Ludwig is the son of a Filipino mother and a Russian-Jewish father. He grew up in Los Angeles, California.[2] He attended Oakwood School and began playing saxophone in the fourth grade due to his school's support for performing arts.[3] Ludwig grew fond of jazz music and performed in the school's jazz band during his middle school years.[3]
Ludwig learned to play the French horn in high school but decided to apply to college as a trumpet player.[3] He started off by teaching himself how to play the trumpet going into his senior year of high school.[3] He was accepted to California Institute of the Arts where he studied jazz.[3] He supported his way through school by playing with local bands from Los Angeles and teaching trumpet part-time at his former high school.[2]
Career
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 friends that graduated from Oakwood School a few years before him.[2] It was in 2011 that Ludwig got his break with Capital Cities.[2]
While playing at a local music festival with a band called Sister Rogers in 2011, 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 with the band and recorded and toured with them for the next four years.[1] He recorded trumpet on the group's platinum debut album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery.[3]
In 2015 Ludwig signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records as a solo artist.[4] In July 2016 he released his first two singles Diggy and Right Into U.[7] The song "Diggy" was featured in Target's fall style TV campaign, which premiered on September 14, 2016.[8] "Diggy" also appeared in the feature film "Happy Death Day"[4] and the video game Just Dance 2018. In 2018 Ludwig left Warner Bros. Records to pursue a career as an independent artist and to form his own record label Trumpet Records. In March 2018 he released his first single as an independent artist "Just Wanna Dance" and he collaborated with five-time Latin Grammy winner Fonseca on his song "Por Pura Curiosidad",[5] which was featured on his album Agustín and earned a Latin Grammy in 2019 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[6]
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spencer, ludwig, born, june, 1990, american, trumpeter, singer, songwriter, producer, musical, director, from, angeles, california, ludwig, trumpet, player, band, capital, cities, recorded, their, platinum, debut, album, tidal, wave, mystery, toured, with, the. Spencer Ludwig born 24 June 1990 is an American trumpeter singer songwriter producer and musical director from Los Angeles California Ludwig is the trumpet player of the band Capital Cities He recorded on their platinum debut album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery and toured with them from 2011 to 2015 He has also performed with Harry Styles Dua Lipa Gallant Mike Posner Foster the People Portugal The Man Fitz and the Tantrums RAC Joywave St Lucia Cherub and The Wailers In 2018 he began his career as an independent artist and formed Trumpet Records 1 Spencer LudwigBackground informationBirth nameSpencer LudwigBorn 1990 06 24 24 June 1990 age 32 Los Angeles CaliforniaOriginLos Angeles California U S Instrument s Trumpet songwriter producerYears active2011 presentLabelsWarner Bros Trumpet RecordsMember ofWebsiteSpencerLudwig com Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Discography 3 1 Solo Releases 3 2 Songwriting recording and production credits 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditLudwig is the son of a Filipino mother and a Russian Jewish father He grew up in Los Angeles California 2 He attended Oakwood School and began playing saxophone in the fourth grade due to his school s support for performing arts 3 Ludwig grew fond of jazz music and performed in the school s jazz band during his middle school years 3 Ludwig learned to play the French horn in high school but decided to apply to college as a trumpet player 3 He started off by teaching himself how to play the trumpet going into his senior year of high school 3 He was accepted to California Institute of the Arts where he studied jazz 3 He supported his way through school by playing with local bands from Los Angeles and teaching trumpet part time at his former high school 2 Career EditLudwig 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 friends that graduated from Oakwood School a few years before him 2 It was in 2011 that Ludwig got his break with Capital Cities 2 While playing at a local music festival with a band called Sister Rogers in 2011 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 with the band and recorded and toured with them for the next four years 1 He recorded trumpet on the group s platinum debut album In a Tidal Wave of Mystery 3 In 2015 Ludwig signed a record deal with Warner Bros Records as a solo artist 4 In July 2016 he released his first two singles Diggy and Right Into U 7 The song Diggy was featured in Target s fall style TV campaign which premiered on September 14 2016 8 Diggy also appeared in the feature film Happy Death Day 4 and the video game Just Dance 2018 In 2018 Ludwig left Warner Bros Records to pursue a career as an independent artist and to form his own record label Trumpet Records In March 2018 he released his first single as an independent artist Just Wanna Dance and he collaborated with five time Latin Grammy winner Fonseca on his song Por Pura Curiosidad 5 which was featured on his album Agustin and earned a Latin Grammy in 2019 for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album 6 In 2017 in front of 46 556 fans he performed the national anthem on trumpet at the 2017 NHL Winter Classic at Busch Stadium in St Louis Missouri featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and St Louis Blues a first for the Winter Classic That same year he became the official band leader and musical director for the annual NFL Honors Awards and in 2021 he became the musical director for the ESPY Awards 7 Discography EditSolo Releases Edit Year Title Album2016 Diggy Non album Single Right Into You Non album Single Midnight Special Non album Single Good Time People Non album Single Diggy feat Sofia Reyes Non album Single2017 Fuel To The Fire Non album Single Legend Non album Single Got Me Like Non album Single2018 My Trumpet feat MC Davo Non album Single Honeymoon Non album Single Just Wanna Dance Non album Single Watch Me Walk Non album Single2019 Best Life Non album Single Jungle In Me Non album Single My Nature feat Zak Downtown Non album Single Brand New Non album Single2021 From The Vault Instrumentals From The Vault Instrumental From The Vault From The VaultSongwriting recording and production credits Edit Year Artist Album Credit 8 Certifications2011 The Belle Brigade The Belle Brigade Flugelhorn2013 Capital Cities In a Tidal Wave of Mystery Trumpet RIAA Platinum 9 2015 Never Shout Never Black Cat TrumpetIration Hotting Up TrumpetWale The Album About Nothing Trumpet2017 Magic Giant In the Wind TrumpetSofia Reyes Louder Trumpet Composer Featured Artist RIAA Gold 10 Dua Lipa Live Acoustic EP Trumpet2018 Fonseca Agustin Trumpet Composer Featured Artist ProducerWingtip Ghosts of Youth Trumpet ComposerKUURO What U Wanna Do Songwriter Featured Artist citation needed Mini Mansions Flashbacks A Collection of B Sides from The Great Pretenders Trumpet citation needed 2019 Syn Cole Cool With That Songwriter citation needed 2020 Too Many Zooz Make Room Songwriter Featured Artist citation needed Various artists 100 Greatest Covers TrumpetSpencer Zahn Sunday Painter Trumpet2021 Fitz Head Up High TrumpetVarious artists Despertar Contento TrumpetAloe Blacc Made From The Stars Trumpet2022 Kill the Noise EMBRACE Trumpet Featured ArtistJaded Can You Feel It Trumpet SongwriterHarm amp Ease Fefe Dobson Lemonade Trumpet SongwriterReferences Edit Spencer Ludwig About spencerludwig com Retrieved 2021 02 14 a b Church Yunus 20 March 2015 Artist Spotlight Spencer Ludwig Jam Feed Retrieved 11 August 2016 a b c d e Harrison Daniel 15 October 2013 Spencer Ludwig Takes Life By The Horns Gainesville Scene Retrieved 11 August 2016 Happy Death Day 2017 IMDb retrieved 2021 02 16 Agustin album Wikipedia la enciclopedia libre in Spanish 2020 06 03 retrieved 2021 02 14 Latin GRAMMYs Latin GRAMMYs Retrieved 2021 02 16 Presenters and Attendees Announced for The 2021 ESPYS Hosted by Anthony Mackie this Saturday on ABC ESPN Press Room U S 2021 07 08 Retrieved 2021 07 14 Spencer Ludwig Credits AllMusic Retrieved 2021 02 16 Gold amp Platinum RIAA Retrieved 2021 02 16 Gold amp Platinum RIAA Retrieved 2021 02 16 External links EditOfficial website of Spencer Ludwig TV Spot Vibes Target Style Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spencer Ludwig amp oldid 1108734468, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
