Renowned mastering engineer Pete Doell, who for years has organized the popular weekly lunchtime meet-up of producers and engineers in Burbank, CA, was honored with a surprise birthday bash recently. An estimated 150 of Doell’s colleagues turned up to celebrate with the popular audio pro. Attendees enjoyed a delicious Mexican buffet on the restaurant’s outdoor patio, before digging into—what else—an awesome birthday cake. Happy Birthday, Pete! And many more!
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WENDELL DOELL, ROSE BARRAGAN, CANDACE STEWART, PETE DOELL, DOCKEN POLK & BRIAN STEWART
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MICK & ELLEN GUZAUSKI (rear: DAVID ROYER, DAVID COLE, KEN PERRY)
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GREG CURTIS, VICKI GIORDANO (late of The Bridge), PHIL MacCONNELL, PEGGY McCREARY
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LESLIE ANN JONES, MR. BONZAI (aka David Goggin)
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GREG CURTIS, DUSTY WAKEMAN, AL SCHMITT
Photos provided by Bobby Fernandez