Student Portal/ Teaching
Composer sound designer and producer and Educator
Miguel composes, creates sound designs and produces music in a state-of-the-art recording studio using virtual instruments and harmonica for movies, TV, radio and theater.
For examples of Miguel’s theater sound designs, and detailed production credits go to sound designs.
For examples of ADR and sound designs created for those productions, go to video.
Member of the “top Reedsters Club” The Top Professional Harmonica players of the world.
Quotes; Junior Wells “ You is one Mother F##!%^^en harp player.”1994
Multi-Instrumentalist: Harmonica, Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone
Miguel is best known as a harmonica player. He studied under the best in the business: James Cotton, Mark Hummel, Sonny Junior, William Galison and Howard Levy. Since his first jingle in the early ’80s, he has done countless sessions. carried a manhattan 802 union card for 10 years, with credits on TV, Radio and Film as well as music genres as diverse as Gyspy Jazz, Reggae, Blues, Americana, HipHop and Electronic.
Teaching harmonica: Taught harmonica at the New School from 1990-93, privately for 18 years. NYC Blues Harp Club 1993-2000 Founder: I created a teaching forum for famous harmonica players that were on road, to come in and teach to about 30 students.
I talk over the class with Amy students so it will be successfully. Every harp teacher that came to the NYC Blues harp club taught me a books worth! Harmonica, flute and recording production videos and a Harmonica book are available on request.
Some of the teachers were Annie Raines, Paul Oscher, Adam Gussow, Steve Guyger, Rick Estrin!
Music education/voice/flute/piano: Two years studying piano and music theory, privately with Chris Cheney. He has a Manhattan school of Music master degree. Two year studying Flute with Art Web and one year with Jean Cheney studying flute. A year of voice and phrasing lessons with Sam Harkners.
Harmonica Lessons though Skype, $55 per hour, Session work $250 per track and he only takes payment though paypal.
Miguel plays the Super 64 Chromatic and the Blue Moon Hohner Special 20’s Corian®. A Octave bass harmonica made by Huang. Miguel learned to customizes his harmonicas from one of the best, Richard Sleigh in-order to get a professional in-tune tone.
He has a book on harmonica{ contact for copy} and taught at the New School, created the New York harmonica club who hosted 20 classes with notable harmonica players, Annie Raines, Paul Oscher, Rick Estrin, they taught classes to a group of over 100 harmonica students.
Dean Landew
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer
“Miguel is the best harmonica player I’ve ever worked with. Not just the best blues player. The best harmonica player. His range is exceptional. He can switch styles on a moment’s notice, and he’s always willing to venture into whatever territory will enhance the piece of music he’s working on at the time. All this, and he’s a genuinely nice guy too.”
Marco Heiland
Private Instructor
”I met Miguel in 2008, when I was looking for a music and harmonica instructor. It was a unique experience. The lessons were the best I’ve ever had; the contents ranged from music history, production to actual playing instruction. The results I got were really great, and I have no words to thank him enough!”
Mark Tipton
Trumpeter, Composer, Professor at New England Conservatory
”Miguel Weissman is one of my favorite musicians to work with! His incredible harmonica playing, his vast knowledge of audio engineering and MIDI programming, and his vibrant creative spirit makes every encounter with him a joy, and a major learning experience. I highly endorse his work!”.
Richard Hunter
Harmonica instructor and musician
“I heard Dean Landew’s record “Indestructible Voices,” which features NYC-based Miguel Weissman on harmonica. Weissman is heavily featured, and this record plays like Springsteen with Magic Dick in the lineup. If you like rock harp, you’re going to eat this record up. Attaway to go Miguel!”