My name is Dr. B.L.T. (Bruce L. Thiessen, Ph.D.), but you can call me Bruce or Dr. BLT. I'm a singer/songwriter who writes, records, and produces his own music in his own storytelling style, but he
also brings in other artists as performers, vocalists, and co-writers who offer their own creative interpretation of his unique style.
My music credentials include: recently placing a song on the top 30 at #21 at mp3000.net with a song that has become known as The Black Santa Song; getting national airplay; and having a cameo on
an MTV-award-nominated music video by Cake for a song called Short Skirt/Long Jacket.
In addition to being a singer/songwiter, I have a day job. I am a clinical/forensic psychologist, a university instructor. I was born and raised in Canada, but I am a dual citizen, a long-time
resident of California, and a current resident of Bakersfield.
For ten years, I've been write articles that integrate psychological principles and spiritual insights for Vocations and Prayer magazine. For nearly as long, I've been writing an advice column,
writing interview/profile pieces, and doing CD reviews for the e-zine, Phantom Tollbooth: http://www.tollbooth.org
I am the "Fan in Black," who wrote and released an entire CD featuring original songs about the life and music of Johnny Cash. If you've visited Russo's at the Marketplace recently, you'll also
notice that I've released several other CDs, including Confessions of a Buckaholic, a Buck Owens tribute CD featuring original songs about the life and music of Buck Owens.
I listen to, write, and record modern rock, alt rock, retro rock, classic rock, country, alt country and many more styles of music. I write and record a new song almost every day. What can I say?
Music rocks!
PS: "I am always looking for vocaiist and other musician to perform, and record my many many songs. So if you live in the Bakersfield area and would like a chance to record one of my songs please
contact me".
Friday, July 31, 2009. It was an historic day at Brian Benson's home recording studio in Bakersfield, California. It would be the first day of a new collaboration between Benson and myself on one of my newest tunes, one called Oildale Limousine. I shouldn't have been surprised that these quickly evolved into magic musical moments. We laid down a basic scratch drum track, a scratch bass (rumor has it Don Kidwell will be laying down the "for real" bass), a rhythm guitar track, some synth trumpets, a lead and harmony vocal track (Rockwell is on deck to add a vocal track of his own), and an unexpected piano solo.
After all of that, we still had time for a rare Brian Benson interview, the one posted right here, right now, for your listening pleasure. Allow me to introduce a man that needs no introduction...Ladies and gentleman, Brian Benson, in his very first BSU interview:
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