Kelly Pratt (musician)
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Kelly Pratt playing with Beirut, France, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kelly Pratt |
| Born |
Lexington, Kentucky United States |
| Genres | Indie-rock, World Music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium, french horn, flute, glockenspiel |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Associated acts | Beirut, Arcade Fire, Emilie Simon |
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Kelly Pratt is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his brass work in the bands Beirut and Arcade Fire.[1]
Biography
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Pratt has been a member of Beirut since the band's relocation to Brooklyn, playing in the live band and on the recordings.[2] He joined Montreal's Arcade Fire on their Neon Bible world tour in 2007–2008, playing trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium, french horn, and flute. In 2012–2013, Pratt was an arranger for David Byrne & St. Vincent's album Love This Giant.[3] He was also co-musical director and led the eight-piece brass section for the tour promoting the album.[4]
In addition to the previous bands he has performed and/or recorded with Coldplay, LCD Soundsystem, Passion Pit, James Iha, Nina Persson, Owen Pallett, The War on Drugs, The Antlers, Lonnie Holley, Herman Düne, Bishop Allen, Emilie Simon, Anthony Braxton, Butch Morris, and Herman Düne, amongst others.
Pratt is the singer and chief songwriter of Bright Moments, a Brooklyn-based indie rock band. Their debut album Natives was released February 21, 2012 on Luaka Bop.[1][5]
Selected discography
- Beirut – The Lon Gisland EP (2006)
- Bishop Allen – Bishop Allen and the Broken String (2007)
- Beirut – The Flying Club Cup (2007)
- Escort – Love in Indigo (2007)
- Herman Düne – Giant (2007)
- Coldplay – Prospekt's March (2008)
- Team B – Team B (2009)
- Herman Düne – Next Year in Zion (2008)
- Arcade Fire – Mirroir Noir (2009)
- Beirut – March of the Zapotec (2009)
- The Maccabees – Wall of Arms (2009)[6]
- Amanda Blank – I Love You (2009)
- A Camp – Colonia (2009)
- Emilie Simon – The Big Machine (2009)[7]
- Harlem Shakes – Technicolor Health (2009)
- Beirut – The Rip Tide (2011)
- Escort – Escort (2011)
- Alexi Murdoch – Towards the Sun (2011)
- Emilie Simon – Franky Knight (2011)
- Bright Moments – Natives (2012)
- Passion Pit – Gossamer (2012)
- David Byrne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant (2012)
- James Iha – Look to the Sky (2012)
- LCD Soundsystem – Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012)
- Bonobo – The North Borders (2013)
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Days of Abandon (2014)
References
- 1 2 "Feature Interview: Team B", Ca Va Cool, April 24, 2009, retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ "Loneliness and Sorrow With an Exotic Oomph", New York Times, February 8, 2009, retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ "Review: Love This Giant", NY Times, September 10, 2012, retrieved September 17, 2012
- ↑ "Love This Giant", About, September 1, 2012, retrieved September 17, 2012
- ↑ "Review: Team B – Genesis Reply To Censure (Minotaur Shock Remix)", Ash Bees Fragments, July 28, 2010, retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ "Maccabees, The – Wall of Arms", Discogs, retrieved February 15, 2011
- ↑ "Emilie Simon Announces New Album "The Big Machine"", Alt Sounds, January 28, 2011, retrieved February 15, 2011