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She's All Over The Place
Torfoot Entertainment Group on Making Films and Casting Actors

She's All Over The Place

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 13:09


TORFOOT ENTERTAINMENT GROUP MOUNTS MAGNIFICENT CLASSIC HORROR THE YETI WITH NEW SLATE OF FILMS (Los Angeles, CA) Torfoot Entertainment Group (TEG) an award-winning film, television and digital content production company, founded by filmmaker Johnathan Brownlee (THREE DAYS IN AUGUST, PUPPETMASTER, THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK and DECODING ANNIE PARKER), and Emmy award-winning producer/casting director Ross Meyerson  (DAMAGES, NURSE JACKIE, RESCUE ME,  currently working on DEXTER: RESURRECTION); with footprints in LA, NYC, Dallas and Toronto, launches a vast film slate this fall with the first of their incredibly diverse slate of films to be the wickedly delicious horror film THE YETI, with actor Jim Cummings (THUNDER ROAD, LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY), headed into production this winter in New York with Radiant Films selling internationally and a North American set to announce later this year. Tackling the most elite of monsters, indie giant Torfoot Entertainment Group enters the world of epic creatures like Kong and Godzilla in the footsteps of creative pioneers like Toho Studios.   Taking inspiration and influences from classic creature features, THE YETI is a pure genre film,  delivering thrilling action with copious amounts of blood and gore. It harnesses the environmental ruggedness of the Arctic and the bloody carnage of a giant monster slaughtering its human prey. Shooting on anamorphic lenses, in full-color widescreen, laying bare the polar Arctic in all its beauty and terrifying rawness. Following a cinematic language that will feel like the crystalline bedrock of those majestic natural tableaus of films like THE REVENANT and INTO THE WILD. THE YETI is co-written and co-directed by Emmy award winner Gene Gallerano (THE FIRST WAVE, AMERICAN SYMPHONY, National Geographic's PHOTOGRAPHER), and William Pisciotta (THUNDER ROAD, BEAST BEAST). THE YETI Creature Design is spearhead by the innovative team of industry titans Wayne Anderson & Ali Gordon  (THE PREDATOR, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, STRANGER THINGS, GHOSTBUSTERS, IT, THE NUN, HELLRAISER, THE TOMORROW WAR, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER) THE YETI is a Torfoot Entertainment Group production (repped by Brillstein), and the team is led by producers Johnathan Brownlee (STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK, PUPPETMASTER, DECODING ANNIE PARKER) and Ross Meyerson (DEXTER: RESURRECTION, FALLOUT, THE EQUALIZER) with SFX/Creature Design by Wayne Anderson and Ali Gordon (THE PREDATOR, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, STRANGER THINGS, THE NUN, HELLRAISER), Stunt Coordinator/Second Unit Director: Freddie Poole (BIKERIDERS, TULSA KING, THE SAMARITAN), Production Designer Frank Coppola (CABRINI, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, A QUIET PLACE II.) Oil tycoon, Merriell Sunday Sr. and renowned adventurer, Hollis Bannister have disappeared without a trace. Their last known location is northern Alaska. Ellie Bannister and Merriell Sunday Jr., set out to search for their missing fathers and the truth behind what made them vanish! As the rescue team heads deeper into the heart of this frozen landscape, danger mounts. Something has taken notice of their trespassing expedition…and that prehistoric something is now stalking them... hunting them... THE YETI This is one of the first projects for the newly formed Torfoot Entertainment Group, a privately financed production company whose model is based on culturing quality content and bringing together creators and financiers, smartly accessing local filming incentives and putting local production teams to work. Stay connected with me: https://www.chonacas.com/links/  Read more about Torfoot Entertainment Group on David's Guide: https://davidsguide.com/torfoot-entertainment-group-mounts-magnificent-classic-horror-the-yeti-with-new-slate-of-films/ 

Business Trip
What Payers Want with Lili Brillstein

Business Trip

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 48:20


Matias interviews Lili Brillstein about how to work collaboratively with healthcare payers (the ones that reimburse for medical expenses).Lili is a pioneer in the field, having previously led one of the largest bundled payment initiatives at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield. She currently is the founder of her own advisory firm, BCollaborative, where she helps startups and providers develop value propositions that resonate with payers and create models that can be successfully administered. In this episode, they discuss:What payers want and their key prioritiesStrategies to communicate startup value propositions to payersThe role of interim successes for chronic conditionsHow to align payers, providers, and startupsFee-for-service vs. value-based care modelsCredits:Created by Greg Kubin and Matias SerebrinskyHost: Matias Serebrinsky & Greg KubinProduced by Jonathan A. Davis,  Nico V. Rey & Caitlin NerFind us at businesstrip.fm and psymed.venturesFollow us on Instagram and Twitter!Theme music by Dorian LoveAdditional Music: Distant Daze by Zack Frank

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The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
Zack Sugarman, ”AI Powered Lead Generation”

The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 56:39


Zack Sugarman, deep dive into his 17 years with the Wasserman Group to his current role as Chief Strategy Officer at Demand Sports – an AI powered top-of-funnel lead generation tool for the sports industry. If you are in sales you need to listen to this.     Key Highlights From college to first role at Sportnet (Wasserman Media Group), doing business development – finance of action sports films in 2005 (skateboard.com, etc) Deep dive into Wasserman group - from 70 people when he joined to 1,700 by the time he left recently (15 offices around the world) Global Sports Marketing & Entertainment company Helping client spend their marketing dollars wisely, negotiate, execute Maximizing revenue for teams/leagues (properties) Talent manage side – Jerry Maguire style (NFL to action sports) Growth by acquisition – music talent, celebrity influencers, creating IP & content (UK based CSM, etc) Acquisition of Brillstein – coming full circle (family history, Lew Wasserman) Casey Wasserman – a bit about the man himself – Chairman of LA 2028 Olympics – his leadership style His roles over the 17 years (2005-2022) Start of digital and social media era and developing a digital division to help monetize content Early days of live streaming – World Surf League – live webcast Properties – teams, leagues, federations, conferences, Esports teams, Develop products to offer these property owners – pre-sale and post-sale services NBA Jersey Patch, later NHL, MLB – one of the big projects – discussing deal sizes   Demand Sports – his role as Chief Strategy Officer How it works, background, Helping property rights holders – top-of-funnel lead generation, using AI to verify contacts, personalized emails Coordinate follow up and meeting times for the Property owner (all the upfront work to create warm leads) Demand Inc – tech companies, B2B business – Lasso tool tweaked to use for sports Bounce test to check emails are correct – in real time, etc Using AI to personalize emails, search web to create subject lines and hocks for a personalized touch to email Tool operates globally – language specific outreach examples 40 clients around in the US and around the world Fee structure and flexible model for Property owners Contact:  zack@demandsports.co  - www.demandsports.co US market – huge events coming the next few years from FIFA World Cup 2026 to Olympics 2028 and more… opportunities for brands and property owners Final message on Artificial Intelligence (AI) – be curious   About Zack has a proven sports executive with over ~20 years of experience in commercial strategy and revenue creation – focusing on business development, partnership creation, digital strategy, new tech integration, valuation, packaging, and execution of award winning campaigns and initiatives. Sugarman's skills include business development (identifying, negotiating, securing new clients), strategy and analytics (fan insights, commercial valuation and packaging, opportunity targeting, partnership creation, and measurement), and relationships (understand the value of connections and have enjoyed consistent networking and having multiple long-term and repeat clients). Zack likes to connect the dots between partners and bring new perspectives together in an effort to generate new value, drive innovation and facilitate new connections across the sports and entertainment business. Before joining Demand Sports, Sugarman spent 16 years in agency leadership positions at Wasserman, most notably leading the Global Properties division worldwide to help venues/teams/leagues maximize commercial revenue. At Wasserman, Sugarman helped drive millions of dollars in commercial revenue for clients including NBA, NFL, NHL, MLS, FIFA, USGA, UFC, NASCAR, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, LAFC, New York Islanders, Vegas Golden Knights, CrossFit, Drone Racing League and Salesforce.  Sugarman was also instrumental in helping AEG land the largest Naming Rights deal in history with the announcement of the Crypto.com Arena in November 2021. Zack is a true tech geek who makes it a point to stay on the cutting edge of emerging technologies and digital strategies; he also firmly believes that “Fútbol is life.”   Follow us on our social sites for the latest updates Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportsentrepreneurs/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marcusluerpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-entrepreneurs Website: https://marcusluer.com Podcast: https://marcusluer.com/podcast To get in touch, please email us at podcast@marcusluer.com Feel Good by MusicbyAden https://soundcloud.com/musicbyaden Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/_feel-good Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/bvgIqqRStcQ

Ian Talks Comedy
Mark Reisman (writer / producer Frasier, Sydney to the Max, Summer Rental)

Ian Talks Comedy

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 65:43


Mark Resiman joined me to discuss the brilliance of the Dick Van Dyke Show and working with Carl Reiner on "Summer Rental"; meeting Woody Allen as a teenager; Robert Klein and Rodney Dangerfield; seeing Don Rickles live as a teenager; going to Boston University; getting a job writing jokes for a birthday party comedy album and having it lead to writing for David Steinberg; getting hired for the last four episodes of season six of Saturday Night Live; becoming partners with Jeremy Stevens; writing a Bill Cosby "lite" beer ad for Eddie Murphy and hanging out with him backstage; going to Thicke of the Night; meeting guests Muhammad Ali and Frank Zappa; the comic regulars; the long hours; getting his first movie pitch, "Summer Rental" produced by Bernie Brillstein; working on Dear John with Bob Ellison and Rod Parker; writing the pilot for Puppetman for Brillstein and Jim Henson; writing on Rhythm and Blues; working of Flying Blind with Tea Leoni; consulting; Phil Rosenthal; getting hired on Wings; suggesting Amy Yasbeck; doing Encore! Encore! with Nathan Lane and Joan Plowright; joining Fraser is season seven; creating the Jean Smart character that won her an Emmy; highbrow dialogue added later; Niles and Daphne finally get together; creating the In-Laws starring Elon Gold, Jean Smart, and Dennis Farina; working on Big House with Kevin Hart; Quintuplets rushed into production with Andy Richter; Retired at 35 with George Segal and Jessica Walters; The Exes with Wayne Knight, Donald Faison, Kirsten Johnson; seeing Andi Mack and realizing their is a new kind of family sitcom; Sydney to the Max a parent in the 90's and his kid today; mentoring Danielle Fishel as a director; two sets of kids means hours are easier; strict Disney rules for child actors; multi camera vs. one camera sitcoms; losing weight; one camera sitcoms harder for the actor; Friends would be a nightmare with six equal leads; Angel-Casey-Lee the best people to learn from; how to write

There’s a Better Way: Smart Talk on Healthcare and Technology
Lili Brillstein's Masterclass on How to Be Collaborative

There’s a Better Way: Smart Talk on Healthcare and Technology

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 34:33


This episode features Lili Brillstein, founder and CEO of Bcollaborative, who works to lead the transition from fee-for-service care models to value-based care models in American healthcare. Brillstein says that when she was studying business in college, value-based care models weren't even a blip on the radar. We were paying for units of care—and we're still doing that today in many cases. But we can build a system focused on patient outcomes, she says, and set up reimbursement to support it.  “The idea,” Brillstein says, “is to address variability in care and costs of care to get consistent outcomes.”

Screenwriters Need To Hear This with Michael Jamin
060 - TV Writer/Producer Danny Zuker

Screenwriters Need To Hear This with Michael Jamin

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 49:54


Danny Zuker is a TV Writer and Producer known for Modern Family, Just Shoot Me, Off Centre, and Grace Under Fire.Show NotesDanny Zuker on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958521/Danny Zuker on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_ZukerDanny Zuker on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/dannyzukerDanny Zuker on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dannyzuker/Michael's Online Screenwriting Course - https://michaeljamin.com/courseFree Screenwriting Lesson - https://michaeljamin.com/freeJoin My Watchlist - https://michaeljamin.com/watchlistAutomated TranscriptsDanny Zuker (00:00):So like, the people interested on the podcast who are aspiring and whatnot. Yeah. I mean, it is, and you can attest to this, and everybody I know can attest to it. Is he getting punched in the face contest? I mean, and there's no shame in stopping. It's just how many times he can get punched in the face. Because you will continually, I mean, I recently been punched, you know, I did a pilot and it was like all the way and boom, punched in the face and it's like, it never stops hurting. And at some point you just decide not to get up. I'm just not there yet.Michael Jamin (00:26):You're listening to Screenwriters. Need to hear this with Michael Jamin.(00:34):Hey everybody, welcome back to Screenwriters. Need to hear this. I'm Michael Jamin. I got a special, very special guest today, Mr. Danny Zucker. You don't know who he is. You don't know who. I barely, we worked together on many for many years on a show called Just Shoot Me. But I want to, man, I want to, this guy is, you don't understand this guy in the industry. He's known as a joke machine. He is known as the guy who comes in and hits that home run joke that makes everyone just laugh out loud in every episode. And so, let me just talk about his credits and I'm gonna bring him in. He's got a ton of credits. So I guess we'll talk about this, but we, I guess he started out on the Arsenio Hall Show as a joke writer, evening Shade, which I didn't, I forgot about that cuz I was a PA on that show. But not when he was there. Roseanne, listen to his credits. Roseanne Grace Under Fire fired up. He probably, do you want, is it okay if I mention No, I guess I shouldn't mentionDanny Zuker (01:26):That one. No, you can totally mention all the terribleMichael Jamin (01:28):Ones. jhu Me. We were, we, we worked together. Jesse Off Center, which he created Coupling the Men's Room, another show he created Surviving Suburbia, the Unusuals modern Family, which you've just got off of. So he was there for many seasons. But then also God the Devil and Bob Norm watching Ellie Oliver Bean come to Papa Stacked. I mean, dudeDanny Zuker (01:54):Act I'm glad you finished on Stacked ByMichael Jamin (01:56):Though. Yeah, that was a, yeah, . But what a man, dude, you have some, you have some you in in this podcast right now, I would say you have the second best credits.Danny Zuker (02:07):Who have you had who've hadMichael Jamin (02:09):? No, I'm talking about me. Oh, no, your, your, your credits are fantastic, dude. I mean, aDanny Zuker (02:14):Lot.Michael Jamin (02:15):Oh,Danny Zuker (02:16):But great memoir in me when I want to get out of the business.Michael Jamin (02:19):Oh, but also you do, well, you, well, you can start writing it now, I suppose. . How dare you. How dare. But also can I even talk about this? Do you have a famous book about where you, you and Trump? You got into a this is before he was president, right?Danny Zuker (02:34):Yeah, it was, it was I think 2014 back when everybody hated Trump. Not just people who could readMichael Jamin (02:41):, but, and so you just started trolling him on TwitterDanny Zuker (02:44):Just randomly and just a little, like, just a small little tweet. It was like, and then he exploded and then we went onto a month long with hundreds of tweets back and forth. And if you go back and look at it, cause it went rebal when he got the nomination. But if you look at it, he didn't like I was just a beta test. There's nothing he said about anybody else, whether it's like whoever he wants to talk about that he didn't first try out on me to no effectMichael Jamin (03:08):Really.Danny Zuker (03:09):And always bugged me when the Democrats would say like well it's so hard to fight against. It's like, no, just read what I did. It's not that hard. I feel like anybody could dunk on him.Michael Jamin (03:18):I remembered thinking though you, that he picked the wrong fight. You don't pick a, a Battle of Witch with professional comedy writer. That's not what you want to do,Danny Zuker (03:25):. It's all I do. It's, yeah, it's like, it's like me getting into a Dunking contest with LeBron. It's not gonna work out. I have one skill period. I can't do anything other than this. It's all I was trained to do.Michael Jamin (03:36):And this was at Modern Family where you were a writer, and did you, did you wanna, did you bounce off any jokes off of anybody?Danny Zuker (03:42):No, in fact, I mean, I would, he started to go after Modern Family, like when he would, you know, and that became like something he would pick out at that point that when he started doing that, I went and I talked to the cast and the other writers and the cre co-creator Steve and Chris, and I said, Hey, like, you know, my show, I would just go forward, but it's your show, right? And they were like, no, get him. It's like, fine. And it was like, I have to say, like back then, you just have to remember like, he was a, he was such a safe target. Like I would have to scroll for scroll and scroll and scroll to find one tweet that supported him. Like one reply that supported him. And I'm sure it came from somebody in his office. What was weird and why I knew like, oh, shit's different is it went viral again in like 20 16, 20 17.(04:31):At which point I got a lot of like, you are an asshole. Y O U R. I got like, it was like, there was a lot of hate. Like people were on his side all of a sudden. It was like, what? Because it was Republicans, he was a joke. Right. You know? Right. and, and so it was like, whoa. It was really weird. And it was yeah, I mean it was, you know, I, I continued, I continued to be a voice, but, you know, I I, I had threats. I was hacked. I had a lot of stuff go down that was like sort of yeah, it was like, it, you know, it, it got a little bit scary. I mean, it's scarier for women who went up againstMichael Jamin (05:05):Him. But at, at some point though, did he just block you?Danny Zuker (05:08):Oh, within the middle of that. And then by the end, after months, he blocked me and I stayed blocked all through his presidency. .Michael Jamin (05:15):And then how did that become a book?Danny Zuker (05:17):Well, I was doing it like at the 20, what was it? The the midterms, the 2018 midterms. I was part of like a democratic affiliation. Like there was some fundraiser. And they had asked me if I wanted to do like a live reading of my Twitter war. And like, you know, Tim Simons from a VE was there and he said he had an un enviable job of being Trump. And we did it. And then another friend of mine who does a lot of this stuff says we should put that out as a book. And, and then we just, I just wound up doing it.Michael Jamin (05:47):That's fantastic.Danny Zuker (05:48):Yeah. I mean, it's just a little, it's a hundred pages. It's like, it could not be sort of, and and, and I comment on the little tweets as they go along and Yeah. So . But and then I gave it to ch Yeah. And then I gave it to charities like, you know, Uhhuh legal aid for people at the border and Planned Parent, like all the things he, ohMichael Jamin (06:04):Good. Oh, now tell me. So I don't, I remember, it's so funny cause we worked together 20 something yearsDanny Zuker (06:10):Ago. I know a lot,Michael Jamin (06:12):But I, you remember, just so my audience knows, you were the guy who all of us wanted to impress in the room to make laugh. You were the guy cuz it was your approval. Yeah, it was. Because if we could make Danny laugh then Paul Yeah. Because you were the home run hitter.Danny Zuker (06:29):But that, but that room had, I felt like that room had a lot of heavy hitters. It's very flattering to know that. I mean, I always thought, you know, I thought you and your partner Siever were like, it was just, everybody was good.Michael Jamin (06:40):We were, we were all baby writers. But it, I mean there were definitely, it was a really talented, I think that might have been one of the most talented rooms I've been in, to be honest.Danny Zuker (06:47):It was certainly one of the, it was one of those rooms where like, cuz Just Shoot Me was a show that really survived on jokes. Like, it was like, the way it was built, it was like, it wasn't, you know, it wasn't about like a lot of touchy-feely moments, you know, or we'd get to them occasionally. But it, what it was most successful at was like, you know, what are the s in that world? Yeah. And, and, and so, and we had a lot, you know, it was a lot of really good people. So,Michael Jamin (07:11):Man, and then, but you started, I forgot about this as a, as a joke writer on the Arsenio Hall Show.Danny Zuker (07:17):Yeah, it was weird. I mean, I got , I mean, I was quite young. I was like, I think like 24 or 25, and I managed to get like a like a pa job on that show. Cause I'd worked on as a pa on another show with a producer there. And anyway, I got there and, you know, we're doing run through things and it, you know, writers there had 13 week contracts. And in the first 13 weeks that show became an amazing hit. Like he was on the Coming Time magazine and he wound up purging a lot of the staff on a Friday. And I just went home. This, you know, I went home that night and now long ago, and on a typewriter looking at newspapers typed up a bunch of jokes and on Monday handed up, you know, my submission to some of the other writers there to put it in with the packet.(08:03):You know, they, because I knew they were looking and they knew I wanted to write. And on Monday, like he did one of my jokes. And then like on Tuesday he did two of my jokes. And on Thursday I had a good amount of jokes in. And on that Friday, the following Friday, he hired me. Wow. So it was like, but I, you know, I'd been doing jokes, you know, I don't, I wasn't, it's funny, I was like, we were doing a move in our house, like we were remodeling, something had to move out and we get, so go through all of these boxes and in one box I found, oh, my Arsenio jokes, like a big book of my Arsenio jokes. And I thought, this is a gold mine. I can sort of recycle some of these and put them in things. And I started reading through them and they were also shit. It was like, it was nothing salvageable , but I guess it worked for there.Michael Jamin (08:43):That's so, you know, cause I was a joke writer on the mic and Maddie's show for a little bit, and I had thisDanny Zuker (08:48):That's right.Michael Jamin (08:49):But I would go through my material. I, I have the same like a binder like gold. Right. And I looked at it recently, I was, was like, there's nothing in here. It's terrible. It'sDanny Zuker (08:57):Terrible. I would never hire this fucking guy.Michael Jamin (08:59):. But, but was it your goal, like in high school to be like a on to work, like late night or what? Or scripted?Danny Zuker (09:07):Yeah, it was. I mean, I really, you know, I wanted, I, I mean I, in high school I was doing some standup poorly, you know, cause I had nothing to say and, but I really did. I wanted to be on Letterman or snl. And and, you know, I got outta college and I did, like, I put together this reel that people seemed to like, and I got into Letterman it as like, you know, I talked to like Gerard Mulligan and a couple people there, and I mission and then, and I got my first rejection letter from them and the second one from snl. And and and I still have those. And they're, they, they, they're, because, you know, you go through that. I wound up getting a job with but glad up getting a job with Howard Stern, who was doing some box pilots.(09:44):He was gonna be the show that followed Joan Rivers Show. Right. And they never went, but it was, it was a couple months producing a week of shows, you know, practice shows. And well, a couple good things came outta that one. I've been friends with him for 30 something years as a result. Bob who was in my wedding, and right. But then, but then I also met a producer on that show who liked me, and he brought me out to, you know, he brought me out. He said, I have a a pa job out here if you want it. And, you know, so it all led from that. So,Michael Jamin (10:12):But you never decided to like resubmit to SNL orDanny Zuker (10:16):Letterman? I did. I mean, I was, you know, I was absolutely planning, but then I wound up getting an opportunity to be, you know, I, I got, I, I I wanted to. And then I came out here. It's funny because before I got the Arsenio Hall ugh, this is a really dark, like, horrible story. Before I got the Arsenio Hall show , I got I was like up for like, to be a baby writer. If you remember Pat Sack had a late night talk show mm-hmm. . Yeah. That was Pat s Show. And was a lot of my friends, a lot of good people were there. Like, you know, Fred Wolf who went on to write a lot of stuff for all those movies for David Spade and Chris Farley. But like, so I was submitting packages and the head writer there, this guy Monty, I don't mind trashing him on this.(10:52):He, he he put me through the ringer. Like I kept submitting like over the course of you know, weeks of submitting to him and with notes. And I was like, fine. I was like young and prolific. Anyway, I wind up going in and I get there and there's another guy, there's writer Rob Young, who went on to write Forleo for many, many years. And he and Mon said, here's the thing, you're both baby writers, so if you don't mind, I'll make you a baby writer team. You know, you'll means splitting a salary and all that and you have to be okay with it. And we're like, I was broke and had gotten no credit card. We were like, yeah, let's do it. My family was in town, my mom and my two sisters and and my stepdad and we're like all getting ready to go out and celebrate.(11:34):And as I'm getting out the door, the phone rings and it's Monty. And he said, you know what? We've re he gave me a key to the office, by the way. We've reconsidered. We're just gonna go with Rob. Oh my God. Like, after offering me the job. And I literally like my knees buckle and it was like the darkest meal ever. So I was really depressed for exactly 12 hours. And the next day Marla, this woman who went up to Bruce, the Arsenio Hall show called me and said, I can't offer you a writing job yet, but if you want, you can come in here and be like, like a, like a segment pa. And I was like, yes. And so that's all I wanted was the opportunity. So it was like literally I had disappointment for 12 hours andMichael Jamin (12:14):But still that is crippling that disappointment.Danny Zuker (12:16):It was crippling. I've never forgottenMichael Jamin (12:18):The Yeah. I feel it just the way you saidDanny Zuker (12:21):It, it was really cruel. I mean, it was like I described, I mean, to like the people interested on the podcast who are aspiring and whatnot. I mean, it is, and you can attest to this, and everybody I know can attest to, is he getting punched in the face contest? I mean, and there's no shame in stopping. It's just how many times he can get punched in the face. Because you will continually, I mean, I've recently been punched, you know, I did a pilot and it's like all the way going and boom, punched in the face and it's like, it never stops hurting. And at some point we just decide not to get up. I'm just not there yet, but, you know. Right. But butMichael Jamin (12:53):People don't, yeah. I think that's important to know. Like even us at our level, is none of it's a cake walk. Everything's, you know, a lot of rejection.Danny Zuker (13:03):It, it's true. And I'll never forget this cuz so there's a writer under studio Hall show. He's about like eight or nine years older than I was. And, and like we would pretty young staff and, but, and we were going like, all the way to Vegas, why did you ever come to Vegas with us? And he's like, you know, and he pulled me aside, he took me for a lunch. He goes, he said, you, you're good. You don't wanna stay here in late night the whole, your whole career. You should, like, I'm taking the time. A friend of mine is doing a pilot. I'm helping him with it, and I'm pu you know, and I think you should be thinking about like starting to speck out half hour. And I thought, okay, you know, he's very avan Well, that pilot he was working on was, and his friend was Larry David, who was working on the Seinfeld pilot. He was Larry Charles. Right. and, and, and, and, you know, so he, you know, it was a real inspirational thing that moved me forward. And years later when I'm first getting like my first like, you know, I'm a story editor on like evening shade or one of those things. And I remember running, talking to him and I said, it must be nice to not worry about the next thing. And he is like, oh, I worry every single day. AndMichael Jamin (14:01):This is who, who? Larry Charles said thisDanny Zuker (14:02):Larry. Charles, yeah. Mm-Hmm. . And I thought, like, I thought, is he just saying that to make me feel good? But then, you know, as I saw it, I saw like the people from friends leaving the hottest show on friends, like not, you know, scr you, it, it doesn't carry over. It's like you, you, you get in the door more. Right. But you're still subject to the same humiliations most of the time.Michael Jamin (14:24):Why did they tell you, why did he tell you you don't want to be in late night for the rest of your career?Danny Zuker (14:29):He thought that I want, he said, if you, he, he more said it this way. He said, do you want to be in late night? Do you have aspirations to do more? Because it can be a golden, you can, it can be like a golden handcuffs because what can happen is it becomes comfortable and you won't do anything else if you wanna do something else. And he thought, and he, and he said he thought I was good enough to, he thought I had the ability to go do something else. I, and and that was all it was. It wasn't like he was belittling it mm-hmm. , he just knew I had aspirations beyond it. And he said, while you are working on something good is a great time to be working on the next thing. Right. And I, I, I, I took, I I, I took him seriously. IMichael Jamin (15:06):Mean, but you had to learn a whole different thing. You had to learn how to write stories. That's aDanny Zuker (15:09):Whole different thing. You don't, and but didn't you find this for you? So you started as a joke writer. You don't know if you can do it consistently until you do it. And then you find out, oh, I can. Right. It's the same thing with half hour. It's like, I don't know if I can do this consistently until you find out you can.Michael Jamin (15:22):But I remember the first couple specs I wrote the first were terrible. Then I wrote a couple that were decent. And then after wrote that first decent one that got me an agent. I remember the, I got soundbite agent and then I remember thinking, I, I don't know if I can do this again. I think that's it. I think I got lucky.Danny Zuker (15:37):Oh dude, I'm utter, even to this day, I have to tell you, like I've, I, I'm utterly convinced that every job I have is the last job I'll ever have for my whole career. And that this is the script where I'll be found out.Michael Jamin (15:53):. Yeah. Yeah.Danny Zuker (15:55):Where the, where the big, where the, you know, it's it's imposter syndrome I think. But it, I don't know. I, I've never met somebody who turned into script and was so freaking proud of it to me or something like that. It's like, oh, this one's gonna kill where that was any good . You know? Right. Like, that kind of confidence doesn't means you haven't like, questionedMichael Jamin (16:11):It. And what were those early days like for you on those early shows like Roseanne and like, what was that like?Danny Zuker (16:17):I loved it. I mean, cuz I, I did discover I was good at it and they were like, it was competitive, which I liked mm-hmm. . And it was like, you know, I held my own. I was like, you know, I did a really good, I felt like I did a really good job on Evening Shane. And they recommended me to Right. Roseanne. And I was a good hire there. And I'm, you know, the Roseanne was one of these situations where like 30 something writers, cuz she would hire all these people. But there was one like, main room and, and, and, or like, like two, you know, of the main writers. And it was very egalitarian, you know, it wasn't just like, okay, you're co-executive producer, you're gonna be in that main room. Or the, it was egalitarian. And, you know, I had worked, you know, as a second job. I worked myself into the main room. Now keep in mind that also meant working on weekends, but it was still,Michael Jamin (17:00):What do you mean as a second job? What do you mean?Danny Zuker (17:03):Well, no, it wasn't a second job. It was like I said that you would, I, it meant that if I got into the main room, Uhhuh , I would, you know, I would work longer for the same about someone here. Oh, oh, I see what you're saying. Yeah.Michael Jamin (17:16):Yeah. Right. And and they were, yeah. Cause the hours were really tough on Roseanne. I rememberDanny Zuker (17:20):They were hard. No.Michael Jamin (17:21):Yeah. I remember getting, it's funny, I remember getting interviewed to be in the night pa on Roseanne. I was like, the night pa Yeah. You start around midnight. I'm like, oh, start at midnight. . That doesn't sound like a good job.Danny Zuker (17:35):Yeah. I remember, I think at one 30 in the morning, Rob hen at one point saying, guys, if we just let's focus, we can get out here earlyMichael Jamin (17:42):. But he wasn't. So what time, what were your hours? Like what time did you usually work until ?Danny Zuker (17:50):It depended, but like, you know, cause she would blow up the script several times and you had to deliver it. Yeah. And you know, sometimes we'd have to start from scratch. And so, you know, we saw more than, you know, I saw several sunrises. We called it working from Howard to Howard. Like, you'd come in listening to Howard's Stern and you go home listening to Howard's.Michael Jamin (18:04):Oh my God. And that's, and that's rough. I mean, I've been at a coupleDanny Zuker (18:08):Young though. It, it helped to be young.Michael Jamin (18:10):Right. I know. Imagine doing that now. You'd be, I don't know guys, it's getting, it's, it's right five-ish. It's getting dark . I go, nowDanny Zuker (18:18):I wanna eat my dinner at four 30 now. So it's like differentMichael Jamin (18:21):. So then all your other jobs afterwards. Just interesting to follow. How were they just mostly connections or your agents submitting you? How haveDanny Zuker (18:29):Almost all were con like, so what happened was, so yeah, so Evening Shade led to a connection because Victor Fresco was friends with Rob Yuen. Mm-Hmm. and then Tim Doyle who was coming in also. And, and, and so I got there from there. When I went to Grace Under Fire, it was Kevin Abbott. It was like a, a a splinter group. Us went on to that. From there Kevin wound up getting like a brillstein deal off of that. And then they were like, he, they were asking who else is good over there? And he recommended me. So then I got a Brillstein deal and did my first pilot. And when that didn't go, I was like on, I was somewhere like on vacation, you know, my wife. And, and I got a call from my agent that about like, Hey, they're looking to bring somebody on the show, just shoot me. And you know, you know, I read the script, which I liked. I, you know, I hadn't seen the first pilot and I was wrapping up and so I, I don't how many You were there from the beginningMichael Jamin (19:23):Right? From the pilot. Yeah.Danny Zuker (19:24):Yeah. So what was how many did you do that first season? Because I came in in, in at the le Yeah. So I came in on episode six of thatMichael Jamin (19:32):First season. You were there, you were there for the first episode. Final episode of Season of Season One. I don't rememberDanny Zuker (19:37):That. Yes, I was, yeah. Wow. Okay. Yeah. Cause we were, yeah. Cause I, yeah. And so yeah. So it was yeah. So that, and that's how that led. And then from there, you know, that led to a lot of different things. And, and you know, you know, it is, you start to develop a name, so then you at least Right, you can at least get in the door, you know, a little bit. So,Michael Jamin (19:56):And then, but even now, okay, so how does it work for you now? What is it? I mean, even like, I know you just, you just had a pilot what it felt like. What was that process like?Danny Zuker (20:05):Well, it's, it's, you know, it's, hopefully it's gonna be alive again. But we, we gotten into some, some, a little good news, but, you know, I was talking about a couple pilots, but like, I, you know, I got, I having the same manager as I'm at Brillstein again as a management company. And over Covid, they were like, Hey, you know, you wanna sit down with Kevin Neon as this idea?Michael Jamin (20:25):Oh, right.Danny Zuker (20:26):Kevin and I wound up writing something that I really love. And hereMichael Jamin (20:29):We go. Let's give him, give him a shout out.Danny Zuker (20:32):Oh, you gotMichael Jamin (20:33):It. Yeah, because Kevin was a Kevin, Kevin's so sweet. He was the voice on, he was actually the voice on this animated show. He did. He's over there andDanny Zuker (20:41):Oh really? Which one?Michael Jamin (20:43):Glen Martin dds. So I work with Kevin. Oh,Danny Zuker (20:45):That's right. IMichael Jamin (20:46):Remember that. And he's, so, he's the sweetest guy. And so he'sDanny Zuker (20:51):Been, he's been a pleasure to be in my life. Yeah. So yeah, it's, it was a real blessing.Michael Jamin (20:56):Well, I was just gonna say, so when he put his book out, I was like, yeah, I gotta give, I gotta help promote his book. Cuz he's just the sweetest guy, youDanny Zuker (21:02):Know? Yeah, he is, he's the greatest. And, but, you know, there's a perfect example. So it's Kevin Neen who has always acclaim. I don't have no acclaim. And, and like we write a pilot That's great. And we still get fucked around with, you know, it's like, sort of what I was saying, you know, it's like there's no, it never endsMichael Jamin (21:18):. Yeah, no, it doesn't end. And so, yeah. So that, so just so people understand those work, so the, you've sold it to, well, your, your studio paid, youDanny Zuker (21:27):Don't just We the studio. Yeah. And it was like, developed for tbs. Okay. And and then the whole TBS structure went out the window mm-hmm. like in, in the midst of doing it. And, and we just got screwed. Now it came back to us and knock wood, we have something. But, you know, and then, you know, I'm just developing other things right now.Michael Jamin (21:46):Yeah. So you'll try to shop that. Right. And so,Danny Zuker (21:48):Yeah. Yeah. I mean this is the, this is the first year though when I, because I've been working on this animated show, housebroken mm-hmm. , it's their second season. It's on Fox. My first animated show I've everMichael Jamin (21:57):Oh, I know that. Oh, wait, wait, I know that one.Danny Zuker (22:00):It's with, yeah, it's with Gabby Al Gabby and Jen Friton did, and Ku it's like bunch of pets and group therapy. Right. Which is really a funny idea. Right. And it was super fun to do when it ended, like, in, in, I don't know, September, I mean, we're still doing post-production, but when it ended in September, I had a couple offers to staff or thinking like this. And I just, I said I, unless it was something I really wanted to do, this was the first time I decided not to do that. Not to run really in my whole career because I, I felt like I don't want to do that right now. I'm tired of racing and I wanted to, and I got to travel and I wanted to do certain things and work on what I wanted to work on. Right. It just sort of have faith in the process. Cause cause you know how it is, you miss a lot of life if you don't do that. SoMichael Jamin (22:45):Yeah, well it's, there's that, yeah. It's like that trade off. Do you go on staff or, or try to develop on your own and you're justDanny Zuker (22:51):Yeah. And I'll go, but I also, it's just a trade off of like, if I don't go on staff now and I wanna go on staff later, I'll find something. You know, it's like, I'm not gonna just not do it in there, you know? Right. So,Michael Jamin (23:03):Hey, it's Michael Jamin. If you like my videos and you want me to email them to you for free, join my watch list. Every Friday I send out my top three videos. These are for writers, actors, creative types. You can unsubscribe whenever you want. I'm not gonna spam you and it's absolutely free. Just go to michaeljamin.com/watchlist.(23:27):Right. So now you're just coming up with ideas or teaming up with other people.Danny Zuker (23:31):Yeah, I'm, I'm actually supervising a couple pilots that I like and I'm writing one, you know, developing one on my own. And then, and, and, you know, it's been super fun and, you know, I'll start submitting again when, you know, shows get picked up. But it was fun. I got to go around the worldMichael Jamin (23:45):Interest Oh, go around the world for for what? Oh, oh, because you're on yourself. You, youDanny Zuker (23:49):Just Yeah, my, yeah, yeah, yeah.Michael Jamin (23:51):Right. Interesting. And then, and so what was go, so your last, I guess your last big credit was Modern Family. So what was that a called, what was that like?Danny Zuker (24:00):Wow, I mean, what a credit. Oh, here's the thing. So I'm 44 when that show gets, you know, picked up and, you know mm-hmm. , especially like in comedy. Right. You know, you think like, I went prior, so it's kind of funny. So prior to modern Family, you know, a year before that happened, a full year, you know, we had a writer's strike. And right before that, Steve Leviton, who we know from Just Shoot me and, and Chris Le Lloyd were doing a show with Kelsey Grammar and Patricia Heaton called back to Back to You. Back to You. Yeah. Yeah. And and, and I didn't get hired for it, and I was like, really? I've done everything for, and it would've meant like I could've logged my deal and, and then the writer strike happened. It was the first time I went a year, like basically almost a year without working on anything.(24:49):Right. And so I started to spec out a couple, I specked out a pilot that was a little bit more dramatic and wound up getting hired on a drama that Noah Hawley was doing in New York called The Unusuals. And it was like, and it was really fun to do a drama and easier by a mile. Right. And so BEC but and it was like, I was the funny guy in this, like, people, other writers would come to me if they need because it had, shouldn't have had a rye aspect to it and this cop drama. And so I could punch up and I was able to write a drama a script. And it was great. And that show didn't get picked up. But then I had a couple offers on other dramas when Steve called me and said, Hey, Chris and I have done this pilot.(25:27):I think you should come in and take a look at it. You might be interested in it. Now in my head I'm thinking, I can't wait to watch this pilot and say, no, I don't wanna do it. Right. , it's like hired other stuff. But I got five minutes into the Modern Family Pilot. And honestly, to me, it's the best comedy pilot I'd ever seen. Yeah. Like, for just like, it, it felt so fully formed already. Yeah. Like, but that cast, and it just like, everything clicked in a way that was magical. And I was like, I gotta get hired on this show. And so people asking, you know, it was gonna be a hit or did you know this? We had, there was a lot of pressure that first season to do something as good as the pilot and to be in that world. And, but we could feel it. We, you could, you know, you could feel something building like you could feel, yeah, this is something special. And and yeah, it was an amazing ride and I'm sort of glad to have that happen to me in my forties. It was particularly after a year of sort of, oh, slightly slimmer picking. So I really appreciated it and I knew it won't, I, I knew this doesn't go on forever. Like I know that that's a very unusual Yeah. And rarefied thing to happen.Michael Jamin (26:35):It's kind of like the last big, big hit, youDanny Zuker (26:38):Know? It feels like it, I mean, it, it, it's especially a broadcast hit. It's like Yeah. It just like, like it, it went from the beginnings of like, screaming is a possibility to like, no one watches network television at the time it's on anymore.Michael Jamin (26:53):Right. What's interesting about, I, I always love like writing in that show is like you've literally watched those children grow up to be adults, you know, on theDanny Zuker (27:03):Air same age. So Luke, the kid who played Luke and the kid who played Manny and Alex for that matter, Uhhuh were all the same age as my twin girls. And my son was younger. So I, I, I used to joke that I, I got to watch the kids who make me money grow up with the kids who cost my moneyMichael Jamin (27:19):, but, and how odd is it to write new stories? Like, it just seems like it's, you know, it's almost odd that because they're older now and you get, you're writing stories for them being older, you know?Danny Zuker (27:29):Yeah. But it's like you, that is actually, oh, for me, I did not mind that because I felt like in those first couple seasons it was very, you know, we in all purged our lives for like stories. Right. And so I was just waiting for my kids to grow up and do something more interesting.Michael Jamin (27:48):Right,Danny Zuker (27:48):Right. You know, you know, and I think, and, and I think a lot of us were, and so I didn't mind that you were moving into those, those stories. I mean, it gets hard though. I mean, you know, we joked like, you know, everybody's like, oh, you know, it wasn't as good in season eight or whatever. It's like, well, let me put it this way. It's like the most interesting family, you know, most like the Obama's, let's say when they're at a dinner party, they have at most 15 to 20 stories they tell me. Yeah, yeah. That's it. Tho those are their go and they're the most interesting family, you know, like, we did 250 episodes, or each family had like, it's hard, you know, you, you, it's, it's, it's different. And we're not like animated, so they have to be somewhat ground. It's all you can do like meta episodes, like you can do like on The Simpsons or things like that. Although I wish we could have , butMichael Jamin (28:34):But I, and I always, cause I always talk about like how writer's mind their own life for stories. But you have a famous, you famously took a story from your life, I think, right? And you said in one of the, at least one of the episodes was the, it was the fire. It was the fire. I'm thinking of the firemen.Danny Zuker (28:47):Yeah. I didn't write it, but I, I told it in the room. I had had a okay. So yeah, it was like the, the, I live in Manhattan Beach and the the e EMT workers there are like famously good looking dudes. Like I Right. Some, I, it makes me question where I am on the sexuality spectrum.Michael Jamin (29:06):.Danny Zuker (29:07):Anyway, I wound up having an attack, which I thought was a kidney stone. It turned out to be gallbladder. It was like, but at two in the morning and I wake up and I feel like I'm being stabbed to death. Right. And my, my wife Annette. Annette, you gotta call nine one one. You gotta call 9 1 1. It's like, she was like, okay, it's gonna be fine. She calls 9 1 1 and then I'm on the floor and I don't see her, when I hear the, the firemen like knocking on the door like, Annette, Annette, where are you? And then she comes out of her closet and she's dolled up like she, cause it was the middle of the night she put on, she's looking you up for the fire bitch. And we just did that word for there.Michael Jamin (29:40):Right. So you go in to, and you tell the story the next day in the writer's room, and then it goes right in the script.Danny Zuker (29:45):It's amazing. And it's amazing cause you start to lose any shame. So like, one of the things like I'd worked, I had known Brad Walsh who was part partnered with Corgan and Walsh. Right. I'd known him for many, many years before this. Worked on a show with him, a couple shows with him and never, and, but we get into that first season of Modern Family and we're like looking for stories. And he is like, and I see him struggling and he is like, okay, fine. My sister and I were part of an ice dancing team. . Like, it's something he wouldn't tell us ever except we needed it.Michael Jamin (30:16):He, you needed stories, right? Oh, you give, yeah.Danny Zuker (30:19):Yeah.Michael Jamin (30:19):You'll give your mother. I mean, people don't realize, like you're, it's late at night, you're trying to come up a story and like you do, you'll swab someone's arm for a story. You know, like a good story is so hard to get.Danny Zuker (30:31):Now I've only like, like there's a time on like, it was actually just shoot me, I think it was. But like, we're looking for a story on some kind. And it was the only time I'm tell it here, but it was like that my wife at the time, she, she actually said I would rather you didn't do this cuz they, they want, they'll watch her. But it was, it was, it was this very simple story. It was like, like I used to fly my in-laws out here before they moved out here to come see the grandkids. I was like, you know, of course you're gonna come over there and say I'd fly and I do this back and forth. Happy to do it. I'm a generous guy. It likes been good. But then I found out like they'd get the ticket and then at the airport would pay for the upgrade to first class . And it like, sort of like, wait a minute, . And it shouldn't have bothered me, but it didMichael Jamin (31:13):Wait. But, but they were paying it out, the upgrade outta of pocket. They were paying for the upgrade.Danny Zuker (31:18):They were paying for the upgrade. But it was like, I guess you pay for the upgrade. You like what? Like,Michael Jamin (31:23):Oh, if they can pay for that, when they could pay for the ticket, you're saying? Yes, I got,Danny Zuker (31:25):Well not even, but but of course that's me. That was not like, and even as when I was pitching the story, I said, this is gonna be my problem not thereMichael Jamin (31:33):.Danny Zuker (31:34):But I said, so I, so I, I put the ki on, I, I stopped, but that's about the only time I have I all embarrassed people in our lives, you know?Michael Jamin (31:43):And, but, and so yeah, I mean, so, but, but basically there, so there are other stories in Modern Family you took from your, from your life as well, basically?Danny Zuker (31:49):Oh, tons. All of us did. Yeah. We, we, we, we, we had one like five twin daughters and at one point, like, so we had to go to a we had to go to a parent teacher conference when they were like in, I don't know, second grade. And my daughter, it's Lily and Charlie, my daughter Charlie, I mean Charlie, my daughter Charlie, you know, we're sitting there and it's and and then I say, Hey, so your dad and I, you know, tonight your dad and I are gonna need to split up. And and it's like, so do you, is there, do you have a preference? And it's like, and she just thought about it for a second. She goes, well I love dad, but I think you'll take better care of me. And she thought like we were, and she was so calm about us splitting up. Like she just like, yeah, I get like obviously that's . So she was like, it was just such a weird, and so we had Luke basically do that with Claire and and Phil.Michael Jamin (32:47):So yeah. Wow. That's so, yeah. You just got, it's like you're just gonna be conscious for your life. But go, but go ahead. WhatDanny Zuker (32:52):You were gonna say? No, we had a lot. I mean, Steve's kids walked in on him having sex in the pilot when Luke, they do the thing, we're gonna shoot you Luke. Right. That is the deal. If you shoot your sister, he has actual footage of him doing that to his son. .Michael Jamin (33:07):Yeah. That I remember thinking that this, I remember watching the pilot thinking this had to be from his life. And it doesn't sound right. . He shouldn't have done that.Danny Zuker (33:15):Yes, exactly. Yeah.Michael Jamin (33:17):Now, when you go about creating a pilot, other than the Kevin Neon thing, which is, you know, a little different cuz he has this like how do you go about, how do you start thinking about ideas?Danny Zuker (33:26):It's, it's a variety of ways. Like there's some that are just like, oh, this is an idea that's been sort of itching that, that I've been itching to do. I mean, and in the day, you know, I would think like, you know, but there's just an idea that I'll get in your head. The other way is somebody comes to you with an idea or a piece of casting. I have one right now that was kind of a, I'm not gonna talk about it here, but it was like, right. But it's, it's cause I'm, I'm, I'm down the road. But it, it was so wild idea that came to me with like, some good casting associated, but it was just one line and it's broad and silly. And I was like, how am I gonna make that work? Right. And they actually went away and on a trip and, and somebody just clicked how I would do it. And so I'm, you know, I've written up treatment and so hopefully that thing goes, but it's, sometimes it's an actor. Sometimes you read an article.Michael Jamin (34:13):Do you, are you, do you develop sometimes with actors? Cuz we never, we develop for comedians but never actors really.Danny Zuker (34:19):It depends. I have developed for an actor why They're usually a comic actor though. Yeah. You know? But yeah, that's, that's about it. Yeah. I have, I mean, I know where do you guys get your, what do you do with your ideas? I mean, and don't they mostly come from your heads? Are you talking about it or it's such a hard target to chase?Michael Jamin (34:37):Is this a hard part of it that we struggle with? Cuz you always hear this as like, why are you the only ones who can tell this story? And you're like, well I'm, we're not. You know, I mean, and, and the other thing is like, well I'm a writer, I can kind of make up stuff. Like, so they, but they always want to hear like, why is so you have to always, it always has to be personal, which is a little hard. It's like you run out of the personal things. And so yeah.Danny Zuker (35:02):It sound like an obvious, this is gonna sound like a question, and maybe this just speaks to me not being a good guy, but I, I know this, but don't you lieMichael Jamin (35:10):. But you, you, you exaggerate, you, you basically say, you know, you try to extrapolate, well this is, I this didn't happen to you, but something similar happened to me, you know,Danny Zuker (35:20):But I'll be like, okay, so this is based on a guy I went to school with.Michael Jamin (35:23):Right. But is that good enough? Because then they'll, but then they'll say, okay, but then go get the guy who you went to school with. Hey, get him in here. It's his story.Danny Zuker (35:32):. No, no. I mean, I, I no, what I will say, this is my real, real, you know, I'll, I don't know. I can, first of all, I do think when you're writing a show, no matter what you're putting yourself right in all of those characters, I think it's a silly request. I do try, even if it was like something science fiction or it was something like broad and big, I will always try to craft an origin story that is usually mostly true. But just like, you know, I had this experience, like how do I explain like I'm doing something with somebody right now, an animated show that I'm supervising that has a lot to do with mental health stuff. Right. And this girl cracked it. And it was like, so when I'm coming in I say like, I've tried to do mental health issues for a long time. Never found the key. I think she did. This is like, and, and so that's my, that's my part of the sales pitch in this. AndMichael Jamin (36:20):It's so interesting cuz we don't even supervise. It's not, it's not that I'm opposed to it, but there's not a lot of money to supervise something. And you wind up doing a lot of the work. So,Danny Zuker (36:33):Well, I'm very careful with what I pick in the supervision. Mm-Hmm. . And I'm also very careful what my, you know, rate will be. So I, for me it was like, oh, okay. I, but, but, but it's like, no, but it's like I'll take, I, I, you know, somewhere along the way it's gonna be a gamble, but I wanna be with somebody who I know is gonna, and I'm very explicit about that. I always say like, if I'm going to wind up co-writing this, we are going to be back here to renegotiate because my deal is very specifically not for scripts. And OhMichael Jamin (37:00):Really? Okay.Danny Zuker (37:01):Yeah. And I'm, and I'm pretty clear with that, with my management and stuff like that. Because if I'm gonna do that, then I'm gonna take a piece of it. I normally, I don't, I I don't want to, I wanna help them do it and then I'll run it if it goes right. But I, but I'm just, when I was younger, I had a couple people, I had one person in in particular who's sort of supervising me, who took over something and I feel like Crash landed it before I was ready. And, and I'm so careful not to do that. I'm just there. So I, I really do wanna make it that person show.Michael Jamin (37:33):But the problem is cuz and I, I haven't, we haven't done this, I haven't experienced, but my fear is you'll turn it in the studio will not be happy with it, with their work, with their draft. And then you will have to do all that work. You will have to do all that regretting.Danny Zuker (37:51):Well, I'll have to do some work. Uhhuh . But I'm, I'm picking people I think who's have a pretty good sense of, right. I, I'm betting on certain people. I'm not betting on like somebody who is just like a comic. I'm betting on somebody who is at least writing or has some workMichael Jamin (38:09):To. And so those people, they don't come to you out of the, I should be clear, they probably don't come to you out of the, off the street. They come to you through channels, through agents, managers, stuff like that. Yeah.Danny Zuker (38:17):Or through, or through like pods. They, somebody we're developing this or we, we love this pitch. And that's sort of what happened with this, this animated oneMichael Jamin (38:24):Doing so. Right, right. Interesting. Now have you done a lot of animation? That's something I I didn't know you got the all thatDanny Zuker (38:30):Just this housebroken show. That's the first night I've ever done.Michael Jamin (38:34):It's been very all on Zoom.Danny Zuker (38:36):All on Zoom practically. Yeah. Yeah. All on Zoom. But it was a real blast. Now I kind, I didn't mind it.Michael Jamin (38:43):Right. Well you had to be in your house, get to relax too.Danny Zuker (38:46):It was kind of fu It was. Yeah. I mean, and also just having something like, you know, it was, again, we went into the pandemic, nothing was going on during that. I was just sort of sitting home riding pilots and, and doing stuff. And I was like, oh God, am I done again? Am I done? Then I got a call from mm-hmm. , you know, Gabby and Jen and that production company that if I was interested, I could come there. And it's like, I loved every, you know, I love those guys and it's all these a bunch of really great people over there. It's like basically the whole cast of Veep is isn't that thingMichael Jamin (39:14):? Oh yeah, I know. AndDanny Zuker (39:15):It's a, and and, and it was just like, it's just been a blast, so. Right.Michael Jamin (39:20):Wow. And so, and I also know, I, I noticed you've been, you've been performing a lot too.Danny Zuker (39:25):Yeah, I have. I started doing I started doing standup a little bit. I'm, I took a little break, but I've been going, yeah, I took like a 30 something years break from standup. But it's been fun. Cause like I have stuff to talk about and I don't care what happens. Cause I already have a career. Like there's no stakes in it at all.Michael Jamin (39:41):And you go, I mean, and so you go up, how often do you up?Danny Zuker (39:44):Well, when I was doing it more, I was going up a couple times a week and little clubs, little club shows. I was actually I shortly before the Pandemic was going through a divorce and but I was dating somebody who was a comic and so, and she did a lot of club shows and would put me on. And then we just recently broke up, so now I need another Ed doing club shows. What I wound going though, I wound up going to Edinburgh. A friend of mine who's a comic was doing a show at Edinburgh at French Fest. And I opened for him, like, for four shows. And it was really a blast.Michael Jamin (40:12):It's so interesting. We're talking about doing that. What, what was your experience there? I I would definitely talkDanny Zuker (40:17):About that. Loved it. Yeah. We have to talk. I'm actually thinking about putting something up there myself.Michael Jamin (40:22):Oh. And they gotta talk now. We definitelyDanny Zuker (40:23):Have to talk. Yeah. Yeah. We'll talk afterwards.Michael Jamin (40:26):Wow. Now I wanna, I wanna stop this conversation talk, but, and so, but do you wanna do more? It's so interesting. Like, do you wanna do more performing? BecauseDanny Zuker (40:36):I always like, I love to perform. I don't need to do it as a career. What I find is I just like the process of it. Right. I like the way it makes, like, I had this epiphany when I started getting up on stage, like right before the pandemic, a friend of mine was doing the DC improv and at this point I had like, and was gonna needed a, like a, a feature. And so I was like, she's like, do you have 15, 20 minutes? And at the time, I had five. And she's like, and I had a week to go. It's like, well, I'll figure it out. So I, you know, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, you know, just on all the way over, I get it. And I got there and I'd written some stuff and like, there was a joke I had in the act that I thought was, it's gold.(41:16):Like I, I just know the stroke is gonna work as an open. Yeah. And the first night it didn't really work that well. And I, I came back, my first night was a little rocky, but my fir there were two shows a night, two, I mean, so the first show first night was a little rocky, not terrible. It was not like I bombed it, not terrible. So, and but from second show, I started to figure stuff out and it got, got good, except that joke didn't work again. And I was like, well, I don't know, keep going. It'll work tomorrow. Third try still doesn't work. And with that and so forth, Joe, I abandoned it. But what it, what was interesting about it for me was this, I'll write a joke for a script and a table read and it won't go well. And I will be convinced. I don't, I didn't go out to table read, but it's a good joke, right. And it'll work and I'll fight for it. And sometimes it'll get on. And now I'm thinking it should be a very obvious realization to anybody who's not a complete narcissist. But to me it's like maybe, I don't know,Michael Jamin (42:11):. But the thing is, Danny, if I was, if I had to, but if I had to bet, if I had to say who could, what comedy writer do I know could go and put together a standup act in an evening li or you know, in a couple of hours who could write a fricking five or 10 minutes in a couple of hours and kill it would be you. Because it's just, it's just easy. If, you know, if one thing bomb, whatever you can, you'll pitch on it. You get the one that works.Danny Zuker (42:36):I, I, I feel like that's the case for me. And I also think like, you know, you know this, there's like the two kinds of comedy writers. There's the extroverted ones, and then there's the ones who are just like quiet, but like, you know, good on the page and like, you know, really, and, and you know, will pitch. They're assassins when they pitch, but they're not, like, they don't have that perfor, they're not frustrated performers. Right. And and I just, I just really enjoy it. I mean like, and again, I enjoy it wherever it is. Like I enjoy it in a club with 10 people or in a theater with like 200. It's like, for me it's like been, it's been really kind of, it's just about the process. Like I am no goal to, like, I, I'm not looking to get a Netflix hour. Like I don't, none, none of that appeal. None of that happens. I just like doing it. I find that the process of it works a different part of my brain and like my, you know, I, you know, like I said, like in like in the course of a couple years, my marriage ended, my job of 11 years ended and then the world ended and it was like, yeah. So I was like, grasp, you know, so it was like, it was a lifeline.Michael Jamin (43:37):Were you, did that, I mean, did that panic you at all? Did all that, that's a lot to hit at one timeDanny Zuker (43:43):By the ti? Well, no, because by the time the world ended, my, my marriage like was, that was going through nine months and I'd survived the worst of it in Annette and Ireland we're super close. We're like, we're best friends. It's like the best. And then the show ended did, which was a little bit trauma, you know, traumatic and it was going on. But having survived the uncertainty of a show ending and a marriage ending, by the time, like everything shut down, I felt like, I was like, oh, I've been living in chaos for a while. Come on in, I'll show you. You know, it's like, lemme show you around,Michael Jamin (44:11):Let me show you. And that was, and that's kind of what your act is now? I mean, or no,Danny Zuker (44:15):No, no. My, my most of my act. I mean, it depends. I mean, I do a lot of my act about like oh my God, how far have I fallen? Or I talk about, I talk, I talk a lot about, like, I talk about like when a joke doesn't work or something like that. It's like, oh, they, you know, thing doesn't work. The, the Academy of Television Motion pictures and scientists really liked it though. And like, I'll talk about like my, I, I'll, I'll, I'll be falsely humble about that. Right. And also it's, it's been interesting to, to discover, you know, when I go out to a lot of these club shows, I am considerably older than a lot of the comics who are there. But like in my head, it doesn't feel that way to me. But I can tell that that's how I perceive. And that's also been interesting to talk about just being older.Michael Jamin (44:58):Do you think, cuz so many of these comments wanna get into actually sitcom writing, and do you think they look at you and like you're the guy? Oh, there's,Danny Zuker (45:06):There are some who look to me who there you can, but you know, this can't you tell when someone's talking to you and wants an opportunity? Or is just like being cool? I I, I, I can usually tell.Michael Jamin (45:18):Well, but no, but I wonder if, I wonder if, not that they're like sucking up to you, but if they're just in awe of you because of everything you've written. You know,Danny Zuker (45:25):I think they're, I think there are some people, yeah. I mean, I'm sure that they would be impressed with that aspect of it. Uhhuh . I, I, I'm pretty good at putting people at ease though. Cause that makes me uncomfortable. If people start doing that. I mean, I know it's all coming from a good place. I just, right. I, I don't, I don't like it's too much pressure to be vaunted. It's like I will like, cause all I can think of when someone's looking up to me, it's like, I'm gonna so let you down. It's like you have no idea how disappointed you be, reallyMichael Jamin (45:53):See it. It's interesting cuz that whole reinventing, okay, so even in the comedy room, even, I remember, like you were, there were times you'd be on stage in the con there were 10 of us in the writer's room and you're on stage. And so it seems like you are a perfor. You really are a performer, but this is you, this is like a big deal. Reinventing yourself, especially at this age. It's kind of, it's very intimidating, I think, or no for not for you.Danny Zuker (46:16):No, no. I love it. It's, it's, I I am so much more afraid of stagnation and things like that. Uhhuh . And it's, you know, and it, it's, it's interesting because, you know, especially as you get older and in comedy writing, you know, my full career, they were like, you hear like a certain subset of writers as they got into forties talking about ageism, which I'm not saying doesn't exist. Of course it exists. Mm-Hmm. . But what's interesting is some of the voices that were complaining and the loudest about ageism I would see on the show. And then we'd be pitching some, they'd be pitching something and then somebody like younger might say, yeah, that feels like a little famil, you know, familiar. It'd say, Hey, it worked on this, you know, and then they would disregard. It's like, this is what worked on, you know, growing pains.(46:57):It's gonna work here. Right. And I, I really clocked that. And so for me, part of doing standup and hearing, like I say very, like, I'm interested in comedy as an exploration date. And I think writers don't understand that. It's like a lot of people, comedy people don't understand it. It's like, yes, this was really funny and you could be upset that you can't say this word or this word anymore, but you rolled your eyes at the generation that came before you too. Right. Like, remember that. And you have to like, it is constantly changing. You must, the big experiences I've had is like, I can't wait to show my kids when they would get older when starting to get older. This is classic comedy. And to watch when you watch it again for the, there's certain things that hold up, but a lot of it doesn't hold up that well.Michael Jamin (47:41):Yeah. Right. If someone said like, okay, they wanna put you on tour and you tore the whatever, like a, like a, like a road comic, would you do it?Danny Zuker (47:50):I mean, if I, I might, I mean now in the, it's different. I, if you asked me this before, the age of Zoom, Uhhuh , I'd probably say no. Now if I, if I got to that point where, you know, I would wanna be good enough, like I have many opportunities to cut the line given to like, you know, my status. I know people who, like, if I wanted to, I could suck up to somebody in a much bigger club and say, Hey, gimme a couple spots here in a way that younger comics wouldn't. Right. But I, I, I desperately don't want to do that because I wanna be good enough to get that spot, you know, I'll work it out there and when I get there, you know, so, yeah. I don't know. I have a weird ethos about the whole thing. It's probably just the way of me procrastinating doing more, butMichael Jamin (48:34):, that's interest. It's so interesting. I, anyway, I I know you, we actually, you do have a, you have a little of a time limit, but I wanna, and I wanna talk more off camera, but I want to, is there, yeah. Is there, is there anything I can pro plug or send people send if they wanna know more about what you're doing?Danny Zuker (48:51):Yes. I'm on all social media @DannyZucker, Z U K E R and, and yeah. What else? I got nothing to promote right now. I, I don't know, I don't have any dates till after the new year, so I don't know what those are gonna be. We're able to performing, but but yeah, that's it.Michael Jamin (49:07):But follow there to know when your next pilot gets picked up or whatever. , when your next show. Yeah.Danny Zuker (49:12):Thank you for saying when,Michael Jamin (49:13):When, when. All right everyone, thank you so much, Danny. I can't thank you so much. I'm so happy that you did this. This is oh,Danny Zuker (49:20):I'm so fun. Respond to you, man. You've always, you've, and also you've always been one of my favorites, so dude, like I a handful full of people in there that IMichael Jamin (49:27):Dude, you're kind. So that's it everyone. Thank you so much. Yeah, continue. What am I gonna say at the end of the podcast? Well, if you wanna get on a free newsletter, go sign it for that. I send it out once a week at michaeljamin.com/watchlist. And and that's it. Continue following you know, on Instagram and TikTok @MichaelJaminWriter. Okay. Thank you so much, Danny. Thank you again. AllDanny Zuker (49:48):Right, you're welcome.Phil Hudson (49:51):This has been an episode of Screenwriters. Need to Hear This with Michael Jamin. If you'd like to support this podcast, please consider subscribing, leaving your review and sharing this podcast with someone who needs to hear today's subject. For free daily screenwriting tips, follow Michael on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @MichaelJaminWriter. You can follow me on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @PhilAHudson. This episode was produced by Phil Hudson and edited by Dallas Crane. Until next time, keep riding.

Livin’ Good Currency
Jai Khanna | The Power of Working with People You Like

Livin’ Good Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 56:31


The Lesson:  For some people, especially those shot into stardom through acting or professional sports, it's easy for the passion they have for their craft to proceed without a deeply-rooted purpose. When one day that passion is no longer available, they have nothing to look inward at to find a new path through life. Notable Excerpt:  “Even if it felt like a purpose, sports in general, it still ends at a very early age for a lot people too, you still have a whole life, you're still defined and to keep exercising your passion. So what does it translate into? It's interesting even like, pro guys, I've seen it, it's like "how did that happen?" And then there's some others that have really successfully transitioned to other businesses, or broadcasting, or coaching, and they've been really successful at it, so it didn't matter really what, but it was something they fell into." The Guest: Born and raised in the Bay Area, Jai attended the University of California at Davis on an athletic scholarship, playing collegiate baseball for the Aggies from 1988-1993. Wanting to continue a career in sports, he moved to Los Angeles to gain the ‘mailroom' experience by working at several talent agencies. Jai settled at Writers & Artists Agency in 1996, where he was promoted to Talent Agent, working with a variety of clients, ultimately segueing from sports to traditional entertainment and representing actors, writers, and directors. Highlights of the stint at Writers & Artists included working on the James Gandolfini team and the meteoric rise of the hit series ‘The Sopranos,' to nurturing Eva Mendes into an in-demand star. Jai moved over to famed Brillstein Entertainment Partners (fka at Brillstein-Grey Management) in 1998, to become a Manager and ultimately more entrepreneurial. He successfully guided an A-List client roster that included talent, producers, and financiers, ultimately leading the content packaging and financing department. He was involved in over 100 film and TV transactions, credited on 25+ films and helped raise over $300 million in project financing. In 2020, after 22 years at Brillstein, Jai exited to launch the timely Oakhurst Entertainment with select clients and investors. The mission is to produce premium content yet meet the voracious appetite of consumers demanding socially impactful content that makes a difference. The core focus areas are curating content with values, delivering to underserved audiences, all the while creating a strong call-to-action. Oakhurst has already produced several films with a full development slate on the horizon tackling themes of mental health, immigration and climate change. Jai was profiled in The Hollywood Reporter as ‘one of the top 35 executives in Hollywood' and has been featured in The New York Times, Variety, and The Wall Street Journal. Indiaspora Forum recognized him as one of the "100 Influential Indian American Leaders in the US” and the Asian American Business Development Center named him one of the “Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business.” Episode Resources: Jai Khanna | LinkedIn  Oakhurst Entertainment | Website 

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Episode 141: Episode #141

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 112:13


Download episode #141 of The Fire & Ice Show featuring artists : Sweet F.A., 84 Bit & Divine, Federico D' Alessio Ft. Laureen & Sebb Junior, Jazzy X & Crazibiza, Mike Mago, Paul Sirrell, Scott Diaz & L.O.A., Michele Chiavarini & Sean McCabe, T. Markakis & Vall, Carl H Ft. Jadey Leigh & Paul Benjamin, Demarkus Lewis, Groove Synergy, Leandro Di, Moreno Pezzolato, Tonis, CHANEY, Delgado, Matt Vinyl, Nitro DeLuxe Ft. Norty Cotto & Aldo Marin, Low Steppa, Paul Darey Ft. Joe Red & Harry Romero, Sandy Rivera Ft. Aruhtra & April Morgan, Oliver Dollar Ft. Brillstein & Todd Edwards .........

KFI Featured Segments
@Conwayshow -Andrea Pett- Brillstein-Grey Entertainment Sniffing Around...

KFI Featured Segments

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 7:10


Conway's acting career is blowing-up, several big name agencies are looking to sign him to a big, lucrative contract. Tim is offer-only!!

On Top of The Covers
How to Create a Sustainable Career Out of Your Passion with Mike Brillstein

On Top of The Covers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 82:27


Wanna know how to create a career around your passion? This week, Matt Gottesman @mattgottesman sits down with Thee Mike B (Internationally Acclaimed DJ, founding member of the legendary Banana Split party) and they go all in on knowing your passion very early on and then diving in to learn more, leaving your passion for a few years to develop, coming back to the music, taking jobs before you're ready, stepping into new opportunities you weren't prepared for, understanding audiences and playing to their energy, being consistent, changing locations to expand your talent and network, unexpected collaborations from being yourself, taking time off to redefine new direction, diversifying yourself, playing with DJ Jazzy Jeff & Rakim at Panic in L.A. and much more…   0:01:35 Say hello to renowned DJ and founding member of Banana Split party, Thee Mike B! 0:04:20 If all music was gone from Earth and you could only save three albums, which ones would they be? 0:07:25 Name an influential person, living or nonliving, who you would want to interact with. 0:10:10 Taking chances, innovating, and transcending mass appeal. 0:13:55 What is the best music-focused film for you? 0:18:40 What is an important book, podcast, or Audible that has helped you navigate your creativity and passion? 0:21:35 How did you get to where you are today? 0:26:00 Finding your calling in life at a young age. 0:31:35 What was the scene like at the late 90's NY clubs you played? 0:34:40 Starting before you're “ready”. 0:39:20 How do you rethink your own mentality? 0:45:35 What had to shift for you during quarantine? 0:49:25 How did it allow you to take a break after 20 years of constantly working? 0:51:30 How did you get involved with Orlove? 0:55:50 What was your experience playing with DJ Jazzy Jeff & Rakim? 0:58:30 What were your interactions with them like? 1:00:40 Having a clear vision and style. 1:03:45 How is streaming diversifying and expanding your craft? 1:07:50 What was your first experience streaming as a DJ during quarantine? 1:11:35 What do you have coming up? 1:13:45 What is the story behind your latest release? 1:17:20 The beauty of being a multi-alias artist.   FEATURED GUEST: Thee Mike B Instagram: https://instagram.com/theemikebdj  Website: http://www.theemikeb.com/    OUR HOST: Matt Gottesman Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattgottesman   FOLLOW US: YouTube | https://bit.ly/OrloveUTC  Facebook | https://bit.ly/2T9Q1ur  Instagram | https://bit.ly/2Z5nN7N Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc  Website | https://bit.ly/2zA5yNc

Tuning Into The C-Suite
63: Meet the Board: Lili Brillstein, CEO of BCollaborative, Discusses Episodes of Care and the Transition of Fee for Service to Value-based Care

Tuning Into The C-Suite

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 31:11


Managed Healthcare Executive's Senior Editor, Peter Wehrwein, and Associate Editor, Briana Contreras, spoke with MHE Editorial Advisory Board Member Lili Brillstein for a new episode of the "Meet the Board" series on "Tuning In to the C-Suite" podcast. Lili is CEO of BCollaborative, which works with stakeholders across the healthcare continuum to successfully make the move from fee for service to value-based healthcare. In this episode we get to learn a bit more about Lili's career and hear her thoughts on the advancements of episodes of care, as well as the challenges of transitioning from fee-for-service to value-based care during COVID-19.

Frosted Breaks LFK
FBLFK 192 – feat. Snacks, Kraak & Smaak, Brillstein, Mafia Kiss, JP Sunshine ++

Frosted Breaks LFK

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 159:10


FBLFK 192 – feat. Snacks, Kraak & Smaak, Brillstein, Mafia Kiss, JP Sunshine ++ track artists Cabidelo (Original Mix) Rose Juam What You Wanna Do (Original Mix) Jean Tonique Get Me High (feat. Ivar) (Original Mix) Snacks Encino Boogie (Original Mix) Feiertag Back Again (Original Mix) Vertigini Prescription (feat. Eric Biddines) (Moods Instrumental) Kraak &... View Article

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Fire & Ice Show Episode 73

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2020 106:49


Download episode 73 of The Fire & Ice Show featuring artists like: Bakey, Lombard Street, Jay Ward, Matt Early Ft. Ray Hurley Abi Flynn & Mike Millrain. Lewis Function, Giman, David Penn & Qubiko, Peter Brown, Gene Farris & DJ Rae, Luna City Express & Dario D'Attis, Rhemi Ft. Cassius Henry & Opolopo, Sandy Rivera Ft. Aruhtra & April Morgan, Anthony Lamont, Duskope & Brock Edwards, Delgado, Tony Fuel & Sasha Virus, Derrick Da House, Adina Howard & Danny J Lewis, Oliver Dollar Ft. Brillstein & Todd Edwards ......... Catch The Fire & Ice Show on dejavufm.com Saturdays 7-9 PM, listen in on dejavufm.com or on the Tunein App Download the podcast from dejavufm.com, ITunes, Mixcloud, Soundcloud & Spotify

Reitman For The Job
extra: Bernie Brillstein, Mike Ovitz & Frank Price

Reitman For The Job

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 63:09


The biographies you never knew you needed! Lean about how the finances of Ghostbusters breaks down, plus: Bernie Brillstein was in John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd’s corner, making Saturday Night Live, the Blues Brothers, and trying to make Ghostbusters happen. Plus, Muppets! Agent Mike Ovitz ruled Hollywood for a time, and got great deals for Ghostbusters’ principal players. Also, surprisingly, a great pal with Bill Murray. Frank Price was a pioneering TV producer who later oversaw Columbia Pictures and Universal. Learn how he had confidence in the Ghostbusters movie, and what happened to him afterwards.   https://www.patreon.com/rossmaywriter   For 2020, patrons’ donations will be used to purchase toys for children at Victoria Hospital this Christmas.

@JohnPowerDJ
John Power - Select Radio - EP 18

@JohnPowerDJ

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 58:53


Taking you on a journey through my music collection. This week featuring: Olive, Latmun, Love Regenerator, Adelphi Music Factory, Oliver Dollar, Brillstein,  Shermanology, Bobby Blanco & Miki Moto, Angelo Ceci, Nightlab, Jeremiah Asiamah,Seb Zito, Alan Dixon & London Grammar.

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Fire & Ice Show Episode 67

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 109:27


Download episode 67 of The Fire & Ice Show featuring: Raw Silk & Dr Packer, Jazzy X & Crazibiza, Andy Bach, Block & Crown, Duskope & Brock Edwards, Leandro Di, Loiver Dollar Ft. Brillstein & Todd Edwards, Roog Ft. Leon Benesty & Susanne Alt, Ben Delay, Nicole, Ashanti...... Catch The Fire & Ice Show on dejavufm.com Saturday 7-9 PM each and every Saturday, listen in on dejavufm.com and the TuneinApp Download the podcast from dejavufm.com, ITunes, Mixcloud, Soundcloud & Spotify

Real World Talk with COTA
Challenges and Trends with Value-Based Care Models Featuring Lili Brillstein of BCollaborative

Real World Talk with COTA

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 33:57


Episode Summary During this episode of Real World Talk, host Emily Di Capua has a discussion with Lili Brillstein, the Chief Executive Officer of BCollaborative (Brillstein Collaborative Consulting). Lili works with Payers, Providers, Pharma, Start-Ups and other stakeholders to progress the movement from fee for service to patient-focused, value based care models. The conversation explores the complex world of healthcare payment models and highlights the industry's challenges when transitioning to a more value based care model. Episode Highlights Lili opens the conversation by setting the stage for those who are unfamiliar with healthcare payment models. She discusses the dominant form of payments, which is a fee for service model. She then discusses the core components of the value based care model. Lili discusses how there are a lot of different models under an umbrella, which is value based care. Terms often used include population health, bundled payments and episodes of care. The goal of value based care models is to really shift the focus from the care provided by one provider to all the care that's rendered to one particular patient across the full continuum of care. Lili talks about the model of value based care that she's most familiar with - the episodes of care model. This model really focuses on the specialists associated with a value based scenario and considers individuals who have some real clinical similarities. There are three main components to value based care models - improving outcomes, improving experiences and getting the most from limited resources. Providers often don't have a longitudinal view of a patient's care because they're just focused on what services they've delivered to the patient. In many cases, you often associate episodes with orthopedic procedures such as hip replacements or knee replacements because these are scenarios that are easier to define. There's a starting point and an end point. Lili talks about how it's important for providers and stakeholders to understand that payers are gigantic bureaucracies and are often sitting on systems that rely upon a fee for service model. Lili talks about how her goal as a partner is to often “build something that is clinically meaningful and also administrable by the payer and not burdensome for the providers and the other partners.” Lili's best advice around providers looking to engage with payers on value based care, is to engage with payers that have value based care activities already. One way to make this determination is by finding payers who have staff members with titles using words such as innovation, transformation, pophealth, etc. Lili provides some background on specific examples of episode programs, most notably mentioning CMS's OCM (oncology care management) model. When considering the trends of value based care, Lili feels it'll involve more tweaks and an overall evolution versus a jump. The level of risk will be shifted between payers, providers and patients. Lilii breaks down the components of a specialty care medical home model built around oncology - which was essentially a more hybrid model between the primary care medical home model and a specialty care episode model. Lili talks about a model created at Horizon which involved a maternity episode. The model first focused on moms with low risk pregnancies and then shifted to higher risk patients. When evaluating episodes, it's important to go beyond claims data, and focus on what success is for the patient as well as the provider and payer. In order to do this, you need clinical data, claims data, social data and the technology to analyze the data. Episode Key Points Lili draws a distinction between fee for service and value based care models, “Fee for service is a payment model that reimburses providers of care on a per service basis. So every service is paid for separate and apart from any other service that may be rendered to an individual patient. And reimbursement for the care provider then is increased when they provide them more services. So it...is a quantity over quality incentive in the model.” Lili talks about some of the major drawbacks of the fee for service model, “There is this sort of perverse incentive around quantity rather than quality, for patient outcomes, which often results in fragmented and or unnecessary care for individuals and results in really, less than optimal outcomes. As we've seen medicine continue to evolve and people are living longer and with more complex diagnoses and co-morbidities the fragmented fee for service model really does not work effectively to support these patients and individuals with these situations and certainly not to produce optimal outcomes or a thoughtful use of limited resources.” Lili mentions “And so one of the things I always say to providers and startups and tech vendors who are going in to talk to payers is you need to be thoughtful about what they can actually do and not do. And to listen to what they're telling you because they may not be saying no because they don't like your idea. They may be saying no because administratively it's difficult.” When discussing value based care models and the pandemic, Lili states “We're really interdependent upon one another to keep each other safe and protect ourselves. And those are precisely the principles at work in value based care. It's really about being respectful, and understanding that we all have a role to play in the care and the health care, of each of us.” Resources Lili Brillstein

Clubby Boy's Clubcast
CLUBCAST 037 - Guest Mix By Brillstein - Ol' Clubby Bastard Waxxx Attaxx 5/10/20

Clubby Boy's Clubcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 73:36


CLUBBY BOY'S CLUBCAST 037 Guest Mix By Brillstein - Ol' Clubby Bastard Waxxx Attaxx 5/10/20 I'm super excited to share this new guest mix by Brillstein aka Thee Mike B, he came thru with a mix made from all vinyl rips, so technically it’s an all vinyl mix LOL :) It's hot fire, so put sum clubsauce on the burner & dance an hour of this quarantine away into the funky abyss. www.CLUBBYBOY.com bit.ly/BRILLY bit.ly/CBMATPATIG bit.ly/CBMATPATSC bit.ly/CBMATPATFB

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HealthcareNOW Radio - Insights and Discussion on Healthcare, Healthcare Information Technology and More

Dr. K sits down with Lili Brillstein, CEO of BCollaborative, to discuss her experience in value-based care. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen/

White Label Sessions
Cevin Kullins | White Label Sessions | Vol. 18

White Label Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 88:19


A Deep Disco Tech Jazzy Garage House Mix 1. Word (Yoruba Soul Mix) - AbysSoul, Sio 2. Thank For Your Love - Alessio Cala' 3. So Sweet (Louie Vega Amp Do It Again Dub)- Amp Fiddler 4. Jump & Move Your Hips - Enrico BSJ Ferrari 5. Cola (Franky Rizardo Remix)- CamelPhat, Elderbrook 6. All I Wanna Say (Dj James Ingram Remix) - MVZZIK 7. Bodak Yellow (Demuir's Playboy Edit) - Cardi B 8. Jump N' Shout (Erik Hagleton Remix) - Basement Jaxx 9. Fly Away (Dennis Ferrer Remix) - Damian Lazarus, The Ancient Moons, Afronaut Zu 10. In The Mix (90's Mix)- Funk The Beat 11. The Weekend (Michael Grey Glitterbox Mix) - Michael Gray 12. Yemaya (Louie Vega's DJ Tool) - Louie Vega, Luisito Quintero, Nina Rodriguez 13. Garsu (Extended Mix)- Saliva Commandos 14. Lotta Love - MVZZIK 15. We Are The One - Oliver Dollar, Brillstein, DJ Vas 16. Dance (Disco Heat) (Louie Vega Re-Touch Main Mix) - Sylvester 17. Diggin' Down - The Deepshakerz 18. Believe (Don Rimini Remix)- PachangaStorm, onetwofour 19. Filtered African Blues (FNX Remix) - Oscar P, FNX 20. Love Stream - Mat.Joe 21. The Power - Karizma 22. I'll Be Waiting (Remix) - Full Intention, Shena 23. Sky Walking - Bonj 24. That's How Jazz Is - Jack Kerouak 25. Jazz Klub (Raw Mix) - HateLate For Booking Info Call: 905-277-1805 info@partyyourbody.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cevinkullins/

Talking About Someday
05: Brillstein aka (thee) Mike B / "The Plaza"

Talking About Someday

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 23:31


SOMEDAY is out! Go and listen to the album! And then afterwards, check out this pod with my guest Brillstein aka Thee Mike B. Mike is an encyclopedia of electronic knowledge, one of the best DJs I know and a really good friend. He’s the only guest on the album who attended my wedding. He’s also the only guest who isn’t a singer. We dive really deep into meeting in the Myspace era, the first time I played in LA, bonding over tacos at the Alameda Swap Meet, having the same birthday, our collab group Fifteenth and the long journey of "The Plaza" from seed to flower.

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Soul-Titanium Radio Show
Soul-Titanium Radio Show 108 - Pete Le Freq

Soul-Titanium Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2018 120:00


Soul-Titanium Radio Show 108 - Pete Le Freq Tracklisting: MM – SF (Ooft Live FX Dub) - Ooft Natasha Kitty Katt – Windy City – Midnight Riot Renegades of Jazz feat Hugo Kant - Moyo Wangu (Bosq Remix) – Agogo Teddy Pendergrass – The More I Get, The More I Want (Dimitri from Paris Super Disco Blend) – BBE Pete Le Freq – L.O.V.E – Alpaca Edits The Jacksons – Lovely One (Pete Le Freq Rework) – Alpaca Edits First Choice – Let No Man Put Asunder (Dr Packer Rework) – Salsoul Joey Negro – Must Be The Music (Disco Boogie Xtravaganza Dub) – Z Records Pete Le Freq – Keep On – Alpaca Edits Oliver Dollar, Brillstein & DJ Vas – We Are The One – Play It Down Mannix – So U Wanna Be A Star – Alpaca Edits Chic - Le Freak (Pete Le Freq Freakin Rework) – Alpaca Edits The Jones Girls – Nights Over Egypt (Pete Le Freq Overnight Rework) – Alpaca Edits Coeo – 1981 – Toy Tonics Mannix – The World is A Ghetto – Alpaca Edits That Needs An Edit – Let Me Show You – Masterworks Music Deelicious - The Tilt – Alpaca Edits Maze – Runnin' Away (Pete Le Freq Freakin Rework) – Alpaca Edits Chic – I Want Your Love (Pete Le Freq Freakin Rework) – Alpaca Edits

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Clubby Boy's Clubcast
CLUBCAST 011 The Wake Up Call - DJ Matpat & Brillstein LIVE @ Club Congress 3/3/18

Clubby Boy's Clubcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2018 251:11


CLUBBY BOY'S CLUBCAST 011 The Wake Up Call - DJ Matpat & Brillstein LIVE @ Club Congress 3/3/18 4 hours of House, Disco and Techno mixed by @Matpat & @Brillstein, recorded live at The Dolphin Tavern in Philadelphia. Club Congress is the party, dancing is the reason. Dj Matpat 00-1:00 B2B 1:00-2:00 Brillstein 2:00-3:00 B2B 3:00-4:00 www.CLUBBYBOY.com http://bit.ly/CBMATPATIG http://bit.ly/CBMATPATSC http://bit.ly/CBMATPATFB

NO REQUEST SHOW!
No Request Show! 046 December (Mixed By Etnik Sol)

NO REQUEST SHOW!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 116:33


1. Leon Revol - If Terry was In D 2. Atjazz - Track 7(Mix 1) 3. Ridney Ft. Natalie Wood - Sunshine 4. klement Bonelli - Henry's Way 5. Brillstein, Dj Vas & Oliver Dollar - We Are The One 6. Marquis Hawkes - The Basement Is Burning 7. Henrik Schwartz - Take Words In Return(Jimi Jules Remix) 8. Harry Romero - Time 9. Chasing Kurt - One Thing 10.Hallex M - Heartbeat 11.Jesse Rose, Seven Davis Jr - Appreciate(S-Men Samba Magic Remix) 12.Hyenah - Elinga 13.Samo - Straight On 14.Musumeci - Mood Organs 15.Stefano Ritteri - A Different Happiness 16.Jinadu, Dj Vivona - Angels Cry(Part 2 Main Mix) 17.River Starr - Resilience 18.Sossa - Reflection 19.Mario Bianco, AlyBe - Not U 20.Yotam Avni - If You Still Want Me

Random Soul's Podcast
RANDOM SOUL RECORDINGS PODCAST - JUNE 2017

Random Soul's Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 45:52


1. Random Soul - Wonderland (Loui & Scibi Remix) - Random Soul Recordings 2. Studioheist - Preachin - Moulton Music 3. Alaia & Gallo Feat Kevin Harden - Go - D:Vision 4. Re-Tide - Disco Bus - Cut Rec 5. Husky Feat Shyam - Movin' On (Husky's BHM Deluxe Dub) - Bobbin Head Music 6. Saison - Treat Me Right - Papa records 7. Random Soul - Make You Feel It (RSR Deep Wash) - Random Soul Recordings 8. Brillstein & J Paul Getto - Chalice (It Is Sew 2) - Brobot Records 9. Holter & Mogyoro - Hundred Lives (Juloboy Remix) - Deepalma 10. Boy Orlando - Kissin & Huggin (Jay Vegas 2016 remix) - Hot Stuff 11. Full Intention Ft. Cevin Fisher - Keys To My House - Full Intention Records 12. Angelo Ferreri - Change My Skin - Urbana records 13. In It Together - How It Feels (KORT Remix) - Let The be House Records 14. Jesse Rose & Avon Stringer - Pressure - Play It Down 15. DJ Mes - Penny Pincher - Salted Music 16. Random Soul - If We Let Go Tonight (Classic Mix) - Random Soul Recordings

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Fogbank Radio
Fogbank Radio 016 | Brillstein

Fogbank Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2017 120:00


Brillstein feat J Paul Getto - Chalice (It Is Sew 2) [Brobot] Crookers - The Return [Defected] Thurman's Way (JPG Tool) Feel - Tete De La Course [Fogbank] Cupcakes - King Street [Cupcakes] Joey Chicago - Dancelover [Fogbank] **Essential Track** Insisting On Existing (feat. Red Eye) - Jesse Rose [Play It Down] Tensnake - 1975 [True Romance] Pink Lemonade - Louis La Roche [Ever After] **Back In The Day** (2000) Gene Farris - Confessions [Soma] Tuff London - Attack The Block [Get Twisted] Low Steppa - The Art (Being A DJ) (Low's Art College Flex) [Simma Black] Kevin Over - Pfeffi Care [Mobilee] Nasty Bros - Soldier [Freakin 303] For You (J Paul Getto Remix) - KORT feat Jessica Symonds [Tropical Velvet] GUEST MIX by Brillstein [Play It Down / Los Angeles] The Bucketheads - Whew Brillstein - Eye Know (Shut The Hell Up) Joyce Muniz - Deeper feat. Human Life (Bas Roos Remix) Photonz - Osiris Resurrected (Palms Trax Remix) Clyde P & Tim Baresko - True ft Russoul Joeski - Dub Music Nasty Bros Soldier (Original Mix) Kenny Dope x Oliver $ - Ain't About Muggin (Brillstein VIP) Brillstein feat. J Paul Getto - Chalice (It Is Sew 2)(Junior Sanchez & Blaqwell Remix) Jesse Rose - Has It All' feat Eva (12” Version) DJ Simi - Sunrise (Rising Love Anthem) Off The Meds - Geraas feat. Kamohelo (Art Alfie Remix) Dbow - The Soul Break Geoffrey Williams - Sex Life (Armand's Abstract Da Funk Mix) This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration

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Fogbank Radio
Fogbank Radio 016 | Brillstein

Fogbank Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 120:00


Brillstein feat J Paul Getto - Chalice (It Is Sew 2) [Brobot] Crookers - The Return [Defected] Thurman’s Way (JPG Tool) Feel - Tete De La Course [Fogbank] Cupcakes - King Street [Cupcakes] Joey Chicago - Dancelover [Fogbank] **Essential Track** Insisting On Existing (feat. Red Eye) - Jesse Rose [Play It Down] Tensnake - 1975 [True Romance] Pink Lemonade - Louis La Roche [Ever After] **Back In The Day** (2000) Gene Farris - Confessions [Soma] Tuff London - Attack The Block [Get Twisted] Low Steppa - The Art (Being A DJ) (Low's Art College Flex) [Simma Black] Kevin Over - Pfeffi Care [Mobilee] Nasty Bros - Soldier [Freakin 303] For You (J Paul Getto Remix) - KORT feat Jessica Symonds [Tropical Velvet] GUEST MIX by Brillstein [Play It Down / Los Angeles] The Bucketheads - Whew Brillstein - Eye Know (Shut The Hell Up) Joyce Muniz - Deeper feat. Human Life (Bas Roos Remix) Photonz - Osiris Resurrected (Palms Trax Remix) Clyde P & Tim Baresko - True ft Russoul Joeski - Dub Music Nasty Bros Soldier (Original Mix) Kenny Dope x Oliver $ - Ain't About Muggin (Brillstein VIP) Brillstein feat. J Paul Getto - Chalice (It Is Sew 2)(Junior Sanchez & Blaqwell Remix) Jesse Rose - Has It All’ feat Eva (12” Version) DJ Simi - Sunrise (Rising Love Anthem) Off The Meds - Geraas feat. Kamohelo (Art Alfie Remix) Dbow - The Soul Break Geoffrey Williams - Sex Life (Armand's Abstract Da Funk Mix) This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration

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HealthSounds
Horizon BCBSNJ Episodes of Care: No-Risk Retrospective Model Paves Way for Value-Based Migration

HealthSounds

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 4:12


While it does not immediately eliminate fee for service, a retrospective upside-only payment model is helping to transform the spirit of the payor-provider relationship, notes Lili Brillstein, director of the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (BCBSNJ) Episodes of Care (EOC) initiative where this methodology has been implemented. Listen as Ms. Brillstein describes how Horizon’s application of retrospective methodology across all episodes expands the program’s reach and opportunities while fostering a no-risk environment conducive to collaboration.

Smash The Club Podcast
Episode #38 - Lemi Vice & Action Jackson

Smash The Club Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 69:19


This week, we brought in the talented duo, Lemi Vice & Action Jackson. Their productions have officially been supported by some of the industries best including Benzi, Sidney Samson, Dani Deahl, gLAdiator, TWRK, and MAKJ. Lemi Vice Over the past decade, Lemi Vice has established himself as respected musician throughout the Midwest. Never one to settle into a single style of music, Lemi instead chooses to draw from his experiences from “dark clubs, and science fiction films.” This allows him to transition between nearly every genre and progression in bass music. With support from some of bass music’s heavy hitters, Lemi uses his extensive musical background to try and push the envelope, always evolving his sound. Action Jackson Indianapolis born and raised, Action Jackson has been a mainstay in the Midwest DJ scene for over a decade, playing well over 200 shows in 2015. Specializing in genre bending mixes that span multiple styles of music, he is equally comfortable spinning hip-hop, EDM, indie rock, classics and everything in between. His frequent production collaborations with Lemi Vice have received support across the globe garnering spins on BBC Radio 1 and support some of the worlds top djs. In short, there’s not a crowd or party that he can’t rock from the sweatiest underground dance club to large festivals such as Forecastle, Identity Fest, and The Indianapolis 500, the biggest single day sporting event in the world. In 2007, he partnered with Flufftronix to form Rad Summer, a promotion company based in Bloomington, IN. Now based in Philly and Indianapolis, RAD SUMMER has become an established name in the Midwest and East-Coast; partnering with brands such as Scion, Mad Decent, Colt 45, IHEARTCOMIX, PBR, Mishka etc… and booking acts such as Rusko, Benga, Flosstradamus (as performers they’ve also partnered in events for such artists as Soulja Boy, The MisShapes, DJ AM, Steve Aoki, and Girl Talk). In 2011 Rad Summer expanded to include a full fledged record label, with releases from industry heavyweights such as Figure and DJ Shiftee. Follow Lemi Vice | facebook.com/lemivice | twitter.com/lemivice | instagram.com/lemivice | soundcloud.com/lemivice Follow Action Jackson | djactionjackson.com | facebook.com/djactionjackson | twitter.com/_actionjackson | instagram.com/_actionjackson | soundcloud.com/actionjacksonvip Tracklist 1. Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side (Holtoug Bootleg) 2. Drake - Legend (Loki Flip) 3. K.P. & Envyi - Swing My Way (Lemi Vice & Action Jackson Remix) 4. T-Pain - I'm Sprung (Lemi Vice & Action Jackson Remix) 5. Future - I Won (Lemi Vice & Action Jackson Remix) 6. Jaime Foxx ft Drake - Fall For Your Type (Cool Hand Lex, Lemi Vice & Action Jackson Remix) 7. Ghost Town DJs - My Boo (Lemi Vice & Action Jackson Remix) 8. Picard Brothers featuring Erik Hassle - Goodbye & Good Luck (Joe Rafaa Remix) 9. DJ Mustard, Ty Dolla Sign, & ILoveMakonnen - Why'd You Call 10. Lemi Vice & Action Jackson ft 2 Chainz - Tell You That 11. Mannie Fresh ft Juvenile - Energized (Lemi Vice & Action Jackson Remix)[Official] 12. Lil Troy - Wanna Be A Baller (Smerk The Party Is Not Over Edit) 13. DJ Mos & Fly Boy Keno - Rhythm 14. Timbalalnd - Indian Flute (ETC!ETC! Moombahton Remix) 15. Kill The Noise & Feed Me - I Do Coke 16. Michael Jackson - Bad (Lemi Vice and Action Jackson Remix) 17. Kanye West - Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 18. David Bowie - Let's Dance (Deville Acapella Edit) 19. Oliver Dollar & Brillstein feat Future - Ain't I'm Shhhh 20. DJ Dodger Stadium - Work 21. Jonas Blue & Dakota - Fast Car 22. David Zowie - House Every Weekend (Luvbug Remix) 23. Debbie Deb - Lookout Weekend (Reid Stefan Remix) 24. Pyramid Scheme & Trinidad James - Cut It Up 25. E-40 - Choices (AC Slater & Sinden Remix) 26. Rupaul - Cover Girl (Boyfriends Ratchet Ass Donkey Booty Remix) 27. Aqua - Barbie Girl (Lemi Vice & Action Jackson Remix) 28. Wuki & K1KO - Party 29. Chainsmokers - Roses (Dramos Jersey Club Remix) 30. Corona - Rhythm Of The Night (Stevie G Remix) 31. Keith Ape - 잊지마 (It G Ma) (Dj Sartana Remix) 32. Saint & Uniiqu3 - Yo (I'm Lit) (Hedo Bootleg) 33. Kanye West & Desiigner - Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2 (Ronaissance Remix) 34. Migos - Look At My Dab (Diplo & Bad Royale Remix) 35. Diskord - Ur Luv 36. DLow - Bet You Can't (Mastamonk Remix) 37. Baauer ft Pusha T & Future - Kung Fu 38. Steve Aoki, Rich The Kid, & ILoveMakonnen - How Else (TML Remix) 39. Kevin Gates - I Don't Get Tired 40. Travis Scott & The Weeknd - Wonderful 41. Lil Yachty - Minnesota 42. Young Thug - Best Friend 43. Classixx - A Stranger Love (Salva Remix) 44. Ookay - Thief

I'm A House Gangster presents The Gangstercast
Brillstein - Gangstercast 56

I'm A House Gangster presents The Gangstercast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2015 123:12


Gangstercast 56 comes from Brillstein. Mike Brillstein, known to many as Thee Mike B, has been a kingpin in the LA club scene since the late 90s, and over a decade later his respect for the underground and others’ respect for him has not dwindled. Having worked with names like Jesse Rose, Switch, Diplo, and Oliver, it’s no surprise that Mike has a deep understanding of house and the underground. The recent success of his work with Jesse Rose on “Shuffle The Paper” and “Good Wife” solidified Mike’s place in the underground house world, and with that, Brillstein was born. To draw a line in the sand between Thee Mike B and Brillstein was something that allowed a sense of artistic freedom from both sides: Thee Mike B as one of Los Angeles’ best DJs and Brillstein as a producer who got his chops in chunky productions on the Play It Down imprint from Jesse Rose. Brillstein has recently received radio play support from Skream on his residency show. He has also played at Hard Summer last year alongside the likes of Axwell, Martinez Brothers, Dusky, and Josh Wink. We asked Brillstein How this mix represents him as an artist, to which he explained; “Everything I do as Brillstein is a tribute to the House Music that first spoke to me in the mid 90s: Daft Punk, DJ Sneak, Armand Van Helden, Roger S, Junior Sanchez, Paul Johnson, Roy Davis Jr, Cajmere, Pepe Braddock… It’s a long list. This stuff was not meant for fashion shows and hair salons. It was funky, bassy, loopy tracks. Not unlike hip-hop, so it spoke to my sensebilities. I’m capturing that classic flavor while putting my own modern, even post-modern touch on it. Basically, old school vibes without sounding dated. There’s lots of classics in there sitting comfortably besides the brand new stuff.” Asking Brillstein what the House Gangster movement means to him, he replies; “I think House Gangster is the perfect name for Sneak’s label. Because it describes everything that drew me to his sounds. It’s house music. But the beats, samples, vibes, all of it just has that head nodding, blunted, funky vibe. Whether you're in the cold city streets or in Ibiza, a House Gangster can create that feeling. And it always hits you in the chest no matter where you’re at… Cuz it’s GANGSTA!” Brillstein describes the House Gangster sound as “Dope, banging, funky tracks for the green bush smokers, girls wearing chokers, bling bling playaz and exotic dancers … It’s that funky rhythm, that they can’t control. That perfect House Music vibe.” We asked him ‘What does House music mean to you?’ to which he replied; “Dancing until you’re falling asleep in the club. The vibes, the family, the warehouse. If you get it… you can't escape it.”  Telling us how he chose the tracks for this mix, Brillstein says; “Initially I wanted to recreate my NYE set that wasn’t recorded. So I tried to remember as much as I could from that, in addition to showcasing some new material (a few unreleased ones in there) and also dropping lots of other favourites both new and old.” Finally, Brillstein gives a little special mention about this mix; “I had just got back from a night out with Junior Sanchez and Todd Terry, they were playing at Avalon in Hollywood. I had so much fun and was inspired. I was scrolling twitter at 6am LA time, when I saw Sneak tweeting about checking out the latest Gangstercasts. Since the inception of the series I’ve followed it closely and had been waiting patiently for my invite. I was feeling bold so I tweeted at Sneak “When’s my turn?” He replied “make one man” or something like that. Never being one to back down from a dare, I replied, “I’ll make it right now live, you’ll have it in 2 hours as proof.” So I recorded it live in my studio in one take, while my homegirl Ashley was nice enough to dance and hang out and cheer me on. Then I uploaded the file to Sneak 2 hours later without even listening back! Now that’s House Gangster!”

NIX MIX
#MMMM12

NIX MIX

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2015 60:11


More Music Mondays Mix number 12 (MMMMM12) is the 12th mix, in a series podcasts of podcasts released by Ayler. In More Music Mondays Mix #12 - you will hear artists such as: Omi, Dr. Kucho!, DBN, Jordan Ferrer, Chris Lake, Blaze, Ayler, Holygunner, John Dahlback, Rescue, Rockefeller, La Fuente, Low Steppa, Laid-back Luke, Robbie Rivera, Bass Kleph, Kypster, K1T, Stefano Noferini, Wiley, David Guetta, Prezioso, Bounce Inc., JL, Matteo Milioni, Bassjackers, Dirty Rush, Deadmau5, Feed Me, Jerome Robins, Sander Van Doorn, UMEK, Waka Flocka, Shameless (AUS), Nick Fiorucci, Robert Feelgood, Min & Mal, Delayz, Mightfools, Brillstein, Leandro Da Silva, Doorly, Armand Van Helden, Sam O Neall, Dario Nunez, Peter Brown, Deorro, Zedd, Selena Gomez, Vlada Asanin, Danielle Simeone, and many more. Please be sure to leave your comments below!

Perfect Driver Podcast
Perfect Driver Podcast - Episode 07 - Thee Mike B

Perfect Driver Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 52:34


Thee Mike B’s full 90 minute mix is available here: http://btprt.dj/1wmSFYE On the show this month we are happy to bring you new music from Robosonic, Motez, Wood Holly and ERLE. Our guest DJ is LA legend, Thee Mike B. He just released his Showcase Compilation on Perfect Driver, where he went through the archives to hand select a few classics, mixing them together with his new one titled FELT A Way, and new music from Ghostea, Eyes Everywhere, Alex Index, Doug English, Krimson and Philadelphia’s Matpat. Also known as Brillstein, he’s got several new works, including a mini album out now on Jesse Roses imprint, Play It Down, and he just announced his set for hard summer on Saturday August 2nd. Thanks for tuning in and help us get the word out by sharing the music with your friends. Tracklist 01. Robsonic – Life Is Like (Original Mix) [Off Recordings] 02. Wuki- Lip Pop (Eyes Everywhere Remix) 03. Igy Azalea - Fancee (Motez Edit) 04. Wood Holly – Carcosa (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] 05. ERLE – DownFall (Original Mix) [Earmilk] 30 Minute Guest Mix – Thee Mike B 06. Thee Mike B – Felt A Way (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] 07. Krimson – Muddy Waters (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] 08. Rony Seikaly – Thanks For Everything (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] 09. Tyler Pixels – Vibe (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] 10. Doug English – Hood Life (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] 11. Alex Index – My First Love (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] 12. Ghostea – Do It (Original Mix) [Perfect Driver Music] End

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