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Brandon D. Bailey
Brandon D. Bailey has hosted 16 episodes.
Brandon is a Florida native who lives with a passion for music and helping others. His tenure in the industry began in 2008 when he launched Two B Entertainment at the age of 24. Since inception, Brandon has represented local talent to Grammy award winning artists who have earned RIAA Platinum certifications for over a decade. He has toured the country and internationally providing first hand experience to empower artists he works with as artist manager.
His tenure as an artist manager has provided him with an in-depth knowledge of the music business and industry. Though he loves all music his experience comes from working in a variety of genres. This includes Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Rock, Soul and Singer/Songwriter music. Brandon's love for music started while playing instruments at an early age which included piano, drums, voice, and percussion. He developed a strong ear for music and started writing song lyrics as a teen. This passion for music continues today and what drives his love for the industry, helping musicians and writing new songs.
Brandon Bailey serves as the vice president of PRAZOR and the managing director of Two B Entertainment. He holds a Bachelors degree in music business from Berklee College of Music and is currently pursuing his Master of Arts in music business at Berklee. He can be found in his off time on the water fishing, paddle boarding, boating, cycling, skate boarding, playing with his labradoodle Finnegan plus enjoying time with family and friends.
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Mike Rathke
Mike Rathke has hosted 16 episodes.
Mike Rathke is a Kansas native who grew up poor in a rural trailer court with his mother and two siblings. He got his musical background from his mother, who was a graduate from the Juilliard School of Dance, but she struggled with mental health issues. As a result, all three children moved away from home at an early age. At the age 12 Mike left home and moved from house to house, sleeping on the couches of friends and eventually dropped out of high school. His sister encouraged him to get his GED and eventually he went on to study Worship and Technical Arts at Christ For the Nations in Dallas Texas. He also earned a Bachelor degree in Film and Communications from George Fox University in Oregon.
His first adventure in the realm of music production came with three self-produced albums, Letters From the Father, Spoken Words and the Word That’s Spoken, and Never Change. Mike produced these albums while working part time as a worship leader in Oregon. His latest EP “The Dawning Fire” was recorded in Nashville in July of 2019 with his first single “The Dawning Fire” releasing on December 6, 2019. The album was produced by Billy Chapin (Backstreet Boys, Sister Hazel, Edwin McCain) and co-produced by Brandon Bailey. The songs contained in this album reflect Mike’s passion for biblical lyrics encased in a tasteful bed of modern folk music. The album has been critically acclaimed around the world and has had recognition on radio, podcasts, internet and blogs. The official music videos for The Dawning Fire EP have reached over a million views on Youtube.
Mike’s new album “The Discipline of Dismay” will be released in fall of 2020 through Four Core Music.
Mike also serves at PRAZOR as the manager of music streaming and is the co-host for The PRAZOR House podcast. He is also working towards his Master degree in screenwriting and production at Regent University.
Mike is the son of a carpenter and enjoys making things out of wood or repurposing old furniture in his free time. He also has ZERO sports references and has been known to sabotage sports conversations in the office with nonsensical data or ridiculous movie quotes.