Alexander "Sasha" Krivtsov (; born June 6, 1967) is a Russian bassist, best known as the bass player for the house band on the TV reality shows ''
Rock Star: INXS'', ''
Rock Star: Supernova'' and ''
The Voice''. He has played with singer-songwriter
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. He toured and recorded as bassist with
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. Krivtsov and the House Band (
Rafael Moreira (lead guitar),
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(keyboards),
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(rhythm guitar) and
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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
Sasha Krivtsov on Fine Arts AmericaSasha Krivtsov
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1967 births
Russian emigrants to the United States
Russian bass guitarists
Male bass guitarists
Living people