Welcome! Gerhard Guter was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. His first musical studies were in piano, but he soon fell in love with the trumpet and decided to pursue it in both classical and jazz idioms. He later joined the jazz vocalists while a student at the University of Miami. Today, Gerhard lives in the Greater Los Angeles area. Gerhard co-produced and mixed Vocalogy: Distilled before the group’s 2005 International Association of Jazz Education Convention performance. Gerhard has scored six short films. One of his orchestral film scores was featured at the Orpheum Theater for the 2004 Ovation Awards. His work has been aired on The History Channel and he has written music for the online gaming phenomenon World of Warcraft. Gerhard is a member of ASCAP and is a certified Pro Tools HD Operator (music). Gerhard received a DownBeat Magazine award for Engineered Studio Recording in 2003. His studio work includes production and orchestral arrangements for Celebrity and Crystal Cruise Lines and Microsoft. In 2002, Gerhard directed the Cal State Long Beach Summer Big Band and was honored by the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers for his big band arrangements. In addition to his performing and writing, Gerhard currently teaches Jazz Theory at the Bob Cole Conservatory.http://cdbaby.com/cd/vocalogyhttp://www.ascap.comhttp://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=41&langid=100&http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=41&langid=100&shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3

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