Brian Tanner is passionate about audio storytelling. He is the creator, co-host, and head writer of Kaboom: An Audio Adventure Podcast and the senior producer of The Apple Seed: A Storytelling Podcast. He has both a creative and a business background, having earned a doctorate in music performance from the University of Michigan and an MBA in marketing from BYU. In a previous role as a marketing manager at BYU Broadcasting Brian worked on projects with John Legend, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, and Lauren Daigle, and his awards campaign for the serial podcast Treasure Island 2020 resulted in a Peabody Award nomination and a Webby Award honor. In his spare time Brian enjoys theater and has performed with organizations such as the Ohio Light Opera Company, Hubbard Hall Opera Theater (New York), the Operetta Foundation (Los Angeles), the Salt Lake Symphony, and Hale Center Theater Orem.