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28 Murray Spivack
and King Kong
BY STEVE LEE, THSM FOUNDER
32 Stories from the
Trim Bins
BY VICKIE SAMPSON MPSE
38 James David Redding III
On Efficiency, Performance,
and the Evolving Language of Sound
BY MATIAS CALDARELLA MPSE
42 Listen First with
Karol Urban
BY CHARLES MAYNES MPSE
50 Remembering Steve Maslow
BY STEVE LEE
O N TH E COVE R :
Karol Urban MPSE CAS
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Letter from the
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