Vincent DeRosa

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Vincent DeRosa was born to a singing mother, and a clarinet playing father, in Kansas City. His family moved around a bit, first to Chicago, and then to Los Angeles. He studied with Vincent DeRobertus and Alfred Brain, before beginning his professional career at the age of seventeen in the horn section at [[20^th Century Fox|20th Century Fox]].

During his professional career, DeRosa played in many different places, in many different roles. He started his career at [[20^th Century Fox|20th Century Fox]], before playing in an army recording orchestra. After his release from the army, he decided to switch to freelance recording, where he first found work in live radio broadcasts.

Arguably the most recorded brass player of all time, Vincent DeRosa has been an active Los Angeles, USA studio musician since the mid 1940s. He was the first horn player for such greats as Henry Mancini, Alfred Newman, and John Williams.

Until he retired in 2005, DeRosa was also on faculty at the University of Southern California, where many of his students have gone on to successful careers in horn performance.