Jessica Berndt is a music supervisor from Secretly Group, a media company which includes record labels Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, Saddest Factory Records and Secretly Canadian, as well as publishing company Secretly Publishing. The record labels are home to acts such as Bon Iver, Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers, Moses Sumney, Toro y Moi, MUNA, Khruangbin, Angel Olsen, and Sharon Van Etten, to name a few.
Berndt began her work in television and film by assisting music supervisor Chris Swanson, handling music clearances on various projects. In recent years, she took on the role of music supervisor, working on projects with filmmakers Chapman & Maclain Way (Wild Wild Country, Untold), Hannah Fidell (A Teacher, The Long Dumb Road), Brett Haley (Hearts Beat Loud, All The Bright Places), Rick Alverson (The Comedy, The Mountain), Jake Johnson (Ride the Eagle, Self Reliance), Fia Alvarez (Along For The Ride), Jeff Tremaine (The Dirt), and additional projects from Joe Swanberg, including three seasons of Netflix's Easy series. Jessica is thrilled to have worked on Jane Schoenbrun’s film I Saw the TV Glow, which was released by A24 in 2024, and is filled with all original songs.