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FirstCom Music, a leading producer and creator of pre-cleared music for film, TV and media, just announced their sponsorship of the GoPro X-Dance Action Sports Film Festival, January 22-25.
What, you haven't heard of X-Dance?
No, it is not XXX-Dance or anything mildly pornographic.(If it were, that would be a festival I would definitely want to get a press credential for.)
It's a fun action-sports movie festival nevertheless, held in downtown Salt Lake City, and it has plenty of films and panels that people can actually go to.
FirstCom will conduct a panel titled: "Velocity by FirstCom: Getting the right music in your film right now" at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 24 at the Depot, 400 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City. (The Depot also is the new screening location of the films.)
Based in Dallas and Los Angeles with representation worldwide, FirstCom Music (http://www.firstcom.com) is a provider of music for filmmakers, with catalog of over 140,000 copyrights. FirstCom delivers virtually any style of music in addition to scoring, custom music creation and music director services.
"FirstCom is very excited to sponsor X-Dance this year and have the opportunity to conduct a panel to help so many exceptional filmmakers get immediate access to the sounds and music they need" said Ken Nelson, SVP/Executive Producer of FirstCom Music, in a press release. "Our panel and seminar will focus on the basics of accessing music, the Velocity music catalog for action sports, and our simplified music licensing designed to make the process fast and easy. And we will have plenty of time for questions and answers on music basics featuring our Director of Film/TV Music, Lonnie Sill."
Tickets for films and other activities are available through the X-Dance Web site and The Depot's online box office.