Spencer Ludwig is a proud half-Filipino trumpeter, singer, and songwriter born and raised in Los Angeles, California. In 2011 after studying jazz at the California Institute of the Arts he became the featured trumpeter in the indie-pop group Capital Cities. During his time with Capital Cities he recorded on their platinum debut album In A Tidal Wave of Mystery, toured the US five times, opened for Katy Perry on her Prismatic World Tour and performed at festivals around the world including the Coachella Valley Music Festival, Bonnaroo, and many others.

In April of 2015 Spencer signed a worldwide record deal as a solo artist with Warner Bros. Records.

He has performed with Foster the People, Portugal. The Man, Fitz and the Tantrums, the Wailers, Twin Shadow, St. Lucia, LP, RAC, Jungle, Poolside, Cherub, Holy Child, The Mowglis, The Royal Concept, Midi Matilda, Dreamers, Mia Moretti and the Dolls.

Spencer also puts on a very unique DJ set performance, which includes live trumpet and sometimes features other live instruments free-styling over the tracks. His DJ sets also include his original style remixes, which he has coined as “Trumpet Edits” . To listen, click here: www.soundcloud.com/spencerludwig. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.