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