In this episode we take a deep dive into different ways your music can be placed, and how you should approach choosing the right publisher for you. There are a lot of super practical tools in this episode so make sure to collect them gems!
Grant Borland is a full time composer. He has placements in netflix, discovery, apple tv, Peacock, Universal & more. He talks publishers, how to choose them, and what to watch out for. We talk about the importance of connecting and genuine connection, we also talk about what editors want, and how to 
 
2:30 How grant started making music for labels
 
6:26 Grant’s background and unique introduction to Sync
 
7:14 first lessons learned about sync, Know rules to break them
 
10:55 How music can convert and get to different placements you don’t expect
 
13:40 Know who to give your tracks to and how to research publishers
 
17:53 Red flags for choosing labels
 
19:09 Community and it’s importance
 
21:32 Collaborating on the higher levels
 
27:40 What Grant do if he started from scratch with $500 and a laptop
 
31:00 Creating unique sounds and why you should do it
 
35:22 What music editors like
 
40:28 The Job of a music supervisor
 
 
Grant’s site
 
https://www.grantborland.com
 
Sample packs (freebies as well)
https://www.grantborland.com/store
 
Raum Reverb:
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/effects/raum/