Thanks everyone who came & participated in this great clinic from Wayne Bergeron!

Our drawing winner, who won a Yamaha Silent Brass System for Trumpet, was Tyler Mills! Congratulations!

Wayne Bergeron is enjoying a career as one of the most active players on the Los Angeles scene. With studio dates, International touring, jazz concerts, guest soloist appearances and clinics he has no intention of slowing down.

In 1986 Wayne landed the lead trumpet position with the Maynard Ferguson Band. He can be heard on such MF recordings as “Body & Soul”, “Big Bop Nouveau” “Brass Attitude & The One & Only Maynard Ferguson.” Remarking on the talented trumpet player, Maynard Ferguson had this to say during a radio interview: “Wayne is the most musical lead trumpet player I’ve ever had on my band.”

As a sideman Wayne has been involved with hundreds of CD projects that include Beyoncé, Michael Buble, Josh Groban, Christina Aguilera, My Chemical Romance, The Mars Volta, INXS, Michael Bolton, Gwen Stefani, Earth Wind & Fire, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Chicago, Bette Midler, Ray Charles, Diane Reeves, Celine Dion, Diana Krall, Mel Tormé, Barry Manilow, Tito Puente, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Ann Womack, Lou Rawls, Green Day, The Offspring, Bobby Caldwell, Rosemary Cloony, Diane Schuur, Brian Setzer, Joe Cocker, Kenny G., Eric Marienthal, Brian Culbertson, Dave Koz, David Benoit and Warren Hill.

A partial list of film credits include At Worlds End, Ratatouille, The Simpson’s Movie, Live Free or Die Hard, Dreamgirls, Hairspray, Superman Returns, Mission Impossible 3, The Incredibles, The Guardian, Ice Age 2, Spiderman 1 & 2, Fantastic Four 1 & 2, Team America, National Treasure, Anchorman, White Chicks, The Day After Tomorrow, 3 Musketeers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Paycheck, Hollywood Homicide, Drumline, Catch Me if You Can, South Park, Flubber and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

His trumpet solos can be heard on Rocky Balboa, High Crimes, Rounders, Fled, Hey Arnold (the movie), The Mask, The Life Aquatic, The Rat Pack, Child Star, Illegal Tender, Aladdin King of Thieves, Return of Jafar, Foolproof, and Two Days in the Valley. Bergeron has worked on 300 plus TV & motion picture soundtracks.

Numerous TV credits include shows such as NBC, ESPN & TNT sports themes, Entertainment Tonight Theme, Academy Awards, American Idol (2001-02), Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy’s, Frank Sinatra’s 80th B-Day Special, Tony Bennett TV Special, Jerry Lewis Telethon, Jeopardy, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Emperor’s New School, Family Guy, American Dad, King of the Hill, Futurama, Buzz Lightyear, Hercules, Lloyd in Space and Hey Arnold.

In addition, his trumpet solos have been heard on music from King of the Hill, The Division, Jeopardy, The Agency, Mouseworks, House of Mouse, Arrested Development as well as many others. Bergeron has also played on hundreds of TV & radio jingles.

Wayne’s passion for big bands finds himself seated in some of LA’s most well respected bands. He has recorded with Quincy Jones, Gordon Goodwin, Pat Williams, Sammy Nestico, Jack Sheldon, Tom Kubis, John La Barbara, Ralph Carmichael, Bob Florence, Frank Capp, Matt Cattingub, Bill Liston, Kim Richmond, Ray Anthony, Buddy Childers, Roger Neumann, Bill Perkins, Bill Elliott, Chris Walden, Gary Irwin, Bill Watrous, Bob Curnow and Phil Kelly

Wayne is a National Artist of the Yamaha Corporation of America who released the Wayne Bergeron signature model 8335LA custom trumpet. Wayne enjoys his work as a clinician/guest soloist and continues to tour in the US as well as abroad.

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