Renman Music & Business, the music mentoring website founded by industry veteran, Steve Rennie (aka "Renman"), will welcome Elektra Records President, Jeff Castelaz, to the Renman Live couch this week on Wednesday, July 30 at 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT. With over 90 episodes to date featuring interviews with the smartest, most talented, most successful people in the music biz, the upcoming episode of Renman Live with top record label executive, Jeff Castelaz, will stream live on Wednesday at: http://www.renmanmb.com/live/renman-live-with-elektra-president-jeff-castelaz. A teaser video for the show can be seen on YouTube at: http://youtu.be/JfByL2z6IyI.

"People ask me all the time how you learn the music biz," said Rennie. "Simple. Hang out with smart people.

"On my web show, Renman Live, I've been lucky to have had some of the smartest, most talented people in the music biz join me to share their stories, insights and advice with aspiring artists and music pros who are dreaming of doing something big on their own and need some inspiration and direction. If you are interested in the music biz, watching an episode of Renman Live is the next best thing to sitting on the couch with me and my guests."

Guests who have appeared on Renman Live include Nate Reuss (FUN.), Pretty Lights, Brandon Boyd (Incubus), Andy Biersack (Black Veil Brides), Grouplove, Paul Tollett (Founder, Coachella), Charles Attal (Founder, Lollapalooza), Kevin Lyman (Founder, Warped Tour), Troy Carter (Manager, John Mayer), Richard Griffiths (Manager, One Direction), Pat Magnarella (Manager, Green Day), Tom Corson (President, RCA), Mike Caren (President A&R, Warner Bros), Aaron Bay-Schuck (A&R Exec, Bruno Mars) and many more.

Over the last 36 years, Renman Music & Business mastermind, Steve Rennie, has become one of the most successful and respected professionals in today's music business. He has amassed a broad swath of experience as a concert promoter (Sr. VP Avalon Attractions now Live Nation 1984-1990), record company executive (Sr. VP GM Epic Records 1994-1998), internet entrepreneur (ArtistDirect 1998-2000) and artist manager (Incubus 1998-2014). Now, he is dedicating himself to mentoring this next generation of artists and music pros who will shape the music industry of the future.

In 2012, Rennie founded Renman Music & Business: http://www.renmanmb.com, an online education portal for the music industry featuring a YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/renmanmb with over 500 video clips with tips from industry pros, a web show, Renman Live: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaCGuUBKBfsuEGSchAEyI9fFuMXzJVuun, which has livestreamed over 90 episodes so far, and Renman U: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaCGuUBKBfsuDVOUvzdxAZOVqXNHsmSs6, an interactive 12-week insider's guide to today's music business. Renman's no-nonsense approach empowers artists to smash through the barriers and do what he hopes they will do: "Dream It. Do It."

Stay tuned for more information on Renman Live and Renman Music & Business.

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