WCA #489 with BZ Lewis - Big Spring, TX, Tumbleweed Smith, Outlier Status, Prophetic Dreams, and The Yellow Page Crowd

Working Class Audio

My guest today is Composer/Producer/Engineer BZ Lewis who has worked on projects for Blame Sally, Roberta Flack, MTV, Microsoft, Mapplethorpe, World Poker Tour, Dateline, All My Children, The Shield, and Guitar Hero to name just a few.

In this episode, we discuss

• The Origin of BZ
• Big Spring, TX
• Tumbleweed Smith
• Reel to Reel Duplication
• Outlier Status
• David Koresh
• UT Austin
• Guilt Over Leaving Music
• Prophetic Dreams
• Starting a Production Company
• Making a Movie
• Moving From Texas
• Easily Digital Audio
• Riding a Bike
• San Francisco Studio
• Working in a Mall Music Store
• Media Creature
• Luck
• POPTUNA
• Company Splits
• Working with New Beginners
• Music Libraries
• Saving Early
• Frugal Living
• Work-Life Balance
• Yellow Page Crowd

Matt's Rant: Taking the Weekend Off

Links and Show Notes

• BZ's Site
• BZ's Dad's Site

Credits

• Guest: BZ Lewis
• Host: Matt Boudreau
• Engineer: Matt Boudreau
• Producer: Matt Boudreau
• Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau
• WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
• Announcer: Chuck Smith