James Krivchenia

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James Krivchenia
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Krivchenia performing with Big Thief
Born
James Foster Krivchenia

(1988-12-08) December 8, 1988 (age 36)
Alma mater Berklee College of Music
Musical career
Origin Chicago, Illinois
Occupation(s)Drummer, percussionist, engineer, producer
Instrument(s) Drums, percussion instrument, vocals
Years active2014–present
LabelsLeft Door Tapes, Reading Group
Website jameskrivchenia.bandcamp.com

James Foster Krivchenia (born December 8, 1988) is an American musician and producer, best known as the drummer of the American indie rock band Big Thief. Krivchenia joined Big Thief in 2015 following his work with the band as a sound engineer. [1] Krivchenia later produced the band's fifth studio album, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (2022), which received a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. [2] In addition to his work with Big Thief, he is a regular collaborator of Mega Bog as a longtime engineer, co-producer and percussionist and has released three solo albums: No Comment (2018), A New Found Relaxation (2020), and Blood Karaoke (2022).

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Early life and education

Krivchenia was born in Minneapolis and raised in Chicago. [3] He began playing drums in his elementary school music class and went on to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. [4]

Career

Krivchenia moved to New York following his graduation from Berklee, where he played in local bands and worked as a sound engineer at various recording studios. [3] [4] Krivchenia met Adrianne Lenke r, Buck Meek, and Max Oleartchik (of Big Thief) in 2015 through mutual friends and was hired to engineer the band's debut studio album, Masterpiece. [3] He replaced the band's original drummer in 2016, even though they had never heard him play. [5] He has played drums on every subsequent Big Thief release. [6] As a part of Big Thief, Krivchenia has received a nomination for Best Rock Performance at the 63rd Grammy Awards for "Not," and a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album for "U.F.OF." at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. [7]

In 2022, Krivchenia produced Big Thief's Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, a double LP which garnered widespread critical acclaim. [8] Krivchenia had conceived of the recording plan in 2019, which involved sessions in four different locations: Upstate New York; Topanga, California; the Colorado Rockies; and Tucson, Arizona. This plan intended to capture the various dimensions of Lenker's songwriting and the band's dynamic playing on a single record. [9] The album received nominations for Best Alternative Music Album at the 65th Grammy Awards, while the song "Certainty" received a nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance. [2]

As a session musician, Krivchenia has played drums and percussion on recordings by multiple artists, including Taylor Swift's Speak Now (Taylor's Version) , Red (Taylor's Version) and Midnights , [10] [11] [12] as well as on Gracie Abrams's Good Riddance [13] and Ed Sheeran's − (Subtract) and Autumn Variations . [14] [15]

Discography

Solo albums

With Big Thief

Main article: Big Thief § Discography

With Mega Bog

References

  1. ↑ Naddaff-Hafrey, Benjamin (November 9, 2017). "The Lore Of Big Thief". NPR.
  2. 1 2 "2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Winners & Nominees List". November 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Menking, Laura (October 26, 2017). "An Interview With Big Thief's James Krivchenia". NPR.
  4. 1 2 Dybal, Michelle (January 21, 2020). "Drummer with OPRF roots branches out".
  5. ↑ Mirisola, John (April 25, 2022). "Big Thief Returns to Its Roots".
  6. ↑ "James Krivchenia Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio &..." AllMusic. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ "James Krivchenia | Artist | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You by Big Thief , retrieved December 12, 2024
  9. ↑ "The official website for independent record label 4AD". 4AD. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor's Version), July 7, 2023, retrieved February 20, 2025
  11. ↑ Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version), November 12, 2021, retrieved February 20, 2025
  12. ↑ Hussey, Allison (October 21, 2022). "Taylor Swift Releases New Album Midnights: Listen and Read the Full Credits". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  13. ↑ Gracie Abrams - Good Riddance (Deluxe), February 24, 2023, retrieved February 6, 2025
  14. ↑ "CONFESSIONAL". Industry Magazine. June 1, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  15. ↑ Ed Sheeran - Autumn Variations, September 29, 2023, retrieved February 20, 2025
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