John King

John King, also known as "King Gizmo", is a music producer and one-half of the Los Angeles-based duo the Dust Brothers. As the Dust Brothers, King and Michael "E.Z. Mike" Simpson were noted for their dense sample-based music, notably on the Beastie Boys' 1989 album Paul's Boutique, and later in 1996 with Beck's Odelay. King teamed with Medeski Martin & Wood to create their 2004 album End of the World Party (Just in Case). King also worked with Garbage for their 2005 album, Bleed Like Me; his production work on "Bad Boyfriend" would make the album, but a change in direction left his production of "It's All Over But The Crying" vetoed and later reworked. Another track, "Space Can Come Through Anyone", was later released as a b-side. He has also worked with Tenacious D. The Dust Brothers produced their 2002 release, D Fun Pak, and King would return to produce the band's follow-up and soundtrack to their 2006 film, The Pick of Destiny, for which he also wrote the instrumental score. In...