Claytoven Richardson

On April 12, 2018 business partner, Larry Batiste (musical director) and I (arranger, co-md, vocals) were truly honored to participant in this awesome benefit concert, "We Are One", to raise money for the Los Angeles Unified School District's Performing Arts Department.

There were some serious stars on on hand including Pete Escovedo, Sheila E, Judith Hill, and Siedah Garrett. The band was awesome...Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums), Bill Summers (percussion), Melvin Lee Davis (bass), Herman Jackson…

Yes, it was another great time of working at the TEC Awards as Music Arranger & Assistant MD. And since the TEC Awards is a part of NAMM, having a chance to once again experience the 2018 Winter NAMM Show. This year's honorees were Jackson Brown and the Section.

Once again working with longtime business partner and friend, Larry Batiste as Music Director, we had a dynamite band. The show started with the band doing an opening number featuring the Bay Area's Sangin Sara.

The show ended with this year's Les…

it was with great pleasure, last Thursday, of being in the presence of music royalty. What a great time with a great group of talented people.

at Sweetwater Music Hall, Mill Valley CA

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What an wonderful privilege it was to be a part of the arranging and production team doing strings and horns for Charlie Wilson's single, "You Are" (Click on the song title to see the video of the song).

The recording session was done at Skywalker Ranch Studio, Nicasio, CA. The mix was done at Studio Trilogy in San Francisco by the Bay Area's own David Fraizer.

We had some of the Bay Area's best musician on the session. Uncle Charlie let us do our thing, wanting us to capture our vibe on the project. This…