Beard Bates is an artist, songwriter, producer, and mastering engineer from the Los Angeles area. Since putting on his solo career hat almost a decade ago, he has released albums like Lightyear’s Tightrope (2011), The World is Blown (2018), The Illuminated Hermeticum of Mr. Bates (2019) and singles such as “Bovine Divine” and his latest “Whitey on the Moon.” What makes Beard Bates interesting is not only his diverse range of talents and creative works but also that he manages to make both a career out of being behind the boards and being an active artist. Typically an artist picks a single path, with many being professional artists prior to going behind the scenes to work with other emerging talent. We recently sat down with Beard Bates to talk music, engineering, music with purpose, and m...