Klarinet Archive - Posting 000588.txt from 1999/07

From: "Benjamin A. Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Movie studio clarinetists
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:46:01 -0400

>
>
> Are any of you out there (or do any of you have contact with) former (or
> current. ..) clarinetists with a movie studio orchestra? I am starting
> some research on movie orchestra musicians, and am particularly
> interested in talking with people who may have been employed at the
> major movie studios (MGM, Warner Bros., etc.) during the "Golden Age of
> Hollywood" (1930's-50's). Would appreciate any info, leads, anecdotes,
> etc.
>

Try getting in contact with Mitchell Lurie in Los Angeles. He worked in the
studios for a number of years starting in the 50's, I believe. He worked
with a lot of the big time composers and always has lots of stories to tell.
(Lessons with him are 1 1/2 hours long--> 45 minutes of which are stories).
All of them are great. What a life he has had.

He doesn't have e-mail so you will have to write to him.

Mitchell Luire
2277 Pelham Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Another player you might try is Jim Kanter. (Spelling? as in the
mouthpiece maker) He is pretty much the first call for all movies going on
now in Los Angeles. If you hear clarinet in a movie that was recorded here
in LA, it is probably him. He also plays principal clarinet in the Pacific
Symphony. I don't have contact info for him, but he should be pretty easy
to find. I know his number is in the Union Book (Local 47, Los Angeles.
Offices are on Vine Street in Hollywood)

Good Luck!

--Ben
Benjamin Maas
Freelance Clarinetist and Recording Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
benmaas@-----.com

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