The Essential List: Torin Geller
Torin Geller is a sound designer and mixer at One Thousand Birds LA, where he works on all things sound. Mix for a Super Bowl commercial? Sure. Sound design for a Sundance film? Yup. Immersive interactive lighting sculpture? Why not! Currently he’s nerding out on building speakers and searching for LA’s best burrito.
Lifestyle
● Place of birth: Boston MA
● Hometown: Brookline MA
● Staycation: Bowling all day + night
● Vacation: Exploring the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard
● Place of work: One Thousand Birds LA
● Place of workout: Stronghold Climbing Gym
● Side project: Building Speakers
● Mode of transport: Train
● Bonus travel essential: Fujifilm X100T Camera
Culture
● Artist: Wong Ping
● Musician: Duval Timothy
● Film director: Wes Anderson
● Photographer: Sam Youkilis
● Film: No Country For Old Men
● Series: Seinfeld
● Commercial: Spike Jonze’s Kenzo spot
● Music video: We Go Back - Animal Collective
● Video game: Outer Wilds
● Board game: Catan
● Book: Devil House by John Darinelle
● Graphic novel: Acting Class by Nick Drnaso
Acting Class
● Newspaper (off or online): NY Times Mini Crossword
● Magazine: Hii Mag of course ! ! !
● Bonus culture essential: The “found sound” highlights on la_meme_young’s instagram page
Food and Drink
● Breakfast: Anything with smoked salmon, coffee
● Restaurant: Woon
● Cheap bite: El Ruso’s Taco Truck
● Working lunch: I take my lunch breaks very seriously!
● Favourite dish: Steak burrito from El Farolito
● Signature dish: I’m gonna interpret this as my desert island food which would be a burrito. I could eat one every day and never get mad. In fact I would be quite glad.
● Snack: Calbee Seaweed Potato Chips
● Guilty pleasure: Tate’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
● Bar: Ye Rustic Inn. Incredible chicken fingers.
● Booze: Black Manhattan, made by my dad.
● Not booze: Coconut Water.
● Bonus food: A slice of a great baguette with an aggressive amount of butter.
● Bonus beverage: Pink Ting! Grapefruit soda. The original green is good too though.
Kit
● Phone: iPhone
● Computer: Macbook Pro
● Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO
● Camera: Fujifilm X100T
● Soundsystem: Custom build :)
● Pen / pencil: Bic mechanical pencil 0.7mm
● Where you document an idea: Notes app
● Casual clothing: Realtree Crocs
● Smart clothing: Realtree Crocs
● Footwear: Realtree Crocs
● Collection: Records
● App: BeReal
● Website: Youtube
● Favourite social media feed: bug_girl_69 on instagram
● Work program: Pro Tools
● Digital work tool: Izotope RX Advanced Suite
● Analogue work tool: My modular synth
● Morning grooming / makeup essential: Getting enough sleep
● Bonus kit essential: SPF 50+ Sunscreen
