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Tracy McKnight
Tracy McKnight
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Tracy McKnight

Commotion Records

New York, NY USA

"I'm such a big believer in encouraging your own voice."

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Tracy's work combines: Film, Music, and Accomplishing Goals

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Day In The Life

President & Music Supervisor

I'm the music supervisor for film and TV projects like Hunger Games, Beasts of No Nation, and Adventureland.

My Day to Day

What’s wonderful about my work is that no two days are alike. I read and breakdown scripts for music ideas, listen to new music sent my way to discover, review submitted music for select projects, interface with our record label distributor to organize releases…and of course, manage and negotiate any deals required.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Marketing/Marketing Management, General

    State University of New York at Buffalo

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Music Directors & Composers:

High School

Bachelor's Degree: Music Management

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life has been direct

  • 1.

    She had a ton of different jobs while she was in college.

  • 2.

    She worked as a cocktail waitress, did temp work, was a flight attendant, and taught aerobics.

  • 3.

    One day, she went to see the film, The Commitments, and when she saw "music supervisor" in the credits, she thought, "Hm, that sounds good."

  • 4.

    She's now supervised more than 80 films, including Hotel Rwanda and Murderball.

  • 5.

    Says that she was always worried when it came to job searching.

  • 6.

    She watched her friends pass up on their dreams because they were too afraid to pursue them.

  • 7.

    Knew that she couldn't just let her life go by; she had to follow her own unique voice and path.

Defining Moments

Experiences and challenges that shaped me

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  • Being creative and delivering music to fit a vision while making all business workings come together is a challenge I face daily. It’s a never-ending puzzle that keeps us on our toes as so many different avenues of visual media come into the market.