WCA #452 with Steven Lee Tracy - The Worst Intern, The Biggest Roaches, Strict Upbringing, Stories of the Saints, and Finding Solace in Music

My guest is producer/engineer Steven Lee Tracy who has written music for MTV, Adobe, Axon, and many others. He wrote, produced, and toured with Seattle indie band The Myriad for a decade. Worked on records for Besides Daniel, Orkesta Mendoza, and Mexrrissey,

In this episode, we discuss

• Commercial Studio in Tucson
• Strict Upbringing
• Moving Out
• Selling His Car for Gear
• The Fostex R8 
• Mental Health
• Fathers Approval
• Writing Horrible Songs
• Machines of Loving Grace
• Harvey Mason Jr.
• The Biggest Roaches
• Seattle Studio Internship
• Tucson Good
• The Myriad
• Michael Ilbert
• Hansa Studios
• The Worst Intern 
• Record Deal
• Matt Goldman
• Real Estate Taxes
• Atlanta
• Divorce
• Projects That Make You Hate Music
• Recording in Albuquerque
• Stories of the Saints
• Hotel Mini Studio
• Advice to Small Studios
• Finding Solace in Music

Matt's Rant: The Sale of Avid

Links and Show Notes

• Saint Cecilia 
• Steven's Site
• Ken Riley on WCA
• Craig Schumacher on WCA
• Björgvin Benediktsson on WCA

Credits

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