Michael Landau
Michael Christopher Landau is an American musician, audio engineer, and record-producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Luis Miguel, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd, Phil Collins on "Two Hearts" and "Loco in Acapulco", Roger Daltrey, Stevie Nicks, Glenn Frey, Eros Ramazzotti, Whitney Houston, 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 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.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.
Landau cites influences including the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Band, Weather Report, Pat Martino, and Jaco Pastorius.
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.
Discography
Solo releasesTales from the Bulge The Star Spangled Banner Michael Landau Live 2000 The Michael Landau Group-Live Organic Instrumentals Rock Bottom Liquid Quartet LiveWith Blue HornNoise for Neighbors
With Renegade CreationRenegade Creation Bullet
With Hazey JaneHoly Ghost
With Stolen FishGive Me A Ride Like I Said
With the Raging HonkiesWe Are The Best Band Boner
With Burning WaterBurning Water Mood Elevator Live And Lit Abbandonato
With Rita LeeBom Bom
With James Taylor
With Michael BoltonSoul Provider Time, Love & Tenderness Timeless: The Classics The One Thing All That Matters Only a Woman Like You
With Richard Marx
With Barry ManilowBarry Manilow
With Kenny RogersOnce Upon a Christmas, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton What About Me? The Heart of the Matter They Don't Make Them Like They Used To
With Tim McGraw
With Laura BraniganBranigan Branigan 2 Self Control Hold Me Touch
With Joni MitchellWild Things Run Fast Dog Eat Dog Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm Night Ride Home Turbulent Indigo Taming the Tiger
With Sheena EastonBest Kept Secret A Private Heaven My Cherie
With Faith HillBreathe Cry The Rest of Our Life, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
With Luis MiguelAries Nada Es Igual Amarte Es Un Placer Mis Romances 33
With Mari Hamada
With Miho NakayamaWagamama na Actress Mid Blue
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