The Production Music Association (PMA,) the leading advocate and voice of the global production music community, has announced that its just concluded 2017 Production Music Conference drew over 600 attendees from all areas of the music industry. The event was held October 4-6 at the Hollywood Loews Hotel.

Conference attendees, many of whom came from Europe and elsewhere around the world, enjoyed the third annual Mark Awards event on Oct 4, as well as keynote speeches from David Israelite, president and CEO of the NMPA, and film composer Mychael Danna. A total of sixteen unique industry panels were presented during the three-day conference, including those with such titles as “Production Music is the Record Industry,” “How Big Data Can Double Your Income,” “Writing a Production Music Hit,” and “Trailerizing Your Music.”

Three renowned music industry executives were honored at this year’s Mark Awards:  Romano Di Bari of Italy’s Flipper Music received the “Hall of Fame Award,”  Alison Smith of BMI received the “Ambassador Award,” and Dr. Lynne Lummel, formerly with ASCAP, received the “Visionary Award.”

Adam Taylor, Chairman of the PMA and president of APM Music said, “We were delighted with the turnout for this year’s conference. Our panelists and guest speakers were top notch and presented not only compelling and intriguing topics, but also offered practical advice to our members as to where the future of our production music industry is heading, and the hurdles we all must face together as we move further into the digital age.”  

The winners of the 2017 Mark Awards were:

Best Non-Categorical / Wildcard Music Track

“Clockwork”
Richard Pryn
Immediate Music (Immediate Music)

Best PML Artist In Pop / Rock

Monica LaPlante
Black Label Music (Black Label)

Best Cover Art

Cry Baby
Ryan “Roadkill” Quickfall
Sonic Quiver (5 Alarm Music)

Best PML Artist In Country

Christopher McDonald
Black Label Music (Black Label)

Best PML Artist In Folk

Hanging Lanterns
A-List Records (A-List Records)

Best PML Artist In Hip Hop / Urban

Vylan Lyf
A-List Records (A-List Records)

Best PML Artist In Indie / Vocal

Horses Heaven
Bodan Kuma (Bulletproof Bear)

Best PML Artist In Jazz

Leigh McAllister Gracie
KPM (EMI Production Music)

Best Production Music Track in Ambient

“Peaceful Inner Feelings”
Sylvain Ott and Gilles Laurent
AXS Music (AXS Music)

Best Production Music Track in Country

“Good Life”
Christopher McDonald
Black Label Music (Black Label)

Best Production Music Track in Dark/Mysterious/Investigative

“SkyNet”
David Arkestone
Legacy (APM Music)

Best Production Music Track in EDM

“Summer Dance”
Frederic Le Quere
Super Pitch - Entertainment (SuperPitch)

Best Production Music Track in Film Trailer

“Legions of Oceania”
Yoav Goren
Immediate Music (Immediate Music)

Best Production Music Track in Folk

“No Better Place To Go”
Jonathan Monroy, Claire Barnhart, Chris Mathieu and Matthew Naylor
Surefire (APM Music)

Best Production Music Track in Hip Hop / Urban

“Play With Fire”
Nicolas Boscovic, Ashley Clark and Tom Hillock
Justement Music (APM Music)

Best Production Music Track in Jazz

“Steppin’ Out”
Robert J. Walsh
5 Alarm Music (5 Alarm Music)

Best Production Music Track in Orchestral

“Adventure of a Lifetime”
Colleen Sharmat
Scoring Stage (Warner/Chappell Production Music)

Best Production Music Track in Pop / Rock

“City Lights”
Nicolas Boscovic, Tom Hillock and Jennifer Jordan
Justement Music (APM Music)

Best Production Music Track in Vocal

“I’m In Love With You”
Kate Paxton and Charlie Silver
Nightingale Music (APM Music)

Best Production Music Track in World

“Ole Bongo”
Norbert Galouo, Jose Ortegon Tovar and Francisco Smith Angulo
Cezame (APM Music)

Best Usage of Production Music in Theme Song in TV Programming

“The Toy Box”
Jonathan LaCroix and Jason Moss
Super Sonic Noise | VTown Cartel (Bulletproof Bear)

Best Usage of Production Music in a Commercial Advertisement

“Sainsbury’s Food Dancing”
Alan Hawkshaw, Keith Mansfield and MysDiggi
KPM (EMI Production Music)

Best Usage of Production Music in Theatrical / Video Game Trailer

“Fairy Dust” in Mad Max Fury Road
Bruce Hall
Cute Music Library (Cute Music Library)

Best Usage of Production Music in On-Air Promo

“Waves of Emotion” in This is History
Steward Winter and Joseph Saba
VideoHelper (VideoHelper)

Best Usage of Production Music in Online / Digital Advertising

“The Passing of Time” in ACTIVIA InSync Ingrid
Johann Sebastien Bach and Matteo Locasciulli
SuperPitch (SuperPitch)

About THE PRODUCTION MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1997, the Production Music Association (PMA) is the leading advocate and voice of the production music community.  A non-profit organization with over 40 member companies, plus composers and industry professionals, the mission of the PMA is to elevate the unique value of production music and to ensure the viability of the production music industry.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, the PMA strives to fulfill its mission by:

  • Working with performing rights organizations, legislators, legal counsel and broadcasters with the aim of improving the reporting, monitoring, collection and distribution of performance fees and royalties for PMA members;
  • Providing its members with a forum in which issues of common concern and interest can be discussed;
  • Educating its members and the marketplace about music rights and other issues affecting the production music community; and
  • Enhancing the value of PMA members' music through research, education and public relations.

For more information about the PMA, please visit: http://pmamusic.com/