Tracey and Vance Marino

Tracey & Vance Marino met at a concert at the famed Belly Up Tavern in San Diego after they discovered each of their dates stood them up. They've been writing and producing music together ever since. With more than 3,000 songs and instrumentals in their BMI catalog, they've had thousands of Film, TV, and various media placements including "The Voice," "Saturday Night Live (their favorite is the "Pug Wigs Infomercial")," "Kelly Clarkson Show," “New Girl,” "The Tonight Show," "The Oprah Show," "The Steve Harvey Show," "Young and the Restless," Hallmark movies, and many more. Their rock song "Big and Bad" was placed on every episode of "Forged in Fire" for six seasons as the contestants were being announced.

Film placements: "The Wrong Missy" with David Spade, "Jenni Rivera Mariposa De Barrio," the Miley Cyrus film "The Last Song," and in "Goats," starring Dakota Johnson, Vera Farmiga, David Duchovny, and Keri Russell. They've also had many placements in documentaries, promos, and film trailers.

They've been guest speakers on several music industry panels including HSF (Hawaii Songwriting Festival); UCLA Extension for Attorney Gary Greenberg ("Music Licensing: Turning Talent into Dollars" course); The PMC (Production Music Association's Conference) downtown LA; The SCL / SongArts Committee; DSE (Durango Songwriters Expo, Ventura); WhatUp Pitches Chicago; Alexandra May's Music Cafe South Africa (online); NSAI Tin Pan South Songwriting Seminar at Belmont College Nashville; Musician's Institute in Hollywood; TAXI Road Rally; San Diego Songwriters Meet Up; 52 Cues (podcast), etc.

Tracey and Vance's new book, "Hey! That's My Song! A Guide to Getting Music Placements in Film, TV, and Media," was a #1 Best Seller, New Release Songwriting and Music Business on Amazon and is available through all major booksellers. They are also quoted throughout their good friend Steve Barden's book "Writing Production Music for TV: The Road To Success" and provided the list of keywords, Moods / Feelings (Appendix B). They frequently write articles for songwriting newsletters and blogs.