The Essential List: MB Al-Rahim
MB Al-Rahim is a sound designer and engineer living in New York City. Outside of office hours, they enjoy taking on different sound centric projects like electronic music production, building speaker systems, and brushing up on their DJ chops.
Lifestyle
o Place of birth: Washington DC
o Hometown: Queens, NY
o Staycation: Hudson Valley
o Vacation: French Riviera
o Pet: Cat
o Place of work: One Thousand Birds
o Place of workout: Grindhouse
o Side project: Electronic music production
o Mode of transport: Subway
o Bonus travel essential: A good book
Culture
o Artist: Ilya Repin
o Musician: Burial
o Commercials / music video director: Jonas Åkerlund
o Film director: Adam Curtis
o Photographer: Sam Youkilis
o Film: Russian Ark
o Series: The Sopranos
o Commercial: Ram - God Made a Farmer
o Music video: Poor Leno - Royksopp
o Video game: Life is Strange
o Board game: Wave Length
o Book: Anna Karenina
o Graphic novel: Persepolis
o Podcast: Guardian Long Read
o Newspaper (off or online): NYT
o Magazine: Sound on Sound, Crack
o Bonus culture essential: Resident Advisor App
Food and Drink
o Breakfast: Buvette, Cafe Cluny
o Restaurant: Il Bucco Alimentari, Cipriani, Le Crocadile, Chez ma Tante
o Cheap bite: Deli turkey sandwich with mayo, lettuce, tomato, hold the cheese
o Working lunch: Ilili
o Favourite dish: Escalope Milanese, fries, bitchy side salad
o Signature dish: Kufta bi Sunniyeh
o Snack: Horseradish pickles, canned sardines in olive oil, a gorgeous cracker
o Guilty pleasure: Lebanese Baklava
o Bar: Sundown bar
o Booze: Black Label, Chivas, Glenfiddich, Maker’s Mark
o Not booze: Diet Coke
o Bonus food: Free office popcorn, dried mango
o Bonus beverage: Water
Kit
o Phone: iPhone 13
o Computer: Mac all the way, baby
o TV: Sony
o Headphones: Beats Pro
o Camera: iPhone 13
o Soundsystem: Klipsch for the living room system, Rockit for the home stu
o Pen / pencil: Moma Design Store
o Where you document an idea: Notepad
o Casual clothing: Only NY
o Smart clothing: Acne, Bode
o Footwear: Vagabond
o Watch: watches irritate my wrist skin
o Collection: Sunglasses
o App: Google Maps
o Website: Amazon
o Favourite social media feed: @hidden.ny
o Work program: Pro Tools
o Digital work tool: Pro Tools, Ableton
o Analogue work tool: Kensington Mouse
o Morning grooming / makeup essential: Sea salt hair spray, testogel
o Bonus kit essential: Monocle, Comme de Garçon (Hinoki Scent)
