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

  3. May 24, 2023 · As Fender releases two signature Stratocasters for the session guitar hero, he reflects on recording with the likes of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell – and what it’s like to play on.

  4. Musician and composer Michael Landau was born and raised in Los Angeles. He grew up with the music of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream and The Band. His grandfather arranged and played woodwinds during the swing era with the Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman.

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    • You Have Worked with Some Legendary Names, Which Sessions Stand Out For You?
    • Working with Joni Mitchell Must Have Been A Special Moment, Too…

    “Well, we booked two nights at The Baked Potato Jazz Club in LA, it’s a small, family-owned venue that seats about 120 people, really intimate atmosphere. I play there a few times a year. John Paterno, a friend of mine, brought in some of his real nice mic pre-amps and equipment and recorded two nights and I’m really happy with the sound of it, I t...

    “Well, Pink Floyd definitely! The first thing I asked was. ‘Why the hell are you guys calling me?!’ After I got over the initial shock I went to the studio and I was really nervous you know? David Gilmourwas sitting there in the control room – I played a classic dotted 8th note Gilmour-style line and he really liked it! We were done in about 30 min...

    “Joni Mitchell is just so creative, working with her was beautiful. Her voicings, all those tunings. She always spoke in colours – ‘Make it a little more purple here’ that kind of thing. Not everyone can get away with that kind of thing, but Joni is one of them – she can explain to you exactly what purple means and why it needs to be there. And she...

  5. Nov 12, 2020 · Since the 70s, the consummate LA session man Michael Landau’s fluid guitar licks have fairy-dusted the music of Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson and more.

  6. May 13, 2018 · As a solo artist with his own band (s), or as a sideman for industry giants, Landau's meticulous approach for perfection is matched only by his fierce and highly charged axe artistry. A virtuoso of equal aplomb in jazz, blues, and rock, he is a relentless explorer and deft inventor of sound, composition, and tonality.

  7. Oct 18, 2023 · Guitarist Michael Landau carved out a legendary niche for himself as an L.A. studio ace and an in-demand touring sideman. He created this in part by being able to bridge the divides between Hendrixian power, jazz harmonic savvy and session man finesse.