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BARRY COFFING is a music business entrepreneur, sought-after speaker, and
moderator. His music licensing company Music Supervisor Inc. represents over
19,000 labels, libraries, and music artists for film and TV licensing. Nearly every
major film company and TV network uses his software. and as a result, a track
they represent is licensed every 72 hours.
EXPERIENCE Barry has been an artist (WB Records), songwriter, composer,
producer, engineer, music supervisor, and label owner (Sony RED distribution).
His music publishing company is administered by the Universal Music Group. He
has toured the world as a music director for other artists, as well as writing and
producing music for Films, TV, Jingles, and Ad Agencies. As a singer, his voice
can be heard singing the end title songs for The Brady Bunch Movie, and Pooh’s
Grand Adventure.
PAST AND CURRENT MUSIC LICENSING CLIENTS Sony, Disney, Paramount,
Warner Brothers, Universal, DreamWorks, Lionsgate, MGM, United Artists, NBC,
CBS, ABC, Fox, CW, AMC, HBO, Netflix, Hulu, Apple, Amazon, Showtime,
Lifetime, General Mills, US Army, Volkswagen.
MUSIC PRODUCTION CLIENTS Michael McDonald, Chaka Khan, Peabo
Bryson, Thelma Houston, Irene Cara, Tiffany, Lee Greenwood, Gary Puckett,
and many others.
EDUCATION Graduated from the High School for The Performing and Visual
Arts in Houston, Texas (Vocal Music Major) after which he received an opera
scholarship from Houston Baptist University. He also attended The University of
Houston majoring in Radio & TV Performance.
RECOGNITION In his 30+ years in the music business, he amassed a great deal
of credits and awards. He has placed over 200 of his own songs in films and
television, received BMI Songwriting Awards, penned Multiple #1 hits, and has
an Emmy nomination to his name. His lone stint as a film producer netted him
and his co-producers the Best Producer award at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.
OTHER INTERESTS Barry Coffing has been a voting member of both the Los
Angeles and Texas Recording Academy chapters. Annually he participates in
“Grammy’s on the Hill” as a member and as a District Advocate. Barry is on the
music business and film advisory boards at several colleges and his company
has a very active international internship program. He is also the creator of the
Springboard Music Festival and Conference as well as the founder of
Sustainable Artists a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.