TEAM

 


Andreas Sannemann

CEO

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



Dave "Chachi" Denes
President

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.

Denes considers his greatest strength to be his comprehensive understanding of the inner workings of the industry. He became the Interim President of Benztown Branding in February. 

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



Oliver Klenk

Head of Production

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

Imaging Director West Coast

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



Masa Patterson

Affiliate Relations Manager

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



Harry Legg

Imaging Director East Coast

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



Mike Santos

Imaging Director Country

Fast forward almost 8 years and Mike has established himself as one of the "Young Guns" in the imaging game.

Practically living in the production studio (when not setting up tables or hanging banners), Mike quickly made an impression and got the opportunity of a lifetime when San Francisco's The New 95.7 The Wolf launched in March 2007 - just 3 years out of college. Working alongside Scott Mahalick and "Phat" Matt Ganssle, Mike served as the station's commercial production director/video director and helped change the way the once "anti-country" San Francisco market saw the country format.

In April 2008, Mike said goodbye to The City by the Bay and hello to the Rocky Mountains, where he now enjoys all four seasons, does commercial voiceover and serves as the Creative Services Director for KALC-FM, KQMT-FM, and KOSI-FM.

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



Fabian (Fabi) Brosi

Assistant Producer

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 Greim
Web Developer

Alexander implements the benztownbranding.com website. He is a passionate agile Ruby on Rails developer since 3 years now. Before this time he was able to gain experience in several other web technologies. Currently he is part of the leading developers on one of the biggest Rails sites in Europe.