Podcast appearances and mentions of brent bourgeois

Dennis Hulbert has had a very successful career for 39 years with the U.S.D.A Forest Service as the Region 5 Aviation Officer representing California and Pacific Islands. After retiring he began to focus on his lifelong passion as a musician and his work with the music group that he founded 33 years ago, Machaira. Working with such notable musicians as John McFee from Doobie Brothers, Billy Kirchen from Commander Cody, Dennis is looking to take his band to a new level. This current journey is allowing Dennis the opportunity to work/record with many great players: Marc Russo- from Doobie Brothers, Mic Gillette from Tower Of Power, Michael Hossack- from Doobie Brothers, Brent Bourgeois from Bourgeois Tagg, Scott Joss from Merle Haggard, and Keith Edwards from Ricky Skaggs, to name a few. Dennis is devoting his time to developing and managing the Machaira band and the Go Girls of Machaira. Along with co-managing Machaira Entertainment, a multi facet entertainment endeavor. Dennis was our guest on Episode 154 of the Agents of Innovation podcast. Learn more about him and his band Machaira at: https://www.coopdeville.com and their YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_2eojoSgKJKcF_FzMd-iTg You can watch this full episode on YouTube podcast: https://youtu.be/O2IJrOYxJs8 Follow the Agents of Innovation podcast on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innovationradio/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/agentinnovation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AgentsOfInnovationPodcast You can support this podcast and our Fearless Journeys community on our Patreon account: www.patreon.com/fearlessjourneys You can also learn more about how to join our network through the Fearless Journeys community at: https://www.fearlessjourneys.org/ 0:00 Episode Intro 2:46 Introducing Dennis Hulbert 3:16 Work for the U.S. Forest Service 4:58 Innovating in the fire retardant space 7:43 Be a good team leader 8:22 The inspiration to go into the U.S. Forestry Service 9:12 Aviation Officer in California and Pacific Islands 11:24 Early days learning music 13:02 Faith music, tours of Russia, American diplomacy 14:00 Surround yourself with good people 14:14 Over 40 people have been in the band, world tours, top guest artists 14:35 Nonprofit band, have never charged a penny 15:25 Taking band to the next level 16:10 11-person band, seasoned professionals, and a movie 18:09 A future reality TV show? 19:03 California, Montana, and tours 19:46 New album: Life is a Rock and Roll Circus 21:51 The business of music 26:25 Profiles of other band members 30:52 The origin of the band name, "Machaira" 32:30 New album releases March 2025 and live shows 34:45 Cover of Elvis Presley "Saved" 35:15 Agent of Innovation Matt Stone as Elvis 37:00 Learn by doing, never miss a gig, and practice 39:50 Keys to success

The CCM landscape of the 1990s was populated with immense talent! All-time  great songwriters, vocalists, players and producers were making memorable music in just about every studio in Nashville. And every once in while someone would appear on the scene who was an all-time great with all of those qualities! Brent Bourgeois left an indelible mark on the Christian music industry in a relatively short amount of time, writing, producing and performing some of the best songs of the era. I think you'll enjoy this conversations with one of the all-time greats!Check out my Spotify Playlist!Support the showandychrisman.com

The CCM landscape of the 1990s was populated with immense talent! All-time  great songwriters, vocalists, players and producers were making memorable music in just about every studio in Nashville. And every once in while someone would appear on the scene who was an all-time great with all of those qualities! Brent Bourgeois left an indelible mark on the Christian music industry in a relatively short amount of time, writing, producing and performing some of the best songs of the era. I think you'll enjoy this conversations with one of the all-time greats!Check out my Spotify Playlist!Support the showandychrisman.net

This Episode gets off to a bit of a rough start since Joanna and special guest A.Z. Walter get distracted by cute cat photos, but once things get rolling they roll! The N.E.R.D.S. are happy to present the last of the livestream performances, Dick Rogers and the Family Jewels! A mystery woman hires Dick for an exciting caper, and there's absolutely definitely no genie at all.   Featuring Sound effects obtained from :   https://www.zapsplat.com Facebook sound design   And the following music:  Speakeasy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Proxima Centauri by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com What's The Angle? by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Dark 'n' Stormy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com It's Not Over 'Til The Bossa Nova by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com    Licensed under CCBY 4.0.  The Parting by Nick Gallant and French Fried by Brent Bourgeois from Facebook sound design

In this episode Joanna and the N.E.R.D.S. present Dick and the Gang investigating a groovy mystery on a spooky trash planet. Can they solve the mystery of the Green Ghost and find the missing girl? You'll have to, like, tune in to find out man. Featuring Sound effects obtained from : https://www.zapsplat.com Facebook sound design And the following music: Speakeasy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Proxima Centauri by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com What's The Angle? by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Dark 'n' Stormy by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com It's Not Over 'Til The Bossa Nova by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Licensed under CCBY 4.0. The Parting by Nick Gallant and French Fried by Brent Bourgeois from Facebook sound design

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New York native Joe Satriani had previously recorded an album in 1986, and ran up some credit card credit card debt in the process.  He paid off the debt from his earnings as a member of the Greg Kihn Band, but stayed on a low budget of $13,000 when he recorded his second and all-instrumental studio album, Surfing with the Alien.  This would be a break-out album for the guitar virtuoso.Satriani began playing guitar at age 14 under the inspiration of Jimi Hendrix.  Supposedly he heard of Hendrix's death at football practice, and announced he was quitting the sport to become a guitarist.  Satriani taught guitar to a number of students including Kirk Hammett of Metallica, David Bryson of the Counting Crows, and perhaps most notably fellow Carle Place High School alumni Steve Vai.This album relied on drum machines rather heavily, with percussionist Jeff Campitelli recording overdubs to flesh out the pieces.  Satriani played on two Kramer Pacer guitars and a Stratocaster guitar for the album, and would change the pickups to get different sounds.  The cover artwork was originally a picture of Marvel Comics' Silver Surfer until the price for renewal grew too hefty in 2018, at which time it was replaced with a silver guitar.Satriani has been a "hired gun" with a number of groups including Alice Cooper, Blue Oyster Cult, Deep Purple, the Yardbirds, and even Spinal Tap for their 1992 album.  He is also known for his work with the supergroup Chickenfoot, and for founding the G3 tour. Surfing with the AlienThis is the first and title track to the album.  The title popped into Satriani's head when he was thinking about what it would sound like if aliens came to Earth but were just looking for fun rather than global conquest.Always with Me, Always with YouThis is the most popular track off the album.  Joe Satriani wrote it as a love song for his wife, Rubina, and it is an instrumental power ballad.CirclesIf you haven't heard the album as a whole, you likely have not heard this deeper cut.  It has a slow start and finish, with a hard thrashing center.  It will give you a good sense for Satriani's playing style when using a slower tempo.  Satch BoogieSatriani composed this hard rocking song after a car accident in 1986 when he was in a neck brace and on pain medication.  Supposedly the concept was about what it would sound like if there was a horn section trying to play with Gene Krupa (the jazz drummer on "Sing, Sing, Sing") while his drum set was falling down a flight of stairs.  This is the only track which uses live percussion. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Sweet Little Sixteen  by Chuck Berry (from the motion picture Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll)This documentary film featured two of Chuck Berry's 1986 concerts in celebration of his 60th birthday. STAFF PICKS:It's A Sin by Pet Shop BoysRob's synth-heavy staff pick is from the English duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, known as the Pet Shop Boys.  The song off their second album covers the struggle of a gay person in a Catholic environment.  It was intended as a campy song, but perhaps had more meaning than the duo intended.Paper In Fire by John MellencampBrian brings us back to small town USA with a hit off Mellencamp's album Lonesome Jubilee.  The first single released peaked at number 9 in October 1987.  Paper in fire is a reference to Hell from the Bible, taken from the book of Ecclesiastes 7:5-6.  Big Generator by YesAll roads lead to Wayne's staff pick, and the title track from the Yes album.  The Big Generator album followed their immensely successful album 90125, and the lyrics from this song reflects the band's take on the pressure the record labels received to continue producing pop hits.  "Praise, oh praise this anthem generator."I Don't Mind at All by Bourgeois TaggBruce's staff pick is a one-hit wonder from the duet Brent Bourgeois (keyboards, vocals) and Larry Tagg (bass, vocals).  This song is off their second album Yoyo, which was produced by Todd Rundgren.  This is their biggest hit, which peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100. INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:Blues For Salvador by Carlos SantanaThis instrumental is from another long-running guitar virtuoso who would remain an active force in the rock world for decades.  This is the title track from Carlos Santana's album.

 This week I am talking with one of my favorite producers in music!  Brent Milligan currently produces and plays bass for Steven Curtis Chapman. He's also worked with Michael W. Smith, Charlie Peacock, The Backstreet Boys and more. We are discussing his journey as a producer, a touring musician and A&R rep as well as the importance of taking advice from the people you look up to and putting it into practice in your career by becoming really good at one thing as a time.Show Notes:Sponsors: Edenbrooke Productions - We offer consulting services and are offering listeners a 1-hour introductory special. To request more info on consulting services, email Marty at contact@johnmartinkeith.com. Talking Points:*I grew up taking bass and cello lessons.*I knew a couple of guys who went to Belmont University who were starting to have some success as musicians in Nashville playing for people that I had heard of and it got me thinking I could do it too.*I got to Nashville because a mutual friend knew the artist/producer Charlie Peacock who was my favorite artist.*I got a voicemail from Charlie Peacock saying he needed a bass player for a festival and he felt like he was supposed to call me.*I had auditioned for Margaret Becker’s band previously and she referred me to Charlie.*I met Charlie at his studio and played through some songs and got to know him, then we flew to Sunshine Fest in Minnesota and that was my first real gig.*Charlie asked to hear my songs and decided to teach me songwriting and producing and use me as a bass player from time to time.*I had an open invitation to sit on his studio couch and say nothing and just be invisible. Just listen and watch which I was going to do at every opportunity.*He let me use his studio whenever he was not using it and I would go in and work and learn from his engineer Craig Hanson.*Charlie taught me to not cross pollinate musical styles when recording. Don’t do jazz licks on a pop record, etc.*He taught me a lot about being a family man and be a musician.*It’s okay to be faithful to your wife, faithful to a church, not doing crazy stuff.*I met Brent Bourgeois through Charlie and had done some work together and he called me and asked if I wanted to play bass for Michael W. Smith because he just got hired to be his band leader.*I played for Michael W. Smith for 7 years. At the same time, I was also writing and recording demos and a band wanted to record one of my songs. The A&R guy asked who they wanted to produced their album and they liked my work. The A&R guy was Eddie DeGarmo who I had played bass for on his band DeGarmo and Key’s tour. He knew I produced the demo and wanted to get me work producing and asked them if they wanted me to produce their album.*Everyone I’ve worked with so far has been by referrals and relationships.*Start building competencies .*Charlie said that If you establish a competency as a producer or bass player, then people will be more likely to interested in your production. As opposed to just walking up to them and saying I want to produce.*If you establish competency as a songwriter or musician, people will take you way more serious when you say you want to produce records.*After playing for Michael W. Smith, I got asked to do A&R at a label and got off the road for 2 1/2 years.*Then I got a call to start working for Steven Curtis Chapman. I had subbed in for his bass player over the years so we had a relationship. He heard a record I produced and asked if I would produce his next record Beauty Will Rise.*Even when you’ve been successful, there is still that voice inside that says you’re not good enough.*When producing with Steven Curtis Chapman, he usually brings in a voice memo and I have him track a guitar to a click track, then I will make a sketch of what I think might work by building tracks and a sound around his scratch track, then I send him an mp3 to see what he thinks and getting adjustments from him.*Then he either thinks it great and keep going with it or he likes certain parts about it but maybe wants other parts to go in a different direction. I’m trying to get guidance from him, then once we get the course set, then I’ll start getting live instruments tracked.*Then he’ll come in and sing and do bgv’s.*Picking players and mixing engineers for an album is usually a collaboration between me and the artist.*I became the head of A&R at Forefront Records because their guy left and they asked Charlie Peacock to be their interim A&R and he had to find his replacement and thought I would be good for the position.*An A&R person does project management by helping the artist think through direction musically and think through song selection, producer choices, making sure there are songs that work for radio.*You’re helping the artist turn in an album that’s going to help them with their career the most.*You’re the go between for the artist and the label.*Start with developing one competency.*If you want to be a producer, start producing tracks. Learn to play your laptop like an instrument.*Start doing whatever you aspire to do at whatever level you’re able to do it.*Start putting up videos of you playing your instrument on You Tube and make a presence for yourself.*If you have content that people can see what you do, that let’s people know your talent level and can open opportunities for you.*You can make videos everyday and get your name out there.*If you reach out to someone and ask them for coffee, they will usually meet with you and give you advice.*It comes back to relationships.*Be interested in people. Brent Milligan is a Nashville based producer and musician. Originally from Baton Rouge Louisiana, he has lived in Nashville for many years with his wife Sarah and three kids, and has toured with or worked on albums by Michael W Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, The Backstreet Boys, Toby Mac, DC talk, Paul Baloche, and many others. He can usually be found in his studio, spending time with his family, playing tennis, or making chocolate chip cookies.

You can certainly be forgiven if all you know about today’s guest is that he was the "Bourgeois" in Bourgeois Tagg and they had that great song “I Don’t Mind At All”.   Surprisingly, Brent Bourgeois is fine with that too.  In fact, he gets much more excited these days talking about his work behind the mixing board than those days spent in front of it.   His career has taken more turns than Lombard Street and in doing so, has intersected with an odd variety of fame.  How odd?  Well, allow me to name-drop: Julian Lennon, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael W Smith, Christine McVie, Johnny Carson and Todd Rundgren.   We spend a good bit of time on the latter as Brent offers up his reverence while also reinforcing Todd’s rather indifferent studio reputation. It’s a laugh out loud moment for sure! In fact, we laugh a lot on this episode and also get serious for just a few minutes with his faith. Brent’s soul searching journey is different than you might expect and I for one find his perspective fascinating.   And last but not least is the music. I hope you enjoy rediscovering those mid 80’s collaborations with Larry Tagg as well as his sadly overlooked solo work of the 90’s.  

Brent Thomas Bourgeois  is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres pop and Contemporary Christian music.

Brent Thomas Bourgeois  is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres pop and Contemporary Christian music.

With guest Roger Steel.

Brent Bourgeois is back - at least in the recording sense. As half of the ’80s West coast band Bourgeois Tagg, the keyboardist-writer had connected with Todd Rundgren to produce some great records. Then, after a move to Nashville, he released his CCM record Come Join The Living World - his last recording since 1994. It spawned hits songs that caught the ears of many in the Nashville scene. Twenty years later, Brent Bourgeois returns with a new album “Don’t Look Back and it seems as if he never missed a beat. Inside MusiCast welcomes Brent Bourgeois.

On June 2nd Brent's first album in 20 years, “Don’t Look Back,” will be released.  The record features a ton of amazing collaborations, including Julian Lennon, Todd Rundgren, Charlie Peacock, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Rachael Lampa, Chris Rodriguez, and the first reunion in the studio of Bourgeois Tagg in 25 years. Brent Bourgeois began performing on piano in Dallas clubs when he was only 13. He moved to California five years later with friend Larry Tagg and in 1984 formed the pop band Bourgeois Tagg with drummer Rick Walker and guitarist Lyle Workman. The group released a self-titled album in 1986 and Yoyo in 1987 (produced by Todd Rundgren). The single "Mutual Surrender (What a Wonderful World)" reached the charts in 1986, and the following year "I Don't Mind at All" hit the Top 40.  

Brent Bourgeois is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, whose second album, YoYo, was recorded together with esteemed producer Todd Rundgren and resulted in their biggest hit with its first single, "I Don't Mind At All". Brent went on to produce several solo albums and to serve as the Vice President of A&R at Word Records in Nashville from 1997–2001. He then become well known in the Contemporary Christian Music world for his songwriting and production work for such acts as Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, 4Him, Jaci Velasquez, Michelle Tumes, and Cindy Morgan. Most recently Brent has worked with Michael Blanton's BE Music and Entertainment as their West Coast representative, and is currently at work on his first solo album in twenty years.

Brent Bourgeois is an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, whose second album, YoYo, was recorded together with esteemed producer Todd Rundgren and resulted in their biggest hit with its first single, "I Don't Mind At All". Brent went on to produce several solo albums and to serve as the Vice President of A&R at Word Records in Nashville from 1997–2001. He has recently become well known in the Contemporary Christian Music world for his songwriting and production work for such acts as Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, 4Him, Jaci Velasquez, Michelle Tumes, and Cindy Morgan. 

Brent Bourgeois and Larry Tagg will be our special guests. Both were founding members of Bourgeois Tagg and have recently released a reunion DVD and are authors, in their own right. Check it out!

Special guests Brent Bourgeois and Larry Tagg discuss their recent books and some Todd stories

Special guest Brent Bourgeois

Special guest Brent Bourgeois, an American rock musician, songwriter, and producer. He was co-leader of the band Bourgeois Tagg with Larry Tagg, and has released several solo albums. His later work has been classified in the genres Pop and Contemporary Christian Music. In 1987, the band recorded their second album, YoYo, with esteemed producer Todd Rundgren. When it was released in the autumn of that year, the band had their biggest hit with its first single, "I Don't Mind At All".