Michael Landau

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Michael Landau
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    Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a

    Tone Center Records, a member of Shrapnel Label Group
    .

    In addition to his session work, Landau has led several bands, including Raging Honkies and Burning Water. In the early 1980s, he was in the band Maxus with Robbie Buchanan, Mark Leonard, Jay Gruska, and Doane Perry.

    Biography

    Landau was born and raised in Los Angeles, California.[2]

    At age 19, he was touring the globe with Boz Scaggs, and the following year, he began performing in studios on the recommendation of his friend Steve Lukather.[2]

    Landau cites influences including the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Band, Weather Report, Pat Martino, and Jaco Pastorius.[2]

    Landau has a signature single coil guitar pickup with Suhr Guitars called the 'ML.'[3] In 2013, Fender announced that they would be collaborating with Landau on a signature Stratocaster.[4] In 2015, Fender released the Michael Landau Signature amplifier, a modified version of Hot Rod DeVille III.[5]

    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.[6]

    Discography

    Solo releases

    • Tales from the Bulge (1990)
    • The Star Spangled Banner (2001)
    • Michael Landau Live 2000 (2001)
    • The Michael Landau Group-Live (2006)
    • Organic Instrumentals (2015)
    • Rock Bottom (2018)
    • Liquid Quartet Live (2020)

    With Blue Horn

    • Noise for Neighbors (2000)

    With Renegade Creation

    • Renegade Creation (2010)
    • Bullet (2012)

    With Hazey Jane

    • Holy Ghost (2009)

    With Stolen Fish

    • Give Me A Ride (1999)
    • Like I Said (2001)

    With the Raging Honkies

    • We Are The Best Band (1994)
    • Boner (1996)

    With Burning Water

    • Burning Water (1991)
    • Mood Elevator (1992)
    • Live And Lit (1993)
    • Abbandonato (1994)

    With Rita Lee

    • Bom Bom (1983)

    With James Taylor

    With Michael Bolton

    With Richard Marx

    With Barry Manilow

    With Kenny Rogers

    With Tim McGraw

    With Laura Branigan

    With Joni Mitchell

    With Sheena Easton

    With Faith Hill

    With Luis Miguel

    With Mari Hamada

    With Miho Nakayama

    With others

    References

    1. ^ "Inside the Mind of Pink Floyd: David Gilmour". Guitar. September 1995. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
    2. ^ a b c "Biography". mikelandau.com. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
    3. ^ "ML Single Coil Pickups". suhr.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
    4. ^ "Fender Custom Shop Announces Michael Landau Signature". iguitarmag.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
    5. ^ "Fender Announces Michael Landau Signature Amplifier". premierguitar.com (Press release). Scottsdale, Arizona. January 22, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
    6. ^ "An Interview With Bob Bradshaw". customaudioelectronics.com. Interviewed by Richard Hallebeek. September 2000. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

    External links

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