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Michael Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, engineer, and record producer. He is a prolific session musician and guitarist who
has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson,
James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd,[1] Roger Daltrey, Glenn Frey, 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 ...read more
Michael Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, engineer, and record producer. He is a prolific session musician and guitarist who
has played on a large number of albums since the early 1980s with artists as varied as Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson,
James Taylor, Helen Watson, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd,[1] Roger Daltrey, Glenn Frey, 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
the California-based Shrapnel Label Group.
In addition to his session work, Landau has also fronted several bands including Raging Honkies and Burning Water. In the early 1980s, he was
also in the band Maxus that featured future Los Angeles session musicians Robbie Buchanan, Jay Gruska, and Doane Perry.
At age 19, he joined Boz Scaggs for a world tour and by the age of 20, he started to do session work on the recommendation of long time
friend, Steve Lukather.
Landau cites influences including The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Band, Weather Report, Pat Martino, and Jaco Pastorius. « hide |
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