Brenton Hund Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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 weekly gig at Miller’s in Charlottesville, Virginia — presumably some kind of world record.  And we’re in luck because he brought his trumpet and his piano to our chat, and sometimes plays them both at the same time, explaining some of his theories and concepts.  Wait until you hear him compare and contrast, by trumpet, the “academic blues scale” versus what he calls, the “grand” blues scale.

We talk about Sonny Rollins, who John says is the greatest improvisor of all time.  We learn a new phrase about what it means to “humpty dumpty” a tune in jazz.  And we learn about John’s inspirations, from Charles Mingus to Jimmy Hendrix. 

John believes “what the audience really wants is to see something authentic go down.”  I think we’ve captured that here, but you judge for yourself.  Enjoy these moments, with John D’earth.

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JOHN D'EARTH
- Website:  https://music.virginia.edu/faculty/jdearth
- Wikipedia Page:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D%27earth

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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 talk all about the UK licensing collectives and play the acronym game where we’ll have Edwin discuss what PRS, MCPS and PPL are.  We’ll talk about other foreign societies, income collection issues for publishers and production music catalogs, and the competitive landscape the defines the production music space. 

Edwin started his musical journey as a DJ, wearing out his LP records, and working his way into music engineering and producing, finding himself involved in a number of hit records in the UK.

He then learned the publishing ropes at Boosey and Hawkes, and was elected to the Board of PRS for Music in the UK.

From the hustle of getting noticed to running his own company, this is a pen and paper episode!  And now, Edwin Cox…

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EDWIN COX / WEST ONE MUSIC
- Website:  https://www.westonemusic.com/
- Wikipedia Page:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_One_Music_Group
- LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwincox/

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What's it like sitting in the hot seat, the witness stand, testifying as the musical expert at one of the most talked about music infringement cases in recent memory?  Let’s find out...

Our guest in this episode is Judith Finell.  Judith testified on behalf of the Marvin Gaye family in the milestone “Blurred Lines” case in federal court as an expert witness, something she’s been doing for 25 years.  

She is president of Judith Finell Music Services Inc, a boutique consulting firm with clients ranging from the Beastie Boys to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, to household name labels, publishers and media companies.    She leads a team of doctoral level musicologists -- based in New York, LA, and Europe -- most of whom are on the faculties of renowned conservatories and also perform and appear widely as musicians and scholars. 

Judith is a classically trained pianist with a masters in musicology.  She’s a writer, public speaker, consultant, and professor, and she currently teaches the first course on forensic musicology in the country at UCLA. 

In this episode Judith and I get into the weeds on everything from artificial intelligence to sampling and Blurred Lines, to playing piano on the radio at age 6.  Join me as we find out more about Judith Finell...

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JUDITH FINELL
- Website:  https://www2.jfmusicservices.com/

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Imagine you are backstage coaching Rob Thomas before he goes on to sing with Santana at the Grammy's.  Or getting Usher ready to sing with Ray Charles.  To our next guest, this is just called "Tuesday." 

Jan Smith is known affectionately as "Mama Jan," so dubbed by John Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band, but as Jan puts it, it was Usher who took it public.  She is a vocal coach to the stars, with the largest roster of charting artists of any artist development facility in America.

She's an author, sought-after speaker, storyteller, entrepreneur, singer, songwriter, musician, oh, and a Grammy nominated producer.  She's been inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and Billboard calls her one of the Top 100 Women in Music. 

She is CEO of Mama J Music, and works tirelessly to develop and educate artists.  She gives credit to God for her purpose in life - making others shine.  She's adored by those she trains.  She's a connector and she'll shoot you straight.  Let's dig in, with Mama Jan...

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SPECIAL THANKS
- to Greg Presmanes for introducing Jan and me.  Thank you!

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JAN SMITH LINKS
- Website:  www.jansmith.com
- Twitter:  @MamaJanMusic
- Instagram:  @MamaJanMusic
- Facebook:  MamaJanMusic

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In this episode John Morand takes us behind the scenes of the recording studio, from cutting edits on an analog Studer 16 track tape machine (like the kind Led Zeppelin used back in the day) to running a drum set through a “Big Muff” distortion pedal.  From mediating between band members to doing audio production on "Corn Warriors," a competitive corn growing reality television show, John has a treasure chest of hilarious stories to tell.  

John has worked with everyone from Sparkelhorse to Joan Osborne, Susanna Hoffs to Hanson, and many others in his 3+ decades as a music producer and studio owner.  He was an early pioneer in the "High Tech, Lo-Fi" movement.  He’s got platinum records to his credit, and he’s a founder of Sound of Music Recording Studios in Richmond, Virginia along with producer, rock star and music advocate, David Lowery from the band Cracker.  John is also an entrepreneur, musician and singer, songwriter, video producer and sound editor, college professor and dad.  Join us as we talk about the old days, the new days, and band fights.  

John Morand Links:

• Sound of Music Facebook Page
• Giving Notes Project.  This is a charitable organization, with which John is affiliated, that is devoted to "bringing other people's stories to life through music."  John and Sound of Music provide support by recording audio and video for the Giving Notes.

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In this episode you and I sit down with Tiffany Ashton, one of the “New Faces of Country” (Renegade Radio in Nashville), a “Rising Star” (Nashville Universe Awards), and "Country Artist of the Year" (Hollywood Music in Media, prior recipient).  She’s performed stages from the legendary Viper Room in Hollywood to the Opryland Resort Big Night Nashville New Year’s eve concert.  Tiffany’s new single, “Cowboy”, is out, to critical praise. 

Tiffany talks about songwriting, upcoming projects, graduating college during COVID, and about her journey from singing baseball stadiums at age 6, to touring with some of the best musicians in Nashville.   Tiffany explains what motivates her and what defines her on and off the stage. 

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SPECIAL THANKS
- to Greg Presmanes for introducing Susan and me.  Thank you!

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TIFFANY ASHTON
- Website:  http://www.tiffanyashtonmusic.com/
- Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/tiffanyashtonofficial/
- Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyashtonofficial/

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Steve Van Dam is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and founding member of the band Everything.  He co-wrote the hit song “Hooch” which cracked the top 10 in Billboard’s Pop and Adult Contemporary charts in 1998.  Steve and Everything played 200-250 shows a year for a decade in the 90s and Everything sold 30,000 records out of the trunk of their car in college before they were ever signed. 

Steve is also a music engineer, producer and composer.  He’s written hit jingles like the “Bom Chicka Wah Wah” song for Axe body spray.  He currently owns and operates “Light the Music”, a software platform and startup company delivering project based learning, expert coaching and support for educators, all through an app that not only transforms the classroom but is ideal for socially distanced music learning.  Please enjoy this episode with Steve Van Dam.

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Music referenced in the episode:  Spotify playlist.

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STEVE VAN DAM
- Everything:  https://thebandeverything.com/
- Light the Music:  https://www.lightthemusic.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steverything/?hl=en

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Curtis Daniel III is the Co-owner and Co-founder of Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.  Some have called Atlanta the “Motown of the South” at least in good part due to the work Patchwerk has done. 

Patchwerk has been responsible for recording one groundbreaking record after another, starting with Outkast, and including artists like Goodie Mob, Ludicris, T.I., Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Nas, and others like Ciara, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Usher, John Legend, Mariah Carey, and tons of others.  Curtis was a full scholarship, Division 1 football player at Michigan State before he switched gears.  He’s now a 25+ year veteran of the entertainment industry, a husband and a dad, and one of the most connected, and nicest, folks in Atlanta.  I’m excited for you to join me in this conversation with Curtis Daniel III.

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Music referenced in the episode:  Spotify playlist.

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Curtis Daniel III
- Website:  https://www.patchwerk.com/
- Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/frittyloc/?hl=en

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Guest: Stephen Hund:

• Stephen is a veteran drummer and musician who has played in numerous bands and toured the country.   His stack of skills, perspective and story are awesome.  
• He’s a business owner - he started Manhattan Drum Studios, a drum school in New York and Barcelona, and has taught over 25,000 drum lessons.
• He's a singer, songwriter, self taught guitar player, and union actor.  He has a degree in psychology and worked as a strategy consultant at a major consulting firm.  At one point he was a scratch golfer, and he speaks Spanish and Catalan.  
• Stephen brought his drums, treating us to a mini master class, and we talked about everything from his "Best Drum Beats of All Time" to what it was like on the tour bus back in the day.  
• We grew up playing in bands together and it was a blast talking with my brother and friend, Stephen Hund. 

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Music referenced in the episode:  Spotify playlist.

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STEPHEN HUND:
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- Stephen's list of "Best Drum Beats of All Time":  https://9b0e25e5-415f-4a5e-80ce-c217507eec43.filesusr.com/ugd/3b83c3_89cdb10771a345b9a6898c5bc31801ed.pdf

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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 City, going on 42 years now.  It reads like a music encyclopedia or mix tape guidebook, including 60-80 pages of album reviews written by Jack himself.  Jack’s a drummer and vocalist and has played in a number of bands.  And he’s a veteran of the “punk era,” emanating from New York City.  But mostly, he’s a music lover.  

This interview kicks right in, mid conversation, with us talking about Jack’s softball game that he just got home from.  I ended up just hitting record, 86’ing the formalities of a “hello,” and rolling tape.  

No one talks about music like Jack Rabid.  Here we go…

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Talking Heads, XTC, Ramones, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Tony Bennett, Sinatra, Xavier Cugat, Death Cab for Cutie, Deep Sea Diver, Wire, Springhouse (Jack’s band), Leaving Trains (Jack played with them), Chills, Nirvana, Belly, Velocity Girl, Throwing Muses, REM, Even Worse (Jack’s Band), Last Burning Embers (Jack’s Band), Beatles, Circle Jerks, Legal Weapon, Saccharin Trust, Naked Ray Gun, Big Black, The Effigies, Blood Sport, Fastbacks, Hüsker Dü, The Screamers, The Dells, Engelbert Humperdinck, Glen Campbell, Dionne Warwick, Jimi Hendrix, Blondie, Television, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Velvet Underground, Mothers of Invention, MC5, The Cars, The Police, Bad Brains, Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, James Brown, The Who, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Killers, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, The Undertones, X, The Mutants, The Zeros, DOA, The Subhumans, The Dead Kennedys, The Stimulators, Mad, Iggy Pop, the Cramps, Link Wray, Professor Longhair, The Ruts, Sham 69, The Damned, Dead Boys, Buzzcocks, Justin Sullivan, New Model Army, The Neats, Wipers, Catherine Wheel, Radiohead, Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Rogers, Gene Autry, Max Romeo, Stooges, Heartbreakers, New York Dolls, The Adverts, The Everly Brothers, Love, Carl Perkins, Oscar Peterson, Hank Williams, Stephen Foster, Blasters, The Undertones, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Howlin’ Wolf, Joy Formidable, David Bowie, Brian Eno, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Cheetah Chrome, John Lydon, Captain Beefheart, Ruts DC, The Gas, Joe Pernice, Bevis Frond, The Who, The Byrds, Bo Diddley, Ike and Tina Turner, Lesley Gore, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Billy Bragg, Colin Hay, Connie Smith, and George Jones.

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THE BIG TAKEOVER
- Website:  https://bigtakeover.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigTakeover/
- Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bigtakeovermag/?hl=en
- Radio Show:  https://bigtakeover.com/radio/

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