Endorsements:
Orlando’s Musical Instruments
I co-designed and endorsed the Roger Wood 1, also called the RW1. The Roger Wood 1 is a medium Large bore trumpet, regular weight horn. Blows very freely with a rich gorgeous fat sound. It blows with a very even scale through all registers and comes with a Bob Reeves valve alignment. The main things that distinguish this horn from others is the way it is the built which gives this horn a very free blow and great intonation throughout all registers. The builder is Orlando Casteñeda in South El Monte, CA.
Players that really like this horn; Jon Papenbrook (lead trumpet for Natalie Cole), Ray Poncin, Larry Meregillano (Bach Endorsee, Recording Artist, lead trumpet for Truth), Kim Peterson, John Snell, Jon Ruff, Stan Watkins (Brian Setzer), Ted Murdock, Kevin Norton (Brian Setzer).
Fides Musical Instruments
I endorsed Fides Trumpets For about 3 years, 2005-2008.
Arranging:
Wayne Bergeron, Warren Priske, Jay Mason, Abundant Living Family Church, Cedar Rapids First Assembly, Glad Tidings Assembly, Ron Kenoly, Big Noyz Big Band, Mi Barrio (Cumbia Band), DeBorah Sharpe Taylor, Arturo Sandoval, Warren Priske, DeBorah Sharpe-Taylor, and many more.
Music Preperation:
Wayne Bergeron, Gary Grant, Andy Martin, Wally Minko, Willie Murillo, Tom Kubis
Music Preparation
Roger has performed and regularly performs with Music greats such as DeBorah Sharpe-Taylor (Supremes, Harry Bellefante, Barry White), Bill Bodine (Grammy Award winning songwriter, bass player with Manhatten Transfer, one of my trumpet students and subs), Lee Thornburg (Lead player for Tower Of Power), Dan Fornero, Walter (Wally) Minko, The Glen Miller Orchestra, Alfonso Alfonso, Adolfo Acosta, Sal Crachiolo, La Palabra, Les Stallings, Jerry Nelson, Sonora Tropicana, Sonora Santanera, Los Cometas, Henry Mora, Arturo Rodriguez, Carlos Luna, Orquesta Classico, Principal Trumpet Corona Symphony at FOX Theater in Riverside, CA, and more.
Roger teaches worship and music clinics, privately lessons, and continues to arrange for many different styles of musical situations.
