Mark Trombino
musician
Mark Trombino (born May 23, 1966) is an American record producer, musician, and audio engineer. He has produced, engineered, and mixed tracks for many artists including Jimmy Eat World, Blink-182, The Starting Line, Finch, Motion City Soundtrack, and All Time Low. As a drummer, he recorded and toured with Drive Like Jehu, aMiniature, Night Soil Man, and First Offense.
Since 2013 Trombino has been active in the boutique food space, running a donut shop called "Donut Friend" in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. In 2019 a second location was opened in downtown Los Angeles. In January 2021, Trombino came under fire after an anonymous Twitter account claimed he terminated several employees for attempting to organize for better working conditions and form a union.
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