Pitch This

Other Panelists

• Antony Bland

  Director of A&R
  American Recordings/Sony

• Jonathan Weiss

  Music Supervisor
  Bunim Murray Productions

• David Surnow

  Manager
  Solid Music Company

• Rachel Levy

  Senior Vice President Motion Picture Music
  The Weinstein Company

• Jared Mendelewicz

  Vice President
  AKT Enterprises

• Matt Harris

  Director of A&R
  Hollywood Records

Occupation: Director Special Markets

Company: Universal Music Publishing

Bio:

Gary Helsinger is Director of Special Markets at Universal Music Publishing Group in Los Angeles.  Gary originally joined the company in early 2000 as Director of A&R where he signed Andrew W.K., Shooter Jennings, and Finch to publishing deals, then moved over to the Film/TV dept where he currently pitches the world’s largest music catalog to companies for premiums, compilations, and merchandise. He also oversees their sheet music and print rights and works with major record labels promoting co-owned repertoire as well as 3rd party master owners.  Prior to joining UMPG, he was Director of Acquisitions at Chrysalis Music Publishing, where he signed Smashing Pumpkins, and discovered Jeff Buckley & Tool.  Gary also signed himself to publishing and record deals along with his band Green Jelly, who went on to sell millions of albums, singles, and videos worldwide, tour internationally, and eventually own and operate their own multimillion dollar film/production studio.  Gary started out in music retail, discovered and developed Rilo Kiley and was personal music manager for groups such as Skycycle (MCA) (featuring Steve Isaacs later of Dave Navarro’s band The Panic Channel). He served as tour manager for A Perfect Circle, and is now currently developing a band from Boston called On The Surface.