LA studio musician 30+years. Home studio recorded several original trax for TV shows Mad Men, Aquarius, Movies, 50/50, Hop and many more. Neil Diamonds trumpet player for 15 years, appeared on TV backing James Brown, Brian Setzer, Neil Diamond, Neil Young and too many more.
Horn section recordings or solos for your tracks.
John Fumo is one of the major players in the Los Angeles-based recording scene. His ability to improvise under any setting (from bop to free jazz) has long been a valuable asset.”
Scott Yanow, from Trumpet Kings (The Players Who Shaped the Sound of Jazz Trumpet) ©2001
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check_circleVerifiedI am a new member to soundbetter.com and John Fumo was my first pick. He responded and gave me his time and ear. I sent him specific info to complete a record and he accomplished it overnight. I was happy to hear the result during my next studio session as the engineer added John's horns recordings. Its like John came into my studio and played live, awesome work ethic and great horn player! I hope to work with him on future projects.
check_circleVerifiedAgain John Fumo nailed it. His tone, translation of our wishes into spot on playing brings us the trumpet player we love to work with. Pro, fits as a glove and loves our music, what more can we wish for. We’ve found each other , for now and the future. Stefan & Marcel | KYZR
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John is an excellent player, and a real pro in his approach. He gave us different variations and delivered adjustments we liked on top, perfectly. Beautiful sound and technique.
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John is ear candy frosting to your cake. A consummate pro. I threw a couple of difficult curves and he hit them out of the park. Maynard would be envious.
check_circleVerifiedThere is a reason that I've returned to John for the second time! He really understands how serve any song, performs to perfection, and is so easy to work with. :)
Do yourself a favor and work with him!!
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Working with John is the best decision I ever made! He dialed in the perfect trumpet performance to elevate the song to the next level!
I will definitely be returning to John whenever I can! :)
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John was exactly what you would want A-list players to be. He was communicative, prompt, and went above and beyond. His performance sounded finished before adding any effects! The best!
check_circleVerified (Client)Excellent experience!
check_circleVerifiedJust finished another project with John. His playing has great feeling and his recordings are top-notch quality - John is the man!! Can't wait to work with him again.
check_circleVerifiedVery professional, beautiful tone, pristine recording quality, great communication & creative scope. Very happy!
check_circleVerifiedSuper collaboration with John for our brand new album "Pacific Addiction" (MANDOO). Great team for horn section, very easy to work together. Extremely recommended
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I just finished another project with John. As always he produced excellent quality tracks executed flawless performances which will greatly enhance my track. Great communicator and easy going - I can't recommend him enough!
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A great experience working with John. Really nice sound.
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Wow. What a knowledgeable and truly remarkable musician. It’s a privilege to have the opportunity to collaborate with someone with a high degree of music comprehension and it’s inner workings. It’s people like you who make good songs great. And thanks SoundBetter for attracting these talented artist.
check_circleVerifiedJohn has a great ear and can adapt to any song or project. A fantastic horn player with excellent quality. I will definitely be hitting him back up in the future. Cheers!
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Working with John for our new record is a real pleasure, efficiency, super sound, and great team for horns section.
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John Fumo is a great player and a pleasure to work with. He gave me a ton of compelling and eminently usable tracks for my song project. I was thrilled by the eager way he accommodated a specific idea I had and did a new take after already delivering me great stuff -- and totally nailed it. His horn put the project over the finish line a great way. I'll be coming back.
check_circleVerifiedJohn is a powerhouse and an amazing talent, if you are looking for master horns sounds look no further just call John. I will surely be calling John again !!!!
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Still a very nice collaboration with John for whole next album of MANDOO. Excellent musician and horn section leader, working with a super team. We highly recommend him.
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John was fantastic to work with! A top notch professional that pays attention to detail without forgetting to play for the song along with being a nice guy, you can’t go wrong with him!
Interview with John Fumo
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Digital-I do not own analog recording gear.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: Q-Can you give me a quote. A-yes
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: 40 years professional musician in Los Angeles. My only job and I love it. Very fortunate to be able to work in LA and to travel the world.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: When I track multiple tpt parts I may use a different a horn or mouthpiece and a different mic to give more personality to each track!
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Pop jazz salsa film tv commercials classical you name it I have done it for many years with the best in the business from Neil Diamond to James Brown.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Peter Gabriel, Miles Davis, Biggie Smalls, Gustav Mahler, Beatles,
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: 2 Jazz projects, an Eastern trio project, a duet project with tpt and gtr, library house salsa, Brazilian and funk tunes.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: A professionally recorded horn or horn sections with the top A list players in Los Angeles.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Listen to some horn sections or trumpet solos and get a feel for what sound you are going for. If not leave it up to me-I'm really good at it:)
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Tracks for the Mad Men TV series. This was my first gig doing all the music at my studio!
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: My horn, a grand piano, MacBook, interface and a versatile mic!
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Trumpet solos or parts, arranging and understanding the music that I am working on
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Experience, energy, and professionalism
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Listen to the clients needs and help to produce the best posssible music!
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: Versatile. Creative.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: I bring beauty to others thru music-I have worked all my life honing my craft and when I can shed some happiness to another person I feel rewarded!
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: Peter Gabriel-I've worked with so many great artist's from James Brown to Neil Diamond, I've always loved Peters work!
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: I have a studio in the backyard of my home, treated with high quality diffusers and tuned for a warm brass sound. I use a John Hardy mic pre, hand made cables for all the gear and a Fat Head 2 on the trumpet.
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: I mainly record horn sections depending on the clients needs, from solo trumpet to full 6 piece sections or more.
I was the Trumpets and Composer in this production
- TrumpetAverage price - $250 per song
- HornContact for pricing
- Composer OrchestralContact for pricing
- Game AudioContact for pricing
- SaxophoneContact for pricing
- TromboneContact for pricing
Since each composer and producer have different needs, pricing could be affected but always fair and worth every dollar!
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- Neil Diamonds 50th anniversary world tourApr 09, 2017
Just hit the road for the 2017 tour. I have all my recording gear with me and continue to record sessions from the road. I usually find an unused ballroom in our hotel that sounds great. My other horns guys are out here and I have access to anything you can imagine-gear wise.
- Neil Diamond TourSep 15, 2015
The ND tour wraps up in November 2015 and already filling up my home recording schedule.
