Growing up in South Jersey, Keith LuBrant cut his teeth playing guitar in bands. But in recent years, Keith’s music making efforts have put his songs in over 420 television show series.

In this interview, Keith shares the experiences that have made him a publisher’s “go to” source for cable and network television music, and he discusses why he created a piece of software (Composer Catalog) to help fellow composers manage their personal music libraries.

“At this point you get out what you put in. Keep on feeding the machine and then good results, hopefully, knock on wood, will show up nine months later.”

(6:00) Playing in bands and starting as a songwriter
(8:00) Putting out first solo album
(12:00) Second album, local heroes, and Pro Tools
(14:30) First music placements
(19:00) The “Numbers Game” and music placements
(24:30) Learning to write music for television
(28:45) The point when music placements took off
(30:45) Benefits, experiences, and processes using Taxi
(40:45) Using references, mixes and plugins to catch a vibe
(48:45) The importance of using templates to write cues
(1:00:30) Get to the “Hook” when writing songs for television
(1:06:30) Importance of being able to turnaround cues quickly and deliver on time
(1:15:15) Making money with placements
(1:20:30) Composer Catalog software
(1:26:00) Balancing life and work
(1:27:00) More about Composer Catalog and Creating Cues
(1:31:00) Final Thoughts and Advice

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