Educational Events and Guest Speaking Engagements

Ongoing / Upcoming / Past Events

Ongoing Events

Since October 2011, Tracey and Vance Marino have been the NSAI San Diego Chapter Coordinators.
NSAI, the Nashville Songwriters Association International, is an advocacy and not-for-profit
professional songwriting organization that teaches the craft of songwriting.
NSAI owns and operates the famed Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.

The NSAI San Diego Chapter also focuses on writing sync music,
offering feedback on songs and instrumentals.

Meetings are usually on the
3rd Sunday of the month at 3:00 PM, Pacific West Coast Time.
Monthly online meetings use the Zoom app.
Quarterly meetings are in person at
Studio West & The Recording Arts Center in Rancho Bernardo, North County San Diego

Click HERE for information about the next NSAI San Diego meeting, or click on the icons below

CLICK HERE for information about NSAI in Nashville

CLICK HERE for information about the NSAI San Diego Chapter

CLICK HERE for information about the iconic Studio West and The Recording Arts Center

CLICK HERE for information about the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville

Upcoming Events

Tracey and Vance Marino will be teaching a Music Business Breakout Class at
Belmont University for the Annual
Tin Pan South Songwriting Seminar (NSAI)
on DAY 2: Tue., March 28, 2023, 9:50 to 10:30 AM, Main Auditorium
"Hey! Where's My Money? The Business of Songwriting"
Presented by Tracey & Vance Marino
Nashville, TN
This event sold out but there is a waiting list
SEE LIST OF SPEAKERS HERE

Tracey and Vance Marino will be at the NSAI Coordinator Sessions
Belmont University for the Annual
Tin Pan South Songwriting Seminar (NSAI)
on DAY 3: Wed., March 29, 2023, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Nashville, TN
PRIVATE EVENT for NSAI COORDINATORS ONLY

Tracey and Vance Marino will be Moderating a Sync Music Panel for the
Society of Composers and Lyricists (The SCL) SongArts
Panelists
David Quan, The Greater Goods Co.
(Head of Licensing & Administration; Past President of the California Copyright Conference)
Kari Kimmel, Glow Music Group
(Owner; Singer-Songwriter-Artist)
Nitanee Paris, ArtistMax
(Partner with Ken Caillat and Director of A&R; Songwriter-Lyricist)
May 11, 2023, 5:00 PM Pacific West Coast Time (Online)
For Current SCL Members Only
Los Angeles, CA

Tracey and Vance Marino will be Introducing, Hosting, and Mentoring at the
Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music
Production Music Extravaganza
DATE: TBA - May or June 2023 (In Person and Online)
Los Angeles, CA
More details coming soon

Past Events

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers and Mentors for Robbie Hancock's
Sync Or Swim (SOS) for Music Licensing
on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM
This event was from Thursday, Jan. 26 through Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 (Online)
Victoria, BC, Canada

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers for
Music Supervisor / Music Editor Tom Villano's advanced composing class at
Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music
Dec. 13, 2022, 5:00 to 7:00 PM (Private; In Person and Online)
Los Angeles, CA
This event is by invitation only

Tracey and Vance Marino were Signing their books in the Taxi Road Rally Book Room at the
Annual Taxi Road Rally Music Conference at the Westin LAX Hotel
Nov. 3-6, 2022 (In Person)
Los Angeles, CA

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Panelists and Mentors
(for Beth Wernick of Imaginary Friends Music Partners)
With Michael Eames (PEN Music Group) and Ted Lowe (Position Music) for
Nashville Publisher/Song Plugger Steve Bloch's
The Lucky 13 Speed Pitch
Nov. 2, 2022 (Online)
Nashville, TN
This event sold out.

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Panelists,
Mentors, and Music Supervisors Sync Pitch Panel Moderators
at the
Hawaii Songwriting Festival (HSF)
Click HERE for the Schedule
Oct. 20-22, 2022 (In Person)
The Big Island, Hawaii
This event sold out.

Thank you to Vroman's Bookstores, The CCC, and The AIMP for
Sponsoring this successful Scholarship Fundraising Event!
Tracey and Vance Marino did a Book Signing at the
8th Music Industry Toolbox
Presented by
The California Copyright Conference and
Association of Independent Music Publishers
Sept. 29, 2022 (In Person)
LACM Los Angeles College of Music, Los Angeles, CA

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers for
UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies, Music Licensing Class with
Gary Greenberg, Esq.
Sept. 27, 2022, 7:30 to 10:00 PM (Private; In Person)
Los Angeles, CA

Tracey and Vance Marino, along with The Production Music Conference 2022, presented:
"Swipe Right: What Kind of Sync Company Is A Good Match For Your Music?"
Panelists:
Mike Turner (Music Supervisor);
Michael Eames (PEN Music Group, Inc., Independent Music Publisher);
David Quan (The Greater Goods Co., Sync Licensing); and
Edwina Travis-Chin (APM, Production Music Library)
Moderators:
Tracey Marino and Vance Marino
Thurs., Sept. 22, 2:30 to 3:30 PM California PDST (In Person), Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Panel was on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2:30 to 3:30 PM California PDST (In Person), Omni Hotel
The video will be available on YouTube and in the PMA newsletter
Production Music Conference Sept. 21-23, 2022
(This hybrid event was Online and In Person)
Omni Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, CA

52 Cues with Dave Kropf
(Podcast)

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers on the
52 Cues, The Interactive Production Music Community Podcast
Hosted by Dave Kropf
Aug. 31, 2022
Orlando, FL

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers for the
NSAI Phoenix Chapter
Hosted by Coordinator Larry Vail
Tues., Aug. 16, 2022, 6:00-8:30 PM California (Online)
Phoenix, AZ

The SCL - Society of Composers & Lyricists, SongArts Event
(Archived Interview)

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers with
Beth Wernick of Imaginary Friends Music Partners (Sync Agency)
"The Present & Future of Sync, Part 1: The Present"
With Moderators: Chris Wirsig, SCL L.A. Chapter and
Jack Elliott and Elizabeth Rose, SCL N.Y. Chapter
Thursday, Friday, July 29, 2022, 5:00 California/PDST (Online YouTube/Zoom)
Click HERE
(This Link Is For Current SCL Members Only)
Los Angeles, CA

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers for
Discover Sooner
Hosted by Song Publisher/Plugger
Nancy Deckant
Wed., June 29, 2022, 3:00 PM (California/Pacific DST; 5:00 PM Nashville time; Online)
Nashville, TN

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers
with Nancy Deckant of Discover Sooner and Dave "Caregiver Dave" Nassaney
on the Neil Haley Show
Friday, June 23, 2022, 11:00 AM California/PDST (Online Podcast/Radio Show)
Fort Worth, TX

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Guest Speakers for the
Arizona Songwriters Association (ASA)
Hosted by Jon Iger
Sat., June 18, 2022, 1:00 PM (California/Pacific DST; Online)
Phoenix, AZ

Tracey and Vance Marino were at the
NAMM Show California
Hal Leonard Music Books Booth #8910
with Publisher Michael Tan and
Fellow Authors Kristopher Hawkins and Jim Beloff (and his wife Liz)
NAMM Show 2022 was Fri., June 3 through Sun., June 5
Anaheim, CA

(Left to right) Kristopher Hawkins, Michael Tan, Tracey Marino, Vance Marino, Jim Beloff, and Liz Beloff

Guest Speakers and Sync Song Feedback with
Chapter Coordinator Nitanee Paris for
NSAI Malibu Chapter
"Writing Songs for Sync"
Sunday, May 22, 2022, 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM (California/Pacific DST; Online)

The NSAI Malibu Chapter will host a "Writing Songs for Sync" Online Meeting hosted by Coordinator Nitanee Paris with NSAI San Diego Coordinators Tracey and Vance Marino.

Taxi TV

Tracey and Vance Marino were the Special Guests on
TAXI TV Live on YouTube
"How To Get THOUSANDS of Sync Placements"
with Host Michael Laskow, TAXI President & CEO
Interview was on Mon., May 23, 2022, 4:00 PM (Pacific DST; Online)
Broadcast from TAXI HQ, Calabasas, CA
Click HERE to watch the archived show

Tracey and Vance Marino were Panelists on
"Superstar Authors Tell All"
with Author/Composer Steve Barden;
Author/Publisher Dean Krippaehne;
Author/Publisher Stan Morris
Moderated by Cher Klosner Lane and Jacqueline Van Bierk
LATCS - Los Angeles Taxi Composers and Songwriters Hang Group
Saturday, May 7, 2022, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
(California/Pacific DST Time. Private Event by Invitation Only. Online)
Omaha, Nebraska

Tracey and Vance Marino were Panelists on
"The Road To Sync"
What Up Pitches WUP IT UP Sync Fiesta - Music for Advertising Event
Friday, April 29, 2022, 4:00 PM (In Person)
Chicago, IL

TRACEY and VANCE MARINO with the rest of the ROAD TO SYNC panel: NICK PHELPS, NITANEE PARIS, JOE UZZO, and DAVID THIELE

Panelists for
Durango Songwriters Expo, Ventura, California
"Great Minds Sync Alike - Writing Songs for Sync"
Moderated by Nitanee Paris
Panelists: Tracey and Vance Marino, Tamara Bubble, and
Representatives of What Up Pitches Sync Company
(In person, Saturday, February 26, 2022, 9:00 AM)

(Left to right) Nitanee Paris, Vance Marino, Tracey Marino, What Up Pitches (Celia Rose, Pei Pei Chung, Mariela Arredondo), Tamara Bubble

Guest Speakers and Sync Song Feedback for
NSAI New York City Chapter
Topic: "Sync Songwriting Basics"
(Online, February 2, 2022, 3:30-6:00 PM PST West Coast; 6:30-9:00 PM East Coast Time)

Guest Speakers and Sync Song Feedback for
NSAI New York Long Island Chapter
"Writing for Sync!"
(Online, December 7, 2021, 3:30 PM PST West Coast / 6:30 East Coast Time)

Tracey and Vance Marino have been guest speakers at Musicians Institute since 2015.

Tracey and Vance put together and moderated the SCL Panel with Hit Songwriters/Producers Pamela Sheyne and Richard Harris

SCL SongArts Panel on Feb. 18, 2021

Interview by
Emily Lopez of CanvasRebel
"Taking A Risk: Meet Tracey and Vance Marino"
(July 8, 2022, Online)

Moderators and Panel Coordinators for the
SCL - Society of Composers & Lyrists, SongArts Committee
"The Evolution of Creating"
featuring Hit Songwriters/Producers Pamela Sheyne and Richard Harris
(August 11, 2021, 5:00 PM, Online, PDT West Coast Time)

Panelists for
A Place Called Home: South Central L.A. Youth Music & Arts Program
"A Musician's Guide to Music as a Career"
Hosted by Stan Morris
(March 11, 2021, Online)

Panelists for
SCL - Society of Composers & Lyricists, SongArts Committee
"The Changing World of Professional Songwriting"
with Juliet Lyons, Nitanee Paris, John DeFaria, Inbal-Rotem Sagiv,
Patty Silversher, Tyler Traband
Moderated by Adryan Russ
(February 18, 2021, Online)

Panelists for
Alexandra May's Music Cafe in South Africa
"Syncing / Legal / Music"
with Christiaan Steyn, RSA, and Jono Johansen, RSA
(June 2020, Livestream)

Interview by
San Diego Voyager by Stephanie Hernandez
"Inspiring Stories / San Diego Musicians"
(May 25, 2020, Online)

Panelists for
Alexandra May's Music Cafe in South Africa
"The Songwriting World"
with NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison, Songwriter Jane Bach,
and Songwriter Christiaan Baartman
(May 2020, Livestream)

Interviewed by
NSAI - Nashville Songwriters Association International
3-Part Video Presentation "Writing for Sync" for NSAI Members
(January 2020)

Guest Speakers for
Pine Mountain Club Music Festival
"Hitting the Target: Making Money Making Music"
(September 2019, In Person)

Directed and Produced Promotional Artist Videos for
APM Music / Sonoton, Surefire Artists Series
Organic Sweets, Vol. 1
Organic Sweets, Vol. 2
The songs in these collections are used daily around the world
(Summer 2019)

Interviewed by
Cameron Walt of Taylor Guitars, San Diego
"From The Factory" Podcast Episode #22
(April 11, 2019)

Guest Speakers for
MI - Musicians Institute of Hollywood
"Writing for Sync Markets"
Music Supervisor & Editor Tom Villano's Class
(March 5, 2019, In Person)

Contributors for
Steve Barden's Book
"Writing Production Music for TV: The Road To Success"
Quotes and Appendix List of Keywords (Positive, Neutral, Negative)
(Published 2018)

Guest Speakers and Song Feedback for
San Diego Songwriters Meetup
"So, You Wanna Write Sync Music?"
(November 14, 2018, In Person)

Panelists and Song Feedback for
San Diego Songwriters Meetup
with Producer Mark Hattersley
(May 2018, In Person)

Moderator (Vance Marino) for
Hit Singer Songwriter Concert Series - Temple Adat Shalom, Poway, California
with Songwriters Allan Rich, Jud Friedman, Jack Tempchin, Marty Panzer, Steve Dorff
(February 2018 through April 2019, In Person)

Panelist (Vance Marino) for the
PMC - Production Music Conference
with the SCL (Society of Composers & Lyricists)
Moderated by Benoit Grey
(October 17, 2016, In Person)

Guest Speakers for
MI - Musicians Institute of Hollywood
Music Supervisor & Editor Tom Villano's Class
(February 29, 2016, In Person)

Interviewed by
Kyle Z. of Nashville for the Podcast Series
"Making It From The Home Studio"
(2015, Online)

Contributors for
The NSAI Nashville Songwriters Association International, Nashville Blog
(March 2015)

Guest Speakers for
MI - Musicians Institute of Hollywood
Music Supervisor & Editor Tom Villano's Class
(May 6, 2015, In Person)

Guest Speakers for
NSAI - Nashville Songwriters Association International
Nashville, TN, Coordinator Training
"How to Create A Songwriting Chapter Challenge"
(The program is now used monthly at NSAI Nashville)
(March 2015, In Person)

Contributors for
U.S. Department of Labor O*NET Survey (Professional Lyricists)
(2015, Online)

Contributors to the
SDSG - San Diego Songwriters Guild Newsletter
(2011-2017)

Interviewed by
Kenny Kerner (Producer for "Kiss")
for the Taxi Passenger Profile "Member Success" Article
(2013)

Guest Speakers for
Chuck Schlacter's Annual Composer Camp Nashville
(June 2012, In Person)

Guest Speakers for
San Diego Songwriters Meetup
(April 2012, In Person)

Interviewed by
Sarah Gavigan
Nashville Music Supervisor
(2011, Online)

Interviewed by
Aaron Davison of Chicago
"Licensing Film/TV Music" series
(2011, Online)

Contributors for
Goodnight Kiss Music Newsletter
Articles about Networking
(2010 - 2011)

Panelists for the
HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Award's) MIMI Sym Conference
(November 2010, In Person)

Panelist (Vance Marino) at the
Annual TAXI Road Rally
"Member Success Stories"
(November 2010, In Person)

Interviewed by
Julius Robinson
Music Supervisor.com
Music Placement in the Film "The Last Song"
(2010, Online)

Panelist (Tracey Marino) at the
Annual TAXI Road Rally
"Member Success Stories"
(November 2009, In Person)

Guest Judges for the
Annual Musicpalooza Songwriting Contest & Showcase
San Diego County Fair
(Ongoing since June 2009, In Person and Online)

For a list of some of the Marinos' music placement credits, click HERE
To view the Marinos' IMDb page, click HERE