Guild of Music Supervisors
Los Angeles
The Guild of Music Supervisors Conference is a leading international event focused on the role of music in visual media, bringing together music supervisors, publishers, labels, composers, managers, and screen industry professionals working across film, television, advertising, gaming, and emerging media.
Irish Delegates
Label
Áine joined Faction Records in 2021 as an A&R Assistant, working across many of the label's key releases and supporting producer management for artists across Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and the UK, including Sorcha Richardson, Reevah, James Vincent McMorrow, and Lauren Ann.
In 2022, she launched Bloom Records, her own imprint under Faction Music, dedicated to championing fresh, independent Irish artists and placing creativity at the heart of every release.
Áine is also a co-founder and active member of Safe in Sound, an initiative that provides a safe and supportive space for underrepresented voices in Northern Ireland's music sector.
Aine Cronin-McCartney
Label & Publisher
Dublin based label and publisher Bohemia Records is home to a vast and diverse catalogue of Irish music now representing over 15,000 tracks across many genres. Our sync successes include placements in Best Picture Oscar winner CODA, Netflix hit Top Boy, Sony slasher Heart Eyes, Hulu’s Normal People and most recently MGM+ series The Westies. We have also supplied stand out music for brands including Guinness, McDonalds, Sky and Carlsberg.
As well as driving sync growth for Irish music worldwide as a member of GMS (Guild of Music Supervisors), co-director Alan Hennessy manages record releases for contemporary Irish artists on the Bohemia roster including A Lazarus Soul, David Geraghty, Electric Penguins etc. and is a director of parent company Crashed Music Group providing label services to other Irish labels and self-releasing artists. Alan also assisted in the formation of AIM Ireland as a dedicated steering committee member and continues to serve as a long-standing director on the boards of IRMA and PPI.
Alan Hennessy
Composer Agency
Barry Gorey is the founder of Them Apples, a Dublin-based boutique composer agency representing award-winning and emerging talent across film, television, animation, documentary and interactive media. Prior to launching Them Apples, he spent five years at leading UK composer agency Leland, where he worked closely with composers, filmmakers, producers, studios and broadcasters across the international screen industries.
His roster includes Tom Hodge (Testimony, Ivor Novello Award winner for Best Original Film Score 2026), Michael "Mikey J" Asante (Kneecap, Top Boy), Xav Clarke (The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball), Benjamin Kwasi Burrell (Grenfell: Uncovered, Three Little Birds), Hollie Buhagiar (Royal Kill List, Jack the Ripper), Philip Sheppard (Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story), and Senjan Jansen (Small Things Like These). Together, their work spans award-winning feature films, television drama, documentary, animation and interactive media.
Through Them Apples, Barry focuses on building long-term creative careers, fostering lasting relationships with filmmakers, producers and music teams, and connecting exceptional composers with ambitious storytelling projects worldwide.
Barry Gorey
Head of Sync & Composer Representation
Ciara Mc Manus works across artist management, partnerships and business development at CWB Management & Reckless Records, where she also serves as Head of Sync & Composer Representation. She leads the company's sync strategy, representing a roster of Irish artists and composers for opportunities across film, television and advertising. Her roster includes composer Kormac whose work spans major productions for the BBC, RTÉ and Netflix, alongside artists such as The 2 Johnnies and Mark McCabe.
Ciara McManus
Artist Manager
Joel Safo is an Irish-based music executive, artist manager, and founder of JSM Management, where he specializes in artist development, strategic career management, and international business opportunities. He is best known for managing Irish rapper Offica, helping guide his career through global releases, international partnerships, and expansion into new markets. With a background spanning artist management, publishing, catalogue acquisitions, sync licensing, and music business development, Joel works closely with artists, labels, publishers, and creative partners to build sustainable, longterm careers. His approach combines commercial strategy with relationship building, connecting talent to opportunities across Europe, the UK, Africa, and North America. Joel has represented Ireland at international music industry events and continues to build relationships with record labels, publishers, music supervisors, and entertainment executives worldwide. His work focuses on creating global opportunities for Irish artists while helping bridge the gap between the Irish music ecosystem and key international markets. Passionate about the growth of the Irish music industry, Joel is committed to fostering collaborations that elevate Irish talent on the world stage through strategic partnerships, networking, and innovative business development.
Joel Safo
Music Publisher
Rory has over 30 years of experience in music publishing, licensing, and music supervision. He began his career as a musician with the UK band Mike TV before joining EMI Music Publishing in New York, where he licensed music for major film studios including DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Universal, and MGM. He later became Worldwide License Administrator at Spirit Music Group, managing licensing for a prestigious catalogue featuring artists such as Pete Townshend, Marc Bolan, Charles Mingus, and Graham Nash.
In 2014, Rory founded Tremolo Music Publishing, now one of Ireland's leading independent music publishers. Tremolo represents a diverse roster of songwriters, specialising in sync licensing, songwriting collaborations, and music for film and television. The company has secured high-profile placements including Katie Kim's "Day Is Coming" in the global trailer for Wild Wild Country and Winter Aid's "The Wisp Sings" in Google's US Look to Speak campaign. Rory also established Tremolo's annual songwriting retreat in County Leitrim, supporting emerging talent and creating new opportunities for sync.
Rory is also a Director at Planet of Sound, a music supervision company whose recent credits include An Irish Goodbye, The Apprentice, The Young Offenders, Mix Tape, Four Mothers, Saipan, Hokum, and the upcoming films Soulm8te and Skintown.
Rory McPartland
Beoga Music
With more than 15 years experience working in the music industry, Sarah started out working for promoter Aiken Promotions in Ireland. From there, a move to London saw her work for Vince Power as booker for the Pigalle Club and then booker for the London
Feis Festival (formerly Fleadh) in 2011. A stint as Headline Talent Co-ordinator on the London 2012 Opening and Closing Olympic and Paralympic Ceremonies followed and for the last 12+ years, Sarah has been working as an agent – first at the Leighton-Pope Organisation and for the last 8 years at UTA. Working with a varied agency roster that includes KT Tunstall, Le Boom, Lawrence, Noga Erez, Sons of the East, The Marías, Tinariwen, Tones & I and TLC, Sarah also heads up the International Country Music division at UTA overseeing international touring for clients including Buffalo Traffic Jam, Cam, Dwight Yoakam, Dylan Gossett, Megan Moroney, Midland, Stephen Wilson Jr & Willow Avalon. Sarah also manages traditional Irish band Beoga who are currently on a world stadium tour with Ed Sheeran. Their writing credits include “Galway Girl’ written with Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid & Amy Wadge, and “We’re Blood” written with Foy Vance and subsequently recorded by Illenium.
Sarah Casey
Record Label
HYB Records is an independent Irish record label, distribution and artist services company, alongside Dearfxch TV, one of Ireland’s leading platforms for urban music and culture. Collectively, we have released music from over 70 artists and published more than 600 music videos, interviews and original content pieces, helping showcase emerging Irish talent to audiences at home and abroad. Our work has supported multiple Irish charting releases and has focused on developing and amplifying voices that have historically been underrepresented within the Irish music industry. Through artist development, distribution, content creation and media coverage, we are building a sustainable ecosystem that helps independent artists grow their careers while increasing the visibility of contemporary Irish music internationally. Our next strategic step is expanding into sync licensing, creating opportunities for Irish artists to secure placements across film, television, advertising and gaming, and building stronger international partnerships that connect Ireland’s independent music community with the global media industry.
Nathaniel Oladapo
Guild of Music Supervisors
State of Music in Media
The Guild of Music Supervisors Music in Media event takes place in Los Angeles on Saturday 15th August.
Music From Ireland will be supporting the Irish delegates above to attend the event, covering up to €800 per person towards travel, and a further €300 towards three nights’ accommodation, with funding from Culture Ireland.
Music From Ireland also purchased the selected delegates' event passes and has separately arranged Studio visits with TV, Film and game companies in Los Angeles as well as a bespoke speed meeting session at the Guild event with 10 curated Music Supervisors. The selected applicants are invited to a reception at the Irish Consulate General in Los Angeles with guests from the music and film industries in Los Angeles. This is a unique and important opportunity for those working in Publishing, Music Supervision and Sync in Ireland.
Applications Were open to :
Irish based music publishers,
Irish music supervisors
Irish sync companies / sync division label representatives
Irish composers' agents
Some consideration will also be given to publishers working outside of Ireland with significant Irish repertoire.
Applications were assessed by members of the Guild, who selected the Irish professionals they believed would benefit most from attending the event.