Leon White (musician)
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Leon White | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | September 26, 1946 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, blues, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
| Instrument | Guitar |
Leon R. White is a guitarist, author of instructional guitar books, producer, and studio musician. Leon White is a performer, producer, composer, software producer, and luthier. He has written and edited over 40 books. White is best known for co-producing the album titled "Solo Guitar" performed by his friend, Ted Greene.[1]
Early life
Leon started working during school repairing guitars and amplifiers at local music stores. He started his professional music career as a sideman playing guitar, bass, and 5-string banjo. [2]
Publishing
Leon’s first books, Sight to Sound and Styles for the Studio, were released in the era of traditional publishing. He later became one of the first adopters of blended media teaching solutions with insert records in books, and companion record albums. [3]
Recording
White has worked as a recording engineer and jack-of-all-audio trades on movie and TV recording projects, and produced electronic Foley for that medium.
During his studio mixing years, White wrote very early computer software to control studio consoles for film/score syncing. [4]
Instruments and sound
White builds custom semi-hollow body guitars under the brand Sunset Guitars.[5] His history with vintage instruments and work with musical instruments and electronics has led him to build custom guitars with proprietary pickups and tone control.
Effects
White's earlier company, Professional Music Products, distributed music books, and the early (and highly sought after) Buffer pedals from Paul Rivera of Rivera Amplifiers (Buff I through IV). Rivera and White introduced the “Hot Sink” and “Super Sink” power soaks to safely reduce volume from over-driven amplifiers. Rivera’s “Silent Sister” is now the standard for that product.
Associations
White is a founding partner of the new publisher, Six String Logic, LLC to return to his first love of simplifying and accelerating the joy of music for students and players world-wide.
Personal life
White has been married over 35 years. The couple raise their beloved Springer Spaniel in the Los Angeles area.
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