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| Seraphin "Leo"
Reis was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. Leo grew up in a musical family
where he studied violin with his father, followed by lessons from Joe
Raposa. He then studied accordion with Anthony Imbriglio and with the
legendary Frank Gaviani, master teacher at the New England Conservatory
of Music where he also studied music theory, harmony and composition.
At age 16, Leo was performing weekly shows as accordionist on WSAR's Radio Broadcast. Appearances included the hotel and club as well as the USO circuit. Leo earned the degree of Bachelor of Science at Bryant College, Rhode Island where he was the accordionist in the college orchestra.  California
beckoned in 1949 when he made the move to the West Coast. He was hired
as an advanced teacher at the Music Center Studios of California and,
in the same year was elected an officer in the Accordionists and Teachers
Guild, International (ATG) Los Angeles chapter.He studied arranging with Ray Anthony's band arrangers at the Gillette School of Music in Hollywood and in 1951 he started Accordion Artists Studio, his first accordion school. Later he opened other accordion schools in both the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. |
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| The successful
achievements of some of his students included a movie sound track, acting
parts on TV and motion pictures as well as recording artists. On numerous
occasions Leo has appeared on KLAC-TV, Lucky Channel 13 and "Hollywood
on Television." In addition, an article about him appeared in the
Accordion World Magazine 1952 edition where the headlines read... "Seraphin
Reis Is Youthful Reverler's Accordion Star." In 1962 Leo became a
member of the Music Teachers Association of California. Currently, Leo owns Mubiz, member of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) and Oxala Record Label. He is also an independent record producer and an agent and manager of Rock n' Roll Bands and Country Artists. |
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MUBIZ has
over 3,000 accordion selections by many different composers in stock. |
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order your music, please print the order form page (click order form button
below) and complete your oder indicating the number of individual publications
you would like and your name and shipping address. Send this form along with your check or money order made payable to Leo Reis to the address listed below. All items are $5.00 each and for your convenience includes shipping and handling. Your music will be sent 'at once' upon receipt of payment. |
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