Name Michael Landau Occupation(s) Musician Role Musician · mikelandau.com | Years active 1976–present Siblings Teddy Landau Website mikelandau.com Nieces Owen Isabelle Landau | |
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Instruments Vocals, guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, sitar, mandolin, piano, synthesizer, chitarrone, guitarra conchera Albums Renegade Creation, Tales From the Bulge, Live at the Baked Potato 20, Live 2000, Street Life Profiles | ||
Michael landau the genius guitar solo live amager bio dk november 2015
Michael Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, engineer, and record producer. He is a prolific session musician and guitarist who has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd, Roger Daltrey, Glenn Frey, and Miles Davis. Landau, along with fellow session guitarists Dean Parks, Steve Lukather, Michael Thompson and Dann Huff, played on many of the major label releases recorded in Los Angeles from the 1980s–1990s. He has released music with several record labels including Ulftone Music and Tone Center Records, a member of the California-based Shrapnel Label Group.
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- Michael landau the genius guitar solo live amager bio dk november 2015
- Michael landau born in the rain 3 11 09 hd live in l a
- Early life
- Influences
- Equipment
- Discography
- References
In addition to his session work, Landau has also fronted several bands including Raging Honkies and Burning Water. In the early 1980s, he was also in the band Maxus that featured future Los Angeles session musicians Robbie Buchanan, Jay Gruska, and Doane Perry.
Michael landau born in the rain 3 11 09 hd live in l a
Early life
At age 19, he joined Boz Scaggs for a world tour and by the age of 20, he started to do session work on the recommendation of long time friend, Steve Lukather.
Influences
Landau cites influences including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Band, Weather Report, Pat Martino, and Jaco Pastorius.
Equipment
Landau has a signature Single coil guitar pickup with Suhr Guitars called the 'ML.' In 2013, Fender announced that they would be collaborating with Landau on a signature stratocaster. In 2015, Fender released the 'Michael Landau Signature' amplifier, a modified version of Hot Rod DeVille III
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Landau used a rack switching system made by Bob Bradshaw of Custom Audio Electronics. Other notable users of such systems were Steve Lukather and Eddie Van Halen among others.
Discography
Solo
With Renegade Creation
With Hazey Jane
With Stolen Fish
With The Raging Honkies
With Burning Water
With Rita Lee
- Bom Bom (1983)