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ANDY KRAVITZ A 2 THA MF K

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CREDITS AND CO-HORTS AS OF APRIL 2008,,,,,BILLY JOEL,DAVID KAHNE ,ROBBIE KRIEGER OF THE DOORS,TAJ MAHAL,STING,ARTHUR BARROW(FRANK ZAPPA),SIMON TOWNSHEND(THE WHO) LARRY KLIMAS(FRANK ZAPPA),THE CHEETERS,THE HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD,THE POLICE,THE ROLLING STONES,JOAN OSBORNE,MADD CROP ,LOS LOBOS,IMOGEN HEAP i megaphone CYPRESS HILL,LIZZY GRANT,FEVER PITCH PICTURES,JULLIANNA HATFIELD,,SCOTT STORCH,JOE THE BUTCHER NICOLO,PHIL NICOLO,AEROSMITH,VERNON RIED,BORIS MCCUCTEON,,,JOHN BON JOVI,,CYNDI LAUPER, WILL SMITH ,JAZZY JEFF,THE BUTCHER BROTHERS, ,SANTANA ,JAMES TAYLOR,, THE FUGEES,, JOHN LENNON ,,YOKO ONO,,MEMORY MOTEL, DESMOND CHILD ,,BOB DYLAN, ,STEVE BERLIN, ,STEVE ALBINI ,KEVIN SHIRLEY, JAMIE COHEN, ,ED STASIUM ,GARTH HUDSUN,TONY BONJOVI, BOUNCE THE OCEAN,BILLY IDOL,, JOHN BON JOVI ,URGE OVERKILL, BON JOVI,SEAN HELEAN, AMOS LEE,STEVE STEVENS,THE PRETENDERS,G LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE,G LOVE AND THE PHILLY CARTEL ,ADAM MONACO,DAVE MATHEWS(THE OTHER), JAMES TAYLOR, KRISS KROSS ,,,SCHOOLY D ,ROBBIE WILLIAMS ,,MIDGE URE ,,IVAN NEVILLE, JACI VELAZQUEZ ,,MARIA CAREY ,,LANCE QUINN,MARK BASS,POPS COOL LOVE SOPHIE B HAWKINS ,THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS,, DISCRETE DRUMS ,,A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS,,SPEARHEAD,PUK AND NATTY,SID HAIG,MICHAEL FRANTE ,THE CANDY BUTCHERS,,MIKE VIOLA, FISHBONE, BOO YA TRIBE, NO ALTERNATIVE, COOL C,QUEST LOVE,THE RANGOS, THE HILLTOP HUSTLERS,TUFF CREW, THE CULT, SINEAD OCONNOR ,JAM MASTER J, CLIVE DAVIS, HARD CORPS ,,MEREDITH BROOKS,, BIJU PHILLIPS,, CHARLES FAMBROE ,ANTHRAX ,LIFE OF AGONY ,HALL&OATS,, DR JOHN ,ROBERT FRIPP .BRENDA KAHNE,DAVE ALEXZANDER ,JEFF KEEZER You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !ANDY KRAVITZ":::PRODUCER, PRESIDENT,CEO , OWNER,CHIEF ENGINEER A 2 THA K PRODUCTIONS/PUBLISHING,AND RECORDING STUDIOS EQUIPPED WITH VINTAGE NEVE CONSOLE/PRO TOOLS HD,STUDER 2" ANALOG,TONS OF ANALOG OUTBOARD GEAR ///////// OVER 30 PLATINUM AND GOLD RECORDS,INCLUDING,JOAN OSBORNE RELISH, THE ROLLING STONES VOODOO LOUNGE,JAMES TAYLOR HOURGLASS,6 GRAMMYS,INCLUDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR ,(BILLY JOEL ,LOS LOBOS.SOUNTRACK OF THE YEAR ,(DESPARADO)BEST NEW ARTIST (SHOWN COLVIN) ARTIST OF THE YEAR ,(LAURYN HILL ),ALBUM OF THE YEAR ( JOAN OSBORNE),BEST COMPILATION ,(NO ALTERNATIVE), OVER 500 MILLION RECORDS SOLD WORLDWIDE,,, A 2 THA K (THE FUNKY DRUMMER) HAS OVER 26 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN STUDIO PRODUCTION/ENGINEERING /TOURING AND A&R,//////////////A 2 THA K ///////////////////ANDY KRAVITZ///////////////////////// SESSION/TOURING DRUMMER ,PRODUCER ,RE-MIXER ,ENGINEER ///////PUBLISHED #1 SONGWRITER FOR (BMI) , NUMBER ONE hit SINGLE FOR,, JACI VELAZQUEZ ,,,ENTITLED "GLORY" 10 WEEKS AT #1 ALSO CANADIAN HIT SONG OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR, AMANDA MARSHALL,S "IF I DIDNT HAVE YOU",INDEPENDANT A&R CONSULTANT FOR,SONY MUSIC,RUFFHOUSE RECORDS ,EPIC 550,SONY WORD,PYRAMID RECORDS ,REPRISE /WARNER,ATLANTIC RECORDS ,GEFFEN,PRIVATE MUSIC,WARNER CHAPPEL MUSIC PUBLISHING, PRESIDENT OF:: A 2 THA K PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLISHING////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////SELECTED CREDITS,CO-HORTS AS OF 10/10/ 2007///////////////////,THE CHEETERS,THE HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD,THE POLICE , STING,THE ROLLING STONES,JOAN OSBORNE ,LOS LOBOS,IMOGEN HEAP (i megaphone )LIZZY GRANT,FEVER PITCH PICTURES,,BILLY JOEL, SIMON TOWNSHEND,SCOTT STORCH,JOE THE BUTCHER,PHIL NICOLO,AEROSMITH,BORIS MCCUCTEON,TAJ MAHAL, CYPRESS HILL,,JOHN BON JOVI,,CYNDI LAUPER, WILL SMITH ,JAZZY JEFF,THE BUTCHER BROTHERS, ,SANTANA ,JAMES TAYLOR,,,THE ROOTS,, THE FUGEES,, JOHN LENNON ,,YOKO ONO,,MEMORY MOTEL, DESMOND CHILD ,,BOB DYLAN, ,STEVE BERLIN, ,STEVE ALBINI ,KEVIN SHIRLEY, JAMIE COHEN, ,ED STASIUM ,GARTH HUDSUN,TONY BONJOVI, BOUNCE THE OCEAN,BILLY IDOL,, JOHN BON JOVI ,URGE OVERKILL, BON JOVI,SEAN HELEAN, AMOS LEE,STEVE STEVENS, ,,JULLIANA HATFIELD ,THE PRETENDERS, LauRYN HILL, G LOVE AND SPECIAL SAUCE,G LOVE AND THE PHILLY CARTEL ,ADAM MONACO,DAVE MATHEWS(THE OTHER), JAMES TAYLOR, KRISS KROSS ,,,SCHOOLY D ,ROBBIE WILLIAMS ,,MIDGE URE ,,IVAN NEVILLE, JACI VELAZQUEZ ,,MARIA CAREY ,,LANCE QUINN,MARK BASS,POPS COOL LOVE SOPHIE B HAWKINS ,THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS,, DISCRETE DRUMS ,,A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS, THE BUTTHOLE SURFERS, BLOODY STOOLS ,OBIE OBRIEN,BILL WHITTMAN,,SPEARHEAD,PUK AND NATTY,SID HAIG,MICHAEL FRANTE ,THE CANDY BUTCHERS,,MIKE VIOLA, FISHBONE, BOO YA TRIBE, NO ALTERNATIVE, COOL C,QUEST LOVE,THE RANGOS, THE HILLTOP HUSTLERS,TUFF CREW, THE CULT, SINEAD OCONNOR ,JAM MASTER J, CLIVE DAVIS, HARD CORPS ,,MEREDITH BROOKS,, BIJU PHILLIPS,, CHARLES FAMBROE ,ANTHRAX ,LIFE OF AGONY ,HALL&OATS,, DR JOHN ,ROBERT FRIPP .BRENDA KAHNE ,JEFF KEEZER,ICEY J, VICTOR BAILEY, GROVER WASHINTON JR,DRAGSTRIP COURAGE, LUTHER VANDROSS ,THE CHIEFTANS ,GEORGE CLINTON ,TRIBE, CYNDI LAUPER ,DISHWALLA ,PAULA ABDUL ,DARYL HALL, SPEARHEAD ,THE GOATS, BIG CHIEF GERALD LEVERT ,MADD CROP ROBBIT HERRMAN JIMMY STRAVINSKY,THE YOUNG WEREWOLVES, ,JAMIE COHEN,DOUG LEWIS ,, PHILOSIPHER KINGS ,BIG CHIEF, SHAWN COLVIN ,AMY GRANT ,VINCE GILL, LINCOLN ,RICK VITO,RONNIE BRANDT,KEVIN CRONIN,BLACK EYED SUSAN, CRISSIE HYNDE ,STEADY B, 7A3 ,ISLE OF Q, TOM RUSH, LARRY KLIEN ,T BONE WALK, DAHVEED GARZA, CURTIS STIGERS,PATTI SCABORIA ,JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT ,BUNNY SIGLER ,DANDELION,GREG GARING ,DAVID LINDLEY ,FIG DISH, GARTH HUDSON ,JERRY WILLIAMS, CEDELLA MARLEY BOOKER ,bobs mom), LOU RAWLS ,THE PLIARS, THE FIGGS ,DAVY SPILLIANE, PEE SHY, DION DIMMUCCI, THE WAILING SOULS ,GREGORY ISSACS, BUJU BANTON ,BOUNCE THE OCEAN, LEVON HELM, DAVID KAHNE, PHIL RAMONE ,ED STASIUM ,VERNON RIED ,TOMMY CONWELL AND THE YOUNG RUMBLERS,HOOTERS ,THE DEAD MILKMEN, THE SHE MALES, THIRD EYE BLIND ,THE FIGGS,ISSAIC HAYES,, JOHN KUZMA ,THRONEBERRY ,SIMON TOWSHEND, THE BAD BRAINS, MIKE WATT, LARGO ,JOHN BRENNEN,JOHN MCGILLIAN ,AMANDA MARSHALL ,SKATE MASTER TATE, TIM DOG ,BUNNY DRUMS ,EXECUTIVE SLACKS, PRETTY POISON ,BILLY JOEL GREATEST HITS VOL 2,3 ,RICK WAKEMAN, PHIL COLLINS ,GAMBLE &HUFF,STUTTERING JOHN,CARNIVAL OF SHAME,ELECTRIC LOVE MUFFIN,MR P,PSHYCO REALM,, BOYZ TO MEN,THE RAP SHOP, MAE MAE ALI.HOOTERS,SONS OF ACE,JUNIOR LEAGUE,CEB, KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS ,NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK ,,THE FIGGS ,JOHN KOLADNER, LENNY KRAVITZ ,JOHN MELLONCAMP,DANMECHEM ,YOUNG TONGUES,BASEMENT CULTURE,TERRI NUNN, DESPARADO, SHANNON MCNALLY, GLENN BALLARD, TUFF KREW, PETER BUAMANN ,PAUL HESSLINGER,EDGAR FREOSCE, BLUE ROOM ,PATRICK OHEARN ,MONA LISA OVERDRIVE, 3TIMES DOPE, POPS COOL LOVE, MR FIDDLER, ED HAMMEL ON TRIAL,KRISTEN VIGARD, RICK DIFONZO JOHN FERENZIK, JEFFRY GAINES, KAMERAN HOUFF, FAITH PILLOW,THE POINTER SISTERS,STEAM ROLLER PICNIC, LAGUARDIA ,VASSER KLEMMENS JOHN KURTZWEG,THE DAVES,KWAME,KIETH MARTIN,,NOWHERE,FRAN SMITH,,GERRY MCWILLIAMS, CHRIS DAY,POINT OF AUTUM,BULLET HEAD,STEVE BERLIN,,VERNON RIED,REAL LIVE HORNS , DA PLIARS ,GENE SHAE,JOHN DEBELLA SHOW,TIDE WATER GRAIN,CLAYTON CAGES,
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My Interests

MAKING GREAT MUSIC , MAHMOUNS IN THE VILLAGE,SMOKED BARBECUE CHICKEN @ FROGVILLE RECORDS SANTA FE NEW MEXICO CALAMARI AND HALF AND HALF @DIMITRIS PHILLY

I'd like to meet:

MY MAKER BUT NOT ANY TIME SOONhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx10vOSFtYohttp://www.you tube.com/watch?v=pSIbfzK2spgWHATS BEEN HAPPENING:? NYC:A 2 THA K JUST COMPLETED 9 TRACKS WITH WORLD RENOWNED PRODUCER ENGINEER GENIUS DAVID KAHNE , SINGER SONGWRITER LIZZY GRANT. MAJOR LABEL DEBUT! DAVID KAHNE JUST FINISHED THE NEW PAUL MCCARTNEY RECORD! CALIFORNIA;;;A 2 THA K,,,,, AKA ...............,,, ANDY KRAVITZ................ IS FEATURED ON THE FOLLOWING NEW PROJECTS.. TRACKING, PLAYING DRUMS AND MIXING WITH THE ONE AND ONLY ROBBIE KRIEGER FROM THE DOORS! FEATURED ARE MEMBERS OF THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION ! INCLUDING ARTHUR BARROW,TOMMY MARS,LARRY KLIMOUS,BRUCE FOWLER!PLUS RICHIE HAYWARD OF LITTLE FEAT A SOLO RECORD WITH FAMED FRANK ZAPPA SAXOPHONIST LARRY KLIMOUS LIVE FROM WATERLOO(AUSTIN, TEXAS)MUSIC DOCUMENTARY FEATURING CHARLIE SEXTON LYLE LOVITT AND MANY OTHERS.CUTTING EDGE INSTRUMENTAL JAZZ PROJECT "NEW LONDON LOFT SCENE"FEATURING KURT RAMM ON TRUMPET ,DIKAYLE RAMMASCH BASS AND ANDY KRAVITZ ON DRUMS THE CHEETERS HAVE NEW TRACKS UP !PRODUCED BY AK AND KLAUS KERTZ OF THE CHEETERS. WWW. MYSPACE. COM/THECHEETERS TRACKING AND SOUND DESIGN FOR NEW GAMING STATION PROTAGONIST THE BRAIN CHILD OF ARTIST ROBBIT HERRMAN OF JIMMY STRAVINSKY! RECORDING WITH ARTHUR BARROW AND BOB RICE(GUITAR) OF FRANK ZAPPA "JAZZ FROM HELL".THE MUSIC OF ANDY KRAVITZ IS FEATURED ON "BEAUTIFUL DEEP" A DOCUMENTARY ON WORLD RENOUND ARTIST AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER RAPHAEL MAZZUCCA, A FILM BY JETH WIENRICH"ORDINARY GIRL" BY LYRA PROJECT...AND THE BEAT GOES ON AND ON TILL THE BREAK OF DAWN !!!what do DWEEZLE ZAPPA,MEMPHIS HORNS,CHUCK RAINEY, MIKE GARSON(david bowie),NAPOLIAN MURPHY BROCK(FRANK ZAPPA)AURTHUR BARROW(FRANK ZAPPA)HAVE IN COMMON?ANSWER.their on my RECENT project!!!, songwriter JOHN T, “TINK”also from zappas band IE.AURTHUR BARROW JUST HAD ME mix 14 songs for his BEST PAL SONGWRITER/CHEETERS FRONTMAN /PROMOTER DOUG LEWIS OF STILL KING PICTURES , THE CHEETERS featuring BRENT ARNOLD of MODEST MOUSE ., SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK::IM TRACKING,PLAYING DRUMS AND MIXING” THE FLOW METERS “NEW RELEASE ,FEATURING SCOTT STORCH ..BOARDS, THE ROOTS,MADD CROP, AND DAN MECHEM FROM NIELSON RATINGS NEW JERSEY;; WRITING,PRODUCING, RECORDING WITH 14 YEAR OLD SUPERSTARLET” TAYLOR IVY” featured four times“ LIVE AT THE APPOLO” SANTA FE NEW MEXICO, I PRODUCED THE NEW” HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD” RECORD 15 TRACKSFEATURING TAJ MAHAL ALSO IN SANTA FE;;; I PRODUCED BORIS MCCUCTEON featuring TAJ MAHAL, ALSO ON THE DOCKET ;;XZOE FITZGERALD / JOE WEST SOLO OUTING, ENION FROM tha-musement tracked fiddle on tha hundred year flood, WRITING RECORDING SESSIONS at VAL KILMERS HOUSE in PECOS NEW MEXICO with BILL PALMER from the flood FEATURED IN JETH WIENRICHs new film.PHILADELPHIA I JUST PRODUCED AND ENGINEERED THE YOUNG WEREWOLVES NEW RELEASE featuring SID HAIG,star of DEVILS REJECTS,KILL BILL ,STAR TREK .GIANTs rockin debut CD with matthew david , NEW LONDON CONNECTICUT;;;; DIRECTOR ,BASSIST ,DIKAYL DUNKLEY, RAMASH STUDIOS EAST has several projects,I got a role in THE PILOT/ I .F.O.C as PETER DEXTER PHD..I play drums/engineer,DIKAYLEs jazz cd , he directed two memory motel videos! PHILLY;; I mixed VICKI CALHOUNs “SATISFACTION” Vicki is a VOCALIST red hot chili peppers, pearl jam, NORWOOD FISH from FISHBONE on bass Also featuring STEVE WINWOODS JAY DAVIDSON and STEVE JANKOWSKI from the REAL LIVE HORNS I DID FRONT OF HOUSE AT SANTE FE 2007 ZOZOBRA FESTIVAL for the flood,plus drum tracks for SEAN HEALANS UPCOMING SOLO CD alongside CREED and PUDDLE OF MUDDs PRODUCER JOHN KERZTWEG , ON THE INTERNET;;; CHECK IT OUT!,an online ESESSION for MIX MAGAZINE with MIX MAGAZINE EDITOR SONGWRITER KEVIN BECKA with A 2 THA MF K ON THE DRUMS and mixing,, IN NEW JERSEY;; THE ADAM MONICO BAND IS CURRENTLY tracking and mixing thier new RECORD phillys MEMORY MOTEL CD W/ chris day and tim mcmaster HAVE BEEN BUSY TOO.having just rocked NEW YORKS CUTTING ROOM. THE HAMTONS/MONTAUK;;; the music of MEMORY MOTEL IS FEATURED IN WORLD RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER RAFAL MAZZUCCAs DOCUMENTARY DVD,WITH DIRECTOR JETH WIENRICH who directs the “send love “video for MEMORY MOTEL also check out BUCKET HEAD on u tube with artist JAMIE COHEN and ME,A 2 THA MF K LOCAL FAVORITES NOWHERE ROCKS WMMR THIS WEEK WITH TWO SHOWS AND A RADIO APPEARANCE VENICE CALIFORNIA;;TRACKING WITH ROBBIT HERRMAN OF JIMMY STRAVINSKY along side multi talented AURTHUR BARROW of FRANK ZAPPAS BAND , MONA LISA OVERDRIVE !PLUS NICK PUPPILOS ;27 TRACK CD. SONGS FROM THE ASYLUM MUSIC is the BEST ! thanks ANDY KRAVITZ

Music:

THE CHEETERS,NOWHERE GIANT ,LIZZY GRANT,THE METERS ,TAJ MAHAL ,LOS LOBOS,,LITTLE FEAT,U2,THE CLASH, LED ZEPPELIN ,THE WHO ,BRIAN ENO,THE BLUE NILE, JIMMY CLIFF

Movies:

DR STRANGELOVE,SPINAL TAP,ITS ALL GONE PETE TONG, WAG THE DOG,THE MATRIX 1,2,3 GOODFELLAS ,THE HARDER THEY COME, 2001 A SPACE ODDYSEY, PIE, PULP FICTION THE JACKET THE SHINING HOUSE OF A THOUSAND CORPSES CLOCKWORK ORANGE FULL metal jacket

Television:

,ANTIQUE ROAD SHOW,..................WHOS GOT TIME ??

Books:

THE FAIRCHILD 670 MANUAL,MC ESCHER

Heroes:

BRENT AND JAMES KRAVITZ,ORSON WELLS ,JAMIE COHEN,DOUG LEWIS, ,JOHN BONHAM,BUDDAH,PROPHET OMEGA .. width="425" height="355" ..
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