Hosted by Webby Honoree audio producer and music journalist Lennon Cihak, When Life Hands You Lennons spotlights music industry executives, musicians, and tastemakers. Throughout each episode, Lennon takes a deep dive into the guest's speciality, asking the questions that don't yet have answers. Previous guests include Cascada, Varien, Jason Grishkoff (SubmitHub), Seth Hills, DJ Swivel (Beyoncé, The Chainsmokers), Jody Friedman, ItaloBrothers, 3OH!3, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/when-life-hands-you-lennons--4973415/support.
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Mixing and mastering discussion; turning a hardship into a positive life lesson
Anthony Morrissey (AJ) [Count Morris] is a freelance audio engineer. Since graduating college in August of 2017, he’s worked on more than 100 projects that range from mixing and mastering, creating instrumentals, providing sound design for producers...
Varien talks composing for The Walking Dead, The Purge: Anarchy; drawing inspiration from your surroundings
Nikki Kaelar, aka Varien, is an American composer and producer. She grew up listening to all genres of music, which allowed her to drum up inspiration from various cultures and styles. She incorporates these styles with her industrial, metal,...
How to grow and connect with fans while keeping a positive mind to achieve goals
Maria Díane is an independent artist manager. She holds a Master of Science degree in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University. She helps artists and producers build music careers using her easy to follow four-step Musician BluePrint System...
Creative brand strategist; Making the case for resilience as the secret ingredient to entrepreneurial success
Cheyenne Noelle is a writer, content strategist, freelancer, and corporate trainer at Acquire, a premiere marketing firm for Fortune 100 clients such as Apple, Samsung, AT&T, Airbnb, and Uber. Prior to getting her start in the music industry (and...
2nd Assistant Director for X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Larry Katz is an accomplished second assistant director for blockbuster films such as X-Men: First Class, Captain America: The First Avenger, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and numerous others. Mr. Katz knows exactly what it takes to become...
Consulting with Taylor Dayne, organizing a celebrity lip sync video with RuPaul, Kris Jenner, owner of Rocksam Management
Rachel Feigelson has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. She solidified her career when she attended the Winston House, a house where musicians and industry professionals gather to network and spread good music. She currently owns...
Ingrid Michaelson and Elle King's session and touring drummer on taking tough criticism in the studio
Elliot Jacobson is a session and touring drummer for Ingrid Michaelson and Elle King. He is also a producer, published songwriter (Kobalt), and artist manager. Raised in Houston, Texas, Jacobson always had a passion for music. He was surrounded by a...
Building sponsorship campaigns for artists and working with Shawn Mendes, Avicii, The Killers; Owner of JV Agency
Jazmine Valencia got her start in the music industry through internships at major labels running their digital media departments. She departed from the major label world back in 2011 to form JV Agency, a digital marketing agency based in New York...
Sound design's importance in media and how it can make or break a film or video game
Shawn Carpenter is a veteran sound designer, mix and mastering engineer, and musician. He "learned to scream" back when he became the lead singer for a metal band. An alumni of Full Sail University, Shawn discovered his passion for sound design in a...
Using music publicity to build a strong music industry network for results
Melanie Rogoff is a music publicist at JV Agency, a digital marketing and music publicity firm headquartered in New York. Melanie has been involved in the entertainment industries for many years. Having changed her degree numerous times in college,...