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Brennan Villines
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The Ben and Bren Show
Jordy Cass
Jordy Cass at the young age of 7 has established himself as a gifted actor with great range and abilities, moving easily from grounded realism to comedy. He has worked prolifically with top directors in film, television and commercials, from Marc Webb, Mayur Puri, James Burrows, Michael Showalter and Travis Hodgkins; Jordy always leaves an indelible mark with his performances.He most recently filmed 3 back-to-back features: Lost & Found in Kumbh, American Warrior, and The Collaborator. On television & digital/streaming platforms you can see him on FRASIER and on CBS's hit S.W.A.T.
2025-07-04
55 min
The Ben and Bren Show
Benny Reiner - Paternity Leave
Welcome Sebastian Apollo Reiner to our family! Benny and his wife Vanessa have had their first baby boy and everyone is happy and healthy. In this episode we hear from Benny about what it's like being a new dad.
2025-04-25
1h 00
The Ben and Bren Show
Victor Sawyer
Victor Sawyer is a lifelong musician and educator hailing from Memphis, TN. Through a diverse career he has had the distinct privilege of fusing his musical and academic identities to support artistic excellence in the classroom and on the stage. As a performer he has performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, South by Southwest, Beale Street Music Festival, Maspalomas Soul Festival, Porretta Soul Festival and with Memphis legends such as 8Ball and MJG, Valerie June, Steve Cropper, Wendy Moten and many more in addition to leading the Lucky 7 Brass Band. Sawyer is a graduate of the University of...
2025-03-21
2h 10
The Ben and Bren Show
Jessiqa Jones - EP Release Interview
Since day one of Jessiqa Jones’ life, music has been a safety blanket. Growing up with her parents in Spokane, WA, she was exposed to R&B, Hip Hop, Grunge, Heavy Metal, and everything in between which enabled her to speak the language of music across the barriers of all genres. Her journey led her to falling in love with diva soul singers before she could even talk, to writing her own songs at 6 years old, and even to producing her own music at 12 by recording herself between two iPhones. After amassing nearly 10 million views on TikTok and...
2025-03-07
1h 13
The Ben and Bren Show
John Witt Chapman
John Witt Chapman is a Los Angeles-based recording engineer, mixer, and producer specializing in audio for film, television, records, video games, and online content. He began his career at Remote Control Productions, collaborating with renowned composers such as Hans Zimmer, John Paesano, Joseph Trapanese, Geoff Zanelli, and many others. John's notable projects include "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", “The Simpsons”, “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”, and the upcoming “Star Citizen: Squadron 42”. His work has earned him nominations for both a Cinema Audio Society (C.A.S.) Award and a News & Documentary Emmy Award. While based in L.A., John fre...
2025-02-21
1h 32
The Ben and Bren Show
Amanda Brown
Bronx native, Puerto-Rican/Jamaican representing artist Amanda Brown has built a career out of provoking intense reactions from the musical elite. She has toured the world as a backing vocalist with artists such as Alicia Keys and Adele, charmed fans and critics alike with her riveting live performances on The Voice, opened for The Killers during their Wonderful, Wonderful arena tour and composes music for television and commercial broadcasting. Amanda's recently released EP, From Here, takes the listener on a journey of loss, love, self-determination and redemption by way of Amanda’s sultry vocals, poignant lyrics and alt. rock/pop produc...
2025-02-07
1h 15
The Ben and Bren Show
Benny Reiner & Brennan Villines
Happy New Year from The Ben and Bren Show! In this episode we ring in 2025 with some major life updates from Benny and Brennan like discovering the joy of outlet shopping, conquering depression, and becoming a dad.
2025-01-28
1h 10
The Ben and Bren Show
Leah McKendrick
Leah McKendrick was born and raised in San Francisco, California. While studying at Chapman University she wrote, produced, directed, and acted in a number of short films and stage plays and graduated in 2008 with a BFA in theatre performance. In 2014, McKendrick wrote, produced and starred in the pop musical web series Destroy the Alpha Gammas. The series was critically acclaimed, and she was made a Webby Award honoree and received a Streamy Award nomination. In 2017, she wrote, produced and co-starred in her feature debut, M.F.A., which premiered at South By Southwest. In 2019, she was hired to wr...
2025-01-10
1h 43
The Ben and Bren Show
Ali Dee
Ali Dee Theodore has over 3 decades of experience in the entertainment industry as a songwriter, producer, composer, artist and Executive Music Producer. In 1989, Dee signed a recording deal with Chrysalis Records for his group The Next School, which was the first African American & White rap duo. Dee would go onto joining the famed Hip Hop production juggernaut, The Bomb Squad, from 1990 to 1993. During the Golden Era of Hip Hop, Dee wrote and produced for Big Daddy Kane, Eric B & Rakim, YBT, Arron Hall, Slick Rick, Dana Dane, Mary J Blige, Natasha Bedingfield, Kool G Rap, andM.O.P, among many others. In...
2024-12-27
1h 16
The Ben and Bren Show
Emily Wright
EMILY WRIGHT is a Grammy-nominated vocal producer, engineer and songwriter. She has written a number of top 40 songs and worked with some of the biggest artists in the world. Her production credits include Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Flo Rida, One Direction, Linkin’ Park and other superstar pop artists. She is a diverse songwriter with additional credits including Britney Spears, Owl City, Cher Lloyd, Ben Rector, COIN and more. Emily graduated from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Playwrights Horizons Theater School and subsequently taught at NYU as an adjunct professor. Her work as a female engineer and pr...
2024-12-13
1h 52
The Ben and Bren Show
Jagwar Twin
Jagwar Twin is an artist who creates beyond music, building worlds that inspire and connect. Shaped by a chaotic childhood, he turned hardship into imagination, finding meaning in the polarity of struggle and peace. Even after losing everything—his home, relationship, and getting dropped from his record label—he refused to give up, using those moments to rebuild stronger. His genre-defying sound blends alt-rock, hip-hop, and haunting melodies, paired with visuals rich in symbolism. Jagwar Twin isn’t chasing trends; he’s paving his own path. His new album is a testament to perseverance and belief, a call to dreamers...
2024-11-29
1h 23
The Ben and Bren Show
Eric Kalver
Eric is a Los Angeles-based music director, award winning music supervisor, creative music producer, songwriter, arranger, and drummer. Over the past 15 years, he has worn many hats: he was the music supervisor at Activision Blizzard (Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, Call of Duty, Guitar Hero Live, Call of Duty League, Overwatch League). He has worked as a creative producer and music supervisor for marketing campaigns with Netflix, Amazon, Warner Brothers, Hasbro, Armani, Ford, Lincoln, and Capital One. He is a published arranger, a composer with music placements on Amazon, Netflix, and CBS, as well as a professional drummer that has...
2024-11-15
1h 44
The Ben and Bren Show
Benny Reiner & Brennan Villines
Happy Halloween from The Ben and Bren Show! This week we are celebrating with just your hosts Benny and Brennan. We get into the Halloween spirit along with some fun new sound effects and Brennan gives us an incredible performance on the piano.
2024-11-01
1h 07
The Ben and Bren Show
Eric Lee
Eric Lee is an American Singer-Songwriter. Raised in South Florida, Lee grew up with eclectic tastes in music. With wide-ranging influences — from Dwight Yoakam, Bob Dylan, Eagles, and Dolly Parton; He emotes a unique voice in country music, creating vocally driven songs with heart and soul. His debut single “Same Dirt Road” was released in Nov 2020 and quickly garnered millions of streams, hit no. 38 on the Music Row radio chart and obtained a strong international presence. Inspired by the idea that we’re all connected, no matter where we grow up and what “road” we walk, Lee both co-wrot...
2024-10-18
1h 44
The Ben and Bren Show
Jasha Klebe
Jasha Klebe is a composer known for emotive melodies and conceptually unique scores. Because of this, he has become particularly sought after for some of the most prestigious natural history programs today. From co-scoring the BAFTA and Emmy nominated music of BBC’s Planet Earth II, (alongside Hans Zimmer & Jacob Shea), to additionally providing music to the follow up series, Blue Planet II, ITV’s groundbreaking 6-part series, A Year On Planet Earth - narrated by Stephen Fry, to Netflix’s bold nature documentary series, Animal, FOX’s Malika the Lion Queen narrated by Angela Bassett, Plimsoll’s vividly eye-openin...
2024-10-04
1h 33
The Ben and Bren Show
Brian Logan Dales
Brian Logan Dales is a songwriter, actor and the lead singer for pop/rock band The Summer Set. Since 2007, he has released five albums— selling half a million singles and garnering over 500 million streams on Spotify. In 2013, The Summer Set received the iHeartradio Rising Star Award, and performed alongside Queen, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, and more at The iHeartradio Festival as well as in the coveted Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Since then they have sold out venues around the world, and headlined the Vans Warped Tour. Their songs have been heard in TV shows on Netflix, Amazon, The CW a...
2024-09-20
1h 33
The Ben and Bren Show
David Parks
David Parks is a native Memphian and an accomplished bassist. After graduating from the University of Memphis, with a degree in jazz performance, Parks auditioned and won 3rd place in MTV’s hit show Making His Band. Parks would go on to tour with pop megastars such as Justin Beiber, Jason Derulo and famed reggae artist Skip Marley. An accomplished studio musician, Parks’ slick basslines can be heard be heard on Jason Derulo’s hit singles “Slidin”, “From the Island”, Andy Grammar’s “Joy”, and Ledisi’s Grammy Winning smash “Anything for You” to name a few. In 2021, Parks stepp...
2024-09-06
1h 20
The Ben and Bren Show
Hal Rosenfeld
Hal Rosenfeld is equal-parts composer, music producer, percussionist, and orchestrator whose work can be heard in nearly 300 films, television shows, and video games. Hailed for his extreme versatility, creativity, and expansive production across all genres, Hal has been involved with projects that have garnered Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony recognition, including “The Greatest Showman,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “In the Heights,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023),” and Laufey's Grammy-winning sophomore album “Bewitched.” He is prominently featured on blockbuster soundtracks such as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Chicken Run...
2024-08-24
1h 25
The Ben and Bren Show
Hal Rosenfeld
Hal Rosenfeld is equal-parts composer, music producer, percussionist, and orchestrator whose work can be heard in nearly 300 films, television shows, and video games. Hailed for his extreme versatility, creativity, and expansive production across all genres, Hal has been involved with projects that have garnered Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony recognition, including “The Greatest Showman,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “In the Heights,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2023),” and Laufey's Grammy-winning sophomore album “Bewitched.” He is prominently featured on blockbuster soundtracks such as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” “Chicken Run...
2024-08-23
1h 25
The Ben and Bren Show
Alana Da Fonseca
The daughter of Brazilian jazz drummer, Duduka Da Fonseca, Alana Da Fonseca grew up in Manhattan surrounded by a community of musicians. After graduating cum laude from Purchase College with a degree in Music Production, she began mixing and producing at an award winning music house in New York City, transitioning into the film/tv space in 2005. Alana’s recent projects include; music producer for the hit Netflix series, Wednesday, for which she was nominated for a Grammy®, Series Songwriter for the upcoming Disney Series, Primos, songwriter and producer for Walt Disney World’s 50th An...
2024-08-09
1h 39
The Ben and Bren Show
Noah Davis
Noah Davis has become a digital sensation, boasting dozens of viral videos that showcase not only his vocal prowess but also his captivating charisma and humor. Noah’s social media presence grows everyday as users around the world tap into the ultra creative mind that is Noah Davis. Noah’s musical discography has amassed nearly 100 million streams and his listeners have embraced his music as a soundtrack to their own journeys of self-discovery and love. In this episode Noah details his journey from growing up singing in church in Arkansas to becoming a viral sens...
2024-07-26
1h 43
The Ben and Bren Show
Dylan Rau
Dylan Rau is the lead singer of former buzz band and current legacy act Bear Hands. In this episode Dylan dispenses valuable life advice on the music industry, addiction, and staying cool in the face of unchill events.
2024-07-12
1h 19
The Ben and Bren Show
Brennan Villines
Country boy now living in the city, queer artist Brennan Villines is known for his captivating vocals and soulful music. Brennan has supported and opened for Grammy Award-winning acts such as Corrine Bailey Rae, Melissa Etheridge, and Kirk Whalum. In 2018 he was a featured contestant on FOX’s hit-show "The Four: Battle For Stardom", and performed an incredibly powerful rendition of “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” to critical acclaim. In Summer 2022, Brennan performed at the Priscilla Presley Honors as well as both the Primetime and Creative Emmy Awards. In this episode, Brennan dives into growing...
2024-06-28
1h 52
The Ben and Bren Show
Benny Reiner
Benny Reiner is a Grammy-award-winning and multi-platinum-selling musician and composer. He is the original Percussionist in the award-winning, critically-acclaimed Broadway musical, Hamilton. With Hamilton he has performed on the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, as well as the Obama White House. In addition to performing, Reiner has written, composed, and produced a plethora of recordings for records as well as film and television. He has worked with the likes of Lauv, Max Martin, Kate McKinnon, Jax, Stela Cole, Emei, Jagwar Twin, Mothica, Ali Dee, and many more. He has written music for networks and studios such as...
2024-06-14
1h 19
Industry Insights With DPDS
Industry Insights with DPDS and Brennan Villines
This week DPDS connects with Musical Artist- Brennan Villines Industry Insights connects with Brennan with an inspiring look into Brennan’s colourful musical career starting out in Kentucky which led to a successful career in his home town before moving to the big smoke, recording his own music and becoming a contestant none of the largest talent show on tv ‘The Four’ which saw him deliver a powerful performances and sharing his intimate story. Brennan is a classically trained pianist and a successful singer/songwriter realising his own music. He has experiences in live theatre and studied music...
2021-04-06
1h 03
Neo2soul Playlist
6th June 2018 Mixbag of Music with DJ Niceness in the mix on Floradio #17
Bridging the gap between mainstream and indie artists, Mixbag of Music show brings light to the underground and gives you the quality music you want to hear, not have to hear. Non-stop, less chat, more in the mix (NeoSoul, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz) musical grooves.Our goal is to help emerging, unsigned independent artists and bands to connect with opportunities to increase their exposure through Internet Jamie Isaac - WingsBrennan Villines - Bad HabitRai - Fall Back Johnny Yukon - I LikeLauren Sanderson - Written In...
2018-06-07
3h 03
Neo2soul Playlist
3rd June 2018 Neo2soul INNAGROOVES MIXTAPE SHOW #16
Bridging the gap between mainstream and indie artists, INNAGROOVES brings light to the underground and gives you the quality music you want to hear, not have to hear. Non-stop, less chat, more in the mix (NeoSoul, Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Gospel, Jazz) musical grooves.Our goal is to help emerging, unsigned independent artists and bands to connect with opportunities to increase their exposure through Internet radio. Shantel Sole - Baby LoveSinitus Tempo ft. Jenna Camille - All MineBaby Rose - Rainy DayLayfullstop - KansasJade Novah - All...
2018-06-03
3h 03
Soul Shiver Radio
SSR (no.28)
Playlist: 01. NoMBe - Sex on Drugs 02. Brennan Villines - Bad Habit 03. China Bowls - To Belong 04. PillowTalk - Been A Long Time (feat. Tone Of Arc) 05. Black Milk - Could It Be 06. Stimulator Jones - Need Your Body 07. SG Lewis - Aura (feat. J Warner) 08. ViVii - Siv (You and I) 09. Chet Faker - (Lover) You Don't Treat Me No Good (Sonia Dada Cover) 10. Lord Huron - Never Ever 11. BOYTOY - Mary Anne 12. The Greeting Committee ...
2018-05-01
1h 19