Silent Giants with Corey Cambridge

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EP32: A conversation with music manager, Marat Berenstein Jan 29, 2018

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Hey Guys!

Today on the show we have a very special guest, Marat Berenstein. Marat is the manager for my good friend and music supervisor of Broad City, Matt FX. After graduating from Columbia University, Marat went to work for music legend Art Garfunkel as personal assistant and tour manager but he’s currently a professor at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

In this episode Marat stops by to chat about how he got into the industry, his experience working with Art Garfunkel, how and why he got into sync licensing and a whole lot more.

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EP31: A conversation with Tiffany Hardin Jan 22, 2018

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Thank you all so much for checking out another episode of the podcast!

Also, pardon my voice this episode. Got hit hard with a cold, but the show must go on, right?

Today we have a very special guest on the show, Tiffany Hardin. Tiffany is one of my dear friends who has worked for some of the heaviest hitters in hip-hop. Her career started by interning for hip hop manager and talent scout, John Monopoly. Next she became the assistant to Mona Scott Young. For those who may not be up to speed Mona Scott Young co-founded Violator management with Chris Lighty, which managed artist like Missy Elliot, Mariah Carey, Q Tip and more.

After working work Mona and than began working alongside music industry heavyweight Steve Stout at the creative agency Translation. She later struck out on her own to found her own management company Gild Creative Group.

In this episode Tiffany stops by to chat about her life, career and lessons shes learned along the way.

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EP30: A conversation with photographer, Nick Onken Jan 08, 2018

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Hope you all had an awesome holiday season and happy 2018 to every single one of you!

We're kicking of the year with my dear friend, Nick Onken. Nick is an exceptional photographer and graphic designer who has worked with industry heavyweights like Justin Bieber, Usher, Scooter Braun and more. He stopped by the show to share his journey, wisdom and experience.

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Dick Zimmerman: The making of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album cover Dec 20, 2017

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Thank you all so much for tuning into another episode of the podcast!

For the 35th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller' we are interviewing the silent giants who worked behind the scenes to make the album the greatest selling album of all-time.

This episode is with photographer, Dick Zimmerman the silent giant behind the 'Thriller' album cover. Dick chats about growing up in Brooklyn, his career as an artist and photographer, how he landed the job to work with Michael and the making of that iconic 'Thriller' album cover.

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John Bettis: Songwriter of Michael Jackson's 'Human Nature' Dec 15, 2017

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Welcome to the special episode of the Silent Giants podcast.

For the 35th anniversary of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' we are interviewing the silent giants who helped make the 'Thriller' the greatest selling album of all-time.

This episode features John Bettis, the songwriter of MJ's 'Human Nature', which is my personal favorite song of all-time.

Enjoy as John chats about his career, the making of "Human Nature" and WHO the song is actually about....

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Meet Bob Giraldi: Director of Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' Video Dec 11, 2017

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For the 35th anniversary of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ all of December we are interviewing the Silent Giants who played a vital role in helping make the album the greatest selling album of all-time.

This week’s silent giant is Bob Giraldi the director of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ music video. This was the second music video released on MTV from the ‘Thriller’ album and received 1984 American Music Award for favorite pop/rock Video and favorite soul music Video.

In this interview I chat with Bob about his upbringing in New Jersey, his collegiate basketball career, how be broke into film, and the makings of Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking video for ‘Beat It’

Enjoy!

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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' series intro w/ Jason King Dec 04, 2017

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Hey Everyone!

Thank you all for tuning into another episode of the podcast. This entire month of December we are going to be celebrating the 35th anniversary of Michael Jackson's groundbreaking album, 'Thriller'.

In this introductory episode for 'Thriller' month I sat down with Jason King, co-founder of NYU's Clive Davis institute of recorded music & author of Michael Jackson Treasures, to discuss the historical significance of the album that would become the greatest selling album of all-time.

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EP25: Susan Rogers - I recorded Prince's 'Purple Rain' album Nov 26, 2017

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Hey Guys!

Hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving! For everyone commuting long distances this weekend I have a special 2 hour episode for you!

This week's silent giant is music engineer and producer, Susan Rogers. Susan is the silent giant who recorded Prince's classic and iconic 'Purple Rain' album! In this interview Susan chats about her upbringing, how she broke into the industry, meeting Prince for the first time the making of one of my favorite albums, 'Purple Rain' and a whooole lot more!

Susan's journey is absolutely incredible.

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EP24: Scott Schreer - FOX's NFL & MLB music composer Nov 20, 2017

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Hey Guys!

Thanks for checking out another episode of the podcast.

This week’s silent giant is drummer and television theme song composer, Scott Schreer. Scott has composed iconic jingles for brands like Snickers and Coca-Cola, but he’s most notably known for creating the super recognizable theme music for the NFL on FOX. He is also responsible for making the theme music for Major League Baseball, the NHL and NASCAR for the FOX network.

In this episode Scott sits down to chat about growing up in Brooklyn, his love for the game of baseball, how he broke into the television industry, explains the makings of the iconic NFL theme song and a whole lot more. This guys story is absolutely amazing.

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EP23: A conversation with DJ Sentz Nov 13, 2017

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Thank you guys so much for tuning into another episode of the podcast!

This week's silent giant is DJ Sentz. Sentz is one of my dear friends and DJ's for one of my favorite Brooklyn MCs Mr. Muthafuckin' Exquire.

In this episode Sentz sits down to chat about his career and shares lessons he's learned along the way.

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