b'Musical Bright spot in the woodsExtended family recording studio Leonor Bright, right, works at her video console to create video draws global talent playlists while business partner Donnie Johnston looks on.(Photo by Trina Kleist)I n an upstairs room in her parents Nevada City home,and fuel their commitment to their business and their craft. Leonor Bright presses keys and moves a mouse at her videoAlongside those threads weave the themes of working hard, editing console, stringing together images and sounds tohoning their skills, discerning opportunities and embracing create music video playlists. She posts them on YouTubenew technology.for her dads Fusi Pumper Records channel: One mix givesAt this stage in the business, what was old has become new, a Pink Floyd vibe; another, Frank Zappa. Another offers aand retro gets into this eclectic mix, too: Fusi Pumper Records fairy-in-the-woods feel to accompany your Dungeons andstarted pressing vinyl in 2020, with the stunning and intricate Dragons game. In another playlist, music and visuals evoke theartistry of wife Cynthia Bright on the covers. space-age vision of the mid-1960s. Another blends meditationThe teams craft is a unique blend: The Bright home on sounds with colorful psychedelia. wooded acreage houses a professional recording studio and The video playlists are the latest venture in the ever-evolvingan electronic archive of more than 45,000 musical cues, or enterprise of Phil Bright (in his posts and publications, heshort bits, in genres as diverse as country and heavy metal. The goes by Pfilbryte) and his creative partner, Donnie Johnston,atrium at the homes entrance is itself a gorgeous acoustical of Penn Valley (who goes by Donnie). The two have workedspace that inspires visitors. In the garage is a freshly painted together for decades, but throughout their intertwined careers,green screen, where Leonor Bright films the partners, their the themes of love, joy and family emerge in their musicmusical collaborators and occasional clients to create music Continued on next pageB Y T R I NA K L E I S T2025Nevada County Business Focus 9'