1. Pedro Yanowitz played drums for Money Mark, the Black Sabbath tribute band Hand of Doom with Melissa Auf der Maur, and with Nina Nastasia, on her album Dogs.
17 Facts About Pedro Yanowitz
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Pedro Yanowitz was the bass player, songwriter, and producer for the band Morningwood.
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Currently, Pedro Yanowitz is the drummer of Exclamation Pony with Ryan Jarman.
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Pedro Yanowitz was born in Chicago's Hyde Park and was raised Jewish in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Pedro Yanowitz received an English major from Tufts University in 1989.
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In 1990 Pedro Yanowitz moved to Los Angeles and became one of the founding members and original drummer of the Wallflowers.
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Pedro Yanowitz co-produced 4 songs on the Wallflowers self-titled debut for Virgin Records co-writing on the song "After the Blackbird Sings".
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Pedro Yanowitz met Natalie Merchant in Los Angeles in 1994 and soon moved to New York to work closely with Merchant on what was to be her first solo record Tigerlily.
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Pedro Yanowitz recorded two more records with Merchant, Ophelia, and Live in Concert.
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Pedro Yanowitz was Merchant's boyfriend from 1994 until their abrupt split in 2000.
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In 2001, Yanowitz took on the nickname "Pedro" and began writing his own songs.
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Pedro Yanowitz met Chantal Claret at a party and they started writing songs for what was to be Morningwood's first album.
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Pedro Yanowitz played percussion on the record Mermaid Avenue by Billy Bragg and Wilco.
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Pedro Yanowitz played drums with Nina Nastasia in 2000 on her cult classic album Dogs, which was produced by Steve Albini.
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In 2001, Pedro Yanowitz recorded and played live with Money Mark on his critically lauded record "Change Is Coming".
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In 2008, Pedro Yanowitz played drums in Yoko Ono's band when she headlined the Pitchfork Music Festival.
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Pedro Yanowitz wrote music for Sesame Street, penning the music for "rhyme time".