The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Gabriel, XTC, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Queen, Todd Rundgren, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Genesis (Gabriel era), Beach Boys, Focus, Stevie Wonder, Sly and The Family Stone, Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, The Meters, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Milton Nascimento, Neil Young, Cream, Yes, Blue Nile, Prefab Sprout, The Eels, Crowded House, Neil Finn, Burt Bacharach, Hank Williams, Elvis, The Kinks, Roy Orbison, James Brown, Thomas Dolby, Beck, Outkast, The Police, Sting, The Pixies, Radiohead, Devo, Jeff Buckley, ELO, Frank Black, U2, The La's, The Pretenders, Cat Stevens, The Tubes, Elvis Costello, Cocteau Twins, Bjork, Jan Hammer, Narada Michael Walden, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin, Pete Townshend, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ray Gomez, Jan Akkerman, Elliot Easton, George Harrison, Steve Howe, Alvin Lee, David Gilmore, Andy Summers, James Honeyman-Scott, Django Reinhardt, Chris Thile, John McLaughlin, John Scofield, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, Ted Green, Lenny Breau, Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Pat Martino, Allan Holdsworth, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Bill Frissell, Larry Carlton, Robben Ford, David Torn, Michael Hedges, Steve Hackett, Steve Morse, Chet Atkins, Roy Buchanan, Eric Clapton, Mike Keneally, Angus Young, Son House, Rev. Gary Davis, Joseph Spence, Robert Johnson, Jorma Kaukonen, Albert King, BB King, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Rick Derringer, Jon Brion, Paco De lucia, Segovia, Claude Debussy, Peter Warlock, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Igor Stravinsky, JS Bach, Maurice Ravel, Bela Bartok, Enrico Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Weather Report, John Coltrane, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Larry Goldings, Charles Mingus, Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Derek and Clive.
Hello, I'm a guitarist and film composer living in the Los Angeles area. I also make music as a solo artist. As a session musician, I play on records, film soundtracks, etc. In 2005-2006 as a member of Sting's band I toured troughout Europe, my first gig being Live 8 in London.
I composed the music to"YES MAN",,"SUPERBAD","THE 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN" , "FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL", additional score music for "KNOCKED UP","MADE" (with John O'Brien), "Kicking and Screaming" (additional music), and "Dinner For Five"
Here's a video on the making of the music for Superbad
I've recorded and/or toured with Sting, Beck, Frank Black, Todd Rundgren, Norah Jones, Sheryl Crow, Tony Williams, They Might Be Giants, Jellyfish, Shakira, Paulina Rubio, Jakob Dylan, Lisa Marie Presley, Steven Curtis Chapman, Tom McRae, Rhett Miller, Kevin Gilbert, Jude Cole, Pat Monahan, Jason Mraz, Sara Bareillis, A Fine Frenzy, Anna Nallick, Natasha Bedingfield, Jessica Simpson, Cheyenne Kimball, Colin Hay, Curtis Stigers, Nerina Pallot, Smash Mouth, Alice Cooper, Steve Stevens, The Moog Cookbook, Imperial Drag, Era, Holly Palmer, Nancy Willson, Dreams Come True, Yazawa, Globe, Meja Beckman, Ilsa DeLange, Eros Ramazzotti, Brendan James, Buva, Josh Freese, Mel. C., Lazlo Bane, Sarah Bettens, Jen Foster, Toby Lightman, Mika, Buva, Jonathan Cain, Celia Noel, Becki Degregorio, Robb Boldt, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Jim Brickman, David Grow, Puffi AmiYumi, The Tao of Groove, Charlie Peacock, Brent Bourgeois, Larry Tagg, and Bourgeois Tagg.
I've worked with music producers: Patrick Leonard, Steve Lillywhite, George Drakoulis, Rick Rubin, Dr. Dre, The Dust Brothers, John Alagia, Andy Slater, Matt Serletic, Mike Clink, Dave Way, Joe Chiccarelli, Jaquire king, Greg Wells, Julian Raymond, Mickey Petralia, Alby Galuten, Jack Joseph Puig, Matt Wallace, Kevin Killen, Matt Bronlewee, Brown Banister, Mike Elizondo, Randy Jackson, Josh Deutsch, Joey Waronker, Jeff Trott, Olle Romo, David Bianco, David Holman, Tony Hoffer, Lester Mendes, Eric Rosse, Howard Willing, Wendy Melvoin, Mudrock, Jon Tiven, Scott Humphrey, Will Ackerman, Steve Lindsey, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Rick Knowles, Clif Magnes, Ed Goldfarb, Kadish Kadish, T.K., Peter Wolf, and Richard Perry.
For film and TV music I've recorded with Edward Shearmur, John Frizzell, Christophe Beck, Brian Reitzel, Mychael Danna, David Schwartz and Steven Trask.
My third instrumental CD, HARMONIC CRUSADER was released in early 2009. Four tracks are featured in the music player above. Guest musicians include Simon Phillips, Vinnie Colaiuta, Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Babko, Gary Novak, Jimmy Earl, Mike Elizondo, MB Gordy, Patrick Warren, Charlie Bisharat, Chris Bleth, Stevie Blacke, Jon Button, Karen Briggs, John Mason, Lori Andrews and Mario Gonzales. What a joy it is to have such amazing musicians grace my music.
My previous CDs, TABULA RASA and PURPLE PASSAGES are available on iTunes. You can also find them at CD Baby: http://cdbaby.com/cd/lyleworkman and http://cdbaby.com/cd/lyleworkman2. They are also available through through Guitar Nine. Thier website is: http://www.guitar9.com/search.html. Just type my name in the search field.
Also visit my website http://www.lyleworkman.com for loads of stuff about yours truly, and thanks for stopping by!
I HAVE TOO LITTLE FREE TIME TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS AND MESSAGES, BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THEM!
Hi Lyle :) thanks for support it means a lot :) especially from someone as renowned as yourself, i am a big lover of
your work, any advice is appreciated dahlin :)
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Coming from such a brilliant player like you..feels great! There was something about Narada's love for guitar soulfulness that made me really want to dig in.. His ballads were butter for me.. Great era! Thanx for the love bro! Ray
