Full STC22 Programme is Online

The full SoundTrack_Cologne programme is now online! Click below to explore all the talks, workshops, and networking activities we’ve lined up for this year’s edition, and get ready for an exciting, jam-packed week!

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Reality Check:

Hands-on Know-How for your Success

Breaking into the world of music for film, television, and video games can be tough, there’s a lot to navigate. That’s why SoundTrack_Cologne 22 offers a dedicated programme of hands-on workshops to help you face these challenges head-on.

The topics are as diverse as the job: Working with Agents, How Much Should I Take? Securing Contracts and Setting Fair Rates, PR Workshop: Building Your Brand as a Composer, Hiring and Being Hired: Collaborating with Other Composers, Transferring Music from MIDI to Orchestra, Film Music Sound Design, Productivity Hacks and Workflow Optimisation, Transitioning from College to the Real World, and Production Music.

Reality Check: The Business of Media Music

The Reality Check section is an essential part of SoundTrack_Cologne 22, designed to give you the tools, knowledge, and confidence to move your media music career forward.

Public Relations: Join Sarah Roche from the renowned LA-based agency White Bear - eg. responsible for Volker Bertelmann’s successful Oscar campaign - for a two-part hands-on workshop on Wednesday, July 10, and Thursday, July 11, to understand how to built your brand as a composer. With her expertise in PR and composer promotion, Sarah will guide participants through the essentials of personal branding: how to shape your communications, make the most of social media, and use your website to create lasting professional impression.

Working with Agents: Panel discussions with Hamish Duff (First Artist Management), Pierre Cattoni (Troisième Auteur), on working with agents and their role.

After Finishing University: Ana Krstajić who startet out as a mentee for the Alliance of Women Film Composers Mentorship class (Los Angeles) explains what it really takes to transition from studying composition to working in the field.

Collaborating in Teams: Hiring and being hired, with composer Mario Grigorov (Spides), covers structures, conditions and tools for working together with fellow composers.

From MIDI to Orchestra: Conductor Enrico Delamboye of WDR Funkhausorchester who eg. conducted the recordings of dozens of the WDR Filmmusic Award Winners speaks about transferring music from MIDI to orchestra.

Increase Productivity: A workshop on productivity hacks and workflow optimisation with composer Christoph Zirngibl (Where’s Wanda · The Hero of Centopia) and music supervisor Florian Sonnleitner.

How Much Should I Take: Stefan Döring explores with Anna Luca Mohrhenn (composer), Michael Klaukien (composer) how to secure contracts and fair fees. In cooperation with mediamusic.

Film Music Sound Design: Dominik Giesriegl, composer of Schule der magischen Tiere, last years most successfull German film at the box office, and composer Nik Reich (Savage) discuss strategies to make a difference for your score by creating your own unique sounds – and how to get them.

Production Music: Martin Häne, publisher of several music library labels including Nuvotone (distributed globally by Universal / UPPM), will dive into the mechanics and strategies of successful production music.