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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-04-09 16:29
Ken,
Good article, thanks for pointing us to it. Did you notice that there were no wind players at all listed under "The Contemporaries" (current studio musicians)? Oversight or reality?
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2004-04-10 11:40
David -
Reality, I'm afraid. Wind instruments aren't part of today's music, except occasionally for color, The loudest instrument in the world is no longer the trombone or the pipe organ -- it's the electric guitar.
The occasional historical drama or nostalgia piece may call for the wind players described in the article, or in the excellent piece BG linked to, but other than that, guitars and synthiszers rule the world.
[sad]
Ken Shaw
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Author: Ben
Date: 2004-04-10 15:59
Gary Gray, James Kanter, and Mitchell Luire (from the past) are the top LA studio clarinetists I have heard of. Who are some others?
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Author: john gibson
Date: 2004-04-10 17:15
Ken...
thanks so much for the article....I was a "studio" musician "way back when".
Actually more a stage performer, but took jobs to keep the money coming in. Was the drummer on an EP by Country Joe and the Fish when the group was between drummers....Original was John Francis Gunning....then they got "chicken" Hirsch. Filled in on a bunch of cuts for Jefferson Airplane
when they were "between" drummers...and singers. Some may not know the original female singer for the "plane" was Signe Anderson...who left to continue college....and was replaced by grace slick....
Also drummed for Sopwith Camel....remember "Hello Hello"? Only hit for the group that was a sort of Loving Spoonful off-shoot. Well....to be honest....the other song we did was "Post card from Jamaica....
Also dropped in for a few cuts with Creedence Clearwater back in the early days.....and Eddie Money when he was Eddie and the Rockets....playing the Longbranch Saloon in Oakland CA....what memories.....
Thanks for the article...
JG,,,the clarinator
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Author: Ed
Date: 2004-04-10 18:05
"The loudest instrument in the world is no longer the trombone or the pipe organ --"
Well, I know some trombone players who would like to challenge that statement!! ![[grin]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie5.gif)
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Author: allencole
Date: 2004-04-12 15:59
Check out Windplayer Magazine. There was a very good article a few years ago on woodwind doublers in the LA studios--primarily for movies. Lots of photos, and some very good advice.
Guess which instrument most of them started on...(heh heh)
Allen Cole
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Author: diz
Date: 2004-04-12 22:25
Ken Shaw said:
The loudest instrument in the world is no longer the trombone or the pipe organ -- it's the electric guitar
Not if there's a power failure it ain't.
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Author: allencole
Date: 2004-04-13 14:40
Ken Shaw said:
The loudest instrument in the world is no longer the trombone or the pipe organ -- it's the electric guitar...
...until you hand him some sheet music! <g>
Allen Cole
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Author: jn_pdx
Date: 2004-04-13 17:36
In that Windplayer, I think it was Dan Higgins that said something along the lines of: the road to success as a studio musician is paved with clarinet reeds.
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