Kelly Pratt is an arranger and multi-instrumentalist best known for his horn work in the band

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and with

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Biography

Born in

Lexington, Kentucky Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County, Kentucky, Fayette County. By population, it is the List of cities in Kentucky, second-largest city in Kentucky and List of United States cities by popul ...

, Pratt has been a member of

since the band's relocation to

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, playing in the live band and on the recordings. He joined

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on their

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world tour in 2007–2008, playing trumpet,

flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

euphonium The euphonium is a medium-sized, 3 or 4-valve, often compensating, conical-bore, tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word ''euphōnos'', meaning "well-sounding" or "sweet-voiced" ( ''eu'' means "well" ...

French horn The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most ...

and flute. Pratt has also been an arranger and musical director for David Byrne & St. Vincent, leading the brass section for the tour promoting their album

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. He is currently arranger and conductor for

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. In addition to the previous bands he has performed and/or recorded with

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, Passion Pit,

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, The War on Drugs, The Antlers,

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, and

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, amongst others. Pratt is the singer and chief songwriter of Bright Moments, a Brooklyn-based indie rock band. Their debut album ''Natives'' was released February 21, 2012 on

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Selected discography

* Beirut – '' The Lon Gisland EP'' (2006) * Bishop Allen – ''Bishop Allen and the Broken String'' (2007) * Beirut – ''

The Flying Club Cup ''The Flying Club Cup'' is the second studio album by Balkan folk-influenced indie folk band Beirut, released on October 9, 2007 on 4AD Records. The album was released on iTunes on September 4, 2007. The album features string arrangements by ...

'' (2007) * Escort – ''Love in Indigo'' (2007) * Herman Düne – ''

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'' (2007) * Coldplay – ''

Prospekt's March ''Prospekt's March'' is the seventh EP by British rock band Coldplay and their first since ''Remixes'' (2003). It came out on 21 November 2008 in Europe and Japan, enjoying a worldwide release during the following week. The EP features several ...

'' (2008) * Team B – ''Team B'' (2009) * Herman Düne – ''

Next Year in Zion ''Next Year in Zion'' is a 2008 studio album by Herman Düne. Lead singer and songwriter David-Ivar Herman Düne states "It's the first album that I write while I am happy. I used to think I needed to be a little sad, or at least melancholic to w ...

'' (2008) * Arcade Fire – ''Mirroir Noir'' (2009) * Beirut – ''March of the Zapotec'' (2009) * The Maccabees – ''

Wall of Arms ''Wall of Arms'' is the second studio album by the English indie band The Maccabees, released on 4 May 2009. The album was preceded by the single "Love You Better" on 27 April. The LP was produced by Markus Dravs, who has collaborated with Bj ...

'' (2009) *

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– '' I Love You'' (2009) *

A Camp A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the Swedish indie pop band The Cardigans, her husband, composer Nathan Larson, and former Atomic Swing guitarist Niclas Frisk. Persson formed A Camp when The Cardigans took a break afte ...

– '' Colonia'' (2009) * Emilie Simon – ''

The Big Machine ''The Big Machine'' is the fourth studio album by French singer, composer and producer Émilie Simon, released on 14 September 2009, by Barclay. The album is completely in English; no French songs were included on the album. However, some songs ...

'' (2009) *

Harlem Shakes Harlem Shakes were an American indie rock band from New York, formed in 2006 and signed to Gigantic Music. Prior to their signing, they released the 2007 EP ''Burning Birthdays''. The band disbanded in September 2009 after a hiatus following th ...

– ''Technicolor Health'' (2009) * Beirut – ''

The Rip Tide ''The Rip Tide'' is the third studio album by the American indie folk band Beirut, released on August 30, 2011. The album debuted at No. 88 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and peaked at No. 80 a month later. The album has sold 93,000 copies in the US ...

'' (2011) * Escort – ''Escort'' (2011) *

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– '' Towards the Sun'' (2011) * Emilie Simon – '' Franky Knight'' (2011) * Bright Moments – ''Natives'' (2012) * Passion Pit – ''

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'' (2012) * David Byrne & St. Vincent – ''

'' (2012) * James Iha – ''

Look to the Sky ''Look to the Sky'' is the second solo album of James Iha, guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle. It was released on 14 March 2012 in Japan, with a worldwide release in September 2012. The album has many collaborations, includin ...

'' (2012) * LCD Soundsystem – ''

Shut Up and Play the Hits ''Shut Up and Play the Hits'' is a 2012 documentary film directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace that follows LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy over a 48-hour period, from the day of the band's final gig at Madison Square Garden to th ...

'' (2012) *

Bonobo The bonobo (; ''Pan paniscus''), also historically called the pygmy chimpanzee and less often the dwarf chimpanzee or gracile chimpanzee, is an endangered great ape and one of the two species making up the genus '' Pan,'' the other being the comm ...

– ''

The North Borders ''The North Borders'' is the fifth studio album by British musician Bonobo (musician), Bonobo. It was due for release on 1 April 2013, but was released early on 21 March in digital format after a promotional copy was leaked. The album charted a ...

'' (2013) *

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart were an American indie pop band from New York City, formed in 2007. The band centered around founding member and principal songwriter Kip Berman (vocals, guitar). In the band's final iteration, Berman was joined ...

– ''Days of Abandon'' (2014) *

Peter Silberman Peter Silberman (born March 31, 1986) is a Brooklyn-based songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock band The Antlers. In 2017 he released a solo album, ''Impermanence''. Musical career Silberman grew up i ...

– ''Impermanence'' (2017) *

Los Campesinos! Los Campesinos! are a seven-piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Though the band formed in Wales, none of the members are Welsh. The band has gone through several lineup changes during their car ...

– ''Sick Scenes'' (2017) *

– ''The Echo of Pleasure'' (2017)

References

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