I too am deeply saddened at the loss of my dear friend Larry. Our paths crossed several years ago here in Los Angeles when he mentioned his love for playing music when we met. I invited him over for a little jam with a bass player I had played with from New York and it set off a continuous relationship of creating and recording Larry's music. Larry sharing his deep knowledge and experience in sound engineering has expanded my understanding and ability to record and hear music in a different way. He would spend much time with mic placement and trying different microphones on my drum kit to try and capture a sound he could hear in his head and knew he could get close to on the kit. After laying down several layers of guitar rhythms and different arrangements we would head into my studio for the editing and mixing, where I could watch him apply some his genius and magic on his tunes. We were very close to having a full 10 songs of his music for all to enjoy when sadly it was cut short.
His understanding of "how things work" was far beyond my scope. If he saw me ready to dispose of a piece of electronics he would insist on opening it up first and removing every component he felt should be in his toolbox for later use. I often had other players bringing their amps or guitars over for Larry to the a look at and see if he could repair them (of course he could and would). He was always willing to go to my gigs and run sound for whatever show he was needed for.
Most of all Larry was always focused on what he could do for his beloved daughters Rachael and Olivia. A proud father who got great joy in telling stories of his childrens lives, their adventures and accomplishments.
I miss him everyday. Peace and love to you my friend.
Rick Swigert
