Growing up in l . a . in the 60 s , ritenour received a rich cross section of exposure to jazz , rock and brazilian music - with artists like wes montgomery , joe pass , kenny burrell , the byrds , jimi hendrix , jeff beck , eric clapton , and jobim , astrud gilberto , sergio mendes and stan getz , who helped introduce brazilian music to the masses . highlighting his eclectic and storied career is a rich history in the brazilian realm which includes a grammy win for 七十年代中，莱特诺凭《第一道》和《金指船长》等作品，成功由乐队成员摇身一变为独当一面的独奏者，他经历了精彩的伴奏生涯，曾为无数大名鼎鼎的巨星在录音室伴奏，唱片数目接近二千，其中包括保罗西门、雷查理士、史提非温达、史提利丹、荷比韩榷、平克佛洛德等。
As time has passed , however , it is increasingly accepted , though by no means universally so , that the boundaries are more porous than the many polemics would lead one to believe : many of the techniques pioneered by the above composers show up in popular music by the beatles , pink floyd , mike oldfield , nirvana , radiohead , r . e . m . and in film scores that draw mass audiences 随著时间，前卫的概念已经逐渐的被接受，两个领域彼此之间的分野不再那么壁垒分明，并且出人意表的，这些开拓性的技巧常常被流行音乐所引用：甲壳虫、平克佛洛伊德、迈克欧?菲尔德、涅? 、电台司令等等耳熟能详的著名艺人组合，还有许多电影使用的配乐。
