Kushner Entertainment Leadership

Andy Kushner | CEO & Founder

Andy forged his path as a musician at a young age, beginning as a trumpet player. In high school, he started his first cover band, Rhythm. This group became a huge success, igniting a spark and passion for creating and performing. In spite of his immense musical and creative drive, he went on to receive his bachelor’s in Business Management from Boston University before earning a successful career in corporate America with IBM, then Lexmark.

Andy’s passion for music remained steadfast, driving him to seek exceptional musicians and pursue private lessons with a celebrity vocal teacher, leading to his unique expertise in choosing and producing singers, eventually creating SoundConnection. Through their success, rising quickly to the top of the market as evidenced by numerous awards and press, he chose to take the plunge and leave corporate America to pursue his purpose through music full-time by launching Kushner Entertainment.

Decades of experience have earned Andy a reputation as a world-renowned, published, and award-winning celebrity Entertainment Designer, now with multiple bands and string quartets which he’s carefully curated, produced and continues to manage.

Highlights include elaborate productions with internationally renowned event planners & designers including Colin Cowie, David Tutera, Preston Bailey and Sean DeFreitas as well as a myriad of local and regional weddings, social, and corporate entertainment productions and bookings. Extravagant corporate performances include the high-rollers’ New Year’s Eve Bash at the Bellagio Las Vegas, the grand opening of Guadalajara’s Chivas Stadium in Mexico City, and corporate conferences for a major global medical supply manufacturer in Singapore, Texas, and Indiana.

Andy continues to grow his footprint in the industry through two celebrated podcasts: The Wedding Biz, which features in-depth interviews with event industry celebrities, and The Music Makers , in which he undercover the behind-the-scenes stories from some of the most influential music industry pros around.

Whether you are an event industry professional or a wedding couple or corporate client, we urge you to subscribe to The Wedding Biz at  https://theweddingbiz.com/subscribe/ in order to gain education and inspiration. To book Andy for speaking engagements, please contact us.

Andy and Kushner Entertainment have received nearly every event industry award possible, not to mention the most press of any entertainment company in America. Awards include the coveted Top 25 Trendsetter, by Modern Bride. Other recipients of this prestigious award include Mindy Weiss, Colin Cowie, Sylvia Weinstock, Preston Bailey, Essie, and David Tutera.