Leo Sidran is an American Latin Grammy-winning musician, composer, performer, and producer whose credits include co-producing the Oscar-winning song "Al Otro Lado Del Rio" for the soundtrack to the movie The Motorcycle Diaries.
11 Facts About Leo Sidran
1.
2.
Leo Sidran's father, Ben Sidran, is a jazz musician, producer and historian.
3.
Leo Sidran relocated from Madison to Brooklyn in 2005 and has lived there since.
4.
Leo Sidran began playing and writing music at a young age.
5.
Leo Sidran wrote his first song, "Pushing and Shoving", when he was six years old, and recorded a demo of the song with his father.
6.
Also while still in high school, Leo Sidran began performing regularly as a jazz drummer with his father.
7.
Leo Sidran played many of the instruments and mixed the record; Paul Peterson, Ricky Peterson, and Steve Marker contributed.
8.
Leo Sidran co-produced Laan's Oregano and Chocolate and Roses albums, as well as Drexler's Oscar-winning song, "Al Otro Lado Del Rio".
9.
The name "Nardis" comes from a Miles Davis composition, but is Leo Sidran's name spelled backwards.
10.
Leo Sidran has scored over 100 national television commercials, and six feature-length documentaries including At The Death House Door and No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson, directed by Steve James.
11.
In 2014, Leo Sidran started a podcast called The Third Story, in which he interviews musicians, artists, and writers.