Jeff Trott
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Trott in 2015
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeffrey Trott |
| Born | San Mateo, California, United States |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Pop, Rock, Singer Songwriter, Inide Rock, Country, Blues, Alternative-Rock, Indie Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Songwriter, Instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Bass, Keyboards, Lapsteel, Veena |
| Associated acts | Sheryl Crow, World Party, Wire Train, Tears For Fears, Stevie Nicks, Leighton Meester, Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, John Paul White of The Civil Wars, Augustana, Rob Thomas, Guster, Natasha Bedingfield, Michelle Branch, Meiko, Liz Phair, Roger Daltrey, Joe Cocker |
| Website | www.jefftrott.com |
Jeffrey Robert Trott is an American songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist who has collaborated with prominent artists across genres in the United States and abroad. Trott has been named BMI Songwriter of the Year.
He is known for writing many hits with Grammy winning artist Sheryl Crow, “If It Makes You Happy,” “Every Day is a Winding Road,” “My Favorite Mistake,” “Soak Up The Sun,” and “Good Is Good” as well as the Top 10 Billboard Country single “Easy” from her latest album Feels Like Home. He has produced tracks on her multi-platinum albums C’mon, C’mon and Wildflower and has written and played on all of her records.
Trott’s roots are West Coast. He got his start in San Francisco where his band was post punk outfit The Lifers. He then went on to join 415/Columbia recording artists Wire Train and in 1990 subsequently joined the UK band cult favorite World Party playing on their critically acclaimed album Goodbye Jumbo.
Trott's songwriting collaborations including Gemma Hayes, Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, John Paul White of The Civil Wars, Augustana, Rob Thomas, Guster, Natasha Bedingfield, Michelle Branch, Meiko, Liz Phair, Roger Daltry for The Who, Joe Cocker, Stevie Nicks, Counting Crows, Marc Broussard, Holly Conlan, Cider Sky and many others. Trott wrote “I’ll Be Your Doctor” for Joe Cocker on his latest record Fire it Up .
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