Murray Wais's guest appearances

Murray Wais

The Powell Movement

Visual Revolutionary

Crested Butte Is Home

Wendy Fisher

Sandro Miller

Mike Lewis

Jason Lee

Jenny Taylor

Jeremy Cowart

Jeff Johnson

Dan Brisse

Aaron Rose

Larry Chen

Chris Edwards

Randal Ford

Marc Silber

Sean Tucker

Sebastian Meyer

OwlTail

On this episode I'm joined by executive producer/director, and one of the founding members of Matchstick Productions, Murray Wais to talk about their newest film "Huck Yeah" and how he went from a kid growing up in Seattle with a passion for skiing, to dreams of living in a van, chasing storms, and writing, to meeting up with his future business partner Steve Winter and forming one of the most cutting edge and respected ski film companies in the world.  As a kid growing up in the 80s in Seattle, Murray was introduced to the world of big mountains and heavy snow at a very early age.  He fell in love with the lifestyle and some of the characters coming out of the brand new world of snowboarding.  After studying at a ski academy for a bit, he decided to pursue his love of writing at the University of Oregon journalisms school with dreams of one day following a similar path as some of his literary heroes like Jack Kerouac.  But a small detour to Crested Butte to cover a ski competition would set him on a whole new path and the rest is history.  During our conversation Murray tells me how things have changed over the years in the world of making ski and mountain bike movies, the current challenges they face in trying to put together a film tour in the world of Covid restrictions, and the advice he gives to young creatives coming up.   Make Sure to Check out Matchstick and their New Film Trailer At: https://matchstickpro.com And Follow them on Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/mspfilms/ To Learn More About Visual Revolutionary Visit: http://www.visualrevolutionary.com And Follow On Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/

On this episode I'm joined by executive producer/director, and one of the founding members of Matchstick Productions, Murray Wais to talk about their newest film "Huck Yeah" and how he went from a kid growing up in Seattle with a passion for skiing, to dreams of living in a van, chasing storms, and writing, to meeting up with his future business partner Steve Winter and forming one of the most cutting edge and respected ski film companies in the world.  As a kid growing up in the 80s in Seattle, Murray was introduced to the world of big mountains and heavy snow at a very early age.  He fell in love with the lifestyle and some of the characters coming out of the brand new world of snowboarding.  After studying at a ski academy for a bit, he decided to pursue his love of writing at the University of Oregon journalisms school with dreams of one day following a similar path as some of his literary heroes like Jack Kerouac.  But a small detour to Crested Butte to cover a ski competition would set him on a whole new path and the rest is history.  During our conversation Murray tells me how things have changed over the years in the world of making ski and mountain bike movies, the current challenges they face in trying to put together a film tour in the world of Covid restrictions, and the advice he gives to young creatives coming up.   Make Sure to Check out Matchstick and their New Film Trailer At: <a href="https://matchstickpro.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://matchstickpro.com</a> And Follow them on Instagram At: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mspfilms/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mspfilms/</a> To Learn More About Visual Revolutionary Visit: <a href="http://www.visualrevolutionary.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.visualrevolutionary.com</a> And Follow On Instagram At: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/</a>

Episode #141: Murray Wais / Executive Producer/Director Matchstick Productions 

The year was 1993, and the movie was "Soul Sessions and Epic Impressions".  Thus began the career of Murray Wais and his business partner Steve Winter and their fledgling company, Matchstick Productions (MSP).  Every year since then, the Crested Butte based film company wows crowds across North America and beyond, and has grown into one of the most popular action sports film producers in the world. Crested Butte is often shown prominently in their films- from a then unknown Seth Morrison jumping all of the Edge in their first film, to Crested Butte native and two time Olympian Aaron Blunck more recently.  From my own personal perspective, it isn't a stretch for me to say that Matchstick movies and their movies constitutes one of the reasons why I moved to Crested Butte in 1996.  In this episode, Murray and I discuss a wide variety of subjects:  How he got into the ski film business. The athletes he has worked with over the years. How the ski film industry has changed. Why MSP stayed in Crested Butte, rather than relocating to a larger city which may have made travel and production logistics easier for the company. How MSP finds the athletes and the music for their movies.  I hope you enjoy this special episode of the Crested Butte is Home podcast. Please subscribe to Crested Butte is Home on your favorite podcast player and leave a review- and thanks for listening! Learn More: Matchstick Productions has two websites.  On the ski side, visit: skimovie.com Focusing more on the commercial side: mspfilms.com

The year was 1993, and the movie was "Soul Sessions and Epic Impressions".  Thus began the career of Murray Wais and his business partner Steve Winter and their fledgling company, Matchstick Productions (MSP).  Every year since then, the Crested Butte based film company wows crowds across North America and beyond, and has grown into one of the most popular action sports film producers in the world. Crested Butte is often shown prominently in their films- from a then unknown Seth Morrison jumping all of the Edge in their first film, to Crested Butte native and two time Olympian Aaron Blunck more recently.  From my own personal perspective, it isn't a stretch for me to say that Matchstick movies and their movies constitutes one of the reasons why I moved to Crested Butte in 1996.  In this episode, Murray and I discuss a wide variety of subjects: <ul> <li>How he got into the ski film business.</li> <li>The athletes he has worked with over the years.</li> <li>How the ski film industry has changed.</li> <li>Why MSP stayed in Crested Butte, rather than relocating to a larger city which may have made travel and production logistics easier for the company.</li> <li>How MSP finds the athletes and the music for their movies.</li> </ul> I hope you enjoy this special episode of the Crested Butte is Home podcast. Please subscribe to Crested Butte is Home on your favorite podcast player and leave a review- and thanks for listening! Learn More: Matchstick Productions has two websites.  On the ski side, visit: <a href="https://skimovie.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">skimovie.com</a> Focusing more on the commercial side: <a href="http://mspfilms.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">mspfilms.com</a>

Ep. 26 Murray Wais | Matchstick Productions

Murray Wais was a punk rock kid who left Seattle for a community college that put him in the mountains.  He fell in love with that life, became an instructor and then graduated to studying journalism at the University of Oregon.  Fast forward to being laid off by Microsoft,  he decided to work for free and follow his ski bum dreams.  He ended captured gold with a lot of hard work, some amazing skiers co-founder Steve Winter and what was to become Matchstick Productions.   Listen to Murray tell it how it is on the podcast. Murray Wais Show Notes: 2:00:  Tradeshows combined and his history with the tradeshow 4:00:  Growing up in Seattle, Microsoft, Steve Winter, punk rock, sports 8:00:  The Ski Bus, snowboarding taking off and Warren Miller and ski movies 14:30: Community College in Wenatchee with Steve and Breckenridge, and University of Oregon 18:00:  Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 19:30:  Getting laid off by Bill Gates, getting an internship at Powder Magazine and finding Steve Winter again 26:00:  Getting into making movies as Steve’s right hand man and how things have changed 32:22:  The helicopter crash 36:00:  Taking over in the field when Steve couldn’t go out, Gaffney, and rebranding as Matchstick Productions 40:00:  The personalities of the early movies   47:17:   10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices) 49:10:   Athletes making money off the movies, distribution and getting into bikes (New World Disorder) 54:00:  Making Money 57:40:  MSP changing last year and the fan reaction

Murray Wais was a punk rock kid who left Seattle for a community college that put him in the mountains.  He fell in love with that life, became an instructor and then graduated to studying journalism at the University of Oregon.  Fast forward to being laid off by Microsoft,  he decided to work for free and follow his ski bum dreams.  He ended captured gold with a lot of hard work, some amazing skiers co-founder Steve Winter and what was to become Matchstick Productions.   Listen to Murray tell it how it is on the podcast. Murray Wais Show Notes: 2:00:  Tradeshows combined and his history with the tradeshow 4:00:  Growing up in Seattle, Microsoft, Steve Winter, punk rock, sports 8:00:  The Ski Bus, snowboarding taking off and Warren Miller and ski movies 14:30: Community College in Wenatchee with Steve and Breckenridge, and University of Oregon 18:00:  <a href="http://www.evo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evo</a> (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and <a href="https://www.resqwater.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RESQWATER</a> (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 19:30:  Getting laid off by Bill Gates, getting an internship at Powder Magazine and finding Steve Winter again 26:00:  Getting into making movies as Steve’s right hand man and how things have changed 32:22:  The helicopter crash 36:00:  Taking over in the field when Steve couldn’t go out, Gaffney, and rebranding as Matchstick Productions 40:00:  The personalities of the early movies   47:17:   <a href="https://10barrel.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">10Barrel Brewery</a> and <a href="http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Summit at Snoqualmie</a> (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices) 49:10:   Athletes making money off the movies, distribution and getting into bikes (New World Disorder) 54:00:  Making Money 57:40:  MSP changing last year and the fan reaction

TPM Episode 60: Murray Wais: Founder, Matchstick Productions