Sam Davidson
Contemporary Clarinetist
Canada
Before switching to Légère I used to spend countless hours working with cane reeds to try to get them to perform better. When I finally switched I was surprised at the rich, pure tone I was able to produce, the amazing dynamic sensitivity- and how much time I saved by using them! I feel like a great reed should allow an artist to focus on the music, not the equipment, and Légère lets me do just that. Thanks for an amazing product!”
Sam
Davidson is a clarinetist and producer from Vancouver BC. He began his career at fifteen years old, working with regional orchestras and jazz musicians in the BC interior. He holds a degree in orchestral clarinet from the University of British Columbia where, in 2020, he would return to earn a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies.
Davidson's professional journey began with stints at the Banff Centre for the Arts and many years touring abroad with indie-rock band Brasstronaut and Canadian fiddle icon, Jaron Freeman-Fox. As a busy session musician he can be heard on countless albums, television shows and feature films, and is regarded for his original approach to the clarinet, the EWI (a breath-controlled synthesizer), and the penny whistle.
In 2023, he completed his first major contemporary work, Clarinet Concerto No.1, which was recorded live at the Tokyo University of the Arts and it is featured on his latest release, Passages (2024). He is currently working on a new original program called Unrealistic Spaces, for clarinet, drums and immersive audio architecture; a partnership with the UBC School of Music and McGill University's Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology.
As always, he creates a quirky brand of jazzy hip hop, under the moniker Skim Milk, which can be streamed everywhere.
Sam
Davidson is a clarinetist and producer from Vancouver BC. He began his career at fifteen years old, working with regional orchestras and jazz musicians in the BC interior. He holds a degree in orchestral clarinet from the University of British Columbia where, in 2020, he would return to earn a Master's degree in Library and Information Studies.
Davidson's professional journey began with stints at the Banff Centre for the Arts and many years touring abroad with indie-rock band Brasstronaut and Canadian fiddle icon, Jaron Freeman-Fox. As a busy session musician he can be heard on countless albums, television shows and feature films, and is regarded for his original approach to the clarinet, the EWI (a breath-controlled synthesizer), and the penny whistle.
In 2023, he completed his first major contemporary work, Clarinet Concerto No.1, which was recorded live at the Tokyo University of the Arts and it is featured on his latest release, Passages (2024). He is currently working on a new original program called Unrealistic Spaces, for clarinet, drums and immersive audio architecture; a partnership with the UBC School of Music and McGill University's Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology.
As always, he creates a quirky brand of jazzy hip hop, under the moniker Skim Milk, which can be streamed everywhere.