Dru Castro

Andrew Castro
Dru Castro in Atlanta
Background information
Birth name	Andrew Luis Castro
Also known as	"Dru" Castro
Born	Manhattan, New York
Genres	Pop/R&B/Hip Hop Soul
Occupation(s)	Music Engineer/Producer
Instruments	Piano/Bass/Tuba
Years active	2003-present
Associated acts	India.Arie, Keyshia Cole, Jamie Foxx, Young Buck
Website	www.musichousestudios.com

Andrew Luis "Dru" Castro is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, producer and songwriter in Atlanta, Georgia. He has produced or engineered songs for artists such as Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Usher, R. Kelly, T-Pain, Trina, Jamie Foxx and India.Arie. Recently, Castro produced and wrote songs with the Grammy award winning singer/songwriter India.Arie on her recently released album Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics. Her 2006 album, Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship, for which Castro recorded and/or produced seven songs, debuted and peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including "Best R&B Album". To date Castro has worked on 12 Grammy nominated projects (4 have won the award) See Below. In 2010 Castro won a Grammy with India.Arie as a Producer/Engineer for Best Urban Alternative Performance on the song "Pearls".

Castro was born in Manhattan, New York and was raised in the Lower East Side. His father and mother, who are both of Puerto Rican descent, were also born in Manhattan. From an early age Castro grew up in a musical home, where his father played piano and was the musical director of a local church. This musical influence lead Castro to start playing piano at age 5. Castro was sent to study at Suncoast Community High School, a magnet school in Riviera Beach, Florida. While there, he was active in the Jazz, Concert and Marching bands.