Spencer Ludwig
Los Angeles, CA
Pop, Funk
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About the Artist
A trumpeter, singer, producer, and dancer who rocks alligator shoes with smoking style and panache, Spencer Ludwig brings any party to life. The Los Angeles-born, half-Filipino vocalist and songwriter merges jazz virtuosity and pop style for a sound that simmers and swaggers with soul. "My music is a calling card for the live show," he says. "Everything is inspired by a live moment. Sometimes, I want people to groove. Sometimes, I want them to bounce. Sometimes, I want them to rock out. Sometimes, I want them to cry. Sometimes, I want their jaws to drop. Each song highlights a different emotion I know, love, and want to share with the world."Chances are, you've heard his lyrical lead trumpet soaring through the music of multiplatinum-selling indie pop act Capital Cities. Not only did he perform on their full-length debut In a Tidal Wave of Mystery, which included the chart-busting double-platinum single "Safe and Sound," but he also crisscrossed the globe with the band, opening Katy Perry's Prismatic World Tour and electrifying the stage at Coachella, Bonnaroo, and more. However, his unexplainable and undeniable bond with the trumpet began back in high school….During fourth grade, Spencer picked up the saxophone and immersed himself in the world of jazz improvisation before eventually adding French horn to his repertoire five years later. In eleventh grade, a school counselor recommended that the budding musician major in French horn in order to vie for a full scholarship to his desired college California Institute of the Arts. However, he experienced something of a revelation in her office."I said, 'I'm going to play trumpet'," Spencer recalls. "She was like, 'You're going to have to audition, and you've never played!' I was so inspired by Miles Davis at the time, and the quickest way back to jazz, improvising, and...