Dae Bennett: Creating His Own Sound

About this episode

Dae Bennett shares his journey in music production and engineering, discussing his career and experiences in the industry.

Legendary recording engineer and producer Dae Bennett joins Showing Off with Brian Newman and Angie Pontani to share stories from his remarkable career in music production, recording studios, and live performance. From playing drums in his early years to becoming a respected studio engineer and founder, Dae Bennett reveals how he built a career across multiple genres and roles in the music industry. As the son of iconic singer Tony Bennett, Dae discusses growing up around music, forging his own path, and eventually collaborating professionally with his father. In this episode of Showing Off, Dae talks about: Starting out as a musician and discovering studio production Building a career as a sound engineer and producer Working on influential recordings across genres Behind-the-scenes stories from the recording studio Lessons learned from decades in the music business Plus: Brian and Angie test Dae’s knowledge of vintage cars in Game Time! Showing Off with Brian Newman & Angie Pontani is a backstage pass into the lives of musicians, performers, and creative professionals. Each episode explores the highs, the failures, and the real stories behind building a career in entertainment…

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Newman, Angie Pontani

Guest: Dae Bennett

Topics covered

• music production
• recording engineering
• career development
• live performance
• music industry

Keywords

• Dae Bennett
• music production
• recording engineer
• Tony Bennett
• studio stories
• sound engineer
• music career

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