john van houten
Tuba

John  Van Houten holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in tuba performance from the University of Southern California. He has  performed with a wide variety of music ensembles, including the  Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, the Long Beach  Opera, the New West Symphony, the Pacific Symphony, the Long Beach  Symphony, the American Winds Concert Band, the California Wind  Orchestra, the Long Beach Municipal Band, and the Joffrey Ballet.

John's performing experience also includes phonograph recording  with such diverse artists as Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Joni  Mitchell, and Alice Cooper, in addition to television, records,  jingles and a wide variety of motion pictures, such as "Mission  Impossible," "Crimson Tide," "Dracula," "Species," "Virtuosity," "Mars  Attacks," "Murder at 1600," "The Thin Red Line," "Men  in Black," "X-Men," "Mod Squad," "Twin Dragons," "Ready to Rumble," "Dude, Where's  My Car," "Pearl Harbor," "Swordfish," "Planet  of the Apes," "The Core," "Daredevil," "Piglet's  Big Movie," "The Hulk," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Paycheck," "Hollywood  Homicide," "The Chronicles of Riddick," "The  Day After Tomorrow," "Spiderman 2," and "The Incredibles."

Mr. Van Houten has also served as music contractor/orchestra manager  on numerous film, commercial and live orchestral productions.

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