Adam
Blau

Composer • Arranger • Music Curator

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Composition

TV · Film · Podcasts · Theatre

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You're the Worst — FXX dark romantic comedy series

You're the Worst

FXX

Brockmire — IFC scripted comedy series

Brockmire

IFC

My Year of Dicks — Oscar-nominated animated short film

My Year of Dicks

Short Film · Oscar Nominated

History of Swear Words — Netflix series

History of Swear Words

Netflix · Theme Song

Billy on the Street — Theme Song

Billy on the Street

TruTV · Theme Song

Pickled — TV Special

Pickled

CBS · TV Special

Witness — Paramount · Audible

Witness

Paramount · Audible

Live

Keyboardist · Musical Director · Arranger

Notable Shows

Current

Josh Dodes Band

Bitter End — New York, NY

Sat 3/7

Varietopia

Bell House — Brooklyn, NY

Sat 4/26 · Sun 4/27

Adam Blau performing live Natalie Morales & The Night Crew Adam Blau performing at Varietopia Murray Hill show, Las Vegas Adam Blau onstage at Varietopia

Music Curation

Music Editorial

Formosa Group

Adam curates and oversees Formosa Music Group's collection of over a half million film, television, and video game score tracks, advising music editors and creative teams on score direction, temp strategy, and narrative musical arcs.

Rarefied Air

Podcast · 2 Seasons

Deep dives into vintage production library music from the 1960s–80s — highlighting unique pieces, discussing sample histories, and exploring the strange lives of library tracks.

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About

Adam Blau

Adam Blau is a Los Angeles-based composer, songwriter, and arranger. His credits span edgy comedy series (FXX's You're the Worst, IFC's Brockmire), Oscar-nominated animation (My Year of Dicks), indie features (Banana Split, Fuzz Track City), dark thrillers (Netflix's Dead to Me, Paramount's Witness podcast), and family-oriented media for the Fred Rogers Institute.

As a live performer, Adam has arranged and played music with artists in venues across the US and in over 20 countries, including shows for multiple presidents and world leaders, the Los Angeles mayoral inauguration, late night piano bars, and in his kids' school classrooms. He's composed full-length shows for theme parks and corporate events, and orchestrated a show for the Broadway stage. Adam loves bringing his sharp and versatile arrangements and keyboard skills to audiences of all sorts.

Through his work with Formosa Group, Adam works closely with music editors to help define the musical character of film and TV projects from their early stages. Managing the company's massive soundtrack collection, Adam maintains ties with creatives and postproduction crew to ensure a smooth and successful temping, scoring, and music sourcing process throughout each stage of production. Adam is a self-proclaimed "music library buff," passionate about vintage and archival production library music; his podcast Rarefied Air featured curated classic library tracks, bringing these lost gems to a modern audience.

Adam lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.