Sasha Krivtsov
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Sasha Krivtsov, born June 6, 1967 in St. Petersburg, Russia, is probably best known as the bass player for the House Band on the TV reality shows Rock Star: INXS
and Rock Star: Supernova. He has played with platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton
. He toured as bassist with R&B soul artist Ricky Fanté
, punk legend Billy Idol
, and multi-platinum pop band The New Radicals. Sasha and the House Band (Rafael Moreira
(lead guitar), Paul Mirkovich
(keyboards), Jim McGorman
(rhythm guitar) and Nate Morton
(drums)) toured the United States with Paul Stanley
(from KISS
) in October/November 2006 as well as Australia in April 2007. Sasha's recording credits include stints with British alterna-pop darling Badly Drawn Boy
and Vivian Campbell
's side project, Clock. Along with Erik Eldenius, he also produced the album "Washed Away" for breaking band Alan Smithee. Before immigrating to the United States, Sasha performed with the No. 1 rock band in the Soviet Union
, Zemlyane, 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, Deon, and his two boys, Jazz and Tyler, Sasha is also an accomplished visual artist and sculptor.
Sasha started drawing at the age of five. As he grew older, he would visit his mom at the hospital where she worked, which gave him access to the experimental laboratories and morgue where he would do his drawings. The old Russian cemeteries were also one of his favorite spots to get away and devote himself to his sketches. It was at a cemetery that the Soviet police arrested him, confiscated all his drawings and through the KGB
committed him to six months in the Bekhterev Mental Institution. Upon his release, Sasha’s mother enrolled him in a local music school where he learned to play bass.
Rock Star: INXS
Rock Star: INXS is the first season of the reality television show Rock Star where 15 contestants competed to become the lead vocalist for the Australian rock band INXS....
and Rock Star: Supernova. He has played with platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Carlton
Vanessa Lee Carlton is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter...
. He toured as bassist with R&B soul artist Ricky Fanté
Ricky Fante
Ricky Fanté is an American R&B singer.-Biography:Ricky Fanté studied gospel, jazz and secular soul music in Washington, DC where he was raised. His greatest musical influences were Elvis Presley, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder. While a teen, he joined the local go-go band Junior Division and...
, punk legend Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
, and multi-platinum pop band The New Radicals. Sasha and the House Band (Rafael Moreira
Rafael Moreira
Rafael Moreira is a Brazilian-American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist / vocalist on the hit CBS television shows Rock Star: INXS and Rock Star: Supernova, and most recently on MTV'S Rock the Cradle...
(lead guitar), Paul Mirkovich
Paul Mirkovich
Paul Mirkovich is a Los Angeles native, and has been the band leader, keyboardist and duet singing partner for Cher for the last 16 years. He has also been the band director for Janet Jackson and Anastasia and a member of the multi-platinum bands Whitesnake and Nelson...
(keyboards), Jim McGorman
Jim McGorman
Jim McGorman, a native of Philadelphia, is an American musician, songwriter/producer and multi- instrumentalist: guitarist, keyboardist, drummer and vocalist. Best known for his work with the House Band on the CBS television shows Rockstar: INXS and Rockstar: Supernova, he has been musical director...
(rhythm guitar) and Nate Morton
Nate Morton
Nate Morton is an American drummer. He is currently the drummer for the house band on NBC's hit TV show "The Voice".In 2005 and 2006 Morton appeared on the highly rated Mark Burnett's Rock Star: INXS and Rock Star: Supernova reality shows, as drummer for The House Band...
(drums)) toured the United States with Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Stanley Harvey Eisen , better known by his stage name Paul Stanley, is an American hard rock guitarist, singer, musician, painter and songwriter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and primary lead vocalist of the rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's...
(from KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
) in October/November 2006 as well as Australia in April 2007. Sasha's recording credits include stints with British alterna-pop darling Badly Drawn Boy
Badly Drawn Boy
Damon Gough is an English alternative music singer/songwriter. He was born on 2 October 1969, in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. He grew up in the Breightmet area of Bolton, Lancashire, England....
and Vivian Campbell
Vivian Campbell
Vivian Patrick Campbell is a Northern Irish rock guitarist who is a member of Def Leppard and was, from May 2010 to November 2011, a member of Thin Lizzy. Prior to joining Def Leppard in April 1992, he had been a member of Whitesnake, Sweet Savage, Trinity, Riverdogs, and Shadow King...
's side project, Clock. Along with Erik Eldenius, he also produced the album "Washed Away" for breaking band Alan Smithee. Before immigrating to the United States, Sasha performed with the No. 1 rock band in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, Zemlyane, 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, Deon, and his two boys, Jazz and Tyler, Sasha is also an accomplished visual artist and sculptor.
Sasha started drawing at the age of five. As he grew older, he would visit his mom at the hospital where she worked, which gave him access to the experimental laboratories and morgue where he would do his drawings. The old Russian cemeteries were also one of his favorite spots to get away and devote himself to his sketches. It was at a cemetery that the Soviet police arrested him, confiscated all his drawings and through the KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
committed him to six months in the Bekhterev Mental Institution. Upon his release, Sasha’s mother enrolled him in a local music school where he learned to play bass.