Andy Kravitz

Andy Kravitz
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genres Rock
Occupation(s) Drummer, engineer, producer, songwriter
Instruments Drums
Years active 1986–present
Associated acts New White Trash
Theoretical 5

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

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's 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 second 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 C. 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
Videos

Notes

References

External links

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