BIOS
Tracey (left) and Vance Marino met at a concert at the famous Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, California. They started talking after they realized they had been stood up by their friends. But it was soon clear they could work with, and learn from, each other's various musical backgrounds. After setting up two Pro Tools studios, they became full-time Songwriters, Composers, Musicians, Producers, and most recently Authors in San Diego, south of Los Angeles.
The Marinos wrote the book, Hey! That's My Song! A Guide to Getting Music Placements in Film, TV, and Media. Their book, published by Roman & Littlefield/Backbeat Books/Globe Pequot/Hal Leonard and available in December 2021, includes interviews with top professionals in the music business. The Marinos spent many years passionately honing their craft and attending countless music conventions and events. They wanted to share their knowledge and experiences with others who are interested in the sync music world.
Tracey, a singer, keyboardist, and classically trained pianist who studied with the late Grammy winner Concert Pianist Earl Wild and Composer/Conductor of the La Jolla Chamber Music Society John Garvey, is originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and lived in Houston, Texas, as a child. She studied composition with David Ward-Steinman, a student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Tracey took composing and songwriting classes at UCLA Extension and was a member of the invitation-only "Monday Night Group" in Los Angeles, led by Songwriting Teacher, Author, and Mentor Jai Josefs. She plays many different types of instruments including harpsichord, pipe organ, calliope, and percussion.
Vance, a singer and seasoned lead rock, blues, and country guitarist, is originally from Oahu, Hawaii. He lived and toured with his band in Phoenix, Arizona, before settling in San Diego. He studied music and theory at Kamehameha School and Leeward College. Vance played classical guitar at the famed Rancho Bernardo Inn for 11 years. He spent seven years directing and arranging music for a 25-voice SATB choir, two trumpets and a violin. Besides guitar, Vance plays bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, ukulele, resonator guitar (Dobro), banjo, mandolin, guitalele, banjolele, bouzouki, tzouras, and other stringed instruments. The Marinos studied Film/TV composing at UCLA Extension and lyric writing with Hit Songwriter Marty Panzer.
With more than 3,000 titles in their BMI catalog, the Marinos have had hundreds of music placements in film, TV, video games, broadcast commercials, websites, film trailers, and theatre productions. Tracey and Vance are regular contributing columnists for music newsletters and have been panelists and guest lecturers for several songwriting and composing groups in San Diego, Nashville, and Los Angeles. They are judges for the San Diego County Fair's annual Musicpalooza contests and are active members of several professional music organizations.
As a way to give back to the songwriting community, Tracey and Vance Marino became Coordinators of the NSAI San Diego Chapter in the Fall of 2012. NSAI is the Nashville Songwriters Association International, a not-for-profit organization that teaches the craft of writing songs and lyrics.
The Marinos wrote the book, Hey! That's My Song! A Guide to Getting Music Placements in Film, TV, and Media. Their book, published by Roman & Littlefield/Backbeat Books/Globe Pequot/Hal Leonard and available in December 2021, includes interviews with top professionals in the music business. The Marinos spent many years passionately honing their craft and attending countless music conventions and events. They wanted to share their knowledge and experiences with others who are interested in the sync music world.
Tracey, a singer, keyboardist, and classically trained pianist who studied with the late Grammy winner Concert Pianist Earl Wild and Composer/Conductor of the La Jolla Chamber Music Society John Garvey, is originally from Boston, Massachusetts, and lived in Houston, Texas, as a child. She studied composition with David Ward-Steinman, a student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris. Tracey took composing and songwriting classes at UCLA Extension and was a member of the invitation-only "Monday Night Group" in Los Angeles, led by Songwriting Teacher, Author, and Mentor Jai Josefs. She plays many different types of instruments including harpsichord, pipe organ, calliope, and percussion.
Vance, a singer and seasoned lead rock, blues, and country guitarist, is originally from Oahu, Hawaii. He lived and toured with his band in Phoenix, Arizona, before settling in San Diego. He studied music and theory at Kamehameha School and Leeward College. Vance played classical guitar at the famed Rancho Bernardo Inn for 11 years. He spent seven years directing and arranging music for a 25-voice SATB choir, two trumpets and a violin. Besides guitar, Vance plays bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, ukulele, resonator guitar (Dobro), banjo, mandolin, guitalele, banjolele, bouzouki, tzouras, and other stringed instruments. The Marinos studied Film/TV composing at UCLA Extension and lyric writing with Hit Songwriter Marty Panzer.
With more than 3,000 titles in their BMI catalog, the Marinos have had hundreds of music placements in film, TV, video games, broadcast commercials, websites, film trailers, and theatre productions. Tracey and Vance are regular contributing columnists for music newsletters and have been panelists and guest lecturers for several songwriting and composing groups in San Diego, Nashville, and Los Angeles. They are judges for the San Diego County Fair's annual Musicpalooza contests and are active members of several professional music organizations.
As a way to give back to the songwriting community, Tracey and Vance Marino became Coordinators of the NSAI San Diego Chapter in the Fall of 2012. NSAI is the Nashville Songwriters Association International, a not-for-profit organization that teaches the craft of writing songs and lyrics.
