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PMC 2026

October 6, 2026 | 9:30 am – October 8, 2026 | 6:00 pm

The PMA’s Production Music Conference is scheduled for October 6-8, 2026 at the Hilton in Universal City, Los Angeles, CA.

This event will be a FULLY IN-PERSON event, with panel programming streamed live both within the virtual conference platform and within the conference app.

Attendees represent 70+ countries, ranging from publishers to composers, technology partners and financial partners, and everything in between. The PMC provides networking and educational opportunities to further advance the value of production music and the industry’s community.

More information to follow, but the Hilton is available to be booked now!

Group Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/buruchf-pma26-0834b98f-5d45-469e-8c38-1259000644e9/

Guests can also call the In-House Reservations Dept. at 818-623-1434 from 7am-7pm, Monday-Sunday. Attendees must refer to group code PMA26 when booking via phone.

The deadline to book your discounted room rate is Wednesday, September 2, 2026.

Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City

555 Universal Hollywood Dr
Universal City, California 91608 United States + Google Map

PMA Virtual Networking Session / Membership Meeting – April 2025

April 29 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Open to active PMA Members ONLY. Those interested in membership can visit www.pmamusic.com/join to learn more about your options.

REGISTER HERE

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PMA Virtual Networking Session / Membership Meeting – March 2025

March 18 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Open to active PMA Members ONLY. Those interested in membership can visit www.pmamusic.com/join to learn more about your options.

REGISTER HERE

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Digital Demo Derby

Posted on by Morgan McKnight

The Digital Demo Derby serves as an opportunity to get quality feedback from industry experts. Each quarter, we will utilize a different set of requirements for submissions, including but not limited to: genre, placement purpose (ie. for advertising, video game, documentary, sports, etc.).

In each round, we will select three composers to be reviewed by 2-3 industry experts. Each reviewer has the opportunity to select one of the three entrants for a 1 on 1, 30 minute meeting. Those selected will be notified by email.

Requirements for Q1 submissions:

  • Tracks must be no longer than 3 minutes in length.
  • Tracks must be in a playlist, whether on Soundcloud, Disco, or similar.
  • Tracks must not be represented by a third party licensing entity.
  • Tracks must be done by and/or feature a female composer
  • Deadline to submit your work is March 30, 2022. Selected participants will be contacted by April 10, 2022 and will be reviewed and met with prior to April 30, 2022.
  • Please contact Morgan McKnight at morgan@pmamusic.com with any questions.