Andy Kravitz is an American drummer and percussionist, audio engineer, record producer, and songwriter. He has been nominated for 14 , winning several. He lives near Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Andy Kravitz was born in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Career
In 1992, Kravitz played with
Kris Kross on
Totally Krossed Out, 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. In 1995, Kravitz played with
Joan Osborne on her debut album,
Relish, and co-produced
Dishwalla's debut album,
Pet Your Friends. In 1996, he played with
Cypress Hill on their EP,
Unreleased and Revamped. In 1998, Kravitz played with
Imogen Heap on her debut album,
iMegaphone. In 1999, he co-produced
Simon Townshend's album,
Animal Soup.
In 2000, Kravitz co-produced Juliana Hatfield's fourth album, Beautiful Creature. 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). In 2011, Kravitz collaborated with Michael Tearson and Tom Hampton on Tearson's debut album, Stuff That Works.
New White Trash
New White Trash was a downtempo acoustic rock band formed by Kravitz and
Michael Ruppert, singer
Kristen Vigard, and guitarist Doug Lewis. The band released two albums,
Doublewide (2011) and
Age of Authority (2013). Following Ruppert's suicide in 2014, the band announced its intention to release a tribute album.
Beyond the Rubicon was released on December 11, 2014.
Charts and awards
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, reached #7 on Billboard's Top World Music Albums and #40 on Top Heatseekers.
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, peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200
[.] and was nominated for Album of the Year.
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, reached #2 on Top Heatseekers and #146 on the Billboard 200.
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, reached #48 on the Billboard 200
[.] and was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
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, reached #1 on Top Heatseekers and #9 on the Billboard 200
[.] and was nominated for Album of the Year.
Selected discography
- Drums and percussion
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("Love Is Strong (Joe the Butcher Club Remix)")
- Producer
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Lana Del Rey (2008). "Come When You Call Me America" Unreleased.
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Andre 3000 (2023). New Blue Sun
- Writer
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Lana Del Rey (2008). "Come When You Call Me America" Unreleased.
- Videos
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