Musical Experience

Racking up record-breaking awards and nominations around the world, including multiple Golden Globe and Academy Award victories, La La Land from writer and director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) stars Ryan Gosling as a Los Angeles jazz pianist who falls in love with an actress portrayed by Emma Stone. The two sing and dance their way through several numbers by Justin Hurwitz with lyrics by the Tony-nominated songwriting team Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. In addition to the soundtrack and the score, composed and arranged by Hurwitz and performed by a 90-piece orchestra, this complete collection adds unreleased bonus tracks not included on the individual albums.

Drummer Frank Derrick III (born 1950) grew up in Harvey, Illinois in a musical family… his father Frank Derrick Jr. Was a professional musician and arranger who played with notables such as Duke Ellington and Earl Hinges. Frank Derrick III began playing the drums when he was ten years old and at the age of nineteen, he was already playing professionally in the renowned Chicago jazz scene. Frank has led a multifaceted national and international music career. He is a virtuoso performer, composer, and educator. Next to his own recordings he has performed and recorded with numerous legends and artists including Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Eartha Kitt, Roberta Flack, Donna Summer… and countless others.

Marco Pieri, born in 1966, picked up musical instruments very early thanks to his father and his love for the Beatles (we are in 1973/74). He plays bass, harmonica, and guitar, and had his first live experience at age 11 with a quintet where his brother (Max Pieri) also played, performing original songs and covers of Neil Young.

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