He has composed music for more than 300 advertisements for brands including Verizon, Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Cotton, Visa, Miller Lite, Sears, Lego, McDonald's and Coca-Cola.
[1] In the 1990s, McLam was a member of the band Orange 9mm and contributed his song "Failure" to their 1996 album Tragic, which was released on Atlantic Records.
[3] After parting ways with Orange 9mm, McLam co-wrote the bonus track "Jungle in the Circus" for the 2008 Gavin Rossdale album, Wanderlust,[4] released on Interscope Records.
In 2010, McLam scored the independent film Chlorine, directed by Jay Alaimo and starring Kyra Sedgwick and Vincent D'Onofrio.
[5] He is also a co-writer of the theme song to the children's show, Pinky Dinky Doo,[6] on the Nick Jr. Channel.