EP39 David Kalmusky

In Session With Darren Walters

David Kalmusky is a multi-platinum, multiple Billboard #1 charting Nashville based producer, songwriter, guitarist / multi-instrumentalist, engineer & mixer, who’s work in the studio with acts such as Shawn Mendes, Keith Urban, Megan Trainor, Justin Bieber, Journey, Joe Bonamassa, Tenille Townes, The Sisterhood, Vince Gill, John Oates (From Hall & Oates) Motley Crue, and Many, Many others, to randomly choose a few of the diverse range of genre, and demographic of David’s work, have brought Kalmusky to co-found, and partner Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville, TN. Coming by it honestly, David’s father, Kenny Kalmusky. was one of the original band members of “The Hawks” with Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, & John Till in 1958. Kenny went on to make records at Bearsville studios in Woodstock NY, and Nashville TN in the late 60’s with the likes of Ian & Sylvia, Todd Rundgren, Cowboy Jack Clement, Ronnie Hawkins, Jerry Reed, and many others. Fast forward to present day, David Kalmusky co-designed and built Addiction Sound Studios in Nashville TN, with partner Jonathan Cain (The Baby’s, Bad English, Journey) and Engineer Chris Huston (The Who, Led Zeppelin) where Kalmusky and Cain host their world class tracking room, and individual private production rooms. Outside of his own producing, David has been trusted, and hired to engineer in his space, for some of the top producers making music today, including many of the great “Engineering Producers” such as Jacquire King (Mutemath, James Bay, Kings Of Leon), Glenn Rosenstein (Madonna, U2, Talking Heads, Ziggy Marley), Kevin Shirley (Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin) Rob Fraboni (The Band, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones), Bob Rock (Metallica, Aerosmith) Greg Wells (Katy Perry, Adele, One Republic). Kalmusky is well noted for his diversity, transcending many genres. He is regarded by many multi-million selling artists, producers, writers and musicians, to be an integral part of their record making, and music creating process. David, since co-creating Addiction Sound Studios in 2012, continues his work, producing, writing, recording, mixing, and developing music in all genres in Nashville as his home base.