He is a session musician and guitarist who has played on many albums since the early 1980s with Boz Scaggs, Minoru Niihara, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, Helen Watson, Luis Miguel, Richard Marx, Steve Perry, Pink Floyd,[1] Phil Collins on "Two Hearts" and "Loco in Acapulco", Roger Daltrey, Stevie Nicks, Glenn Frey, Eros Ramazzotti, Whitney Houston, and Miles Davis.

Landau, along with fellow session guitarists Dean Parks, Steve Lukather, Michael Thompson and Dann Huff, played on many of the major label releases recorded in Los Angeles from the 1980s-1990s.

[2] At age 19, he was touring the globe with Boz Scaggs, and the following year, he began performing in studios on the recommendation of his friend Steve Lukather.

[2] Landau cites influences including the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Band, Weather Report, Pat Martino, and Jaco Pastorius.

[6] Solo releases With Blue Horn With Renegade Creation With Hazey Jane With Stolen Fish With the Raging Honkies With Burning Water With Rita Lee With James Taylor With Michael Bolton With Richard Marx With Barry Manilow With Kenny Rogers With Tim McGraw With Laura Branigan With Joni Mitchell With Sheena Easton With Faith Hill With Luis Miguel With Mari Hamada With Miho Nakayama With others