DNA: Like back-up singers who are the proverbial “20 feet from stardom” you’ve work closely with some big names. You get closer to them than most of us – have you ever seen something you wish you hadn’t?
Jeremy Brennan: [Laughs] Mostly, performers in their underwear! I get to witness hours of rehearsal and intense planning. It takes a lot of work to make a performance look effortless – whether it’s nutting out the arrangement or phrasing or whittling down a set list to tailor it to an audience, debating one song over another. I enjoy that, curating the musical fragments into a unified show. I also get to see a lot of pre-show rituals.