Andrew Watt (record producer)
Andrew Wotman, known professionally as Andrew Watt or simply Watt, is an American record producer, guitarist, singer and musician.
Career
Watt grew up in Great Neck, New York. Watt attended John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, and graduated in 2008. His first professional gigs came with occasionally playing the guitar with The Roots during their Highline Ballroom Jam sessions. At the beginning of his career, he was also a guitar player for Jared Evan, Cody Simpson, Justin Bieber and other acts.In 2013, Watt was a founding member and guitarist of the rock band California Breed alongside Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham. In 2015, John Varvatos Records offered Watt a record deal after John Varvatos, a California Breed fan, heard Watt’s solo music. The same year, Watt recorded and released his first major 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, while Watt played all the other instruments himself.
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's vocal performance of "L.A. Woman" on stage with Robby Krieger during The Doors tribute to Ray Manzarek.
Watt is also a producer. He won a Grammy in 2019 for Cardi B's album Invasion of Privacy which won Rap Album of the Year.
Watt was the producer of Ozzy Osbourne's album Ordinary Man which was released on February 21, 2020.
In March 2020, Watt announced that he tested positive for COVID-19, during its pandemic in United States.
Discography
Contributions and collaborations
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
"Sinkin' In" | 2013 | Cody Simpson | Surfers Paradise |
"Hit the Ground" | 2015 | Justin Bieber | Purpose |
"Home to Mama" | 2015 | Justin Bieber and Cody Simpson | Purpose |
"Rebel Nation" | 2016 | Steve Angello | Wild Youth |
"Let Me Love You" | 2016 | DJ Snake | Encore |
"Beat the Sunrise" | 2016 | SNBRN | |
"Feeling Whitney" | 2016 | Post Malone | Stoney |
"Burning Man" | 2017 | watt | ' |
"It Ain't Me" | 2017 | Kygo and Selena Gomez | Stargazing |
"Havana" | 2017 | Camila Cabello | Camila |
"Comfortable" | 2017 | Bebe Rexha | ' |
"Let Me Go" | 2017 | Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso | |
"Lonely Together" | 2017 | Avicii | Avīci |
"Anywhere" | 2017 | Rita Ora | Phoenix |
"The Right Way" | 2017 | PartyNextDoor | Seven Days |
"Wolves" | 2017 | Selena Gomez and Marshmello | |
"Youngblood" | 2018 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
"Lie To Me" | 2018 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
"Better Man" | 2018 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Youngblood |
"Thru Your Phone" | 2018 | Cardi B | Invasion of Privacy |
"Over Now" | 2018 | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys |
"Stay" | 2018 | Post Malone | Beerbongs & Bentleys |
"No Shame" | 2018 | Future | Superfly |
"Eastside" | 2018 | Benny Blanco | Friends Keep Secrets |
"Jet Lag" | 2018 | Juice Wrld and Future | Wrld on Drugs |
"Hard Work Pays Off" | 2018 | Juice Wrld and Future | Wrld on Drugs |
"Fast" | 2019 | Juice Wrld | Death Race for Love |
"Doin' Time" | 2019 | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell |
"Fuck It, I Love You" | 2019 | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell |
"Call You Mine" | 2019 | The Chainsmokers and Bebe Rexha | World War Joy |
"Easier" | 2019 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Teeth" | 2019 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Hate Me" | 2019 | Ellie Goulding and Juice Wrld | Brightest Blue |
"The Lay Down" | 2019 | DRAM | |
"Señorita" | 2019 | Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | Shawn Mendes |
"Shameless" | 2019 | Camila Cabello | Romance |
"Liar" | 2019 | Camila Cabello | Romance |
"Die For Me" | 2019 | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding |
"Take What You Want" | 2019 | Post Malone | Hollywood's Bleeding |
"Mother" | 2019 | Charlie Puth | |
"I Really Wish I Hated You" | 2019 | Blink-182 | Nine |
"Under the Graveyard" | 2019 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Straight to Hell" | 2019 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Ordinary Man" | 2019 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"White Mercedes" | 2019 | Charli XCX | Charli |
"Always You" | 2020 | Louis Tomlinson | Walls |
"All My Life" | 2020 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Goodbye" | 2020 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Eat Me" | 2020 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Today Is The End" | 2020 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Scary Little Green Men" | 2020 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Holy For Tonight" | 2020 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"It's A Raid" | 2020 | Ozzy Osbourne | Ordinary Man |
"Me and My Guitar" | 2020 | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | Artist 2.0 |
"No Shame" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Old Me" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Best Years" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Not in the Same Way" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Lover of Mine" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Thin White Lies" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"High" | 2020 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Calm |
"Break My Heart" | 2020 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia'' |