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Re: Brad Sundberg seminars: Making Music With Michael Jackson
Booking for the 'Brad Buxer' event on 27 June in LA to open this weekend
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Bradx2
June 27, 2014
Los Angeles
I keep trying to come up with some clever introduction for Brad Buxer, but where do I start? Songwriter. Musician. Musical Director. Creative. Talented. Hard Worker. Trusted friend of Michael Jackson. Trusted friend of mine.
The music industry can be funny at times. There were and are a lot of nasty, less-than-wonderful people. Then there are guys like Brad Buxer. Someone who loves music, and will pour his heart into a song, a project, a tour or an artist. That is what he did for Michael for many, many years.
Brad and I have shared a lot of musical miles together. Can I tell you a quick story?
My family and I were in Paris late June, 1997, for a project unrelated to Michael. I found out that the HIStory tour was in town, so I contacted Michael's office to get some tickets. Here's the thing, I love concerts and have seen Michael perform many times, but I am always more comfortable backstage than I am in the audience. I wanted to go backstage, and I knew Buxer was the key, but I had to talk to him. Not as easy as it sounds, right? But I have always been... tenacious.
When we arrived at Parc des Princes stadium, I made a deal with the backstage security guy: I told him I needed to talk to Brad Buxer, and that my wife and daughter would stay behind the gate (almost like collateral) to prove that I would come back. He agreed, I'm sure thinking I would get tossed out two minutes later.
Once backstage, I wove through the miles of cables and stage scaffolding and generators until I finally found Buxer. He wanted to talk, but I told him I had to go rescue my wife and daughter, so he set us up with backstage passes and I ran back to the security guy who very pleased that my plan worked out. Then my wife, daughter and I went back to hang with him and the band for a while. That's Buxer - a good friend then and a good friend now.
It would take pages to write about our experiences with Michael together, the projects we worked on, the stories, music and memories. But instead of me writing that much, I would rather you come and hear for yourself, from both of us - together for the first time in many years. Ask questions, hear early versions of songs, get to know part of the team that worked with the greatest entertainer of our generation - Michael Jackson.
Bradx2 will take place on Friday afternoon, June 27.
This will not be a normal "In The Studio With MJ" seminar; those will take place all week at Westlake. This will be a very unique, one-of-kind experience.
Details will be released later this week.
Tickets for this very special event will go on sale this weekend. If you are coming to LA to celebrate the life and music of Michael Jackson, this is one event you do not want to miss.
Bradx2
Friday, June 27, 2014
Los Angeles
Don't Be A Stranger...
Booking for the 'Brad Buxer' event on 27 June in LA to open this weekend
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Bradx2
June 27, 2014
Los Angeles
I keep trying to come up with some clever introduction for Brad Buxer, but where do I start? Songwriter. Musician. Musical Director. Creative. Talented. Hard Worker. Trusted friend of Michael Jackson. Trusted friend of mine.
The music industry can be funny at times. There were and are a lot of nasty, less-than-wonderful people. Then there are guys like Brad Buxer. Someone who loves music, and will pour his heart into a song, a project, a tour or an artist. That is what he did for Michael for many, many years.
Brad and I have shared a lot of musical miles together. Can I tell you a quick story?
My family and I were in Paris late June, 1997, for a project unrelated to Michael. I found out that the HIStory tour was in town, so I contacted Michael's office to get some tickets. Here's the thing, I love concerts and have seen Michael perform many times, but I am always more comfortable backstage than I am in the audience. I wanted to go backstage, and I knew Buxer was the key, but I had to talk to him. Not as easy as it sounds, right? But I have always been... tenacious.
When we arrived at Parc des Princes stadium, I made a deal with the backstage security guy: I told him I needed to talk to Brad Buxer, and that my wife and daughter would stay behind the gate (almost like collateral) to prove that I would come back. He agreed, I'm sure thinking I would get tossed out two minutes later.
Once backstage, I wove through the miles of cables and stage scaffolding and generators until I finally found Buxer. He wanted to talk, but I told him I had to go rescue my wife and daughter, so he set us up with backstage passes and I ran back to the security guy who very pleased that my plan worked out. Then my wife, daughter and I went back to hang with him and the band for a while. That's Buxer - a good friend then and a good friend now.
It would take pages to write about our experiences with Michael together, the projects we worked on, the stories, music and memories. But instead of me writing that much, I would rather you come and hear for yourself, from both of us - together for the first time in many years. Ask questions, hear early versions of songs, get to know part of the team that worked with the greatest entertainer of our generation - Michael Jackson.
Bradx2 will take place on Friday afternoon, June 27.
This will not be a normal "In The Studio With MJ" seminar; those will take place all week at Westlake. This will be a very unique, one-of-kind experience.
Details will be released later this week.
Tickets for this very special event will go on sale this weekend. If you are coming to LA to celebrate the life and music of Michael Jackson, this is one event you do not want to miss.
Bradx2
Friday, June 27, 2014
Los Angeles
Don't Be A Stranger...