Andy Kravitz

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Andy Kravitz
Born (1966-06-24) June 24, 1966 (age 58)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation(s)Drummer, engineer, producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Drums, multi-instrumentalist
Years active1986–present

Andy Kravitz is an American drummer and percussionist, audio engineer, record producer, and songwriter. He has been nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, winning several. [1] He lives near Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California. [2]

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Early life

Andy Kravitz was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [3]

Career

In 1992, Kravitz played with Kris Kross on Totally Krossed Out , [4] and with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist and singer Rick Vito on his debut solo album, King of Hearts , on the songs "Desireé" and "Honey Love". In 1993, he produced Urge Overkill's fourth album, Saturation . [5] In 1995, Kravitz played with Joan Osborne on her debut album, Relish , [6] and co-produced Dishwalla's debut album, Pet Your Friends . [7] In 1996, he played with Cypress Hill on their EP, Unreleased and Revamped . [8] In 1998, Kravitz played with Imogen Heap on her debut album, iMegaphone . [9] In 1999, he co-produced Simon Townshend's album, Animal Soup . [10]

In 2000, Kravitz co-produced Juliana Hatfield's fourth album, Beautiful Creature . [11] In 2010, he played with a local free jazz group formed by Warren Cuccurullo called Theoretical 5 in Mar Vista, Los Angeles with Frank Zappa alumni Arthur Barrow (bass), Tommy Mars (keyboards, vocals), and Larry Klimas (saxophone). [12] In 2011, Kravitz collaborated with Michael Tearson and Tom Hampton on Tearson's debut album, Stuff That Works. [13]

New White Trash

New White Trash was a downtempo acoustic rock band formed by Kravitz and Michael Ruppert, [14] singer Kristen Vigard, and guitarist Doug Lewis. [15] The band released two albums, Doublewide (2011) [16] and Age of Authority (2013). [17] [18] Following Ruppert's suicide in 2014, the band announced its intention to release a tribute album. [18] Beyond the Rubicon was released on December 11, 2014. [19]

Charts and awards

Selected discography

Drums and percussion
Producer
Writer
Videos

Notes

  1. ↑ Brennen-Bethel 2010.
  2. ↑ Foster 2014.
  3. ↑ Kravitz 2008.
  4. ↑ Kris Kross 1992.
  5. ↑ Urge Overkill 1993.
  6. ↑ Joan Osborne 1995.
  7. ↑ Dishwalla 1995.
  8. ↑ Cypress Hill 1996.
  9. ↑ Imogen Heap 1998.
  10. ↑ Simon Townshend 1999.
  11. ↑ Juliana Hatfield 2000.
  12. ↑ Zuppardo 2010.
  13. ↑ Six 2011.
  14. ↑ Ruppert 2012.
  15. ↑ Blake 2010.
  16. ↑ New White Trash 2011.
  17. ↑ New White Trash 2013.
  18. 1 2 Lewis 2014.
  19. ↑ New White Trash 2014.
  20. ↑ All Over the World at AllMusic.
  21. ↑ River of Dreams at AllMusic.
  22. ↑ Hochman 1994.
  23. ↑ Saturation at AllMusic.
  24. ↑ Cover Girl at AllMusic.
  25. ↑ Associated Press 1995.
  26. ↑ Relish at AllMusic.
  27. ↑ Crowe 1996.

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