Heather Gardner brings worlds together. She’s a bridge between the music industry and film, television and advertising, helping both come together in meaningful ways. As head of music supervision and licensing at Vapor Music Group/Long Division, she’s placed music for Netflix’s global top 10 hit Bet, Hallmark’s Mistletoe Murders, Director X’s Robyn Hood and TIFF-premiering films Paying For It, Young Werther and Hell of a Summer. A two-time Canadian Sync Award winner with ten nominations to date, she’s helped elevate the visibility of Canadian supervision work on the global stage.

Earlier this year, Gardner was appointed president of the Guild of Music Supervisors, Canada, where she’s advancing advocacy and education across the country’s screen and music sectors. Music syncs are a major financial and promotional opportunity for artists, which is something she’s passionate about showing independent creators. She’s also an advocate for bringing humanity to work. “We’re seeing this generation in the music industry refusing to accept that ego and bullying are the only ways to get ahead,” she says. “I frequently say that I just want to work with good humans, and I truly believe that there’s no excuse in today’s industry in being anything else.”