Brenton Hund Podcast

Dec 15 2021 4

What kind of mindset does it take to crack the elusive code of the music business? You and I are going to find out! In the Brenton Hund Podcast we will sit down with exceptional individuals and tease out their strategies and stories. These are folks I've met in my decades in the music industry, and they are nothing short of music extremists with strong opinions. I want to know what makes them tick, what fuels their passion, and how they have become who they are. Let's go!

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17. John D'earth: Jazz trumpet master, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator; On playing with everyone from Miles Davis to Dave Matthews, his musical theories (like the "grand" blues scale), nearly 40 year weekly gig, and his story.

Dec 15 2021 96 mins

Our guest this week is the kind of person who knows pretty much everybody, and pretty much everybody knows him. He has worked with household name artists from Miles Davis to Dave Matthews, and he’s spent a lifetime studying music and passing it along.John D’earth is a performer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and educator, and he’s got a nearly 40 year run playing a weekl

16. Edwin Cox: Global CEO of West One Music Group; Music Engineer and Producer; On All Things Publishing, PRS, MCPS, PPL, and Other PROs, and Running a Global Production Music Company.

Nov 22 2021 80 mins

If the music business is an automobile our next guest is a mechanic, and we’re going to take a look under the hood. That means getting into the nitty gritty, so hunker down. Edwin Cox is the global CEO of West One Music Group, a production music company with offices and clients all over the world. He lives in Los Angeles but he grew up and started his career in the UK. So we’ll

15. Jack Rabid: Publisher of "The Big Takeover" Music Magazine, 41 Years Running, with Cool Music Your Friends Probably Don't Know About; Drummer and Vocalist; Music Aficionado; On What Makes Us Tick, and All The Cool Bands.

Oct 14 2021 124 mins

Thank you Jim Dudukovich!In this episode we talk about cool bands and stories, like how our guest sat in on drums with the Circle Jerks in New York because Chuck Biscuits, the drummer, wasn't able to play and our guest knew all their songs.Jack Rabid is the publisher and creative genius behind "The Big Takeover," a bi-annual music magazine published out of New York C

14. Kenneth Steinthal: Veteran Music Lawyer, Litigator, and Specialist in Media -- Music Law Crash Course, From Synchronization to Compulsory Licensing to ASCAP and BMI, and Representing Google, Netflix, Etc.

Aug 16 2021 106 mins

OK, buckle up. We’re about to find out how being a music lawyer is like being a NASCAR driver. And we’ll learn how, in music law, “your adversaries are your friends and your friends can sometimes be your adversaries.” Our guest in this episode is Kenny Steinthal. He’s a 40 year veteran music lawyer, specializing in music and media on both the litigation and deal making s

13. Ian Shepherd: Mastering Engineer; Podcast Host; Audiophile; Entrepreneur -- On Mastering Hit Records; the Loudness Wars; His Path From Youth Orchestra to Music Entrepreneur; and More!

Jul 21 2021 93 mins

Our next guest accepts that he has become “The Loudness Guy.” So buckle up! This is an audiophile master course where we’ll discuss everything from what the heck is “U-matic” to did Metallica make the loudest record ever?Ian Shepherd is a professional mastering engineer, owner of Mastering Media Ltd., and host of “The Mastering Show” podcast. Over twenty some years he

12. Michael Laskow: CEO of Taxi, The World's Leading Independent A&R Company, Helping Artists Get Placements; Former Criteria Recording Studios Engineer -- On Hard Work, Being a Successful Entrepreneur, Hanging Out With Rock Stars, and His F

Jun 23 2021 94 mins

Today’s guest has rubbed elbows with some of the greats, from Clapton to Neil Young. He started with an unpaid internship at the famous Criteria Recording Studios in the 70s and would eventually become CEO of his own successful A&R music company.Michael Laskow is no stranger to hard work. And he’s got a sixth sense for recognizing an opportunity and going for it. His stint

11. Gary Fagan: Educator; Conductor; Composer; Drummer; Vocalist -- On the Secrets of Teaching Band at Henley Middle School in Virginia for 32 Years; Composing and Publishing Over 100 Orchestral Pieces; and Dreams of Being a Professional Drummer.

Jun 10 2021 107 mins

Our next guest has a super power. He can take 100 eleven-year-old kids who have never played music, give them instruments, and transform them from squawking, off key, off rhythm noise makers into award winning orchestras. Gary Fagan is a legend in my life. He was my band teacher at J.T. Henley Middle School in Crozet, Virginia. He taught me how to read and play music, and started m

10. Brian Brasher: Pitch Hammer CEO (Hollywood Music Production Company); Musician, Songwriter and Founding Member of the Band, "Creed" -- On the Production Music Industry, Bumping Into Geniuses, and Getting Music Placed in Film and TV

May 26 2021 75 mins

Let’s pull the curtain back and take a look at what happens behind the scenes in the production music business. Cue the alien action sequence, insert epic music, and watch the magic happen. In this episode we’re talking with Brian Brasher, CEO of of Pitch Hammer Music, a high-end film and television music company. Pitch Hammer specializes in music for motion picture advertising

9. Celisse Henderson: Broadway Singer ("Wicked"), Guitarist (Lizzo, Trey Anastasio, Mariah Carey, And Others), Television Actor -- On a Giving Approach to Life, Learning Guitar on YouTube, and Being Relentlessly Hard Working

May 12 2021 96 mins

Here’s a quote for you: “I had two suitcases, an acoustic guitar, a bible and $170 and I moved to New York. And that was the beginning of it all.”Our guest in this episode is Celisse Henderson. Through grit, determination, and honing her skills, along with a personality that is infectious and generous, she’s made a career on Broadway, on television, and in music. Her Broadw

8. Susan Bennett: The Original Voice of Siri, Backup Singer for Burt Bacharach and Roy Orbison, Musician and Public Speaker -- on the Twists and Turns of a Career in Entertainment

Apr 13 2021 45 mins

Today you and I sit down with the original voice of Siri. Starting in 2011 she was the voice we all became acquainted with, a voice that needed to be “otherworldly with a sense of humor” according to the original engineers.Our guest is Susan Bennett. Susan’s first love was music -- learning to play the piano by ear. She’s also a vocalist and played in a number of bands. Her

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