Mike Brignardello is an award winning bassist who has been a staple of the Nashville recording scene for over four decades. He was also a founding member of the melodic hard rock outfit Giant. Mike’s discography is vast with credits ranging from Dolly Parton to Travis Tritt and everyone in between.    Some Things That Came Up:  -1:30 Gold Records -5:20 Stax Records and American Music Label in Memphis  -8:50 Born in Cuba. Started bass at 16  -10:10 Bass Duet with Chuck Rainey  -13:30 Intuition-Execution-Expectation -14:00 The Nashville pace!  -18:30 Cohesion, Intentionality and Technology -24:00 5-20 players that become family  -25:00 14,600+ days of recording in Nashville  -27:40 Meeting and working with Dann Huff -31:45 GIANT was the final push to be in a band  -36:00 Studio Musicians Academy Podcast with Miles and Gio -47:10 10,000 hours is a good START  -47:50 Amy Grant hires the Degarmo+Key band and records two live records -49:15 The Grooveyard band  -51:20 Gear and Pedals  -55:00 Standout career tracks  -57:20 The Fave 5  -64:30 Contact Mike via youtube.com/mikebrignardello -66:30 “Everybody Loves Me” book by Lee Sklar  -68:30 Family Name Origins  -71:00 Location Inspires Opportunity    Follow:  youtube.com/mikebrignardello      The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:   https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1   One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!   Buy Rich’s exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond   Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com   Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.   Follow Jim:   @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com