Spencer Ludwig
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Spencer Ludwig (born 24 June 1990) is an American trumpeter, singer, songwriter, producer and musical director from
Early life and education
Ludwig is the son of a Filipino mother and a
Ludwig learned to play the French horn in high school but decided to apply to college as a trumpet player.[3] He started off by teaching himself how to play the trumpet going into his senior year of high school.[3] He was accepted to California Institute of the Arts where he studied jazz.[3] He supported his way through school by playing with local bands from Los Angeles and teaching trumpet part-time at his former high school.[2]
Career
Ludwig was part of the local Los Angeles music scene, performing with numerous bands.[4] He began performing while in college, forming a cover band with friends that graduated from Oakwood School a few years before him.[5] It was in 2011 that Ludwig got his break with Capital Cities.[6]
While playing at a local music festival with a band called Sister Rogers in 2011, Capital Cities band members Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian watched him perform, later asking him to join the group as its trumpet player.[7][8] Ludwig shifted his focus to solely playing with the band and recorded and toured with them for the next four years.[9] He recorded trumpet on the group's platinum debut album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery.[10]
In 2015 Ludwig signed a record deal with
In 2017 in front of 46,556 fans, he performed the national anthem on trumpet at the
Discography
Solo Releases
Year | Title | Album |
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2016 | "Diggy" | Non-album Single |
"Right Into You" | Non-album Single | |
"Midnight Special" | Non-album Single | |
"Good Time People | Non-album Single | |
"Diggy feat. Sofia Reyes" | Non-album Single | |
2017 | Fuel To The Fire | Non-album Single |
"Legend" | Non-album Single | |
"Got Me Like" | Non-album Single | |
2018 | "My Trumpet feat. MC Davo" | Non-album Single |
"Honeymoon | Non-album Single | |
"Just Wanna Dance" | Non-album Single | |
"Watch Me Walk" | Non-album Single | |
2019 | "Best Life" | Non-album Single |
"Jungle In Me" | Non-album Single | |
"My Nature feat. Zak Downtown | Non-album Single | |
"Brand New" | Non-album Single | |
2021 | From The Vault (Instrumentals) | From The Vault (Instrumental) |
From The Vault | From The Vault |
Songwriting, recording and production credits
Year | Artist | Album | Credit[17] | Certifications |
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2011 | The Belle Brigade | The Belle Brigade | Flugelhorn | |
2013 | Capital Cities | In a Tidal Wave of Mystery | Trumpet | RIAA: Platinum[18] |
2015 | Never Shout Never | Black Cat | Trumpet | |
Iration | Hotting Up | Trumpet | ||
Wale | The Album About Nothing | Trumpet | ||
2017 | Magic Giant | In the Wind | Trumpet | |
Sofia Reyes
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Louder! | Trumpet, Composer, Featured Artist | RIAA: Gold[19] | |
Dua Lipa | Live Acoustic EP
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Trumpet | ||
2018 | Fonseca | Agustîn | Trumpet, Composer, Featured Artist, Producer | |
Wingtip | Ghosts of Youth | Trumpet, Composer | ||
KUURO | What U Wanna Do | Songwriter, Featured Artist[citation needed] | ||
Mini Mansions | Flashbacks: A Collection of B-Sides from The Great Pretenders | Trumpet[citation needed] | ||
2019 | Syn Cole | Cool With That | Songwriter[citation needed] | |
2020 | Too Many Zooz | Make Room | Songwriter, Featured Artist[citation needed] | |
Various artists | 100 Greatest Covers | Trumpet | ||
Spencer Zahn | Sunday Painter | Trumpet | ||
2021 | Fitz | Head Up High | Trumpet | |
Aloe Blacc | Made From The Stars | Trumpet | ||
Various artists | Despertar Contento | Trumpet | ||
Sofia Reyes | Más | Trumpet, Songwriter, Producer, Artists | ||
2022 | Kill the Noise | EMBRACE | Trumpet, Featured Artist | |
Jaded | Can You Feel It | Trumpet, Songwriter | ||
Harm & Ease, Fefe Dobson | Lemonade | Trumpet, Songwriter | ||
2023 | Travis Scott | Utopia | Trumpet | |
Boy In Space | Ciao | Trumpet, Songwriter, Producer, Artists | ||
Pigeon John | Step On Out | Trumpet, Songwriter, Producer, Artists | ||
Galxara | Umami | Trumpet, Songwriter, Producer |
References
- ^ "Spencer Ludwig - About". spencerludwig.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ a b Church, Yunus (20 March 2015). "Artist Spotlight: Spencer Ludwig". Jam Feed. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Harrison, Daniel (15 October 2013). "Spencer Ludwig Takes Life By The Horns". Gainesville Scene. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Church, Yunus (20 March 2015). "Artist Spotlight: Spencer Ludwig". Jam Feed. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ Harrison, Daniel (15 October 2013). "Spencer Ludwig Takes Life By The Horns". Gainesville Scene. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ Harrison, Daniel (15 October 2013). "Spencer Ludwig Takes Life By The Horns". Gainesville Scene. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ Church, Yunus (20 March 2015). "Artist Spotlight: Spencer Ludwig". Jam Feed. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ Harrison, Daniel (15 October 2013). "Spencer Ludwig Takes Life By The Horns". Gainesville Scene. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ Church, Yunus (20 March 2015). "Artist Spotlight: Spencer Ludwig". Jam Feed. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ "Diez imperdibles del Lollapalooza 2014". Rolling Stone. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ Mishan, Ligaya (13 July 2015). "Capital Cities' Spencer Ludwig Sings the Praises of the Lowly Wooden Spoon". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ "Spencer Ludwig Gets You Moving With Diggy & Right Into U". Warner Bros. Records. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016. [verification needed]
- ^ Spencer Ludwig Releases 'Diggy' + Appears in Fall TV Spot [verification needed]
- ^ Happy Death Day (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-02-16
- ^ "Latin GRAMMYs". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "Presenters and Attendees Announced for The 2021 ESPYS Hosted by Anthony Mackie this Saturday on ABC". ESPN Press Room U.S. 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ "Spencer Ludwig | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-02-16.