In this forum recorded at Loyola University, New Orleans, music supervisor Joel C. High discusses the ins and outs of his career and his experiences starting his own company. He goes into detail about the licensing and creative issues that a music supervisor deals with daily, how to work with directors and navigate the politics of a big-budget production, and how to use your professional contacts and reputation to build a lasting career in the music industry.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses the process behind organizing and clearing the licenses for existing works of music that are used in a film or television project, and why if his job isn’t done exactly right, production on a $100M film can come grinding to a halt.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses the licensing issues involved in altering an existing recording for use in a film or television project.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, shares his thoughts on the future of the film industry in Louisiana, and how recent developments in the industry and in Louisiana’s tax code can work to the state’s advantage.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses the importance of networking and diligently building professional relationships to a career in the entertainment industry.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, describes for an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans the role and responsibilities of a music supervisor in the film industry. He discusses in detail how a music supervisor goes about securing the right music for the film at a price that is within the film’s budget, how someone in his job gets paid, and what skills it takes to excel.

At a seminar at Loyola University, New Orleans, Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, takes an audience question about the future of the film industry and why the future looks bright for off-the-beaten-path local film industries such as Louisiana.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans how he goes about finding new music to put in projects he is working on, and what he values in the music he finds.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans the various ways that music supervisors use songs and music in the films they work on – for example, how a hit song is used versus how a song written on a work-for-hire basis by a songwriter is used versus how a film is scored – and what factors come into play when making these decisions.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses with an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans the relative financial and creative advantages of using original music versus licensing existing music for use in film soundtracks and scores.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses his decision to found his own company with a group of students at Loyola University, New Orleans. He describes his business model and how it differs from the standard, and also speaks about the extent to which interns do most of the important day to day work at his company and in the film and music industries in general – and what it takes to land such an internship.

Joel C. High, a music supervisor based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses what he deems the hardest part of his job – dealing smoothly with politics, power dynamics and strained relationships in the companies and projects he works on.