Special Engagement

Taxi TV
​(Archived Interview)

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
The interview was on Monday, May 23, 2022, 4:00 PM (California/Pacific DST; Online).
After the show, the the Marinos' book Hey! That's My Song! became a 
#1 Best Seller in Songwriting and on Amazon.
Broadcast from TAXI HQ, Calabasas, CA
Click HERE to watch the archived show

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Upcoming
​Speaking Engagements

Events / Book Signings / Panels / Podcasts

Tracey and Vance Marino will be Guest Speakers on the
52 Cues, The Interactive Production Music Community Podcast
Hosted by Dave Kropf
​Mon., July 18, 2022, 1:00 PM California/PDST; 4:00 PM ET (Online Podcast)
Orlando, FL

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Tracey and Vance Marino will be Guest Speakers on a Sync Panel for
The Society of Composers and Lyricists, SongArts Program
Hosted by Chris Wirsig and Elizabeth Rose
TENTATIVE DATE: Friday, July 29, 2022
​DETAILS COMING SOON! (Online Podcast)
Los Angeles, CA

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Tracey and Vance Marino will be 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

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Tracey and Vance Marino will be doing a Book Signing
and Moderating a Panel at the
Production Music Conference
​Sept. 21-23, 2022 (In Person)
Los Angeles, CA

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Tracey and Vance Marino will be 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

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Tracey and Vance Marino will be doing a Book Signing at the
Music Industry Toolbox
Presented by
The California Copyright Conference and
Association of Independent Music Publishers
Sept. 29, 2022 (In Person)
Los Angeles, CA

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 Tracey and Vance Marino will be Guest Speakers and doing a book signing at the
Hawaii Songwriters Festival (HSF)
​Oct. 20-22, 2022 (In Person)
The Big Island, Hawaii

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Tracey and Vance Marino will be doing a Book Signing
at the
Annual Taxi Road Rally Music Conference
Nov. 3-6, 2022 (In Person)
Los Angeles, CA

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Press

Press / Interviews / Articles / Blogs

​Press
Book Hey! That's My Song!
Featured in
The Guild of Music Supervisors May 2022 Newsletter
FOG (Friends of the Guild) Member News
(May 2022)​

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​Guest Bloggers
​Tracey Marino and Vance Marino
NSAI - Nashville Songwriters Association International
"Six Different Ways to Write for Sync"
(for Sync Month, March 2022)

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​Press
​Tracey Marino and Vance Marino
Featured in
CCC - California Copyright Conference
Newsletter - Member Spotlight
(February 2022 through March 2022)​

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Past Events
​Guest Speakers / Panelists / Moderators

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

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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

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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

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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

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​​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.

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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

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​Tracey and Vance Marino were ​Panelists on
"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

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​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

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​​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)

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​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
(Online, August 11, 2021, 5:00 PM PDT West Coast Time)
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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
(Online, March 11, 2021)

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
(Online, February 18, 2021)

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

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
(Livestream, May 2020)

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

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

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

Panelists and Song Feedback for
SDSG - San Diego Songwriters Meet Up
with Producer Mark Hattersley
​(May 2018)

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
(Concerts from February 2018 through April 2019)

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

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

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

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)

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

Guest Speakers for
SDSG - San Diego Songwriters Meet Up
(April 2012)

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

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

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

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

Guest Speakers for the NSAI New York Long Island and NYC chapters.

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

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

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Past Events

Podcasts / Videos

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

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

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

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

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

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

Interviewed by
Sarah Gavigan
Nashville Music Supervisor
(2011)​

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Past Events

Press / Interviews / Features / Guest Bloggers
Contributors to Publications and Books

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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