Scott Vener finds all the right notes to soundtrack TV shows like Entourage and How to Make It in America.
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He’s known as Broke Mogul, and his specialty is hustling up just the right songs to play with your Entourage or when you’re struggling with How to Make It in America.

In the credits for those HBO shows, he’s listed as Scott Vener, music supervisor. That means he makes it his business to know the hottest music and make sure it gets into the series upon which he’s working. To do that, Vener works the internet to stay ahead of the curve, scouring blogs and Twitter (...