Frederic Schindler (born 1980) is a

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- Argentinean

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who has worked on over 500 commercials and several films, most notably Aaron Brookner and Jim Jarmusch documentary Uncle Howard,

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feature On The Milky Road. and the

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L'Homme et la Femme worldwide campaign featuring a bespoke cover by

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of the iconic

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Can't Help Falling in Love,. He won a

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Sync Award in 2017 for Best Online Advert.

Biography

Frederic Schindler was born in Argentina where he attended the Lycée Franco-Argentin Jean Mermoz. He started his career working for the French Ministère des Affaires Etrangères as a Deputy Attaché for the Cultural Services, promoting French cinema & music in South America. He then became Managing Director of the Spanish language version of the French music magazine

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. He's the Founder of the creative music consultancy Too Young, the management company Bataille and the music curation service Movement. He worked on campaigns for

, Jean-Paul Gaultier,

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, Hôtel Costes,

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, Nina Ricci, Nike,

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, Ford, Corona,

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, NGOs Casa Do Menor and

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, among others. His work also includes management and A&R for artists such as Benjamin Biolay, Colder, Andrea Balency and Little Dragon. He has been nominated for Best Sync at the Music + Sound Awards (2015, 2017 ) and in several categories (Best Music Supervisor, Best Film Soundtrack, Best Online Advert ) at the

Sync Awards. He teaches at

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and had speaking engagements at the Future Music Forum, London Sync Sessions and

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. He is a member of the Guild of Music Supervisors.

References

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