BRENT PASCHKE
Guitarist I Producer I Songwriter I Educator I Co-founder of Spymob (ex-backup band to N.E.R.D.) –> New album out June 2026
Brent Paschke is a Grammy Award–winning guitarist, producer, songwriter, and educator, best known for his work with Pharrell Williams. Brent began working with Pharrell in 2001 as a part of his production duo The Neptunes, with Chad Hugo, and their band, N.E.R.D. Brent continues to accompany Pharrell in the studio and on tour. In addition, Brent has worked with Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Stevie Wonder, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, New Kids on the Block, Kelly Clarkson, Kid Cudi, Beck, Snoop Dogg, Post Malone and many others.
Brent co-founded Tuniversity with development partner Apple and Pharrell Williams as a company dedicated to reinvigorating music education through multimedia technology and today’s pop music.
Brent co-founded the band Spymob with members John Ostby and Eric Fawcett in Minneapolis in 1993. They performed and recorded locally until meeting Pharrell Williams. Spymob became the backup band for Pharell Williams’ N.E.R.D.in the studio and on the road around 2001. They toured throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Australia between 2002 and 2005, when Spymob disbanded on friendly terms. Spymob reunited in 2024 to record their sixth album, Another Night, which was released in June 2026. A seventh album is on the way.
Career highlights include:
Pharrell Williams’ album G I R L won a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album in 2015.
Hidden Figures: The Album was nominated for Best Original Score at the 2017 Golden Globe awards.
Brent released his first solo project – a single and video, “Somebody” – in 2022 under the alias Jerry Stringer.
Grammy Award in January 2015 from The Recording Academy of the United States for Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” Live
Brent grew up in Grand Forks, North Dakota and currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.