Todd Clouser
Todd Clouser currently lives in Los Cabos, Mexico, where he works as a teacher, writer, and musician. After 3 years of fronting the bands 4 Letter Man and Rusty Trombones, performing in some of the midwest’s most celebrated venues, Todd relocated to Los Cabos from Minneapolis, MN.
Todd is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts where he performed and wrote songs for a variety of groups and as a solo artist. He is an accomplished guitarist, a pianist, and drummer. He has production and performance credits on a dozen national releases through Liquid8 Records and has released the records “In the Arms of the Sun” and “Rusty Trombones” through Out of Tuba Music, his home studio and production company. Todd has performed with a variety of celebrated musicians including members of Dire Straits, the Beach Boys, the Billy Joel Band, and jazz artists Benny Weinbeck, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and Adam Linz of Fat Kid Wednesdays, among many others.
While living in Minneapolis, Clouser also dedicated time to non-profit work, holding the title of Assistant Director of the Children’s Music and Arts Foundation, a non-profit based in Minneapolis assisting needy and deserving young artists receive arts education. He now teaches music privately and at an international school, Colegio Mission, in Mexico, while continuing performance and production work.
Clouser's writing work extends from poetry to short fiction to news and informative pieces. His writing is currently being published in Destino Magazine, the Gringo Gazette, Baja Properties news, and other online and print outlets. He is currently compiling his poetry portfolio for submission to international poetry competitions.
In November of 2006, Todd teamed with pianist Benny Weinbeck to record and release the instrumental album “Baja”. Todd and Benny were joined on the album by bassist Adam Linz and drummer Greg Schutte, both boasting impressive resumes of their own. Todd is currently working on a series of EPs to be released in 2008 and planning a documentary on the global reach of music. You can find his writing and more at www.toddclouser.com as well as links to help the children and those lacking proper heath care in Todd’s adopted hometown of San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico.