In this episode of Tuna On Toast, Stryker sits down with David Beno Benveniste, CEO of Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group. Beno is the man who signed System of a Down, and he reveals how he discovered the band and what it was like working with Rick Rubin on their albums. Beno’s other clients include Avenged Sevenfold, Korn, AFI, Alice in Chains and Deftones. He told Stryker about Davey Havok’s greatness, what makes Jerry Cantrell such a great musician, how Jonathan Davis strives for success and why he wanted to work with M Shadows and the A7X guys long before he ever signed them. Beno also shares advice for bands starting out today, as well as the concept of artists as “brands” that can build relationships with fans over years. Velvet Hammer also co-created the Sick New World festival. Beno reveals how that event came together and what the future holds for it. Click that subscribe button, follow @Tunaontoast on socials and thank you for supporting the show!
Tuna on Toast with M. Shadows Avenged Sevenfold
Tuna on Toast w Vic Fuentes Pierce the Veil
Tuna on Toast w Kailee Morgue
Tuna on Toast w Nick Hexum 311
Tuna of Toast w Sum 41 Deryck Whibley
Tuna on Toast w Michigander Jason Singer
Tuna on Toast w Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance & L.S. Dunes)
Tuna on Toast w Dustin Kensrue THRICE
Tuna on Toast w Gavin Rossdale (BUSH)
Tuna on Toast w Pete Wentz Fall Out Boy
Tuna on Toast with White Reaper - Tony Esposito
Tuna on Toast with Andrew McMahon (...in the Wilderness, Something Corporate, Jack’s Mannequin)
Tuan on Toast w Dirty Heads Jared Watson
Tuna on Toast with Silversun Pickups - Brian Aubert
Tuna on Toast with The Interrupters
Tuna on Toast w Warped Tour Creator Kevin Lyman
Tuna on Toast with Paris Jackson
Tuna on Toast w Josh Klinghoffer Red Hot Chili Peppers Pearl Jam
Tuna on Toast with Taylor Hawkns
Tuna on Toast with Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray)
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