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. Krivtsov and the House Band (

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(drums)) toured the United States and Australia with

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) in October/November 2006 and April 2007, respectively. Before immigrating to the United States, Krivtsov was a band member of the number one rock band in the

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, with whom he frequently performed before crowds of more than 10,000 fans and sold 20 million records. Now living in Los Angeles with his wife and two children, Krivtsov is also an accomplished visual artist and sculptor. Krivtsov is currently the bass player on NBC's ''The Voice'' (US) and has held that position since the show's first season. He is seasoned on the electric bass, upright bass, acoustic bass and bass synthesizer.

References

External links

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