Person · Male
Michael Landau
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Since
- 1958–present
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 10
- blues rock
- jazz fusion
- rock
About
Michael Christopher Landau (born June 1, 1958) is an American musician, audio engineer, and record producer. He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Luis Miguel, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd, Phil Collins on "Two Hearts" and "Loco in Acapulco", Roger Daltrey, Stevie Nicks, Glenn Frey, Eros Ramazzotti, Whitney Houston, and Miles Davis. Landau, along with fellow session guitarists Dean Parks, Steve Lukather, Michael Thompson and Dann Huff, played on many of the major label releases recorded in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s. He has released music with several record labels, including Ulftone Music and Tone Center Records, a member of Shrapnel Label Group.
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In addition to his session work, Landau has led several bands, including Raging Honkies and Burning Water. In the early 1980s, he was in the band Maxus with Robbie Buchanan, Mark Leonard, Jay Gruska, and Doane Perry.
Member of
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Steve Gadd Band guitar
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The Jazz Ministry guitar
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Michael Landau Group guitar
Discography
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Sibling
Also known as
Michael Christopher Landau · Mike Landau
Tags
- session
- guitarist
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0bdb0975-5fec-43b7-8789-bb5bd6a1e1ba
- ISNI
- 0000000081543250
- IPI
- 00126032711
- IPI
- 00461945144
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.