Episode 304: BRYAN-MICHAEL COX

On this week’s episode of the @RoadPodcast, the fellas welcome Grammy Award winning record producer, songwriter and DJ @BryanMichaelCox.Bryan speaks on the excitement of @Usher landing the @NFL #SBVIII #AppleMusicHalftime show and how he predicted #Usher being chosen (04:32). He reflects on his early career from making 20-25 songs with Jagged Edge (@Official_JE) in 3 weeks (12:55) to his iconic first year working with @Aaliyah, @ToniBraxton, @JermaineDupri and @MariahCarey (17:00). Bryan remembers working with a young @DestinysChild @Beyonce in high school (30:10) and states that he believes church is missing from R&B music nowadays (50:01). He talks about being on @Diddy’s #MakingTheBand helping form @DanityKane and @Day26 (1:04:12), the process of writing Usher’s #Confessions album (1:13:01) and how 2001 was a fun "party year" that inspired records like Jagged Edge’s ‘Where the Party At’ and Nivea’s (@ThisIsNivea) ‘Don’t Mess with My Man’ (1:33:04). Finally, Bryan opens up about feeling pressured to make EDM records during the EDM era in the early 2000’s (1:41:00).