TEAM

Andreas is one of the leading imaging specialists with 10 years of experience in imaging CHR Radio. He was the youngest Director for On-Air Promotion and Production in a major station in Germany to date . His network includes partners in Germany, Austria, England, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States. His unique branding style and his ability to recognize upcoming trends sets him apart from the pack. Imaging for the 21st century and beyond - thats his mission!

e: as@benztown.com
p: 0049 711 41 42 100

David "Chachi" Denes began his radio career in 1996 at Star 100.7/KFMB in San Diego, under the tutelage of Tracy Johnson. He earned great acclaim as producer and side kick for Michael Steele (1996- 1998) and later as producer for Jagger and Kristi (1998-2000). After graduating from the University of San Diego with a degree in Communications, Denes came to Los Angeles at the invitation of Roy Laughlin, and spent a year as Rick Dees’ assistant producer at KIIS-FM.

In 2001, Denes was afforded the opportunity to follow his dream and transitioned to programming, working under Jhani Kaye. Denes spent two years as Operations Manager for KBIG and KOST-FM, serving as Kaye’s right hand man until Craig Rossi and Michael Martin appointed him the Program Director for KBIG/MYfm in Los Angeles.  When he was named to the position in 2004, he was just 28 years old, making him the youngest PD in LA.   During his 5-year tenure he grew the station from 17th-rated to 5th-rated among English language stations adults 25-54.

In 2008, Denes co-founded Benztown Branding and the Benztown Voice-Over Group, which now has over 150 affiliations around the globe. He currently serves as the President of the company. Both Products are represented by Premiere Radio Networks. In June 2010 Denes was named Vice President of Programming and Operations Manager to Black Card Radio, an International Syndication Company that represents 7 different shows and products.

e: chachi@benztown.com
p: 800-391-6044

Oliver is a beat mixing legend. In 15 years he branded almost 500 songs for CHR, Rock and AC Radio stations. His incredible jingle solutions are famous for their great customized character and outstanding acoustic IDs. His work can be heard on stations from Bangkok to L.A. As a consultant for imaging and sound design various radio stations and big industry brands rely on his outstanding skills. His love for Radio is been able to hear in every element he creates for benztown branding.

e: ok@benztown.com
p: 0049 711 41 42 100

Wade Denes spent 4 years working in Los Angeles for some of the biggest names and stations in radio. He spent nearly two years co-imaging KBIG 104.3 and KOST 103.5 while voicing for local commercials. His imaging and voice became well known in the market and during that time Wade also became well known as a producer working with notable talents like Jhani Kaye and Gary Spears.

In early 2006, Wade left Clearchannel when Jhani Kaye took over as Program Director for K-Earth 101 and brought Wade over to help program and produce. Wade dubbed over 300 songs for K-Earth and helped become responsible for what is considered the cleanest sounding Oldies station ever. His mixes became recognized by other Oldies stations and CBS soon began using his mixes on their other affiliates.

Wade eventually left CBS and has since worked for Dial Global and in 2007 he launched his own imaging company, Athos Audio, before finally joining the Benz Town Branding team.

e: wd@benztown.com
p: 800-391-6044

After graduating from Cal State Northridge Masa joined KNX NewsRadio in Los Angeles, writing, editing, and producing sports updates under the direction of Steve Grad.

Rapidly ascending the broadcast industry ladder he transitioned to Premiere Radio Networks in 2007 where he successfully affiliated various production & imaging services and jingle packages in several markets as an Affiliate Relations Manager. In 2009, Masa joined with the Benztown team, bringing with him his knowledge, strong relationships and drive to make Benztown the top radio imaging group stateside and abroad.

e: mp@benztown.com
p: 800-391-6044
c: 818-269-9924

YES…Harry Legg IS his real name. What were his parents thinking? Of course, the name works well for the entertainment business – you can’t forget it!

Harry fell in love with broadcasting in grade school and landed his first on-air gig at the age of 14. Harry’s career has taken him to radio stations, recording studios, ad agencies and even a record label. He moved from his hometown of Cleveland to work in over half a dozen cities including the top 3 markets of Chicago, Los Angeles and New York City. Besides voiceovers, Harry is an accomplished air talent having worked on-air at stations such as KIIS-FM Los Angeles and Kiss in Chicago. His awards include the NYC A.I.R. Creative Services Director of the Year Award for his work at WKTU and a nomination for Billboard’s Rhythmic APD/ Music Director of the year while at Energy in Chicago.

Harry currently works out of his studio in NYC. He can be heard on radio and TV stations throughout the US and abroad including Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Malta and the UK.

e: hl@benztown.com
p: 800-391-6044

Fabi started working for Benztown as an Intern last Summer while attending school at "Technische Oberschule Stuttgart."

We're happy to say after he graduated and received his diploma he's still working with us! His parents are not so happy... As Assistant Producer he's in charge of two essential Benztown categories: Music Hooks and Ramploops. His passion is music, and he's an accomplished drum player. When Fabi is not in the studio, he loves to skateboard and play handball!

e: fb@benztown.com
p: 0049 711 41 42 100

Alexander programs and maintains the the backend of benztownbranding.com which he wrote in the Ruby Programing Language utilizing "Ruby on Rails" (RoR). RoR is also used by cutting edge web based companies such as Twitter and Hulu. Alexander has been a leading RoR developer for over 3 years now and is currently writing code for Benztown Branding version 2.0.

Ryan has been the Imaging Director at Heritage Country Station 96-3 KSCS FM in Dallas Texas for 4 years. KSCS was just honored as the Academy of Country Music Major Market Station of the year. Before that he worked for stations in New Jersey, New York and Denver. He images and voices stations across the globe in CHR, Hot AC, News/Talk/Sports and even Hindi but his specialty lies in an energetic, highly "current" brand of Country Radio. Ryan created a podcast called "The Producers" which features the biggest names in worldwide radio imaging, jingle production and voice over. Ryan also produces royalty free production music with his first release, Big Bad Beds, available now. Everything is found at www.RyanOnTheRadio.com

Hip. Young. Contemporary. That, in a nutshell, is Adam Schneider. A true rockstar at heart, he began his obsession with sound at the age of 10 when he bought his first guitar. Adam was soon producing and recording his own music as well as the music of many of his friends. The jump to audio production was next and Adam began producing, voicing, and writing promos and commercials for radio stations and select clients around the country. He has imaged formats such as Classic Hits, Rock, CHR, Country, Jack, Talk, and Adult Standards in such markets as Miami, Atlanta, Boston, and Columbus, OH. After much prodding from colleagues, clients, and friends, Adam made the full fledged jump over to the other side of the microphone. Adam now does commercial voiceover and is the Creative Production Director at the Marconi Award winning Majic 102.7 in Miami, FL. Now Adam is that sound rocking your speakers
e: adam@benztown.com

Ryan is a graphic and interactive designer. He also is an artist and musician who loves life. He currently is handling the Benztown Branding identity and website. He also is an instructor at Art Center College of Design, and is the co-inventor and owner of TOWELSAFE™, a pocketed towel product line that is taking the world by storm. Check out his design work at www.dorazidesign.com or www.towelsafe.com.

Chris graduated from Cal State University, Northridge in 2008, with a degree in Music Industry Studies. He spent the first couple years of his career in the Music Publishing & Copyright Administration business, then made his big move to Radio. His greatest passion is Music, his greatest love is his wonderful LARGE family, and he's found that the greatest satisfaction in life (so far) comes from good old fashioned hard work. Much of his spare time is spent tickling the ivory with his Blues/Classic Rock band "The SoundsGoods."