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33 S U M M E R Q 2 I S S U E C O V E R S T O R Y By Kristin Marguerite Doidge S upervising sound editor L auren E. Price knows the importance of rhy thm in music — and in com- edy. A self-taught musician, she comes from a musical family and understands the value of well-timed needle drops — and mic drops. That's made her work on "Stumble," a new NBC/Peacock single-camera moc- kumentary series about the ridiculously high-stakes competitive world of junior college cheer, not only fun but creatively rewarding. Price currently works for Stu- dioPost, an NBCUniversal post facility on the lot at Universal. "There's definitely a rhythm to comedy," she said. "I think my musical background helps with that, especially when we're in ADR. If we have actors coming in that are recording added lines, or if we have an issue with the production line and they have to re-record, that timing is so important." The series, which premiered last fall, s ta r s Je n n Lyo n a s t h e s p i r i te d c h e e r coach, "SNL" alum Taran Killam as her devoted husband, and guest stars Kristen Chenoweth alongside a talented cast of young actors (Ryan Pinkston, Jarrett Aus- tin Brown, Anissa Borrego, Arianna Davis, Taylor Dunbar, and Georgie Murphy) who make up the quirky but dedicated cheer squad at the fictional Headltston [actual spelling] State Junior College. It is written and executive produced by siblings Jeff and A DIFFERENT TRACK 'STUMBLE' SOUND EDITOR LAUREN E. PRICE FOUND HER WAY WITH MUSIC P H OT O : N B C SING OUT: Arianna Davis in "Stumble." Photo By NIK WEIKERT Liz Astrof (of "Shining Vale" and "Pivoting" fame, respectively). The genuine joy and camaraderie on screen could be felt behind the scenes, too. During spotting sessions for each episode with the showrunners, producers, and pic- ture editors, there was real laughter, Price said. "We would run through the episodes scene by scene, and they'd stop and give us notes on how they wanted a particular scene to sound or any sound effects they'd want added," she explained. "And honestly, we would just laugh so much in these spot- ting sessions." One particular scene from the f irst episode of "Stumble" still makes her laugh 'Every show has its own sound palette.'