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David Franz is a Los Angeles-based composer, producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, performer, and educator. His music has been heard in prime time TV shows, multi-million dollar movies, and advertisements for Fortune 500 companies. He also writes, produces and engineers music for a wide range of artists in the Pop, Hip-hop, Rock, R&B, and Electronic genres.

David is the founder of Underground Sun, an artist development company and music studio. He also wrote the book on Pro Tools, literally. He is author of Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools (the first book about using Pro Tools, now in its third edition) and has written many other books and magazine articles about Pro Tools and music production. A graduate of Virginia Tech and Berklee College of Music, David also teaches music production courses for Berkleemusic, Berklee College of Music's online school, and creates Pro Tools training material for Lynda.com.

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IYEOKA'S SONG CHOSEN AS USA NETWORK'S "FAIRLY LEGAL" TV SHOW THEME SONG
Updated 02/01/11
A song that Iyeoka and I co-wrote on her new SAY YES album called "The Yellow Brick Road Song" is being used as the theme song for USA Network's new TV show "Fairly Legal. Exciting News! Click here to download the MP3 for free.
PRO TOOLS 9 ESSENTIAL TRAINING COURSE ONLINE NOW @ LYNDA.COM
Updated 02/01/11

My Pro Tools 9 Essential Training course on Lynda.com is live. Pro Tools 8 Essential Training is also available. Email me to purchase the DVD set or take the course online. Click here to check it out.

Two MIXES on ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT’S NEW ALBUM "STRONG"
Updated 02/01/11
Grammy Award-winning Arrested Development has a new album out and I've got two mixes on it: "Haters" and "We Rad We Doin It"... Click here to check it out.