Andrew Watt (record producer) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Andrew Watt
Watt in 2020
Background information
Birth name	Andrew Wotman
Also known as	Watt
Born	(1990-10-20) October 20, 1990 (age 34) New York City, U.S.
Origin	Great Neck, New York, U.S.
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Record producer singer songwriter
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	John Varvatos Records Republic
Associated acts	Miley Cyrus 5 Seconds of Summer California Breed Post Malone Eddie Vedder Iggy Pop Ozzy Osbourne

Andrew Wotman (born October 20, 1990), known professionally as Andrew Watt or under the mononym of Watt, is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and guitarist. As a songwriter he signs Wotman, while as a producer he signs Watt.

Watt won the 2021 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year. He has produced albums for Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop and many others. Watt is also the guitarist of the Earthlings, the backing band for Eddie Vedder's solo performances. In 2023 Watt was announced as producer for The Rolling Stones' upcoming album, Hackney Diamonds.

Career

Watt grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School and graduated in 2008 from the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at the Tisch School of the Arts and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. "One of the greatest aspects of growing up in Great Neck, Long Island, was that it was literally 30 minutes from Manhattan," Watt said. His first professional gigs were playing guitar for Jared Evan, Cody Simpson, and Justin Bieber.

In 2013, Watt was a founding member and guitarist of the rock band California Breed alongside Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath) and Jason Bonham (Foreigner). In 2015, Watt recorded and released his first label EP, Ghost In My Head. Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith and Queens of the Stone Age's Joey Castillo played drums on the record.

Watt opened The Cult's Los Angeles show in February 2016. In February 2016, Rolling Stone praised Watt for his vocal performance in a rendition of "L.A. Woman" performed live with Robby Krieger as part of a tribute to The Doors' Ray Manzarek.

Doors tribute to Ray Manzarek with Andrew Watt singing as special guest

Watt then rose to further fame as a music producer. Watt produced Ozzy Osbourne's album Ordinary Man which was released on February 21, 2020.

Watt won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in March 2021. He contributed to the tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, released in September 2021, by backing Miley Cyrus on a cover of the Metallica song "Nothing Else Matters".

Watt produced Eddie Vedder's 2022 solo album Earthling and will produce Pearl Jam's upcoming studio album. Beginning in 2022, Watt became the guitarist of the Earthlings, Vedder's touring band for his solo shows. The Earthlings also feature Chad Smith on drums, Chris Chaney on bass, and Josh Klinghoffer on guitar.

Consequence named Watt the "Producer of the Year" in 2022.

Watt produced Iggy Pop's nineteenth album Every Loser, released in January 2023.

Discography

Contributions and collaborations

Singles

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Andrew Watt para niños