{"id":2843,"date":"2025-06-17T20:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kitt-wakeley-wins-his-second-grammy\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T20:18:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:18:04","slug":"kitt-wakeley-wins-his-second-grammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/kitt-wakeley-wins-his-second-grammy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitt Wakeley Wins His Second Grammy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/06\/IMG_6646.JPEG-1-scaled-e1750191371532.jpg\" width=\"1290\" height=\"728\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>To say Kitt Wakeley\u2019s career is on a positive trajectory would be an understatement. In 2023 he won his first Grammy\u00ae and two years later, in 2025 he produced 3 Grammy nominated projects and was on a 4<sup>th<\/sup> Grammy nominated album as an arranger for Radhika Vekaria\u2019s New Age project, \u201cWarriors of Light.\u201d In a bittersweet moment, Kitt only walked away with 1 Grammy for Matt B\u2019s Global Album \u201cALKEBULAN II\u201d for 2025 out of the total 4 nominated projects.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the four nominated projects for 2025 was the highly acclaimed, \u201cThe Impossible Dream\u201d, which featured Aaron Lazar as the primary artist. The project included duets with A-List artists such as Josh Groban, Sting, Kristin Chenoweth, Neil Patrick Harris, Leslie Odom Jr, Kelli O\u2019Hara, Kate Baldwin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and a finale which included over 40 Broadway stars and legends. When Kitt was asked by the national media \u201cWhat\u2019s it like to produce Broadway history?\u201d he was quick to point out that \u201cit was Aaron Lazar\u2019s inspiration and the Broadway community that made the project come to life. I\u2019m blessed to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/06\/king-gizzard-phantom-island-tour\/\">King Gizzard &amp; The Lizard Wizard Hear A Symphony On New LP, Tour<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/06\/vacances-is-building-a-cinematic-world-where-emotion-meets-movement\/\">Vacances Is Building a Cinematic World Where Emotion Meets Movement<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/06\/wilco-sky-blue-sky-festival\/\">Wilco Festival Returns To Mexico With MJ Lenderman, Dinosaur Jr.<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another nomination for 2025 came via the composing talents of Dana\u00eb Vlasse, sopranos Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann, tenor Omar Najmi, and pianist Robert Thies. Once again, Kitt found himself in his familiar setting of Abbey Road, working alongside a myriad of talented team members assembled by Dana\u00eb. As usual, Kitt downplayed his role as a producer and was quick to point out the brilliance of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and an all-star group of music creatives that the brought the project to fruition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, that wasn\u2019t the only trip to Abbey Road Studios in 2024. Kitt helped produce Matt B\u2019s Grammy winning album \u201cALKEBULAN II\u201d. The vision for the project included adding orchestral elements to Matt\u2019s music. So, they enlisted the world renowned \u201cRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra\u201d. Kitt commented that \u201cMatt and his wife, Angela V. Benson had a vision for the project. They wanted to create something different. This included things such as the format of the album, the album\u2019s message, the creative music team and the Royal Philharmonic. It all came together by their design. I\u2019ve never witnessed two people work harder. They work together brilliantly. Angela shined as one of the producers on the album and helped forge the path for its success. When I heard Matt\u2019s name announced at the Grammys, I was at peace knowing that he and Angela were able to celebrate a much-deserved win. They are two of the purest souls I\u2019ve ever met, and karma prevailed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only was 2024 a successful year for Grammy\u00ae status, Kitt also accumulated another Billboard #1 album for a choral project he produced \u201cEchoes of Grace: The Compositions of Patti Drennan\u201d which featured the Sterling Ensemble Los Angeles and \u201cImpossible Dream\u201d hit #2 on the Crossover Classical Billboard Charts. This makes a total of 7 #1 Billboard Albums and over 15 top 10 Billboard charting projects that Kitt has either produced or recorded as an artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kitt\u2019s brilliance and versatility is well documented amongst numerous genres. Aside from the projects already referenced, you can find him listed as a producer on Jazz projects such Noshir Mody\u2019s albums \u201cA Love Song\u201d and \u201cAbstractions\u201d and Vahagn Stepanyan\u2019s #5 Charting Jazz album, \u201cA New Chapter\u201d.\u00a0 Within that same period, he was listed as a producer for Chuck Leah\u2019s Americana album \u201cLola Montana\u201d, and on the dance track \u201cPerfect\u201d by Kim Cameron\u2019s.\u00a0<br \/>After working with rock music\u2019s most notable legends, A-list superstars and Broadway legends, Kitt is excited about his next album \u201cSeven Seasons,\u201d which is based on the seven stages that people navigate when faced with tragedy or trauma. The concept is very similar to the five stages of grief. Kitt\u2019s new album takes the listener on a deeply intimate reflection of all stages of trauma. Rumors of Kitt\u2019s compositions started surfacing after his latest recording sessions in London. The word is out, Seven Seasons is a groundbreaking album and one of Kitt\u2019s best projects to date. Kitt has yet to disappoint his audience and there\u2019s no sign of that momentum slowing down.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>SPIN Magazine newsroom and editorial staff were not involved in the creation of this content<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To say Kitt Wakeley\u2019s career is on a positive trajectory would be an understatement. 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