, publisher Abby North, law professor David Nimmer, author Jonathan Taplin, and general counsel…

Will the New ChatGPT AI Replace Composers?


Cutting-edge music makers Fletcher Beasley, Joel Douek, Jack D. Elliot, and Paul Bennon discuss the available…

The Life of a Cue


Mixing engineer Damon Tedesco speaks with SCL Nashville Chair Jay Weigel and Nashville-based SCL members about the transformation…

Game Changers: High Scores


The inaugural class of nominees in the Grammy Awards category of score soundtrack for video games…

How to Get Paid The Right Way with Soundmouse


Joel Stoner, Label Partnership Manager at Soundmouse, gives a presentation to SCL members about the services…

YMYF: The Society of Composers & Lyricists Webinar with Ashley Irwin


[External event] For decades, the Society of Composers and Lyricists has been working to support and advance the…

Game Changers: Terrifying Tracks


Veteran video game composers Michel F. April, Joe LoDuca, and Cris Velasco speak with fellow composer…

Navigating Genres


Composers Jeff Beal, Nainita Desai and Chris Hajian discuss the ins and outs of working across…