MTM Media Contact
Kiona Wynter:
[Atlanta, GA – April 11, 2025] — Georgia State's MTM Standard is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Sync Meetup, set to take place on April 12 and 13, 2025. The event will be held at the Florence Kopleff Recital Hall in the School of Music on Georgia State’s downtown Atlanta campus, featuring a series of panels, workshops and networking sessions that offer valuable insights on leveraging music for visual media to create and secure sync licensing placements.
The event is supported by the College of the Arts, Center for Entertainment, Sports & Intellectual Property, Atlanta Influences Everything, ATL Sync, and the Association of Independent Music Publishers.
Things kick off on April 12 with an invite-only listening session, where industry leaders will review music submissions for potential sync opportunities. Opening to the public on April 13, day two will feature dynamic music supervisor panels on film/TV and gaming, a session on Atlanta-based sync companies, a post-production panel and MTM Studio Tours/Open House. Attendees will have access to exclusive networking opportunities with professionals in the field to exchange ideas and explore potential collaborations.
“After the success of our first two Meetups, I am absolutely thrilled to be hosting our 3rd annual Sync Meetup, where we come together to celebrate and support our incredibly talented students and expose them to all the opportunities that sync licensing can offer,” shares Al Thrash, Professor of Music Management.
Ben Yonas, Professor of Music Production & Recording, adds, “Music licensing continues to be a key area of focus in our music industry program here at GSU and this event exemplifies our commitment to providing real-world opportunities for our students.”
This years's distinguished guest music supervisors include:
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Sarah Bromberg – VP, Music Supervision & Library at Raedio. Her credits include P-Valley (Starz), Someone Great (Netflix) and Rap Sh!t (HBO).
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Vitaly Shenderovsky – Music Supervisor at Riot Games, known for Valorant: 2 Worlds – Clove Agent (2024) and recipient of the 2025 Guild of Music Supervisors Award.
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A.D. Johnson – Sync Manager at Mass Appeal and founder of Chosen Musicians, frequent speaker at events like NAMM.
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Celeste Debro – Creative Consultant, Artist Manager and founder of The Artist Progression Network. Also Head of A&R and Music Supervisor at Creative Control Entertainment.
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Mike Carpenter – Director of Music at Passionflix, supervising titles like The Secret Life of Amy Bensen, Resisting Roots and Driven.
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Megan Francour – Music Supervisor behind Harlem (Amazon), First Wives Club (BET+), The Blackening (2023) and Creative Director at Skybound Entertainment. Board member, AIMP Atlanta Chapter.
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Reesha Archibald – Creative Executive at A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, working with Cedric the Entertainer and Cheo Hodari Coker (Luke Cage).
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Rachel Ray MacFarlane – EA Music/Berklee Charting Change Scholar and video game composer. Credits include I(UN)DO (QuickFlickTV) and commissions from the Royal Conservatory, Scarborough Philharmonic and Niagara Symphony Orchestra.
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Adrieene Reeves – Founder and CEO of Versa Music Group, empowering indie artists and supervising music for film, TV and ads.
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Matthew Head – Emmy, NAACP Image and Peabody Award-winning composer from Marietta, Georgia. Credits include P-Valley, The Black Church, Step Up: High Water and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia.
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John Boyd – Composer for Mortal Kombat, 40 Years a Prisoner (HBO), Young. Wild. Free. (Sundance 2023), Despicable Me 3 and more. Co-founder of Soundcat Productions, with clients like Apple, Google and MasterCard.
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Rush Dee – Multi-platinum, Billboard #1 producer and founder of BeGenius Records. His credits include work with Nipsey Hussle, Lil Wayne, NBA 2K, Love & Hip-Hop and Black Ink: Chicago.
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Djay Cas – Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and founder of CasFlow, a sync library in partnership with Warner Chappell. Over 300 placements with brands like Netflix, ESPN and Disney.
For more information about the MTM Standard 3rd Annual Sync Meetup, visit https://mtmstandard.com.
About MTM Standard
MTM Standard serves as an incubator for artists, creatives and aspiring music executives looking to jumpstart their careers while pursuing higher education. Their main areas of operation are music production, distribution services and sync/licensing. These focus areas align with the Music Industry curriculum taught at the Georgia State University School of Music. MTM Standard partners with the Creative Media Industries Institute, campus media groups WRAS Album 88 and GSUTV, as well as external collaborators in art and design, film and television, entertainment law and journalism.
