Born to immigrant parents in the Netherlands before migrating to the US as an infant, Benny Rietveld left his native home of Hawaii in early adulthood be 'raised again in San Francisco and New York, (currently residing in Los Angeles)'. During which he went on to build a career possibly unparalleled in the manner it acts as a common thread between artists as iconic and diverse as Miles Davis, Carlos Santana (with whom he's been MD for over a decade), Sheila E, The Crusaders, amidst many others.
In this long-form, vulnerable conversation, the 8 x Grammy Award winner shares humbling insights into the bigger picture behind playing music, his education on the job, the future of online education, and keeping the true fire of it all alive amidst the ever-changing landscape of the music industry.
This episode is brought to you by:
www.holisticpianoacademy.com
Music by: www.everynowheremusic.com
Text: www.tlwrites.com
Produced by T.L. Mazumdar
Recorded on a Zoom L8 mixer kindly sponsored by:
https://www.sound-service.eu
Connect with Benny:
Navigating the Producer/Musician Journey Between US and Europe for 20 plus Years with Matthew Brown
Solocast :Thoughts in isolation in the midst of a pandemic.
Stigma Beyond Skin With Abhinandan Basu (Part 2)
Stigma Beyond Skin with Abhinandan Basu (Part 1)
Singing to 7 Billion with Kiran Ahluwalia
Solocast : Are Relationships Just Work?
The Birth Of Rhythm Diaries With Bernhard Schimpelsberger
Vienna To Berlin And Heeding The Inner Call With Martin Rott
Solocast : Fear, Demons And Angels
Voices Lost And Found with Sheila Chandra
Nuremberg to NewYork with Marieke Wiening
The Psychology Of Music As Medicine with Markus Reuter
Death, Discovery, Legacy, Heartbreak, Being a Misfit and Social Media Adieus with Jivraj Singh
Understanding And Tackling Racial Bias in 2020 with Tayo Rockson
The Colour of Music + Sexism Female Singers Face with Sophie Dunér
Solocast : Thoughts on consistency for the artist.
Laying Down The Law With Manojna Yeluri
Solocast 2 : Why Self Love without Self Enquiry s like trying to love a ghost.
The Making Of 'Maed In India' with Mae Mariyam Thomas
Solocast 1 : Why I Started This Podcast
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