WCA #259 with Lenise Bent - The smell of tubes, Leon Russel's studio, Roger Nichols, Mike Chapman, Cancer, Networking and Diversification

WCA #259 with Lenise Bent – The smell of tubes, Leon Russel’s studio, Roger Nichols, Mike Chapman, Cancer, Networking and Diversification

Lenise Bent is an American audio engineer who has worked in both the music and film industry. She was one of a handful of women working in the Hollywood recording studio business in a technical role during the 1970s and was the first woman to receive an RIAA Platinum album for her engineering of AutoAmerican by Blondie.

In this episode we discuss:

• The smell of tubes
• Leon Russel’s studio
• Surviving as an assistant
• Working with Mike Chapman
• Working with Roger Nichols
• Cancer
• Working in post-production
• Networking
• Diversification

Links and Show Notes:

• Lenise on Instagram: @lenisebent
• Lenise On Facebook: https://bit.ly/2DDocSZ

Credits:

• Guest: Lenise Bent
• Host: Matt Boudreau 
• WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell 
• Announcer: Chuck Smith
• Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
• Additional Music: The License Lab