Bobby Murray

Performance

Bobby Murray is an experienced brass musician, vocalist, percussionist, conductor, arranger, actor, beat-boxer, whistler, and overall entertainer residing in Southern California. He currently plays tuba, trombone, and drums in the Disneyland Band at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, CA. Having an entrepreneurial mindset, Bobby founded the innovative, genre-blending brass band LALA Brass, which performs throughout Southern California. With Bobby as director, tuba player, and vocalist,  LALA Brass has garnered thousands of fans via social media through entertaining music videos that have featured everything from pop song mash-ups to traditional second line tunes, all while promoting a message of inclusion and diversity.

Other previous work includes Olaf’s Snow Fest at Disney California Adventure, the Sea Street Band at SeaWorld, and various productions with the Los Angeles Musicians Collective. He has performed on-stage in regional theatre work including Evita at Claremont’s Candlelight Pavilion, and played trombone in the pit orchestra for the West Coast premiere of Allegiance at East West Players. His freelance work in the Los Angeles area includes performances on tuba, bass trombone, trombone, euphonium, and trumpet. Bobby’s film and television credits include Canterbury Glass, HBO’s Perry Mason, Jimmy Kimmel Live, LipSync Battle, Jim Jeffries Show, and LA to Vegas; commercials for Apple, Method, Outdoorsy, and Remy Martin; and music videos for BTS, DaBaby, Blimes Brixton and Zac Brown Band.

In addition to his music career, Bobby’s leadership skills have led him to be invited to an exclusive leadership course through Disney, Growing Intentional Influence in Leadership. Bobby is currently completing an MBA in Entrepreneurship and has several active business ventures, including LALA Brass, LLC, a produce farm and an RV rental business.

Teaching

Bobby is also an avid brass and music coach. He earned a master’s degree in Tuba Performance from Azusa Pacific University and has over a decade of individual, large, and small ensemble instruction in multiple genres from elementary through collegiate levels. Bobby currently is on the faculty at Santa Ana College as an adjunct professor of tuba. Other notable positions include being the graduate assistant conductor for the Azusa Pacific Wind Ensemble as well as Assistant Director for the Azusa Pacific University Marching Band. Bobby was also an instructor for the LAMC educational program and the Philharmonic Society’s Disney Concert Band educational series for second grade in Orange County.