David Kalmusky<\/strong><\/a> is an award-winning, platinum-record producer, songwriter, engineer, and guitarist. The list of artists he\u2019s worked with reads like a who\u2019s who in the music business. Names like Keith Urban, Megan Trainor, Justin Bieber, Journey, The Sisterhood, Vince Gill, John Oates (From Hall & Oates) Motley Crue, and Carrie Underwood (just to name a few). You don\u2019t get to achieve that level of success in the industry without having a knack for picking and working with not only the best people, but the best tools. OWC had an opportunity to speak with him via Zoom from Addiction Sound<\/strong><\/a>, a facility he helped design, build, and operates. In our conversation, David shared some insights on his music production workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With regards to using the latest tools of the trade: \u201cI tend to get myself in before the gear is even widely available\u201d he says with a laugh. \u201cWorking with technologists like Avid and OWC, we\u2019ll implement something new\u2026 and maybe work outside of my comfort zone.\u201d It becomes apparent quickly that David is something of a gearhead. His studio is covered with a multicolor array of patch cables. Instruments and effects boxes are piled in every corner of the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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