Randy
Landau never wanted to play anything but bass. He began
on electric bass in 1966, at the age of 12. At 19, the
Jazz bug bit him and he bagan to study upright (or Contrabass,
as he calls it), as well. Although self-taught for most
of his career, he was recently accepted as an upright
student by master educators Homer Mensch, Alvin Brehm,
and Judith Sugarman.
Randy's
recording and touring credits span a broad spectrum
of musical styles. Everything from Chuck Berry, The
Temptations, and The Four Tops to Larry Coryell, and
the New York Voices, to the August Symphony, East Bay
Symphony and Prmoetheus Orchestra. He's also played
for Broadway productions and national tours of Man of
La Mancha, Bombay Dreams, Rent, Spamalot, City of Angles
and Aida.
Known
in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco as a "doubler"
(meaning he plays both electric and upright), Randy
is one of the top calls on "The Street," and
has worked for just about every hit show on Broadway,
including RENT, Spamalot, Legally Blond, City of
Angels and many many more. Currently, you'll find
him in the pit for the hit show, Billy Elliot.
He's also on the cast album for Next to Normal.
"I've
been a fan of David's gear since he was designing cabinets
for SWR," Randy says. "I've had the opportunity
to use, and endorse, just about all the amps and cabinets
on the market and I have yet to find anything that even
comes close to what I get from David."
This
time around, however, we're raising the bar. Since Randy
is one of the top pit players in the world, it only
makes sense that we work with him to develop our new
pit-worthy combos.
"It's
funny in a way," Randy says, "because I'm
not a technical person. But David has been listening
to everything I say, and using it build my dream combo."
