Rick Bleiweiss

Arnie and Scott welcome first time guest – author Rick Bleiweiss from Ashland, OR. His debut mystery novel, Pignon Scorbion & the Barbershop Detectives was just released in February, 2022 and is published by Blackstone Publishing. Scott and Rick go back almost 30 years, where Scott worked for Rick in the music industry in the early 90s for BMG in New York. Rick’s music industry career dates back to the 60s when he was an intern for a music label while a student at the University of Miami. Rick started his career in music as a rock performer, producer of over fifty records, songwriter and record company senior executive, and worked with Clive Davis, Melissa Etheridge, the Backstreet Boys, Kiss, U2, Whitney Houston, the BeeGees, and other industry legends. Since 2006 as a publishing company executive, he has acquired works by bestselling and award-winning authors including James Clavell, Gabriel García Márquez, Rex Pickett, Leon Uris, and Nicholas Sansbury Smith, among others. In his latest creative endeavor, Rick has crafted the Pignon Scorbion historical mystery series -- blending his love of the past with the twisty deliciousness of a whodunit. Follow Rick and Scorbion at RickBleiweiss.com