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Throughout February, EQD’s "Show Us Your Junk" video series is showcasing the "Rock Block." It’s an actual city block in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood that houses the studios of veteran producers, mixers, and musicians Aaron Espinoza (The Ship), Rob Schnapf (Mant Sound Studios), and Dave Trumfio (King Size Sound Labs). Also included is the Rock Block "OG" Manny Nieto, whose Suplex Audio has since moved to a new location.
Dave Trumfio opened his first version of his Kingsize Sound Labs in his native Chicago before eventually migrating to L.A. and setting up the new Kingsize in the Rock Block. Dave has worked with an impressive array of artists, including American Music Club, Wilco, Kool Keith and Kutmasta Kurt, and Sia. He now oversees eight engineers, and Kingsize’s client list includes Andrew Bird, Danger Mouse, Goo Goo Dolls, Kamasi Washington, Sleater-Kinney, Ty Seagull, and many more.
Dave considers his studio to be a mix of old school and new school, and as he takes us through the studio, marvel at all the cool instruments, gear, and other interesting audio junk.
Check out Dave’s Talk About Your Junk on the EQD Blog. for more insights, including the psychology of working with bands, the importance of getting real-world studio experience, the "diaphragm-to-speaker ratio," and his lifelong gear addiction. https://www.earthquakerdevices.com/blog-posts/talk-about-your-junk-dave-trumfio
Directed & Edited by Vice Cooler
DP’s Chris Tran, Dalton Blanco
Audio Engineer Scott Cornish
PA Henri Cash
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