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Andreas Sannemann
Partner & CEO
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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!
as@benztownbranding.com
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Dave "Chachi" Denes
Partner & President
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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.
chachi@benztownbranding.com
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Oliver Klenk
Partner & Head of Production
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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.
ok@benztownbranding.com
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Wade Denes
Partner / Imaging Director West Coast
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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.
wd@benztownbranding.com
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Harry Legg
Voice Talent / Imaging Director East Coast
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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.
harrylegg@aol.com
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Renee’ Spei
Voice Talent
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RENEE’ SPEI is an award winning actor and voice over
talent. Renee’ has imaged television and radio stations
nationally and internationally. From New York’s WKTU 103.5,
San Francisco’s STAR 101.3, Los Angeles’ MY FM 104.3,
Philadelphia’s own, Q102 and more!
Last year, Renee voiced a nationwide spot
for broadway.com
that won “THE EAR AWARD’S BEST COMMERCIAL” category.
renee@benztownbranding.com
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Rick Wade
Voice Talent
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Rick Wade is a producer who works for commercial radio
brands in Australia and Asia. His voice work is heard on
imaging on the Triple M Network, along with commercial
products for major corporates like BP Fuel. Rick is also a
composer, father of two and keen car lover.
rick.wade@austereo.com.au
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Masa Patterson
Affiliate Relations Manager
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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.
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Alexander Greim
Developer and System Architect
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Alexander implements benztownbranding.com. 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.
He is part of the leading developers on one of the biggest
Rails sites in Europe.
ag@benztownbranding.com
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