Meet your Mentor: Lars Deustch

Two-time Emmy winner Lars Deutsch grew up in a village in Germany with more cows than people. He went from heavy metal guitarist, to singer-songwriter, to a Masters in classical composition, to international performances of his classical works! He has similarly developed a unique sound for his film music, as well as a cutting-edge approach to audio branding.

Lars has scored over two hundred films / commercials that have collected over one hundred awards. His most recent works include: Stephen King’s The Passenger,  Future Proof with Keke Palmer, a commercial with James Earl Jones (Darth Vader), plus live mixes and an Intel commercial with the Higher Brothers.

Over the years, Lars has given multiple lectures on composition and music production. Most recently, he has been a mentor for the Recording Academy's Grammy U program, where college students are paired with music industry professionals to help foster their professional careers.

Past MDIIO|U Mentors Include:​​

Justin Gray

Canadian born, Los Angeles based Songwriter, Record Producer, Music Executive and Tech Entrepreneur. 

Ron Broitman

EVP, Visual Media Licensing,
Warner Recorded Music

Brian Malouf

Associate Professor of Practice at the Thornton School of Music at USC in Los Angeles

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Fiona Bloom

Music Entrepreneur, Master-of-All (Musical) Trades

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Mark Friedman

Senior Advisor / Co-Founder of Deluge Music

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