Spencer Ludwig

Spencer Ludwig

Josh Stevens and Spencer Ludwig, ca. 2015
Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Years active (2011 –present)
Labels Warner Bros. Records
Associated acts Capital Cities
Website SpencerLudwig.com
Notable instruments
Trumpet, Vocals, Keys

Spencer Ludwig is a trumpeter, singer, and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He is a solo artist signed with Warner Bros. Records and has also performed with Foster the People, Portugal. The Man, Fitz and the Tantrums, RAC, St. Lucia, Cherub, HOLYCHILD and The Wailers. Ludwig is also a former member of the band Capital Cities. He recorded on their platinum debut album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery and toured with them from 2012-2015.

Early life and education

Ludwig is the son of a Filipino mother and Russian Jewish father and grew up in Los Angeles, California.[1] He attended Oakwood School and began playing saxophone in the fourth grade due to his school's support for performing arts.[2] Ludwig grew fond of jazz music and performed in the school's jazz band during his middle school years.[2]

Ludwig learned to play the french horn in high school but decided to apply to college as a trumpet player.[2] He started off by teaching himself how to play the trumpet going into his senior year of high school.[2] He recorded and sent audition CDs to various schools. He was accepted to California Institute of the Arts where he studied jazz.[2] He supported his way through school by playing with local bands from Los Angeles and teaching trumpet part-time at his former high school.[1]

Career

Spencer Ludwig and Josh Stevens writing at Studio City Sound, California in 2015.

Ludwig was part of the local Los Angeles music scene, performing with numerous bands.[1] He began performing while in college, forming a cover band with guys that graduated from Oakwood School a few years before him.[2] It was in 2012 that Ludwig got his break with a major band.[2]

While playing a music festival with a band called Sister Rogers in 2012, Capital Cities band members Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian watched him perform, later asking him to join the group as its trumpet player.[1][2] Ludwig shifted his focus to solely playing trumpet, recorded and touring with the group for four years.[1] He recorded trumpet on the group's platinum debut album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery.[3]

Ludwig has released a number of unique song edits known as Spencer Ludwig Trumpet Edits where he remixes popular songs by adding his signature horn to the track.[1] He also signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2015 to be a solo artist.[4] He is set to release a debut album in 2016, with tracks produced by RedOne, Gregg Alexander, Jesse Shatkin, Jake Sinclair and Bram Inscore.[5][6] In July 2016 he released the first two singles from the album, Diggy and Right Into U.[7] The song "Diggy" is featured in Target's new fall style TV spot, "Vibes", which premiered on September 14.[8]

Discography

Singles

(As solo artist)

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
Right Into U 2016 — Non-album single
Diggy —

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Church, Yunus (20 March 2015). "Artist Spotlight: Spencer Ludwig". Jam Feed. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Harrison, Daniel (15 October 2013). "Spencer Ludwig Takes Life By The Horns". Gainesville Scene. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Diez imperdibles del Lollapalooza 2014". Rolling Stone. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Mishan, Ligaya (13 July 2015). "Capital Cities' Spencer Ludwig Sings the Praises of the Lowly Wooden Spoon". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Magic Tape 58 - Spencer Ludwig Trumpet Edit". MDNCN. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Gail (27 May 2016). "J. Lo and More Lip Sync to New RedOne Single 'Don't You Need Somebody': Exclusive". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Spencer Ludwig Gets You Moving With Diggy & Right Into U". Warner Bros. Records. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Spencer Ludwig Releases 'Diggy' + Appears in Fall TV Spot

TV Spot, "Vibes, Target Style"

External links

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