Brent Ventimiglia at Grindhouse Recordings

Brent Ventimiglia—Grindhouse Recordings

Who:	Brent Ventimiglia
What:	Musician (drums, guitar, bass), Recording Engineer, Studio Owner
Where:	Hesperia, California
Gear:	JDK R22

From the Front:

"I'm a big fan of API and have used a 2500 compressor on a few projects. But when I was in the market for my own stereo compressor, I looked into JDK since it was more budget-friendly. Knowing API's reputation I decided to give it a try.

"The R22 is a winner! This box totally exceeded my expectations. I tried it on a stereo drum bus first, and, wow—so much more punch. The snare drum jumped out with a fatness that just wasn't there before and the unit didn't produce any unwanted color. I even ran it on a master bus! It definitely took away the digital harshness and gave a touch of that analog vibe while helping glue everything together. The THRUST® circuit was nice for this task as well.

"The R22 is a solid unit and looks awesome in my rack — not to mention the extra sweet price tag. I use it every session now, be it tracking or running pre-recorded tracks through it. Let's just say I love this thing. I will definitely be looking into more JDK products in the future."

About Grindhouse Recordings:

A musician for the past 19 years, Brent Ventimiglia is also a recording engineer and the studio owner of Grindhouse Recordings. After running his own project studio for eight years, Ventimiglia opened Grindhouse Recordings in 2008, which has hosted numerous local rock, punk, metal and death metal groups. Ventimiglia hopes to expand his personal musical repertoire as well as Grindhouse Recordings' client list to include additional genres, specifically classic country and bluegrass. When he is not recording, Ventimiglia plays drums for Line Up Your Lies, a death metal/grindcore band, and for a rock band called Mad Marge and the F-Bombs.

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