About this session
Five minutes, one conversation — the kind of access that usually takes years to build.
Who you will meet
Hannah Charman is a Music Supervisor with over 15 years of experience, beginning her career in TV production before moving into music. She has worked across global campaigns for brands including Amazon, Bacardi and American Express, and driven music for HETV broadcasts for Netflix, BBC and Amazon Studios. Alongside Hollie Hutton, she co-founded RESISTER in 2020, an agency born to resist the historical lack of women and underrepresented groups in music composition for all media. Together they’ve worked across major projects including Barbie, The Batman, Harlan Coben’s Run Away and the Full Cast Audio Editions of Harry Potter.
Rupert is COO of the Atlantic Screen Group and co-founder of supervision agency RedFive. He started in music publishing in 1998, later working as a freelance music supervisor on campaigns for Marks & Spencer, Nike, Discovery Channel and National Geographic. In 2009 he joined Imagem (now Concord) as Head of Film, representing catalogues including Rodgers & Hammerstein, before founding Metropolis Music Publishing and Metropolis Music Supervision. Since co-founding RedFive, his film and TV credits include The Wife, Living and Moonfall. Rupert is co-founder and Vice President of the UK & European Guild of Music Supervisors.
Ed Bailie is a freelance music supervisor for film and television, sourcing and licensing commercial music, overseeing original score, commissioning original songs and managing on-camera musical performances. Credits include Netflix’s Top Boy, Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, BBC’s Mood (BAFTA winner 2023), Netflix’s Grenfell: Uncovered (BAFTA winner 2026), The Gold and Legends. His commercial work includes Greenpeace’s ‘Don’t Stop’ and a decade of John Lewis Christmas campaigns. Ed is a BAFTA member and senior board member of the UK & European Guild of Music Supervisors.
Carmen has specialised in Music Supervision for Film & Television since 2014, with 20 years placing music to picture across film, TV, advertising and music video. Her credits include BAFTA-winning Supacell (Netflix), RTS-winning Boarders (BBC), multi-award-winning Dragonfly and Emmy-winning Freddie Mercury: The Final Act. Forthcoming work includes Faith by Paul Andrew Williams and The Arrival by Bijan Sheibani. Carmen is a BAFTA member and currently sits on the Board of the UK & European Guild of Music Supervisors.
Shiv Kalaria is a Music Supervisor with over two decades shaping the sonic identity of major television, film and advertising projects across the UK. Since 2012 he has been a key creative force at Sky, Europe’s largest media company, directing the musical identity for major Sky Sports coverage and high-profile ad campaigns, and shaping the music for The Death of Bunny Munro and SNL UK. Previously, Shiv programmed bespoke playlists for luxury retail and hospitality names including Liberty’s London, before moving into sync and licensing for advertising agencies including Mother, Fallon and adam&eve.
Matt Biffa is a music supervisor whose career spans 30 years. Recent projects include Hacks, The Girlfriend, Sex Education, One Day, I May Destroy You, Heartstopper and The End of the F***ing World. In 2025 he was nominated for an Emmy for Hacks season 4, and in 2021 won the Creative Arts Emmy for I May Destroy You. He started his career at Air-Edel in 1995, and put together a wizarding rock band with Jarvis Cocker for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Matt Kaleda is a Music Supervisor with 25 years of experience curating and licensing music for television. His credits include Drive to Survive, Clarkson’s Farm, The Grand Tour, Luther, and Top Gear, where he has worked closely with directors and producers to shape the sonic identity of some of the most-watched shows in the world. Matt brings a deep knowledge of music across genres to every production, pairing sound with story to create moments that resonate with global audiences.