Cliff Truesdell is a recording engineer, producer, and musician at Take Root Recording Studio in San Francisco. He also has recording credits as an arranger, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. Cliff cofounded the punk rock band Black Furies, which has released three CDs and continues to record and tour. Cliff's original music has appeared in a variety of media, including television shows, independent movies, and video games. Among his recent credits is a contribution to the soundtrack for Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He is author of Mastering Digital Audio Production (Sybex).