Harlan Spector teaches pipe organ and Hammond B-3 organ in Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley and surrounding areas. Harlan owns two console organs, a portable XK3 system with pedals and 4 Leslies. He is an endorsed Hammond artist. Harlan is comfortable teaching and playing most styles of music, especially Rock, Blues and Classical as well as Funk, Soul, Country and Jazz. He teaches reading but does not insist on it if the student just wants technique and theory. Harlan presently teaches for LAUSD and has been a full-time Music, Science, English and Special-Ed sub for 20 years. He also taught piano at Marina school of music in Granada hills for 4 years. He has played organ professionally for over 40 years and taught 25 years. He can play any church organ and has held many posts as church organist.
Harlan grew up in a musical family in Illinois and began playing professionally at 13 and did a national tour at 17. After earning a BA in Music at Illinois State University he began touring all over the midwest, east and south, gaining experience playing in all kinds of venues and getting a strong back moving that Hammond C3. He eventually settled in Chicago to play in blues and heavy rock bands before moving to LA in the 80’s where he started working and recording with national acts, including: Elvin Bishop, Redbone, Buffalo Springfield, Buddy Miles, Robby Krieger, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guitar Shorty, Roy Gaines, Becca and LA Country, Scarlett Rivera, The Music Machine, Skip Heller Quartet, Currently he is working with Hall of Famer Don Peake as a member of his Allstars and recording a new album of original organ trio music at Don’s studio in NOHO. This CD, “Beachcruisin” is available on Hitchcock Media Records and at Amazon.com, Itunes and CD Baby.
