Rob Kaplan
Co-Founder / Managing Director·Department of Music
New York, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Ad Agency Music · Brand Audio · Department Of MusicRecently activeReviewed Sep 2026
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Why reach out to Rob?
Rob Kaplan works as a co-founder / managing director at Department of Music and is publicly associated with ad agency music, brand audio and department of music, working into Usa. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Market
Usa · United States
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Rob
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Department of Music.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Rob Kaplan cover?
Coverage
- Ad Agency Music
- Brand Audio
- Department Of Music
- Instacart Ads
Market
- New York
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Rob Kaplan?
Rob Kaplan is a New York-based co-founder / managing director associated with Department of Music. Their published work centres on Ad Agency Music, Brand Audio and Department Of Music. The audience sits primarily in Usa and United States. Co-Founder / Managing Director · Department of Music. Rob Kaplan works as a co-founder / managing director with Department of Music, based in New York. Co-founder/Managing Director of NYC Department of Music, the boutique music-supervision, licensing, and original-production shop brands and agencies hire as an outsourced music department. Official site work includes Instacart (Haul Your Haul / Costco, Peach, Toronto Tempo), Walmart, Samsung, T-Mobile, TurboTax, Popeyes, Cooper Tires, and Grey Goose. The topics that recur across their output are Ad Agency Music, Brand Audio, Department Of Music, Instacart Ads and Walmart Ads, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. Reach concentrates on Usa, United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Co-Founder / Managing Director. Works at: Department of Music. Based in: New York, United States, North America. Campaign types: Sync, Brands. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Rob's coverage and the Usa market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Co-Founder / Managing Director
- Works at
- Department of Music
- Based in
- New York, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Sync, Brands
- Territories
- United States, North America
Questions
About Rob Kaplan
Rob Kaplan works as co-founder / managing director and covers Ad Agency Music, Brand Audio, Department Of Music and Instacart Ads. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Rob Kaplan is based in New York, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Rob is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Rob's coverage and the Usa market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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