Doug Clyde started playing the Clarinet at the age of 9. As a 9th grader at Bennion Junior High, he received the “Concert Band” award for the best Concert Band member, and as a Senior at Taylorsville High School he received the “John Philip Sousa Band Award” for outstanding achievement in Instrumental Music. Doug also plays the Tenor Saxophone, Oboe, and Recorders. Since 1996 he has played in the Orchestra Pit in over 20 musicals for: The Murray Arts Council, Taylorsville High School, The Taylorsville Arts Council, The West Valley Arts Council, The Bluffdale Arts Council, The Academy of Performing Arts, The Draper Arts Council, The Oquirrh Hills Performing Arts Alliance, SPA (The Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts), The Egyptian Theater in Park City, and received the “Best Orchestra Member” award for the Taylorsville High School production of Crazy For You in 1997. He has also worked on the Stage Crew in 2 musicals for: Taylorsville High School and Bennion Jr. High, and arranged & produced a synthesized background score for Bennion Jr. High's production of Guys & Dolls in 2005. Doug has played Clarinet in the West Valley Symphony since January of 2002, and has been Principal Clarinet since January of 2008. He has played Clarinet and Oboe in The Messiah with the Draper Symphony and Chorus 5 times since 2001. Doug is also a vocalist and has studied voice off and on since 2002. He sang in the chorus for 2 productions with The Utah Light Opera Company in 2005: Mozart's The Magic Flute and Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers. He also played the role of Issachar and the Butler in The Murray Arts Council's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2006, singing several solo lines. Doug has composed a synthesized dance album entitled "Organized Chaos" under the band name “ALBEDO” which was released in April 2005, and is currently working on a new Dance album and a Classical album to be released in the near future, along with many other works including: New Age, Christmas, String Quintets & Full Orchestrations. He owns and operates ALBEDO MUSIC which records and produces all his music, and is also where he Transposes, Engraves, Converts Audio, and makes Mock Ups for customers.