Andy Kravitz

American songwriter, musician, engineer, and producer

Andy Kravitz
Born	(1966-06-24) June 24, 1966 (age 57) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation(s)	Drummer, engineer, producer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Drums, multi-instrumentalist
Years active	1986–present

Musical artist

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]

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

The Wailing Souls (1992), All Over the World, Andy Kravitz (percussion), reached #7 on Billboard's Top World Music Albums and #40 on Top Heatseekers.^[20]
Billy Joel (1993), River of Dreams, Andy Kravitz (percussion), peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200^[21] and was nominated for Album of the Year.^[22]
Urge Overkill (1993), Saturation, Andy Kravitz (editing, producer), reached #2 on Top Heatseekers and #146 on the Billboard 200.^[23]
Shawn Colvin (1994), Cover Girl, Andy Kravitz (drums), reached #48 on the Billboard 200^[24] and was nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Album.^[25]
Joan Osborne (1995), Relish, Andy Kravitz (drums, percussion), reached #1 on Top Heatseekers and #9 on the Billboard 200^[26] and was nominated for Album of the Year.^[27]

Selected discography

Drums and percussion

Steady B (1987). What's My Name. Jive.
bounce the ocean (1991). self-titled. Private Music.
Kris Kross (1992). Totally Krossed Out. Ruffhouse/Columbia.
The Goats (1992). Tricks of the Shade. Ruffhouse/Columbia.
The Wailing Souls (1992). All Over the World. Chaos Recordings.
Billy Joel (1993). River of Dreams. Columbia.
Spearhead (1994). Home. Capitol.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Shawn Colvin (1994). Cover Girl. Columbia.
Schoolly D (1994). Welcome to America. Ruffhouse/Columbia.
The Rolling Stones (1994). Love Is Strong. Virgin. ("Love Is Strong (Joe the Butcher Club Remix)")
Joan Osborne (1995). Relish. Blue Gorilla Records/Mercury.
Cypress Hill (1996). Unreleased and Revamped (EP). Ruffhouse/Columbia.
Imogen Heap (1998). iMegaphone. Almo Sounds.
New White Trash (2011). Doublewide. Venice Arts Club.
New White Trash (2013). Age of Authority. Venice Arts Club.
New White Trash (2014). Beyond the Rubicon. Venice Arts Club.

Producer

Urge Overkill (1993). Saturation. Geffen.
Dishwalla (1995). Pet Your Friends. A&M Records.
Simon Townshend (1999). Animal Soup. Stir Music.
Juliana Hatfield (2000). Beautiful Creature. Zoë Records/Island Records.
Lana Del Rey (2008). "Come When You Call Me America" Unreleased.
Andre 3000 (2023). New Blue Sun

Writer

Lana Del Rey (2008). "Come When You Call Me America" Unreleased.

Videos

New White Trash (2011). Realize the Lie. Venice Arts Club. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
New White Trash (2012). Hello Life. Venice Arts Club. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

Notes

^ Brennen-Bethel 2010.
^ Foster 2014.
^ Kravitz 2008.
^ Kris Kross 1992.
^ Urge Overkill 1993.
^ Joan Osborne 1995.
^ Dishwalla 1995.
^ Cypress Hill 1996.
^ Imogen Heap 1998.
^ Simon Townshend 1999.
^ Juliana Hatfield 2000.
^ Zuppardo 2010.
^ Six 2011.
^ Ruppert 2012.
^ Blake 2010.
^ New White Trash 2011.
^ New White Trash 2013.
^ ^a ^b Lewis 2014.
^ New White Trash 2014.
^ All Over the World at AllMusic.
^ River of Dreams at AllMusic.
^ Hochman 1994.
^ Saturation at AllMusic.
^ Cover Girl at AllMusic.
^ Associated Press 1995.
^ Relish at AllMusic.
^ Crowe 1996.

References

Associated Press (January 6, 1995). "Nominees for Grammy Awards Named". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
Blake, Doug (video interview) (2010). Andy Kravitz and the New White Trash. Venice Arts Club / Smartchannel.TV.
Brennen-Bethel, Cara (August 10, 2010). "Grammy winning producer sees magic in local band". Bahamas Local. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
Crowe, Jerry (January 5, 1996). "The 38th Annual Grammy Nominations: The Grammys' New Vitalogy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
Foster, R. Daniel (October 25, 2014). "Life in the Venice Bordello". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
Hochman, Steve (January 1, 1994). "The 36th Grammy Nominations: Grammy Nods: The Populists Lead the Way: Awards: Sting, who already has 10 Grammys, earns six nominations. The competition includes Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and R.E.M." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
Kravitz, Andy (November 20, 2008). "Drummers on the Beat: Andy Kravitz Blog". Modern Drummer Magazine. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
Lewis, Doug (July 20, 2014). "Beyond The Rubicon – StartJoin Hosts Fund Drive For Mike Ruppert Tribute Album". Venice Arts Club. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
Ruppert, Michael C. (March 10, 2012). "New White Trash Music Project". New White Trash: Music of the Post-Paradigm. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
Six, Jim (August 12, 2011). "Tearson finds 'Stuff That Works' for first CD". NJ.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
Zuppardo, Salvo (2010). "Cut Me From The Mirror: I Came Back To You". Duranasty.com. Retrieved 2015-05-04.