This panel takes a close look at how synch & licensing actually get done—finding the song, clearing rights, structuring deals, securing approvals, and weighing options, all while keeping creative vision intact.

Ryan Kofman

Ryan Kofman is Director of Creative Music at FOX Entertainment, where he helps shape music strategy for television marketing through creative supervision, sync licensing, and artist partnerships. With more than 15 years of experience, he has held senior roles at Seeker Music, BMG, and AWAL, connecting artists and catalogs with opportunities across entertainment and advertising. Ryan also teaches Music Supervision at UCLA Extension, bringing a practical perspective on how creativity, relationships, and the business of music come together.

Pat Lucey

Pat Lucey is Senior Producer and Music Supervisor at Dark Burn Creative, a Los Angeles studio producing trailers and marketing campaigns for AAA game publishers.

He founded the studio’s music supervision function in 2020 and has run it as a department of one ever since—handling creative searches against client briefs, stem procurement, music editorial, custom commissions, and sync and clearance negotiation.

His supervision credits include Fortnite, Apex Legends, COD, Overwatch, Lego Batman, Deadpool VR, EA Sports FC, Lost Ark, and Tomb Raider. He also produces—as senior client lead on the studio’s largest account, Epic Games, he has produced artist campaigns with Metallica, Lil Wayne, Karol G, and Lil Tecca.

Anna Romanoff

Anna Romanoff is a Music Supervisor at Yay Team Music. She works on everything from contemporary YA series to 1800s period pieces to adult animated comedies. She believes the best work comes from collaboration—sharing ideas, trading tracks, and working with kind people who love what they do.

Current credits include Off Campus (Amazon), 9-1-1: Nashville (ABC), the latest installment of Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (Netflix), and Mating Season (Netflix). Past supervision credits include High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+), Dr. Odyssey (ABC), previous installments of Monster (Netflix), American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez (FX), Saturday’s (Disney+), American Horror Stories (FX), Human Resources (Netflix), and 9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox). She also supervised the indie films 15 Cameras and The Country Club.

Julie Sessing Turner

Julie Sessing Turner began her career at Chrysalis Music Group while earning her B.S. degree in Business at CSU Northridge. She then spent three years at Disney Music Publishing before moving to Universal Music Enterprises after graduating college. From Universal, she went to Maverick Records to run the synchronization department and pitch the catalog. In 2001, Julie started Sessing Music Services. Julie and Wendy, who joined the company in 2007, manage a wide range of clients and projects, from clearance to creative, for film, television, video games, sports franchises, theatrical productions, and new media.

Gabi Cote

Moderator

From her humble beginnings as a college radio DJ, Gabi Cote made her way to Position Music in 2022, where she currently handles synchronization licenses for film, TV, and video games. She began her career at Dare To Care Records (now Bravo Musique), a prominent Montreal label, working with some of Quebec’s most prolific acts. In 2018, she pursued a degree in Business Management at UCLA and attended Harvard Law’s CopyrightX course while working for the Italo disco/synth-pop cult label Italians Do It Better, where she handled both licensing and label duties.

In 2024, Gabi was appointed Chair of the AIMP LA Young Professionals Committee (YPC), where she focused on fostering connections and empowering the next generation of music publishing executives. During her tenure, the YPC hosted a number of networking events and launched the Pub Pals program—a space for young music publishers to establish relationships while navigating their careers with support. She now serves as a director on the AIMP LA board.