New to Nashville Music Industry Networking

This event will be Virtual Only. Due to protective measures, we've moved these meetups into our HOME community app. Once you click through to join us, you'll be asked to create your FREE Account in the HOME App to join the meetup.

Making music independently is one of the lonelier things a person can do. The self-doubt, the financial pressure, the gap between what you're creating and what's landing. Most creators carry all of it alone because there's nowhere else to put it.

This is that place.

Every month, music creators gather virtually to talk honestly about what the work actually costs: the 2am moments when the session didn't go the way you needed it to and you're not sure what you're doing this for anymore.
You don't have to share anything. Listening counts just as much as talking.
Hosted by — a singer, songwriter, and producer who moved to Nashville alone from rural Canada and spent years finding her footing in a city where she knew no one for thousands of miles. She understands this conversation from the inside.

All participants agree to a confidentiality statement. What's shared here stays here.

This session is offered free to the public thanks to the Hot Topic Foundation, HOME – Helping Our Music Evolve and the Helping Music Foundation. If you're able, consider making a donation to help keep these gatherings available to the creators who rely on them.

Please join this event HERE. Due to protective measures, we've moved these meetups into our HOME Community App. Once you click through to join us, you'll be asked to create your FREE Account in the HOME App to join the hang! See you soon!

Here's a little bit about this week's host and HOME A&R Coordinator:

Ian Osborne is a producer, writer and multi-instrumentalist based in Nashville, TN. Starting off in Los Angeles in 2009, Ian began working with DJ Skee and his company in the heart of LA.

Since then, Ian has been crafting music for programs such as Phineas and Ferb (Disney), Power Rangers (Nickelodeon), Kickin’ It (Disney), and The Mountain Dew Tour (NBC), with additional placements across NCAA, NFL, Animal Planet, FOX, and ESPN, as well as NCAA Championships 2025 and shows including On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, American Ninja Warrior, ‘Yes, Chef’, The Amazing Race, Top Chef, Love Island, Married at First Sight, and Married to Medicine. His work has also been featured in ad campaigns for brands including Kay Jewelers, NASA, Touch of Modern, Barefoot, and NordicTrack.

From 2017–2019, Ian scored and co-created the theme song for Seasons 26 and 27 of the iconic Power Rangers franchise airing on Nickelodeon. Other animated credits include production and scoring for Miraculous Ladybug (Nick/Disney), Denver the Last Dinosaur (M6 France), Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty (Nick), and Power Players (Cartoon Network).
Ian is partnered with Silver Side Productions, who represent a range of his catalog, including his artist project “Light League.” Together, they’ve released singles with collaborators including Alaina Cross, City Wolf, and Jay Putty. The project’s first single, “Champion (10,000 Hours),” was featured in the season premiere of **All American: Homecoming (The CW), with additional recent placements including Atlanta Braves promos, The Kardashians, and 2024 Olympic qualifying coverage.

As of 2025, Ian serves as the A&R Director for the Helping Music Foundation, a one-of-a-kind initiative focused on artist development and the growth of the Nashville music community, where he works closely with artists and producers to help shape careers and create new opportunities for music placement.

Join us for Meet My Music to connect with HOME’s A&R Team and add new collaborators to your network.

RSVP now. Don't miss out on the chance to make some awesome connections that take your career to the next level!

>> Register and RSVP if you want to:

• Observe the sync breakdown and learn from real-world examples
• Understand what supervisors and licensors are listening for
• Watch how songs are reshaped in real time to better fit the brief

Only active HOME members can submit music, but the session is open to the public. For security purposes, everyone must register through the Zoom link.

Please RSVP and join this event HERE.

>> About Mimi McCarley
Mimi McCarley is the founder of Collab Music Network, where she’s spent the last decade mentoring independent artists and helping them build catalogs that actually land placements. Her work is rooted in strategy - career planning, catalog development, and creative alignment that leads to results.

She partners with startups like Nashville Is Not Just Country Music, Guidance Whiskey, and We Own Now, using her insight and industry fluency to push bold ideas forward. Mimi is drawn to creators with vision - the ones who are building legacies, not chasing clout. If you're serious about turning your music into something that works in the real world, this is who you want to learn from.

>> HOME is Nashville's premier music industry support hub - where creators come first!
Join a professional network of creators, studios, educational events and growth opportunities.

Learn more at homeformusic.org.

This event will be led by HOME's A&R Team, a specially skilled committee who select Homies to participate in collaborative writing sessions and make music that is valuable for sync licensing.
Please join this event HERE.

Due to protective measures, we've moved these meetups into our HOME community app. Once you click through to join us, you'll be asked to create your FREE Account in the HOME App to join the hang! See you soon!

Here's a little bit about this week's host:
Pal is the founder of Artec Sync, a company that hand-selects and represents a diverse global catalog of songs for sync placement. Artec's team also creates custom music for briefs. Recent placements include CBS's Tracker, a Netflix trailer featuring Sarah Rogo, and two songs by AnDy Darling in Anora — winner of five Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Pal builds relationships with artists and music supervisors around a single conviction: the right song will always find its place. Artec actively seeks new music to represent and welcomes submissions from artists worldwide.

Recent sync placements include: Grownish on Hulu/Disney, Ruby and the Well on BYUtv, and two songs in Anora - an indie film and Palme d’Or Winner at Cannes 2024.

Pal is known for building strong relationships with artists and music supervisors, driven by the belief that a great song will always find its place to shine. Artec actively seeks new songs to represent, welcoming submissions from artists worldwide.

Join us for Meet My Music to connect with HOME’s A&R Team and add new collaborators to your network. RSVP now. Don't miss out on the chance to make some awesome connections that take your career to the next level!