Head West Young Man: From NYC to NJ – Brian Brodeur in Conversation with Bob Harris, Part 2

In this episode, Harris and Brodeur discuss the company’s growth including the studio facility move to New Jersey from New York City, building a trusted staff, focusing on strengths and weaknesses, facing firing employees, and loving what you do for a living

It Was Twenty Years Ago Today: Brian Brodeur in Conversation with Bob Harris, Part 1

In a multi-episode series, Harris and Brodeur look back at the last twenty years of Brodeur’s career. Starting out under the NewYorkDVD brand, Brodeur found success in the Music Education market, working on projects for Music Sales (Wise Music Group), Carl Fischer Music, Hal Leonard Publishing, Fender Guitars and Hudson Music. DVD projects included artists such as Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Victor Wooten, Steve Smith, John Blackwell, Thomas Lang, Mike Portnoy, Peter Erskine, Phil Collins, Tommy Igoe, Gregg Bissonette, John Entwistle and Neil Peart.

Piers Plaskitt: Stella’s Blue Sky Diner, Milkshakes, Loyalty in Business, and working with Ringo Starr, Part 3 of 3

Part Three of Brian Brodeur’s 90-minute conversation with pro-audio executive and milkshake aficionado, Piers Plaskitt. This episode features Part Three of Brian Brodeur’s 90-minute conversation with pro-audio executive and milkshake aficionado, Piers Plaskitt. They discuss Piers’ interactions with The Beatles; the difference between working at recording studios in New York versus London; Piers’ experience operating …

Piers Plaskitt: Be The Blue Duck, Mentoring, Paying it Forward and The Beatles’ Apple Studios in London, Part 2 of 3

Piers Plaskitt on Mentoring, Paying it Forward and Apple Studios This episode features Part Two of my 90-minute conversation with pro-audio executive, Piers Plaskitt. We discuss mentoring, and the importance of paying it forward – which goes back to one of Piers’ earliest jobs as chief engineer at The Beatles’ Apple Studios at 3 Saville …