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Mitchell Froom

Mitchell Froom is an American musician and record producer. He was a member of the bands Gamma and Latin Playboys, and is the keyboardist for Crowded House. He has produced albums for several artists, including David LaFlamme, Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, Suzanne Vega, and Vonda Shepard.

Career
Froom began his career as a keyboard player in Sonoma County, California. The band Crossfire featured two keyboard players; Mitchell on one side of the stage and his brother David on the other with Gary Pihl on guitar. He also played keyboards on the Ronnie Montrose-led group Gamma's third album Gamma 3, and the first two solo albums of David LaFlamme (of It's a Beautiful Day fame) titled White Bird and Inside Out. The latter two projects he also co-produced with LaFlamme. He then produced the first three Crowded House albums, which led to more production jobs with Richard Thompson, Los Lobos, American Music Club, Suzanne Vega and Paul McCartney. In 1982, Froom scored the adult film Café Flesh; his soundtrack was later released as the album Key of Cool. In the late 1980s, Crowded House leader Neil Finn invited Froom to join the band as an official member, but Froom declined due to his producing career. In 1987 he produced and wrote incidental music for the neo-noir film Slam Dance. Between 1992 and 2002 Froom formed a full-time partnership with engineer Tchad Blake. Production credits include albums from American Music Club, Stevie Ann, Tasmin Archer, the Bangles, Peter Case, the Corrs, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Crowded House, the Ditty Bops, Tim Finn, Missy Higgins, Indigo Girls, Los Lobos, Robin Gibb, Maria McKee, Pat McLaughlin, Randy Newman, Nerina Pallot, Pearl Jam, Phantom Planet, Bonnie Pink, Daniel Powter, Bonnie Raitt, Ron Sexsmith, the Del Fuegos, Richard Thompson, and Suzanne Vega. Froom and Blake joined with David Hidalgo and Louie Perez of Los Lobos to form the experimental roots collaboration Latin Playboys. Froom has produced over 60 albums and has composed and produced music for numerous films. He has been nominated for several Grammys including for Record of the Year for La Bamba by Los Lobos (1988) and Producer of the Year in 1993 for both Kiko by Los Lobos and by Suzanne Vega. He was also nominated for the 1998 Golden Globe Award and the 1999 Grammy for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for co-writing with Sheryl Crow the James Bond movie title song "Tomorrow Never Dies". As a musician, Froom has released two solo albums, Dopamine (1998) and A Thousand Days (2005). The song "Noodletown" from "Dopamine" won an Emmy when it was used as the theme for PBS's Sessions at West 54th. Froom was a judge for the 2nd annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. In December 2019 Froom was announced as a member of the new lineup of Crowded House. The first album with this lineup, Dreamers Are Waiting, was released on June 4, 2021. ==Personal life==
Personal life
Froom is of Romanian ancestry. His brother was David Froom, a classical composer and Department Chair of the Music Department at St. Mary's College of Maryland. His first wife was Connie Jester, with whom he had a daughter, Charlotte Froom (born 1986). Charlotte was the bassist in the Like. Froom married Suzanne Vega in 1995; they separated and divorced in 1998. Soul Coughing's 1994 album, Ruby Vroom, was named after their daughter, Ruby Froom (born July 8, 1994). He married Vonda Shepard in 2004. They have a son, Jack Froom (April 15, 2006), named for Froom's late father, a physician and educator. == Discography ==
Discography
With American Music ClubMercury (Reprise/Virgin, 1993) With Tasmin ArcherBloom (EMI, 1996) With Tracy BonhamDown Here (Island Records, 2000) • Blink the Brightest (Zoe Records, 2005) With Peter CasePeter Case (album) (Geffen Records, 1986) • The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar (Geffen Records, 1989) • Six-Pack of Love (Geffen Records, 1992) With Tracy ChapmanWhere You Live (Elektra Records, 2005) With Cibo MattoViva! La Woman (Warner Bros., 1996) • Super Relax (Warner Bros., 1997) With Rita CoolidgeInside the Fire (A&M Records, 1984) With the CorrsUnplugged (Atlantic Records, 1999) • In Blue (Atlantic Records, 2000) • VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live in Dublin (Atlantic Records, 2002) • Home (Atlantic Records, 2005) With Elvis CostelloMighty Like a Rose (Warner Bros., 1991) • Brutal Youth (Warner Bros., 1994) With Marshall CrenshawDowntown (Warner Bros. Records, 1985) With Sheryl CrowSheryl Crow (A&M Records, 1996) • The Globe Sessions (A&M Records, 1998) With Crowded HouseCrowded House (Capitol Records, 1986) • Temple of Low Men (Capitol Records, 1988) • Woodface (Capitol Records, 1991) • Dreamers Are Waiting (BMG Rights Management, 2021) • Gravity Stairs (BMG Rights Management, 2024) With Del FuegosThe Longest Day (Slash Records, 1984) • Boston, Mass. (Slash Records, 1985) • Stand Up (Slash Records, 1987) With the Ditty BopsThe Ditty Bops (album) (Warner Bros., 2004) • Moon Over The Freeway (Warner Bros., 2006) With Dave DobbynLament for the Numb (Trafalgar Records, 1993) With Bob DylanDown in the Groove (Columbia Records, 1988) With Neil FinnTry Whistling This (Parlophone Records, 1998) • One Nil (Parlophone Records, 2001) With Tim FinnTim Finn (Capitol Records, 1989) With Finn BrothersEveryone is Here (Nettwerk/Parlophone Records, 2004) With Peter GabrielUp (Geffen, 2002) With Boris GrebenshchikovSalt (2014) With Missy HigginsOn a Clear Night (Eleven, 2007) With Susanna HoffsSomeday (Baroque Folk, 2012) With Indigo GirlsPoseidon and the Bitter Bug (Vanguard Records, 2009) With David LaFlammeWhite Bird (Amherst Records, 1976) • Inside Out (Amherst Records, 1978) With Los LobosKiko (Slash Records, 1992) • Colossal Head (Warner Bros., 1996) • This Time (Warner Bros., 1999) With Paul McCartneyFlowers in the Dirt (Parlophone Records, 1989) With Maria McKeeMaria McKee (Geffen, 1989) With Eddie Money • ''Where's the Party?'' (Columbia Records, 1983) With Randy NewmanBad Love (DreamWorks Records, 1999) • Harps and Angels (Nonesuch Records, 2008) • Dark Matter (Nonesuch Records, 2017) With Stina NordenstamThis Is Stina Nordenstam (Independiente, 2001) With Roy OrbisonMystery Girl (Virgin Records, 1989) With Mel ParsonsGlass Heart (Cape Road Recordings, 2018) With Phantom PlanetThe Guest (Epic, 2002) With Daniel PowterDaniel Powter (Warner Bros. Records, 2005) With PretendersPacked! (Sire Records, 1990) With Bonnie RaittLonging in Their Hearts (Capitol Records, 1994) • Fundamental (Capitol Records, 1998) • Silver Lining (Capitol Records, 2002) • Souls Alike (Capitol Records, 2005) With Stan RidgwayThe Big Heat (I.R.S. Records, 1986) With Ron SexsmithRon Sexsmith (Interscope, 1995) • Other Songs (Interscope, 1997) • Whereabouts (Interscope, 1999) • Time Being (V2 Records, 2006) • Forever Endeavour (Cooking Vinyl, 2013) With Vonda ShepardThe Radical Light (Reprise/Warner Bros. Records, 1992) • By 7:30 (Jacket Records, 1999) • Chinatown (Edel Records, 2002) • From the Sun (Redeye Distribution, 2008) With Richard ThompsonDaring Adventures (Polydor Records, 1986) • Amnesia (Capitol Records, 1988) • Rumor and Sigh (Capitol Records, 1991) • Mirror Blue (Capitol Records, 1994) • You? Me? Us? (Capitol Records, 1996) With TriggerfingerColossus (Mascot Records, 2017) With Suzanne Vega • (A&M Records, 1992) • Nine Objects of Desire (A&M Records, 1996) With Rufus WainwrightUnfollow the Rules (BMG, 2020) • Folkocracy (BMG, 2023) ==References==
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