ZBS Foundation, a small non-profit audio production company, was founded by Thomas Lopez (aka "Meatball Fulton") in 1970 with a grant from Robert E. Durand as a working commune, located on a donated farm in Upstate New York.
"[2] The commune started with 18 people, and an island in the Hudson River was chosen as the location because it was between New York City and Montreal.
His dramatic programs, notably Ruby the Galactic Gumshoe, The Fourth Tower of Inverness and Travels with Jack Flanders, are noted for their meticulous production values and New Age mysticism.
Lopez has won numerous awards including the Prix Italia, and his work enjoys a cult following.
ZBS also produced a widely acclaimed[4][5] dramatization of Stephen King's The Mist, recording in binaural sound.