Eric Krasno

Eric “Kraz” Krasno is certainly a fresh York-based Grammy-winning guitarist, songwriter, recording artist, and producer most widely known for his use Soulive and Lettuce, both which he co-founded. His very own musical roots rest in funk, jazz, rock and roll, and hip-hop, and he provides written tracks and produced information for a number of performers in a variety of styles including Norah Jones, Aaron Neville, Talib Kweli, Tedeschi Vehicles Music group, Ledisi, 50 Cent, and Matisyahu. Krasno grew up within the suburbs of NEW YORK, and in Fairfield State, Connecticut. His first influences had been his musician grandfather, a specialist pianist who performed gypsy jazz and golf swing, in addition to his older sibling and dad, also accomplished music artists though amateurs. His early appeal to classic rock and roll information from Led Zeppelin, the Moving Rocks, Jimi Hendrix Knowledge, Jeff Beck, and Pleased Dead inspired his decision to become guitarist. He started playing in regional bands during senior high school. After graduating, he went to the Berklee College of Music for just one semester before moving to Hampshire University. Despite its brevity, it had been at Berklee that he came across other founding people from the funk/jam device Lettuce throughout a summertime program. The music group shaped while its people were still within their teens and also have been a heading concern in both studio room and on concert levels since that time. In 1999, he became a member of brothers Alan and Neal Evans, and Sam Kininger, to co-found Soulive, a jazz/hip-hop/folk/groove device that recorded for many brands including Blue Take note and, like Lettuce, they’re known for a thorough touring plan. Krasno started his career being a manufacturer on Kweli’s Quality in 2002. His popularity pass on among hip-hop performers, and under numerous monikers he caused a number of rappers including Redman and Pharoah Monche, and R&B, jazz, pop, and rock and roll performers including Keyshia Cole, Allen Rock, Dave Matthews Band, Justin Timberlake, and Nigel Hall. Like a guitarist, Krasno’s function offers graced albums and trips by everyone from your Beatnuts, Snoop Doggie, and Sonya Kitchell to Vieux Farka Toure, Christian McBride, Joshua Redman, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Krasno released Reminisce, his debut single album this year 2010 on SOI, and toured along with his personal group while carrying on to try out and record with Lettuce and Phil Lesh & Close friends. His sophomore providing, Bloodstream from a Rock, premiered in July 2016 through Experience Records. It had been preceded from the singles “Looking forward to Your Like” and “Increasing.” The second option arranged showcased his business lead vocals for the very first time alongside his playing and songwriting. Krasno and his street sextet toured through the entire summer time supporting Dumpstaphunk. Exactly the same year, he created Neville’s Apache recording. The studio music group he enlisted included users of Lettuce, Soulive, the Dap Kings, and Budos Music group.