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“I'm just a music fan. I like pretty much all types of music, and I feel like I can get something out of everything. It just makes work a lot more fun whenever you're working on different things all the times and usually once I work with a band I usually will want to work with them again, just because we become good friends. That sometimes is the only bad thing, is that I work with bands that I already know. That's not really the best thing in the world because I should always be keeping my eyes out on other things.”

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John Congleton
John Congleton

John Congleton, born on April 5, 1977, is a renowned recording engineer in the United States. He has extensive experience and remarkable achievements in the field of music production, providing high-quality recording services for many famous artists. more

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