The Ben and Bren Show

By: Benny Reiner Brennan Villines Dylan Rau
  • Summary

  • The Ben and Bren Show is brought to you by Grammy Award-winning musician Benny Reiner, Singer-Songwriter Brennan Villines, and co-host Dylan Rau from the indie rock band, Bear Hands. Equal parts educational, inspirational, and comedic, the trio host a variety of music’s finest figures to learn of their own personal stories and what it’s like to work on some of cultures biggest musical pillars. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebenandbrenshow/support
    Benny Reiner, Brennan Villines, Dylan Rau
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Episodes
  • Emily Wright
    Dec 13 2024

    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 producer has been widely recognized in the music business, as only 2% of the industry’s producers are women, only 3% engineers.

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Jagwar Twin
    Nov 29 2024

    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 to see the magic in their own journey.

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Eric Kalver
    Nov 15 2024

    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 performed with artists such as Lindsey Stirling and Speelburg.

    Currently, Eric is the Music Director of the popular kids animated franchise CoComelon at Moonbug Entertainment. He oversees the music direction by developing, directing, and executing the entire music portfolio of the brand through various streams of content such as the YouTube channel, the various Netflix series, the albums released on Spotify, and more.

    As an established drummer, you can regularly see Eric performing with the world-renowned improvisational group Baby Wants Candy and on the Netflix comedy special, "Todd Glass: Act Happy."

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    1 hr and 45 mins

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