PBLA Industry Talks is a new series in which Point Blank LA's key music business instructor Marko DeSantis sits down with some of the music industry's biggest names to chat about their careers, their insights into the music business, the skills it takes to achieve success, and more. Marko is an industry legend in his own right, best known as the lead guitarist for the rock band Sugarcult, with whom he received a RIAA-Certified Gold® Record for the debut album Start Static. For this Industry Panel session, Marko will be joined by professional television and film composer Jeff Garber.
Jeff Garber is an extremely successful LA-based artist and composer for television and film. Jeff has established quite a presence in the music industry, with past TV composition credits including Fox's "Rel," Freeform's "No Sleep 'Til Christmas," and TV Land's "Lopez." As an assistant composer, Jeff did work on E!/Lionsgate's "The Royals," Hulu/Marvel's "Runaways," ABC's "The Kids Are Alright," and "Beauty and The Baker." Currently, he is the lead composer for CW's "Nancy Drew," Netflix's hit series "Virgin River," and the upcoming comedy "Hot Dummies." Due to his incredible work and the thousands of tracks he has provided for shows on ABC, NBC, FOX, and many more networks, Jeff has been awarded SESAC's Honors in Cable Television for five years running.
For this industry talk, Jeff will take attendees through the complete process of scoring music to film. Diving into the different elements of sound design, composition, and arrangement, Jeff will explain how to use music to develop characters, set moods, heighten themes, and bring the narrative arc of a film or episode full circle. Looking back on his successful career, he will explain his journey to composing for some of the leading networks in television and film today and how you can achieve the same. Jeff will also share stories from working on some of his most notable film projects and the best practices he used to effectively score scenes, episodes, and feature-length films. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone looking to create a successful music career in film and television to learn insights you can't get anywhere else from a pro of the trade.