Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Brad Fanshaw Filming Sizzle For New TV Show

Brad Fanshaw & Barry Weiss ready to shoot in L.A.
Recently, Brad Fanshaw was in Los Angeles filming a sizzle reel for a new lifestyle/destination/automotive show.

The show created by Fanshaw is a fresh concept on the automotive hobby. The concept features the cars, people and destinations that you want to see. It is experiential and brings the viewer inside the action.

The shoot was the first in a series that is being both hosted and directed by Fanshaw. This included friend Barry Weiss and his wild Cadillac rod.

Fanshaw arrives at the World Famous Dresden

Shooting outside the world famous Dresden Restaurant in Hollywood, CA. The Dresden Room is most notable as the location for the 1996 film, "Swingers". The film that starred, Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Heather Graham filmed here also. This show is a fantastic canvas to reveal how cars are used and enjoyed.

Fanshaw will be shopping the show and if you have interest contact him at bonspeed@aol.com

Brad Fanshaw Takes His Radio Show on the Road

Brad with legends Gene Winfield & Pete Chapouris
Brad Fanshaw and his radio show, Street Rod & Custom Radio is on the road for the summer shows. His show that is syndicated by ERNLive.com is also available on iTunes, iHeart, Stitcher and the bonspeedbradfanshaw Facebook page each week.

Major automotive events have been booking his show to draw attention and get the celebrity word out about the automotive hobby.

Fanshaw brings his experience and notoriety to the show and also drags in his automotive and entertainment celebrity friends on the air!

His co-host Pete Chapouris is a legend himself in the hot rod world and owner of So-Cal Speed Shop. Together these guys have so much opinion and perspective that they needed a show.


On air at a live event with rock legend Michael Anthony.
Fanshaw and Chapouris began the year by doing a live show in downtown Reno. The show brought notoriety to the show before, during and after as they promoted their participation.

Next the pair broadcast live at the So-Cal Speed Shop Open house. As over 6000 guests watched on, Brad and Pete interviewed guests including Michael Anthony the bassist for both Chickenfoot and Van Halen.

Want this auto-centric booked at your event, call 714.666.1999

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Brad Fanshaw Takes Street Rod & Custom On The Road- RENO, NV

Pete Chapouris, Aaron Hagar and Brad Fanshaw in Reno
Brad Fanshaw's hit Radio Show/Podcast "Street Rod & Custom Radio" is hitting the road this summer with live broadcasts from various venues.

It began the weekend of May 30th in Reno, Nevada as the show promoters and the city booked Brad and his co-host Pete Chapouris from So-Cal Speed Shop to attend and broadcast LIVE!


Fanshaw, Chapouris, Hagar & Tony Marini, show promoter


The radio show and podcast has grown tremendously in the two and a half years since Fanshaw took over the show. Now syndicated in markets nationwide it is also available as a free podcast on iTunes. The show is consistently rated in the Top 25 podcasts in it's category.

The Spring show in Reno is actually a prelude to the 100,000 attendees and 6000+ cars that will be hosted in August. The August show "Hot August Nights" is spread over Reno, Sparks and Tahoe. The show also plays host to a Barrett-Jackson collectible car auction.

Bard and Pete will return in August to once again broadcast LIVE among other appearances they will make!


Adam Carolla CarCast Welcomes Brad As a Return Guest

Matt D'Andria of Adam Carolla's Car Cast with Fanshaw
Recently, Brad Fanshaw was a guest once again on the Adam Carolla podcast CarCast with Matt D'Andria. The show is one of Carolla's hit podcasts and produced in Burbank at his studio.

This episode focused on Fanshaw's diverse background in both business and entertainment.

VIEW NOW: Adam Carolla CarCast


Fanshaw with Adam Carolla

Fanshaw who has been a guest on the Adam Carolla Show and CarCast with Matt D'Andria several times says it is always a good time. "Adam and Matt are the real deal, car guys who ooze automotive excitement!", Fanshaw says.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Brad Fanshaw has ZZ Top Rocker Billy F. Gibbons on Recent Show

Brad Fanshaw Jimmy Shine, Billy F. Gibbons & Pete Chapouris
Brad Fanshaw and his Co-Host on Street Rod & Custom Radio (Pete Chapouris) recently welcomed rocker Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top to the show.

Gibbons who had been touring took time from the road to talk about music, hot rods and good times. Of course no conversation with Billy would be complete without talking Mexican food.

The hot rod in the background is a new creation being built by Jimmy Shine of So-Cal Speed Shop for Billy. Nothing goes better than...
Hot Rods & Rock-N-Roll!

QUICK FACT: Brad Fanshaw and Rock Legend; Michael Anthony...

Did you know that Brad Fanshaw is business partners with his friend and rock legend Michael Anthony?

Yep, the pair had been friends for a years before becoming business partners. Anthony who is a founding member and bass player for Van Halen, now plays with Chickenfoot.





The band Chickenfoot was created by Sammy Hagar and Anthony with Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Joe Satriani.

Fanshaw and Anthony own a number of businesses together, including Bonneville SWISS Watches and bonspeed Forged Wheels.

Brad Fanshaw at the 2014 Long Beach Grand Prix Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race

Each year the INDY Car series comes to Long Beach, California for a week of racing, parties and excitement. As part of the Grand Prix, Toyota produces a Pro/Celebrity race that pits a variety of actors, musicians and notables against each other in like Toyota cars.

This year Brad was invited to attend, not as a racer, but to see the event from inside the compond. There he could rub elbows with some old and new friends, while enjoying all the LBGP has to offer.


 



Part of the fun at the LBGP is seeing friends and while waiting for the race to begin. Fanshaw attended with his friend Matt D' Andria (Co-Host of the Adam Carolla Car Cast Show). They saw many friends including NASCAR racer Kyle Petty and Rutledge Wood from TV's Top Gear.




Kyle Petty,Brad Fanshaw, Rutledge Wood & Matt D'Andria