Hey Brian,
We had no internet at work today so I've only just seen this. Sorry! 😁
There is an option to start the music either at the start of the project or the start of the second event - after the black lead in for us. That option is on the first page of the Tools->Options dialog. This effects every video.
If neither of those suit you, you can create a marker in your template. Right click in the area just above the timeline or select where you want the marker and press 'm'. Then name the marker using the 270 Flash Vids->Tools->Vegas Named Markers->Initial Music Start. This copies the name of the marker to the clipboard. There is no need to over-ride the end marker but you can if you want.
You can edit existing templates easily by right clicking the template in 270 Flash Vids and selecting advanced->edit or edit the original template(s) and import them back into 270 Flash Vids. When you import an existing template, your event settings will be maintained.
Mute music is a good idea. Hadn't thought of it. I'll add it to the list.
There is a good reason we don't include the landing and interview as one event. We do try and get the initial landing response, which is allowed for with the mute audio except last x seconds but it will have full music. Then we stand up, brush off the sand, fix the hair, call the kids and fan club down onto the beach, face the sun and run the interview.
I can't think of a good way of combining both in the current version. 😊
Mick