Inspired by sound at an early age, Rick Allen has spent a lifetime pursuing the sounds you hear in your head, and many you haven't yet. His award-winning work in sound design has appeared in movie trailers, video games, TV shows, radio spots, music libraries, and plenty of unexpected places. We visited his studio in Scottsdale to talk about the loud and soft of it, and the lengths he's gone to for sonic discovery.

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