a life of music

Forming The Dough

Born in New York. Raised on independent music: Punk, Psych, Disco, Funk, Soul, RnB & Old School Hip Hop, Brett Patterson Lehrman (a.k.a. Cookie Policy) started DJing in 2007 as an outlet for his obsessive music collection. His hipster friends put on depressing music at house parties but disco, funk, old school hiphop (+ others) got them to stop shoe-gazing and start dancing. Parties and the repertoire grew to a professional level shortly before his time spent at Sir Paul McCartney’s Liverpool Institute for the Preforming Arts in 2009. There, he furthered his musical prowess with studies in music composition, performance, audio engineering and music business.

Temperature’s rising

For more than 15 years, Brett has performed countless professional gigs on stages, at concert venues, in nightclubs + bars. Over 150 of those have been for large scale weddings, & private events of all kinds. The growing list of locations includes NY, ATX, Boston, CA, The UK + Argentina. Based in Austin, TX, live music and performance is both a passion and a way of life.

freshly baked

The mix is eclectic, with groove at its heart. Dogma for any one style or genre is avoided, along with stinky-cheese and attention-grabbing ego. The music speaks for itself. Intentional genre bending allows for a wide range to be covered, appealing to both fans of underground/independent music, & those who just want to move.

While most genres can be requested for your event or venue, the overall feel is psychedelic groove. Common weapons include: (Nu)Disco, Funk, Classic Hip Hop, Indie + their electronic derivatives.

What’s in a name?

Inspired by Kool Keith’s tendency to pass out fresh slices of pizza to his audience, Brett is known to hand out freshly baked (sometimes whilst spinning) cookies to nightlife audiences.

The Policy: Free Cookies.
*Wedding & private event exception: Cookie available upon advanced request.