Mushroom

Here are some notes about my brass recording demo reel for 2010, which you can listen to by clicking on the play button above this text:

I  am playing all of the brass instruments in all of these excerpts. This usually involves some combination of trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, trombone, euphonium, alto horn, baritone horn and slide trumpet.

In all instances the arrangements were to some degree collaborative with the artists and producers.  I have tried to indicate where arrangements were written by other musicians (ie I was given charts to read during the session and was only involved mildly in orchestration).  

Please give it a listen and leave me feedback on the contact page if you are interested in booking me or the Double D Horns for work.

The clips, in order, are: 

TOCA - Con Ruido - from the album TOCA - trumpet - produced by TOCA and Colin Fairbairn 

Topher Mohr - Ruthless - trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn - produced by Topher Mohr.  Horn arrangement by the Double D Horns*#

Lenka - The Show - from the album Lenka - trumpet, euphonium, trombone, flugelhorn, cornet - produced by Stewart Brawley. 

Joshua Radin - Brand New Day - from the album Simple Times -  cornet, trombone, euphonium - produced by Rob Schnapf - horn arrangement by Jason Borger

David Hopkins - Angels in the Satellites - from the album There Are Debts  trumpet, trombone - produced by David Hopkins and Matt Fish - horn arrangement by Matt Fish#

A Fine Frenzy - Coming Around - from the album Bomb in a Birdcage  - trumpet, trombone, euphonium, alto horn, flugelhorn, cornet - produced by Lukas Burton

Built To Spill - Lifes A Dream - from the album There Is No Enemy - trumpet, trombone, euphonium, alto horn, marching baritone, flugelhorn - produced by Dave Trumfio

The Ventriloquists - Switchblade - from the album Bailout! - trumpet, trombone, euphonium, alto horn, marching baritone, cornet, euphonium - produced by The Ventriloquists*#

Elevaters - Lionside - trumpet, trombone, alto horn - produced by Elevaters#

Spinto Band - Ain't This The Truth - from the album Moonwink - euphonium, trumpet, trombone, flugelhorn - produced by Dave Trumfio

Lindsey Ray - Picture Perfect - from the Picture Perfect EP - trumpet, trombone, alto horn, euphonium, cornet, flugelhorn - produced by Bill Lefler#

Invengo - Smack - trumpet, trombone, euphonium - produced by Josh Rumer

Sarah Dashew - Where I Belong - from the album Where I Belong - trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium, alto horn, trombone, marching baritone -produced by Sarah Dashew and Eric Peterson

Vivek Shraya - Weaknees - from the album Keys and Machines - trumpet - produced by Meg Toohey*

Eric Lilavois - trumpet, trombone - produced by Eric Lilavois and Danny T. Levin

Carina Round - Backseat - from the EP Things You Should Know - trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn, euphonium, trombone, alto horn - produced by Dan Burns and Carina Round

Rilo Kiley - 15 - from the album Under The Blacklight - trumpet, trombone -
produced by Mike Elizondo#

*denotes horns were recorded at MSP Studios in Culver City, CA.

#denotes woodwinds performed by David Moyer

This is a song I wrote and recorded recently at the MSP Studio.  The instrumentation is Roland Juno 60, flugelhorn, electric guitar, vocals and some mangled drum machine.  I will try and update this page with the latest version of this song if I end up doing any more work on it and/or if the Ventriloquists get a hold of it. 

Lyrics:

Think not of me lightly, I can light up your mind, over and over 'til the fire makes you blind.  Make plans with me, follow your heart, I'm just a shortcut you'll find something better one of these times.  I really don't mind.  We're cycling clockwork, syncronized for the kill, and if my disguise doesn't scare you well then maybe I will.  Your eyes don't deceive you, this glass was built to spill, so why do you keep filling it up, even still? 

Danny T. Levin: Vocals, keyboards, drum programming, flugelhorn, electric guitar

Recorded and mixed at Mushroom Stamp Productions, Culver City CA.  Words and music by Danny T. Levin.