Christa Miller pulls double duty on Apple TV+s Shrinking: Not only does she star as Liz, quirky neighbor and friend to Jason Segels Jimmy, but shes also served as one of the music supervisors since the shows debut.

Millers path to music supervision began on shows like Ted Lasso, Cougar Town and Scrubs. I started doing the pilot of Scrubs, and Bill [Lawrence, creator and Millers husband] didnt like the music, and couldnt get the music, Miller tells THR. I grew up in New York and I used to DJ sometimes; Ive always been very into music and I knew Bills taste, so I said to him, Let me take a stab at it. I did, and he was like, Youre doing the music now. So I was the uncredited music supervisor on Scrubs. Millers stint on ABCs Cougar Town introduced her to Tony Von Pervieux, who would become her music supervision partner for all their future projects. Miller loves her second gig on Shrinking, constantly making playlists and banking songs for potential episodes in her free time, but she admits that she cant do it as a full-time thing. Its a lot of work.

Miller jokes that getting Lawrence on board with her music choices involves a little subtle brainwashing. Any time were driving to dinner, I will play my superfavorite playlists for him in the car, so by the time he hears it in postproduction, which is maybe 10 months later, he feels like its a pop song on the radio, she says with a laugh. Its a much easier sell.

Miller and Von Pervieux prioritize featuring new artists and up-and-comers on the soundtrack. I know how important it is to new artists to get placed, because TV is the new radio, she says. But thats not to say Miller and Von Pervieux dont use famous bands or hit songs. In fact, sometimes they use an artists music more than once, because it happens to fit the storyline or emotion portrayed in the scene. Some bands Miller and Von Pervieux have featured repeatedly include Arcade Fire, The National and The 1975. I try to spread the love, but sometimes it just works so well, she says.

In terms of playing Liz on season two, Miller says she wanted to pay homage to all the moms who have become empty nesters (which is a major plot point for her character in the second season, and a cause of her veiled depression). I wanted to respect those moms that you think are annoying, that are just organizing and doing everything, because theyre saving your life.

This story first appeared in a June stand-alone issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.