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| | Emil Richards - GRP Records |
 | | In 1963 he met American composer Harry Partch, and sponsored his move along with all his instruments to L A. Emil was connected with the composer and his music as a performer until the composer’s death in 1974. |
 | | Emil has played in the film studios in between all of his other activities, and in the 1980’s, he concentrated on sound track recording, and became Hollywood’s most sought after percussionist, playing for some of his childhood heroes; Bernard Herman, Dave Rakson, Alex North, Max Steiner, Lionel Newman, Hugo Friedhoffer, Walter Scharf, and Ernest Gold. |
 | | As a result Emil released an Afro Cuban Jazz album called Luntana released by Interworld Music.This same year he was appointed as head of the percussion Department at L A M A, The Los Angeles Music Academy in Pasadena California. |
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