The Horn Guys is a brass instrument
specialty company located in Southern California.
Founded by Steve Ferguson in 2000, the goal was to improve
the quality of the musical instrument retail environment.
The focus from the beginning was specialty brass instruments
and accessories for the high-end enthusiast market.
Through better design, product availability, sales and
technical service, many local musicians could be better
satisfied without having to resort to impersonal mail order
houses. We moved to the current La Crescenta location
in 2004, and doubled the size of the store in late 2006.
Also in 2006, we purchased the
Low Brass Werks
from Tony Clements, enabling us to enlarge our tuba
department and gain import rights to several European
brands. In spring 2010, we opened a second store in
the City of Long Beach, to offer a more central location and
a larger teaching studio
We try to lead in being a green company. All
lighting is fluorescent for low power usage. All
incoming boxes and packing materials are recycled into
outgoing shipments. We buy only biodegradable packing
peanuts, and then only on rare occasions. All paper is
reused or recycled into the City of Glendale recycling
program, and aluminum cans are recycled by Robert.
Steve rides a bicycle to the office and to all the local
errands, and a daily bonus is paid to any staff member who
commutes by bicycle. All our shopping bags are
recycled from other stores. Our filtered water is
delivered by bicycle.
We encourage our clients to recycle any extra packing
materials, like packing peanuts, by offering them to your
local mailbox & shipping store. We're positive they'll
be grateful. Any efforts you make to keep materials
out of the landfill is worth it.
We also encourage you to buy a cloth shopping bag and
bring it with you on all your shopping trips. Any
paper or plastic bag you avoid using is one less to end up
in the
Pacific Ocean. We recommend you filter your
drinking water or buy it in reusable bottles, rather than
using disposable plastic
bottles.
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Steve Ferguson
is the
brain
and
creative
director
of The
Horn
Guys.
He has
been a commercial trombonist in Los
Angeles for over 20 years. He specializes in bass trombone, but also doubles on all the
low brass instruments, including tenor trombone, tuba, euphonium,
bass trumpet, and contrabass trombone. He can occasionally be found
with an alto trombone or alto horn as well. After growing up in the
San Francisco Bay Area, Steve moved to Los Angeles where he attended
California State University Northridge and the University of Southern
California. While in school, he performed with the All-American
College Orchestra at Disneyworld, the American Youth Symphony, and
the Debut Orchestra in Los Angeles. Steve has toured with numerous artists, including Paul Anka, Brian Setzer,
Doc Severinsen, Bobby Caldwell, Michael Crawford, Shirley Bassey, the
Modern Aires, and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. He currently freelances
in Los Angeles and performs with many orchestras around California,
including the Pacific Symphony, Santa Barbara Symphony, Monterey Symphony, San Bernardino Symphony, and the San Jose Cleveland Ballet
Orchestra.
Steve has performed with such artists such as The Temptations,
Rosemary Clooney, Toni Tennille, Dave Brubeck, Freddie Hubbard,
Franki Lane, Rob McConnell, Matt Cattingub, Louis Bellson, Ashley
Alexander, Roger Williams, Susan Anton, Mary Wilson, and the Pied
Pipers. He has recorded with Michael Crawford for Atlantic Records,
and on "Cuban Roots Revisited" on Ubiquity Records. He is heard on
many jingles and commercials, as well as several big band records by
The Southern California Jazz Company and Gary Urwin.
Steve's private teachers include Tony Clements, Bill Booth, Terry
Cravens, Jeff Reynolds, and Jim Self. He is a design and ergonomics consultant to Kanstul
Musical Instruments.
Steve's toys:
| Horn
|
Mouthpiece
|
| Shires small bore tenor trombone |
Ferguson 11 |
| Haag Model 33 medium bore trombone |
Ferguson 1S |
| Kanstul 1670 bass trombone
|
Ferguson Jeff Reynolds L
|
| Kanstul 1662 bass trombone |
Ferguson Jeff Reynolds L |
| Minick 62 bass trombone
|
Ferguson Jeff Reynolds L
|
| Bach 50
bass trombone with Minick rotor |
Ferguson Jeff Reynolds L
|
| Minick G contrabass trombone
|
Ferguson 2A |
| Olds euphonium
|
Bach 6.5AL
|
| Kanstul F marching tenor horn (MFL horn) |
Kanstul tenor 2 or Meehan 5 |
| Frank Holton 1908 Eb alto horn
|
Bach 12C
|
|
Glassl Sterling
silver Eb alto
trombone |
Bach 7C
|
|
Minick alto
trombone |
Bach 7C |
|
Bach bass trumpet
|
Bach 11C or 7C
|
|
Hirsbrunner HB2-P CC tuba
|
Yamaha Replica Roger Bobo
Symphonic |
|
Kanstul 90
CC tuba |
Yamaha Replica Roger Bobo
Symphonic |
|
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Robert Coomber
is a local professional bass trombone player.
He graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a Masters Degree in bass
trombone performance under the tutelage of Dr. John Marcellus. He has worked
with numerous professional organizations and is an active freelance player in
the Los Angeles area. He can be heard with the New West Symphony and San
Bernardino Symphony among many others. Robert plays on two really great
Shires bass trombones and a Jeff Reynolds L mouthpiece. |
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Mike "Mama
D." Davis
is a
professional
trumpeter in
the Los
Angeles
area. He is
a graduate
of the
Oberlin
School of
Music and
holds a
masters
degree in
trumpet
performance
from the
University
of Southern
California.
He is a
longtime
student of
Roy Poper at
the Oberlin
school and
Boyde Hood
of the Los
Angeles
Philharmonic.
Additionally,
he has
studied with
Rob Roy
McGregor,
Louis
Ranger, and
Kevin
Brown. He
has
performed
with the
American
Youth
Symphony,
Debut
Orchestra,
Riverside
Symphony,
USC Symphony
and Chamber
Orchestra
and
recordings
for movies
and TV. He
has also
written,
orchestrated
and
performed
music for
Devendra
Banhart and
other pop
musicians.
Mike was a
member and
founder of
the Tappan
Brass
Quintet. He
has attended
the Aspen
Music
Festival and
Eastern
Music
Festival. Mike
also
maintains a
large studio
of private
students in
the Los
Angeles
area. Some
of his
instruments
include a
Vincent Bach
New York Bb,
Schilke B5,
Ken Larson
GFT C,
Yamaha D
trumpet,
Schilke E2L,
Schilke
P5-4, and a
Yamaha
Flugel.
Mike loves
mouthpieces
and has a
huge
collection
of rare
mouthpieces.
You will
usually find
him using
Bach, GR and
Reeves
mouthpieces. |
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Matt
Anderson
plays
French
horn
in
many
local
orchestras,
and
teaches
privately
in
several
studios
and
schools.
More
coming
soon... |
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Angie
Baca
has
taught
brass
music
for
over
20
years,
and is
our
teacher
in The
Horn
Guys
La
Crescenta
studio.
Her
teaching
experience
includes
instructor
of
trumpet
at
Cerritos College, Brass
Instructor
at
CSUSB
Music
Conservatory,
Brass
Music
Consultant
for
Baker
Music
Magnet
School
&
Brass
Coach
for
local
schools.
Her
students
have
performed
in
SCSBOA
Solo/Ensemble
Festivals,
SCSBOA
Honor
Band &
Orchestra,
All
State
Honor
Band,
Tournament
of
Roses
Honor
Band,
as
well
as her
private
studio
Brass
Bash
Recital.
Angie
is a
freelance
trumpet
player
& the
founder
of the
Foothill
Brass
Ensemble.
She
has a
Bachelors
in
Music
degree
from
San
Diego
State
University
& a
Masters
in
Trumpet
Performance
from
USC.
Her
instructors
include
Boyde
Hood,
Roy
Poper,
Rob
Roy
McGregor,
& Alan
Siebert.
Angie
can be
reached
to
schedule
lessons
at
(818) 419-4958. |
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The Cheetah,
canine horizontalis,
is
helpful
and
enthusiastic,
especially
if the
subject
concerns
food.
Cheetah
has a
cat,
named
Kay
the
Kat. |
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Noah
Gladstone
is
an
encyclopedia
of
brass
knowledge,
and
also
offers
vintage
instruments
through
his
Brass
Ark
business.
He's
a
fine
trombonist,
freelancing
around
Los
Angeles.
He's
responsible
for
most
of the
photographs
on
this
website. |
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Lee
Coduti
has a
multi-faceted
career
as a
vocal
coach,
mentor,
musicologist,
arranger,
orchestrator
and
performer.
Mr.
Coduti
was a
member
of the
Opera
Pacific
Chorus
for 17
seasons,
having
performed
in
over
50
productions.
He
also
performed
with
the
Pacific
Chorale
for 14
years,
and
served
as
Musical
Assistant
to the
Artistic
Director.
Lee
continues
to
serve
as a
music
research
and
repertoire
consultant
to
several
conductors
and
performers,
both
locally
and
abroad.
As an
arranger
and
orchestrator,
Lee’s
work
has
been
played
nationally.
In
September
1992
his
all‑string
arrangement
of
The
Star-Spangled
Banner
was
given
its
premiere
by the
Long
Beach
Symphony
under
JoAnn
Falletta.
Lee
also
maintains
a
large
studio
of
vocal
students
in the
Los
Angeles
area.
Lee
runs
our
Long
Beach
store. |
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Coming
Soon |
Kevin
Miller
has
lived,
breathed
and
dreamed
trumpet
since
the
day
his
mother
shooed
him
out of
the
house
and
handed
him
his
uncle's
old
trumpet;
hoping
that
the
bleating
coming
from
the
garage
would
be
preferable
to
finding
that
he had
taken
apart
another
clock
or
radio.
The
bleating
didn't
last
long
as he
quickly
moved
from
local
nuisance
to
youth
orchestra,
receiving
a full
scholarship
to the
University
of
Arizona
where
he
graduated
with
honors
with a
degree
in
trumpet
performance.
After
several
years
of
performing
and
teaching
in
Arizona,
Kevin
headed
west
for
the
opportunity
to
study
with
members
of the
LA
Philharmonic
and
continue
his
education
at
California
State
University
Long
Beach,
earning
a
masters
in
trumpet
performance.
Currently,
Kevin
resides
in
Orange,
CA and
performs,
teaches,
and
serenades
his
wife
throughout
Southern
California.
Kevinteaches
privately
at our
Long
Beach
store. |
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