Brass that shaped the
sound of modern music
Grammy-nominated brass performance, recording, arranging and production. Layered live horns for records, film and stage - from New York to the world.
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Grammy-nominated brass performance, recording, arranging and production. Layered live horns for records, film and stage - from New York to the world.
Danny Flam is a brass musician and audio engineer with 35+ years on trumpet, trombone, french horn and baritone. A former member of the Israel Philharmonic, he built a parallel life in the studio - layering eight to ten brass parts into rich, choir-like sections that have appeared on hip-hop, pop, film and a defining era of contemporary Jewish music.
His horns have landed on Grammy-nominated records and chart-topping productions, working with artists and producers from Kanye West and JAY-Z to Elton John, Rick Ross, Ken Lewis and Just Blaze - alongside the leading voices of the Jewish music world.
Multi-tracked brass sections recorded and produced in-house - trumpet, trombone, french horn and low brass, mixed and delivered ready for your record.
Custom brass arrangements in the spirit of the modern Jewish and pop sound - fanfares, pads, stabs and full-section writing tailored to your track.
Book a world-class brass section for your event, tour or session - matched to the energy of the artist and the room.
Live brass, in the studio and on stage - straight from the New York Brass archives.
Two decades of road tales and studio moments - recovered from the New York Brass blog. A taste below; the full archive can come back online.
The session behind Kanye West's landmark album - and how the horns found their way onto the record.
The year New York Brass' work appeared on four of Kanye West's Grammy nominations.
Prepping the trombone solo on a rare 1960s Conn 20H for the Magna Carta Holy Grail cut.
Behind the scenes with the producer on a run of chart-topping hip-hop and R&B.
When a NASA image and a horn section collided - one of the blog's odder, greater detours.
Video-game music, chiptune covers and a full brass big band taking the stage in Brooklyn.
Recording, arranging, or a live section for your next project - reach out.