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Andres Levin

Writer / Producer

Andres started his career with famed producer Nile Rodgers as an in-house arranger and Synclavier programmer. With Nile, Andres collaborated as arranger, programmer and songwriter for Diana Ross, INXS, The B-52’s and many other high profile acts. In 1991, Andres started his own production company called 3rd Ear Music. He continued to write and produce tracks for artists such as Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, David Byrne, Mica Paris, Gladys Night and CC Peniston.

Embracing is Latin roots, Andres also wrote and/or produced critically acclaimed records for both pioneering rock artists such as Aterciopelados, Los Amigos Invisibles, El Gran Silencio, Ely Guerra (and more), and famed Brazilian musicians such as Caetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, Carlinhos Brown and Arto Lindsay.

Levin’s work in these two Latin genres led to his contribution of tracks for the Red Hot Organization’s AIDS fundraising records Red Hot + Latin and Red Hot + Rio. The songs produced by Levin were so well received, that The Red Hot Organization asked Andres to take full production control of their next two album projects, Red Hot + Lisbon, and the Fela Kuti tribute album Red Hot + Riot (“#2 Album Of The Year”- New York Times and year-end TOP -10 lists of TIME, Rolling Stone & more). Over the course of these albums, Levin produced tracks for K.D. Lang, D’Angelo, Macy Gray, Meshell N’Degocello, Baaba Maal, Kelis, Common, and Dead Prez.

Following the Red Hot records, Levin decided to develop his own artistic outlet, founded his new production company Fun Machine and formed the group Yerba Buena in which he acts as bandleader, writer & producer.

The continued success of both Levin’s production work and Yerba Buena has now brought Andres’ distinctive sound to the attention of Hollywood and he has begun to realize a long-desired career as a film composer. In 2006 Levin has already composed scores for “El Cantante” (the Jennifer Lopez/Marc Anthony biography of Latin Music legend Hector Lavoe) and the upcoming Lions Gate true crime thriller “Borderland”. Currently, Levin is teaming with Lopez’ production company once again, for the film “Reggaeton”. Songs by Levin have also been heard in recent years in popular TV shows and films like “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights,” “Cheaper By The Dozen,” “ER,” “Entourage” and “3rd Watch.” Simultaneously, Levin has continued his collaboration with a vast array of world renowned artists, producing and/or writing recent records for Eliane Elias, Orishas, Ana Torroja, Paulina Rubio, Rob Thomas, and Miguel Bose.

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