Luxury In Full Effect

In the first part of this two-episode series, we hear from Billy Amendola, musician and editor at large of Modern Drummer Magazine, and his life as a drummer from Brooklyn. Billy tells us all about his life and his personal development, as well as the development of his band, Mantus. How did a Brooklyn-born band go from playing Punk Rock at CBGB to making Disco hits that become wildly successful in Canada? Where did they go from there? Tune in to find out more about being a studio musician, the music industry, and living life in full effect as a drummer.
**What you'll hear about in this episode:**
- How Billy and David first met (1:56)
- All about Billy (5:19)
- Billy's songwriting process (8:30)
- History and development of Mantus (Billy's band) (13:45)
- Hard times for the band (22:14)
- Billy as a studio artist (28:30)
- Getting into the music world and networking (38:04)
- The importance of Brooklyn in shaping Billy (43:21)
- The music business today (52:42)
**Mentioned on the show:**
- CBGB - the New York Club where Mantus used to play: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBGB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBGB)
- Modern Drummer Magazine: [https://www.moderndrummer.com/](https://www.moderndrummer.com/)
**Learn more about Billy Amendola:**
- LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyamendola/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/billyamendola/)
- His band, Mantus: [https://www.mantusonline.com/](https://www.mantusonline.com/)
**Learn more about David Frangioni:**
- Linkedin: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-frangioni-9939a86/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-frangioni-9939a86/)
- https://www.davidjfrangioni.com
**Learn more about Justin Leigh:**
- Linkedin: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-leigh-88996386/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-leigh-88996386/)
- [http://justinleigh.com/](http://justinleigh.com/)

Listen in to learn about our hosts David and Justin as they share with you how they met, their dynamic life stories, and a few keys to their success in the music and entertainment business.
What you'll learn on this episode:
- How did David & Justin first meet? (1:31)
- The first project together: Maholan Estates Project (4:48)
- Why you should listen to the show (5:58)
- Justin’s Background & Life Story (6:16)
- David’s Background & Life Story (16:34)
- The Secrets of Success we plan to share with our listeners (22:04)
- Consistency (25:22)
- Commitment (27:32)
- Be ahead of the Trend (30:37)
- Don’t Just Read It – Implement it (32:14)
- LIFE Podcast concept map (34:02)

David Frangioni introduces the show that taps into the minds of those operating at the top of the luxury market.
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For full show notes head on over to luxuryinfulleffect.com

Dan Brunn is the founder of Dan Brunn Architecture firm, founded in Los Angeles, California in 2005. Dan Brunn Architecture designs and develops commercial and residential projects worldwide and prides itself on crafting architecture that respects the site and provokes a sensuous interaction with the environment. DBA focuses on purposeful modernism that heightens the user’s understanding and connection with the space.
For full show notes, head over to https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/dan-brunn

Douglas Hanson, AIA launched his Los Angeles based firm, HansonLA, in 2010. He has worked with some of the world’s leading architectural firms designing major cultural, commercial, and residential projects in Asia, Europe, and North America. In Hanson’s current role as President of HansonLA, he is the Design Principal on various residential and commercial projects, and the Master Plan Architect for City Market of Los Angeles, a 10 acre, mixed-use development in the Fashion District, and the Mail Order District, located in Boyle Heights. He has established a reputation for integrating innovative design with the functional and technical requirements of each project in addition to having extensive experience in all phases of design, from research through construction, with cultural, commercial, and residential projects of all scales and magnitudes. Early in his career at Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Hanson collaborated on major European projects from design through construction. In Barcelona, Hanson managed Vila Olimpica, a collaboration between SOM and Frank O. Gehry & Associates. Hanson then joined Frank O. Gehry & Associates in 1992 as a Senior Associate and Project Architect for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. He has an appreciation of architecture as a societal art and endeavors to advance the worlds of his projects with thoughtful and engaging design and he will continue to not only define skylines but transform communities.
For more show notes and all links mentioned in the episode, go to
https://davidjfrangioni.com/podcast/douglas-hanson