ED KROUT
PIANO
Phat Planet’s studio manager, is a contemporary keyboardist; producer and musical director, with a soulful jazzy touch which pervades his many styles of performing and productions. Ed has been in the recording industry for over 25 years. His accomplishments include: International touring with the blues great “Yvonne Jackson”. Arranging and scoring cabaret shows for Shelly Burch (Broadway and TV soap star) with Martin Charnin, (composer of Annie). Music-directed a stage production of “Peter Pan”, and was producer for Zenith Records (UK) in 2006 with “Toscha Comeaux”, R&B/jazz artist. He’s produced blues albums and performed with Beautiful Bobby Blackmon, a local blues legend. He is currently Irene Cara’s production manager. He has produced, played on, and supervised countless productions of Jazz, Blues, R&B and other genres. With such a wide range of experience behind him, Ed brings an extraordinarily unique quality to Phat Planet Studios, and to all of his other musical endeavors; Including the underlying desire to create and record quality music that emanates from the heart.