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Max O'Leary

Without music life would be a mistake

About Me

"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosphy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents." - Ludwig van Beethoven
I am a freelance trumpet player working in the LA area with many bands.

Current bands: Quinto Sol, The Emi Kasai Band, Mike Pinto, Yari More y Su Orquestra, Santiago y Su Grupo, Blue Note Swing Orquestra, Son Tropical.

Past work: Gwen Stefani, The Fuzz, FourWayFree, La Orquestra Melaza, Sonora Dinamita, NightShift, Oddisea, Inner City Soul, Smooth Touch.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/16/2006
Band Members: Emi Kasai Band:
Emi - Vocals
Akane - Keys
Yusuke - Bass
Sunjo - Guitar
Takashi - Drums

Quinto Sol:
Limon - Vocals/Guitar
Martin - Bass
Jeremy - Keys
Sneaks - Drums
Me - Trumpet
Abel - Tenor Sax
Joaquin - Alto Sax
David - Congas
Bernie - Percussion

Influences: Way too many to list but heres some: Nicholas Payton, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Clifford Brown, Daft Punk, Maurice Andre, The Seatbealts, Tokyo Jihen, Wynton Marsalis, Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove, Joshua Redman, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Zazen Boys, Celia Cruz, Jamiroqui, Branford Marsalis, Bill Evans, Clark Terry, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter, Herbie Hancock, Nicholas Folmer, Bob Brookmeyer, Christian Mcbride, Earth Wind and Fire, Michael Jackson, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louie Armstrong, Tower of Power, Bob Marley, The Roots, Soulive, The Philidelphia Experiment, Cubanismo, Trey Anastasio, Dave Matthews Band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Michel Camilo, Tito Puente, Mahler, Beethoven, Bach, Debussy, and probably many more that im forgetting.

Why I play:

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Sounds Like: Everything that is cool
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Music video

We(Quinto Sol) just released our music video for the song "Moonlight". Check it out at the bottom of my bio. I'm only in the beginning and end unfortunetly cause i joined the band after the majority o...
Posted by Max O'Leary on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:54:00 PST

Japan/Hawaii Tour

For those of you who dont know or aren't coming along, i will be on tour to Japan and Hawaii from May 28th - June 26th. So i apologize ahead of time to anyone trying to contact me during this time. I ...
Posted by Max O'Leary on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:29:00 PST

New Music Soon

Trust me, im just as sick of the music on my page as you are. After i get back from tour i will work really hard on getting new music up. I promise!
Posted by Max O'Leary on Thu, 24 May 2007 06:27:00 PST