Victor Indrizzo (born September 23, 1967) is an American session musician, primarily known for playing the

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, as well as a songwriter and producer. Indrizzo was born in Freeport,

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. He has toured, recorded and worked with a variety of artists, including

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, A'Me Lorain (to whom he was married),

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(Grammy for Record Of The Year for "About Damn Time"),

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''Pop Matters'', Mike Prevatt, September 8, 2003 (and

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, The Vines and others. Most recently he has collaborated with

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. Indrizzo has also worked on the soundtracks to many movies, including ''40 Year Old Virgin'', ''

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Partial list of projects

Collaborations

* '' Euphoria Morning'' –

(1999) * '' Poses'' –

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(2001) * '' The Id'' –

(2001) * '' Let Go'' –

(2002) * '' Paper Monsters'' –

(2003) * '' The Trouble with Being Myself'' – Macy Gray (2003) * ''

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(2004) * '' Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' –

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(2005) * '' The Forgotten Arm'' –

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(2005) * '' Oral Fixation, Vol. 2'' – Shakira (2005) * '' La Vida... Es Un Ratico'' –

(2007) * ''

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'' –

(2007) * '' Under the Radar'' –

(2008) * '' Give Up the Ghost'' –

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(2009) * '' Cradlesong'' – Rob Thomas (2009) * ''

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(2010) * '' 100 Miles from Memphis'' –

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(2010) * '' P.A.R.C.E.'' – Juanes (2010) * ''

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(2010) * '' Ms. Vocalist'' –

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(2010) * '' Fearless Love'' –

Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her Melissa Etheridge (album), eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the Billbo ...

(2010) * '' Soul 2'' –

(2011) * ''

Havoc and Bright Lights ''Havoc and Bright Lights'' is the eighth (and sixth worldwide) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, first released in Japan on August 22, 2012. The album is her first release on Collective Sounds (distributed by ...

'' –

(2012) * '' Turn On the Lights'' – Daniel Powter (2012) * '' Child of the Universe'' –

Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem Order of Australia, AM (born 9 November 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, television personality and actress based in Sydney. Goodrem signed a recording contract with Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut studio album ...

(2012) * ''

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Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. Her first two studio albums, '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001), achieved chart success with the singles " I'm Outta Love", " Not That Ki ...

(2014) * '' The Way'' – Macy Gray (2014) * '' The Great Unknown'' – Rob Thomas (2015) * '' Something Worth Saving'' –

Gavin DeGraw Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album ''Chariot (album), Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/The CW, ...

(2016) * '' The Medicine Show'' – Melissa Etheridge (2019)

References

External links

2014 Audio Interview with Victor Indrizzo from the Podcast 'I'd Hit That'
{{DEFAULTSORT:Indrizzo, Victor 1967 births Living people People from Freeport, New York 20th-century American drummers American male drummers American people of Italian descent 20th-century American male musicians Samiam members Drummers from New York (state) Redd Kross members