Andres Levin

Andrés Levín
Born (1968-09-30) September 30, 1968 (age 56)
Caracas, Venezuela
GenresLatin, Pop, Rock, R&B
Occupation(s)Producer, film maker, song-writer, musician, composer, philanthropist, arranger, guitarist
Instrument(s)Guitar, bass, keyboards, programming
Years active1988–present
LabelsTribe Caribe

Andrés Levín is a Venezuelan-born American record producer, bandleader, filmmaker, recording engineer and philanthropist. After several nominations, Levin won a Grammy Award in 2009 for his production of the In the Heights cast recording.[1] His Grammy-nominated[2] Latin fusion band Yerba Buena was founded along with Cuban-American singer Cucu Diamantes.

Levin has been called the "master-chef of urban fusion" by the Los Angeles Times.[3]

  1. ^ "In the Heights Cast Recording Wins Grammy; Hudson and LuPone-McDonald "Mahagonny" Also Win". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  2. ^ "Yerba Buena - Profile of Funky Yerba Buena". Latinmusic.about.com. 2014-03-04. Archived from the original on 2014-07-12. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  3. ^ "An intimate tribute to a mother's legacy - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2005-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-10.