The Ben and Bren Show

The Ben and Bren Show

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.

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April 25, 2025 60 mins

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.

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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 s...

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March 7, 2025 73 mins

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...

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February 21, 2025 92 mins

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 Simpso...

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February 7, 2025 75 mins

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...

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January 27, 2025 70 mins

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.

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January 10, 2025 103 mins

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 receiv...

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December 27, 2024 76 mins

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 H...

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December 12, 2024 112 mins

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 ...

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November 29, 2024 83 mins

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 haunti...

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November 15, 2024 104 mins

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, Amaz...

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November 1, 2024 67 mins

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.

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October 18, 2024 104 mins

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 a...

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October 4, 2024 93 mins

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, ...

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September 20, 2024 93 mins

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 ...

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September 6, 2024 80 mins

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 s...

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August 23, 2024 85 mins

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 Murd...

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August 9, 2024 99 mins

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, Wednes...

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July 26, 2024 103 mins

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 se...

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July 12, 2024 79 mins

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.

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