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Andrew Watt
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
Occupations	Record producer singer songwriter
Instruments	Guitar keyboards drums vocals bass
Years active	2007–present
Labels	John Varvatos Records Republic
Website	thisiswatt.com

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 for Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Post Malone, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, the Rolling Stones, 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.

Career

Watt grew up in Great Neck, New York. He attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School and graduated in 2008. He briefly attended the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at NYU's Music Business program. "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. Its title track was released as a single and peaked at No. 30 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith and Queens of the Stone Age's Joey Castillo played drums on the record.

Watt opened for Jane's Addiction in October 2015. He also 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.

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

Watt produced Eddie Vedder's 2022 solo album Earthling. 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.

Watt produced Iggy Pop's nineteenth album Every Loser, released in January 2023. He also produced and co-wrote the Rolling Stones' 26th album, Hackney Diamonds, in the same year.

In 2024, Watt produced Pearl Jam's twelfth studio album, Dark Matter. He joined Pearl Jam on stage during the band's September 4, 2024 concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden to perform several songs.

Discography

Contributions and collaborations

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• Official website

• 1990 births
• American male singer-songwriters
• Grammy Award winners
• Living people
• Singers from Los Angeles
• Singers from New York City
• Record producers from New York (state)
• Tisch School of the Arts alumni
• California Breed members
• 21st-century American singer-songwriters
• 21st-century American male singers
• Singer-songwriters from California
• Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
• American blues rock musicians
• American hard rock musicians
• Rock and roll musicians
• John L. Miller Great Neck North High School alumni
• Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development alumni