Ariel Loud
Saxophone
Ariel Loud is a saxophonist, pianist, composer, producer, arranger and educator born and raised in Seattle, WA. From learning the art of breaking from members of the Massive Monkees crew, to studying ballet through Pacific Northwest Ballet’s DanceChance program, music has always been in his bones.
After growing up in Robert Knatt’s Washington Middle School and Clarence Acox’s Garfield High School jazz bands, Ariel transitioned from being one of the extensive Big World Breaks roster members to becoming their 5th core member. He then attended the Berklee College of Music on a saxophone scholarship, where he graduated from in May of 2018 with honors, completing a double major Bachelor of Music with concentrates in Film Scoring and Contemporary Writing & Production. While at Berklee, he studied saxophone with George Garzone, Frank Tiberi, Shannon LeClaire and Dino Govoni.
For the bulk of his undergraduate studies, Ariel also worked in Berklee’s Core Music Tutoring department, giving fellow college students help with music theory subjects including ear training, jazz harmony, arranging, solfege, traditional harmony, counterpoint and conducting. After only one semester tutoring in the department, he was promoted to two additional positions: mentoring 2nd semester students who failed 1st semester theory classes and supervising fellow tutors.
Ariel is currently based in Portland, OR where he teaches piano and saxophone lessons independently and with Ethos Music Center, a local nonprofit providing music education to children. He is also embarking on his career as a composer, producer and engineer.