INSTRUMENTS: Vocals, Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Guitar, Bass, & Percussion
SKILLS: Arranging, Composing, MIDI Sequencing, Mixing, Vocal editing, Engineering
EDUCATION: University of Oklahoma (Music Theory Major)
University of Tulsa (Advanced Jazz Studies)
Dick Grove Music / Studio City, CA (Composing & Arranging Degree)
TEACHING:
Musicians Institute of Technology (Hollywood)
THE JAM-Advanced Music Camp (Nashville)
ARTISTS:
RICK DANKO (The Band)
TORI AMOS
ANDY FRAZIER (Free),
FRANKI VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS
KENNY ROGERS
GARY PUCKETT- musical director
THE GRASS ROOTS THE BUCKINGHAMS DEBORAH ALLEN
JOHN RICH (Big & Rich)
GRETCHEN WILSON – band leader
TANYA TUCKER
RAUL MALO (The Mavericks)
JOE DIFFIE
NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN BOBBY KIMBALL (Toto)
BILL CHAMPLIN (Chicago)
JIMI JAMISON (Survivor)
DELBERT McCLINTON
THREE DOG NIGHT
ICONIC: CARNEGIE HALL
THE RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Nashville)
GRAND ‘OLE OPRY
THE SUPERBOWL XXXIX (Jacksonville PATRIOTS vs, EAGLES 24-21)
TV / FILM
LATE NIGHT (David Letterman)
TONIGHT SHOW (Jay Leno)
ELLEN
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS GRAMMY AWARDS
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (CMA)
CMT MUSIC AWARDS ARSENIO HALL
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN (TV SERIES / Michael Landon) – original music
FAR OUT MAN (MOVIE / Tommy Chong) – original music
AWARDS: “2002 BLUES KEYBOARD PLAYER of the YEAR” (Nashville) AMERICAN SONGWRITING COMPETITION
AFFILIATIONS: ASCAP, AFM 257
Credits:
COMIN’ TO YOUR CITY (Big & Rich) – B3 & keys
BOURBON STREET BLUES (Live In Nashville) – vocals, B3, piano
HERE FOR THE PARTY (Gretch Wilson/ DVD Edition) – vocals, organ, piano
AS IT STANDS (Gary Puckett) – producer, arranger, vocals, str, hrns, & keys
IS THIS LOVE (Gary Puckett) – producer, arranger, vocals, str, hrns, & keys
SONGS FROM THE LEVY (Kate Campbell) – B3 & piano
MOONPIE DREAMS (Kate Campbell) – organ & keys
VISIONS OF PLENTY (Kate Campbell) – organ & keys
LICKSKILLET ROAD (Kort McCumber) – producer, arranger,
AT LAST (Pearl Joy) – producer, arranger, vocals, str, hrns, & keys
FADING TO GREY (Will Colliver) – Piano & B3
FROM THE HEART (Michael McDaniel) – producer, engineer
THAT BAND (That Band-Nashville) – producer, engineer, vocals, B3, keys
BURN (Albert Castiglia) – B3 & keys
Review/Rock Show Critique
During “Chest Fever”, organist Howard Laravea put on quite a show
as he dazzled the crowd on his B3 organ.
http://rockshowcritique.com/2013/01/negron-rvw/
Addt’l Artists:
THE FOUR TOPS, BIG & RICH, MONTGOMERY & GENTRY, KEITH URBAN, MIC FLEETWOOD (Fleetwood Mac), BLONDE CHAPLIN (Beach Boys), KENNY CHESNEY, MARTINA MCBRIDE, BROOKS & DUNN, & TIM MCGRAW
Howard’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/laraveamusic
