title: The Drum Recording Handbook: Second Edition (Music Pro Guides)
author:  Bobby Owsinski 
description: BOBBY OWSINSKI (Los Angeles, CA) is a producer, an engineer, and one of the best-selling authors in the music industry, with 24 books that are staples in audio recording, music, and music business programs in colleges worldwide. He writes for Forbes on the new music business, his popular blogs have had more than 6 million visits, and he's appeared on CNN and ABC News as a music branding and audio expert. DENNIS MOODY (Los Angeles, CA), a Grammy nominee and engineer on platinum-selling albums, is the preferred engineer for many of the world's greatest drummers, including Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Michael White, and more. As a live concert engineer, he has mixed at locations from Carnegie Hall to Madison Square Garden, the Roxy in Hollywood, the LA Forum, and most other major concert venues throughout the United States and Europe.
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