About this session
Whether you’re looking for representation, want to talk shop with fellow composers, or just want to understand what agents are looking for — this session is built for that conversation.
Who you will meet
Danny is a London-based artist and composer manager, music export consultant and B2B event producer. He has worked with and advised a broad range of clients, from emerging composers to internationally recognised artists, independent labels, national governments, global brands and cultural organisations. Danny currently manages film composers Matteo Tronchin and Jack McCartney, alongside artists TATYANA and I Monster.
Sumit Bothra is the founder of SB3 Artist Management and has worked in the music industry for over 25 years, moving from Virgin Records America and Sony Music to become a prominent artist manager. His clients have included Nitin Sawhney (The Namesake, Heavenly Sword) and PJ Harvey, whom he co-managed for 12+ years across theatre, TV and Peaky Blinders Series 2. Sumit was Managing Director of ATC Management for 15 years before founding SB3, which now manages Harriet Rock, Katie Melua and The Boxer Rebellion, and sits on the boards of the UK and European Music Managers Forums.
Elise is an artist manager and consultant in the classical music industry, with over 15 years’ experience across a 20-year career in music and entertainment. She manages artists from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Anthony Davis to household names like Bishi. Elise combines her interests in culture and the arts with a desire to support her wider community, serving as a trustee for the Music Managers Forum, a Board Director of Leeds Conservatoire, and founder and Chair of Mama Haven, a charity addressing socio-economic barriers facing women.
Steve Berman leads The Composerworks, living by his mantra: ‘Make Producers Lazy’. He majored in Film Scoring and minored in Jazz Piano at Berklee College of Music, before working as a music editor for Saban Entertainment (makers of Power Rangers) and later as a Composer Agent at Pinewood Studios. He also practised as a commercial lawyer for five years. Combining his music and legal experience, Steve founded The Composerworks in 2011, which also provides a contract management service for composers outside its roster who need assistance with their deals and commissioning contracts.
Carolynne has worked in artist and composer management since the 1980s, running SMA Talent as a family business alongside her husband Olav. Alongside managing and representing composers, she offers advice and lectures on building a career as a film composer. Her earlier career spanned major labels and management companies including Philips, RCA, Barclay Records in Paris and Chappell Aznavour, where she worked with artists such as Rod Stewart, Charles Aznavour and Three Dog Night, organising tours and media appearances before moving fully into composer representation.
Jamie Stevens is a London-based composer and Head of Production at Elephant Music, specialising in trailer music and motion picture advertising. His work has been featured on the Super Bowl teaser for Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning, Peaky Blinders and the campaign for The Odyssey. Working across original scoring, Jamie brings a cinematic sensibility to some of the most high-pressure briefs in the industry, writing music that does one of the hardest jobs in advertising.
Matteo Tronchin is an award-winning composer based in London specialising in music for film, TV and trailers. His credits include the feature documentary The Program (Apple TV, Amazon Prime) and trailers for Star Wars, Anora and BEEF: Season 2. He has recorded at Abbey Road and Air Studios for BAFTA-winning films including Happy – The Elephant In The Courtroom and Crab Day. In 2024 he won two Production Music Awards, and in 2025 contributed music to two Clio Entertainment Award-winning trailers for Anora and Mafia: The Old Country.
After starting out in an indie band and then composing production music, Dan founded trailer music catalogue Gothic Storm Music in 2010, which now has over 1,000 albums across its sub-labels. Recent trailer placements include Odyssey and Disclosure Day. In 2018 he wrote A Composer’s Guide to Library Music, which led to a thriving Facebook group with 12k+ members, supported by the US-based Production Music Association. In 2026, he launched TrailerMusic.Report, a news site sharing information about trailers, music and the people behind them.
João Gabriel Rodrigues is Head of Production at Gothic Storm Music and a composer with over 40 trailer credits, drawing on almost a decade of experience working across both the publishing and composing sides of the business.
Laura is a Senior Creative & Agency Manager working at Manners Faber, a music talent agency representing music composition and sound creatives working in all media including film, TV, games and advertising. Laura works across the composer roster to pitch, negotiate and manage a range of projects. Laura comes from a classically trained background with a masters degree in composition. Prior to joining Manners McDade she gained 12 years experience in music supervision at an independent music agency, where she worked across all areas of music research, licensing and composition.
Karina Byrne, also known as Neighbourhood Jukebox, is an award-nominated Composer, Producer and Vocalist based in London, best known for composing unforgettable ear worms. A multi-instrumentalist across piano, bass, ukulele and acoustic guitar, her sound blends live instrumentation with slick, up-to-date production. Recent work includes an a cappella arrangement for Jo Malone’s 2025 Christmas commercial and vocals on the Emmy-winning Usyk v Tyson Fury promo trailer. Her song for Alba: A Wildlife Adventure received 3.3 million YouTube plays. She regularly works with music supervisors and libraries, securing syncs on BBC, Channel 4, Sky and Netflix.
Jenny Plant is a singer-songwriter, composer and producer known for her distinctive, expressive voice and a rich, genre-spanning musical style. Her work spans award-winning film, television, video games and advertising, with music featured across Netflix, BBC, Sky and Disney. In advertising, Jenny has written music and sonic identities for brands including Charlotte Tilbury, Center Parcs, Repsol and WWF, for whom she composed the organisation’s sonic logo. A PMA and VGMO award winner and member of BAFTA Connect, Jenny is also an artist and live performer, having toured internationally with appearances at the Sydney Opera House and Hammersmith Apollo.
Nick is a composer, producer and songwriter with over 15 years’ experience in production music and sync. As one half of the multi-award-winning production duo Choppersaurus, he has built an extensive catalogue of music used across television, film and advertising around the world. Nick specialises in writing and producing to brief across a broad range of genres, combining a background in songwriting, production and playing live with a strong understanding of the creative and commercial demands of sync.
Sam Lung is a music publishing specialist, media composer, and founder of independent publisher and label Pretty Decent Music. Formed in London just before the pandemic, PDM has grown an international roster of over 200 writers and musicians spanning pop, folk, contemporary classical, jazztronica, hip hop and house, with partners including Ninja Tune, Universal and EMI. The catalogue has landed major playlists on Spotify and Apple, BBC Radio spots, and brand placements including Google, NASA, Netflix and PlayStation. Previously Deputy Director at The Music Sales Group, Sam now consults on copyright strategy for partners including Pink Floyd and Erased Tapes.
Joseph Alexander is an award winning composer and arranger for advertising, television, theatre and film. His work incorporates a range of musical elements, including contemporary classical styles, ambient electro-acoustic, pop and jazz. Having composed for numerous brands, including recent global campaigns for Netflix and Amazon, Alexander has won a Kinsale Shark Award, a Music+Sound Award and an AMP Award for his work in advertising. Other brands include Coca-Cola, Spotify, Under Armour, Uber, Visa, Lego, Molson Coors, TikTok, Ford, Sainsbury’s and Carlsberg. Alexander has also scored film and TV projects for Amazon, Film4, BFI, BBC and Channel 4.