{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Theo Katzman | image = Theo Katzman-at-crystal-ballroom-may-26-2017.jpg | image_size = 235 | caption = Katzman performing in 2017 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Theodore Daniel Katzman | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|4|2}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | origin = | genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|folk rock|pop|soul|funk}} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter * multi-instrumentalist * record producer }} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|drums|bass guitar|piano|conga|kazoo}} | years_active = 2005–present <!--starting with Toolbox in 2005, starting with My Dear Disco in 2007--> | label = Independent, Ten Good Songs | current_member_of = Vulfpeck | past_member_of = Ella Riot, Toolbox | website = {{URL|www.theokatzman.com|theokatzman.com}} }}
'''Theodore Daniel Katzman''' (born April 2, 1986)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=theokatzman|author-link=Theo Katzman|number=583657467663396864|date=2 April 2015|title=Today I turn 29 years old. As @lukegyure once said about 30, "it's like, the race is over, and I'm still here." #Rock #30isthenew20}}</ref> is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer based in Los Angeles. His musical style is a fusion of pop, jazz, funk, and indie rock. He is a member of the funk band Vulfpeck and has contributed to the works of several artists as songwriter and producer. Katzman has released four studio albums. His latest album ''Be the Wheel'' was released in March 2023.
==Early life and education== Katzman grew up in a musical family in Manhasset, New York.<ref name="tk-med-2015" /><ref>{{Citation|title=Vulfpeck 2015-04-24 Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, MI complete show| date=June 14, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=felDULf1voY|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref> He attended Manhasset High School.
His father, Lee Katzman, was a jazz trumpet player and would take him to rehearsals at an early age.<ref name="palladium">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldpalladium.com/features/former-my-dear-disco-guitarist-finding-own-sound/article_c58b13b6-c81c-5a73-bff6-b3ba1741bbca.html|title= Former My Dear Disco guitarist finding own sound|publisher=The Herald Palladium|date=February 18, 2010|accessdate=May 4, 2014}}</ref> When he was about twelve he started playing drums, guitar, and writing songs.<ref name="success-2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.successcircuit.com/interviews/theo-katzman-music/|title=Theo Katzman – Music, What Is It?|publisher=Success Circuit|date=January 27, 2014|accessdate=April 25, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221162127/http://www.successcircuit.com/interviews/theo-katzman-music/|archivedate=February 21, 2016|url-status=usurped}}</ref> In 2004, Katzman moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan and studied jazz at the University of Michigan.<ref name="a2-2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/theo-katzman-folk-fest-preview/|title=Local indie rocker Theo Katzman excited to be Ann Arbor Folk Festival opener Friday night|author=Roger LeLievre|publisher=The Ann Arbor News|date=January 25, 2011|accessdate=May 4, 2014}}</ref>
== Career == In 2005, he joined the instrumental group Toolbox which evolved into the band Ella Riot.<ref name="td-avclub2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/exit-interview-ella-riots-tyler-duncan-63206|title=Exit interview: Ella Riot's Tyler Duncan|publisher=A.V. Club|date=October 11, 2011|accessdate=May 4, 2014}}</ref> Katzman toured with the band from 2007 to 2010.<ref name="palladium" /> During that time the band released an EP titled ''My Dear Disco'' and an album titled ''Dancethink''.
In early 2010, Katzman pursued a solo career to focus on his singing and songwriting.<ref name="palladium" /> He formed the trio Love Massive, who performed regularly and opened at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival in 2011.<ref name="a2-2011" /> Katzman released an EP titled ''Solo Acoustic'' in 2010 and released his first studio album ''Romance Without Finance'' in 2011.<ref name="tk-avclub2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/article/theo-katzman-64447|title=Theo Katzman – Interview|author=Patrick Dunn|publisher=A.V. Club|date=November 2, 2011|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="outlook-2013">{{cite web|url=http://outlook.monmouth.edu/index.php/entertainment/1272-theo-katzman-rocks-nyc|title=Theo Katzman Rocks NYC|author=Nicole Massabrook|publisher=The Outlook|date=October 9, 2013|accessdate=April 25, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208162035/http://outlook.monmouth.edu/index.php/entertainment/1272-theo-katzman-rocks-nyc|archivedate=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In late 2011, he moved to Brooklyn and released music videos for two of his songs, "Hard For You" and "Brooklyn".<ref name="vh1-2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-11-13/theo-katzman-haunts-his-ex-through-ads-in-hard-for-you-video/|title=Theo Katzman Haunts His Ex Through Advertisements in "Hard For You" Video|author=Rae Votta|publisher=VH1|date=November 13, 2013|accessdate=April 25, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110060927/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-11-13/theo-katzman-haunts-his-ex-through-ads-in-hard-for-you-video/|archivedate=November 10, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2012, he opened for several artists including Vanessa Carlton, Matisyahu, and Vienna Teng.<ref name="glamour-2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/blogs/obsessed/2012/02/im-playing-theo-katzman-on-rep.html|title=I'm Playing Theo Katzman on Repeat, And You Should Be, Too!|author=Caitlyn Brody|publisher=Glamour|date=February 27, 2012|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="tk-artsmich-sep2012">{{cite web|url=http://arts.umich.edu/seen/2012/09/26/preview-theo-katzman-opens-for-vienna-teng-at-the-ark/|title=Theo Katzman opens for Vienna Teng at THE ARK|publisher=arts.umich.edu|date=September 26, 2012|accessdate=February 21, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222170420/http://arts.umich.edu/seen/2012/09/26/preview-theo-katzman-opens-for-vienna-teng-at-the-ark/|archivedate=December 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, he was the musical director and the opening act for Darren Criss on his national tour, Listen Up,<ref name="billboard-2013">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/theo-katzman-tour-diary-a-day-in-the-life-of-darren-criss-opening-1566127/|title=Theo Katzman Tour Diary: A Day In The Life of Darren Criss' Opening Act|author=Rae Votta|publisher=Billboard Magazine|date=June 6, 2013|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name="a2-2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/darren-criss-and-theo-katzman-thrill-capacity-crowd-at-michigan-theater/|title=Darren Criss and Theo Katzman thrill capacity crowd at Michigan Theater|author=Jenn McKee|publisher=The Ann Arbor News|date=June 13, 2013|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref> and released a single titled "Pop Song".<ref name="outlook-2013" />
Katzman has worked with several artists as a songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and produced ''Face the Fire'', an album by Michelle Chamuel, and co-wrote several songs for an album by Criss.<ref name="bb-feb2-2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/voice-runner-up-michelle-chamuel-talks-reality-tv-arcs-and-ushers-6458221/|title='Voice' Runner-Up Michelle Chamuel Talks Reality TV Arcs and Usher's Best Lessons|publisher=Billboard Magazine|date=February 2, 2015|access-date=February 18, 2015}}</ref><ref name="tk-live-2016-2" /> He performs with the Irish-fusion band The Olllam, funk band Vulfpeck, and as a solo act.<ref name="perf2-jmusic-2014">{{cite web|url=http://journalofmusic.com/listing/25-04-14/atlantici-o-olllam-michelle-chamuel-padraig-rynne-jeremy-kittel|title= ATLANTIC I/O: the olllam, michelle chamuel, padraig rynne, jeremy kittel|publisher=journalofmusic.com|date=April 25, 2014|accessdate=November 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="hypable-2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.hypable.com/2012/04/08/darren-criss-plays-secret-show-at-hotel-cafe/|title=Video: Darren Criss plays secret show with Theo Katzman at Hotel Cafe|author=Natalie Fisher|publisher=Hypable|date=November 8, 2012|accessdate=April 25, 2014}}</ref>
Katzman released a single titled "Hard Work" in October 2016.<ref name="tk-live-2016">{{cite web|url=http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/now-theo-katzman-discusses-means-vulfpeck/|title=Then & Now: Theo Katzman Discusses What It Means To Be Vulfpeck|author=Kendall Deflin|publisher=liveforlivemusic.com|date=October 18, 2016|accessdate=October 26, 2016}}</ref> Katzman's second studio album ''Heartbreak Hits'' was released in January 2017. According to Katzman, the album's concept was about heartbreak and loss.<ref name="tk-live-2016-2">{{cite web|url=http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/vulfpecks-theo-katzman-discusses-timing-inspiration-new-solo-album-heartbreak-hits/|title=Vulfpeck's Theo Katzman Discusses The Timing & Inspiration For New Solo Album 'Heartbreak Hits'|author=Kendall Deflin|publisher=liveforlivemusic.com |date=November 7, 2016|accessdate=November 20, 2016}}</ref> A review by Lee Zimmerman noted the album's "upbeat" tone despite the underlying lyrical concept.<ref name="tk-review-relix2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.relix.com/reviews/detail/theo_katzman_heartbreak_hits|title=Theo Katzman: Heartbreak Hits|author=Lee Zimmerman|publisher=relix.com|date=April 4, 2017|accessdate=April 4, 2017}}</ref>
In October 2019, Katzman released a single titled "You Could Be President", a preview of his third studio album ''Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/10/12/theo-katzman-you-could-be-president|title=Theo Katzman: You Could Be President|author=Corey Brown|publisher=notreble.com|date=October 12, 2019|accessdate=October 20, 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, Katzman released two EPs of three songs each from the upcoming full-length album. These EPs were thematically organized, and were titled ''Modern Johnny Tackles the Issues''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modern Johnny Tackles the Issues, by Theo Katzman |url=https://theokatzman.bandcamp.com/album/modern-johnny-tackles-the-issues |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Bandcamp |language=en}}</ref> and ''Modern Johnny Wallows in Introspection and Gently Goes Mad.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modern Johnny Wallows in Introspection and Gently Goes Mad, by Theo Katzman |url=https://theokatzman.bandcamp.com/album/modern-johnny-wallows-in-introspection-and-gently-goes-mad |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Bandcamp |language=en}}</ref> The full album was released in January 2020 under the label Ten Good Songs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe, by Theo Katzman |url=https://theokatzman.bandcamp.com/album/modern-johnny-sings-songs-in-the-age-of-vibe |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Bandcamp}}</ref>
Katzman released his fourth studio album, ''Be The Wheel'', in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lefkoff |first=Jonah |date=March 21, 2023 |title=Theo Katzman drives it out of the park with 'Be The Wheel' |url=https://wrbbradio.org/articles/theo-katzman-drives-it-out-of-the-park-with-be-the-wheel |access-date=July 9, 2024 |website=WRBB Radio}}</ref> The album was recorded live to tape at Cinnamon Ranch, Katzman's studio in Michigan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Be The Wheel, by Theo Katzman |url=https://theokatzman.bandcamp.com/album/be-the-wheel |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=Bandcamp |language=en}}</ref> Katzman released four songs, including the title track, as singles before the release of the full album. He also formally announced his record label, Ten Good Songs, for recordings and productions by Theo Katzman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 Good Songs on Instagram: "Welcome to 10 Good Songs®️ Recordings // Productions by @theokatzman Designed by @sebi.white" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Coc_wZerUhH/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Instagram |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Ten Good Songs released both ''Be The Wheel'' and an album by May Erlewine titled ''The Real Thing''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10GoodSongs |url=https://10goodsongs.com/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=10GoodSongs |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, Katzman released a single through Ten Good Songs titled ''Rome Wasn't Built in a Day''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rome Wasn't Built in a Day, by Theo Katzman |url=https://theokatzman.bandcamp.com/track/rome-wasnt-built-in-a-day |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=Bandcamp |language=en}}</ref>
==Style== Katzman grew up listening to classic rock and soul music.<ref name="tk-avclub2011" /> His influences include soul, R&B, funk, rock and folk.<ref name="a2-2011" /> As a songwriter, a primary focus for him is a song's lyrical theme. He writes parts for guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. His favorite songwriters are those who "capture a moment in cultural time" such as Frank Ocean, Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon.<ref name="palladium" /><ref name="success-2014" />
==Personal life== Katzman's father, Lee Katzman, was a jazz trumpet player with the big bands of the 50s and 60s (Stan Kenton Band, Benny Goodman, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa) and the CBS and NBC orchestras. In the late 60s he was a member of Herb Albert's Baja Marimba Band. Katzman's maternal grandparents, Albert Tipton (flutist) and Mary Norris (pianist) were both classical musicians with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, the Aspen Music Festival and the Philadelphia Orchestra.<ref name="success-2014" />
==Vulfpeck== In addition to his solo work, Katzman is a member of the funk band Vulfpeck. Formed in 2011, Vulfpeck is a four piece instrumental group made up of Katzman on guitar, drums and vocals, Jack Stratton on keyboards, drums and guitar, Woody Goss on keyboards, and Joe Dart on bass.<ref name="tk-med-2015">{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@DeeHaze24/can-t-fake-the-funk-b9bddcdfaf80|title=Can't Fake the Funk|author=Danny Hazan|publisher=Medium|date=May 18, 2015|accessdate=December 1, 2015}}</ref> The band has released four EPs and six studio albums.<ref name="vulfpeck-releases">{{cite web|url=https://vulfpeck.bandcamp.com/music|title=Vulfpeck Releases|accessdate=January 4, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104211200/https://vulfpeck.bandcamp.com/music|archive-date=January 4, 2026}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== ====Studio albums==== =====Solo albums===== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Romance Without Finance'' | *Released: November 15, 2011 *Label: Self-released *Format: CD, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Heartbreak Hits'' | *Released: January 6, 2017 *Label: Self-released *Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe'' | *Released: January 10, 2020 *Label: Ten Good Songs *Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Be the Wheel'' | *Released: March 10, 2023 *Label: Ten Good Songs *Format: Digital download, streaming |}
=====with Ella Riot===== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Dancethink'' | *Released: October 11, 2009 *Label: Self-released *Format: CD, digital download |}
=====with Vulfpeck===== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title<ref name="vulfpeck-releases" /> ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Mit Peck'' (EP) | *Released: December 20, 2011 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Vollmilch'' (EP) | *Released: December 20, 2012 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''My First Car'' (EP) | *Released: December 6, 2013 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Fugue State'' (EP) | *Released: August 26, 2014 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Thrill of the Arts'' | *Released: October 9, 2015 *Label: Vulf *Format: CD, LP, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''The Beautiful Game'' | *Released: October 17, 2016 *Label: Vulf *Format: LP, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Mr. Finish Line'' | *Released: November 7, 2017 *Label: Vulf *Format: LP, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Hill Climber'' | *Released: December 7, 2018 *Label: Vulf *Format: CD, vinyl, LP, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Live at Madison Square Garden'' | *Released: December 10, 2019 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, LP, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''The Joy of Music, the Job of Real Estate'' | *Released: October 23, 2020 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Schvitz'' | *Released: December 30, 2022 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Clarity of Cal'' | *Released: March 4, 2025 *Label: Vulf *Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |}
====Live albums==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Jam in the Van - Theo Katzman (Live Session, Azusa, CA, 2016)'' | *Released: December 19, 2016 *Label: Jam in the Van *Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Theo Katzman on Audiotree Live'' | *Released: April 9, 2018 *Label: Audiotree *Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''My Heart Is Live in Berlin'' | *Released: April 26, 2019 *Label: Ten Good Songs *Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in The Age of Live'' | *Released: 2022 *Label: Ten Good Songs *Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row" | ''Live From the Other Side'' | *Released: September 13, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hochman |first=David |title=Vulfpeck's Theo Katzman Finds New Depths In A Blissful Solo Performance |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2024/09/13/vulfpecks-theo-katzman-finds-new-depths-in-a-blissful-solo-performance/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> *Label: Ten Good Songs *Format: Vinyl, digital download, streaming |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |- !scope="col" style="width:24em;"|Title !scope="col" style="width:19em;"|Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''Solo Acoustic'' | *Released: 2010 *Label: Self-released *Format: CD, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''Theo Katzman on Audiotree Live'' | *Released: 2018 *Label: Audiotree *Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Modern Johnny Tackles the Issues'' | *Released: December 6, 2019 *Label: Self-released *Format: Digital download, streaming |- ! scope="row"| ''Modern Johnny Wallows in Introspection and Gently Goes Mad'' | *Released: December 20, 2019 *Label: Ten Good Songs *Format: Digital download, streaming |}
===Singles=== ===As lead artist=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="1" style="width:20em;" | Title ! rowspan="1" style="width:1em;" | Year ! rowspan="1" style="width:10em;" | Album |- ! scope="row" | "Pop Song" | 2013 | rowspan=3 {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "Hard Work" | rowspan=2| 2016 |- ! scope="row" | "My Heart Is Dead" |- ! scope="row" | "You Could Be President" | 2019 | ''Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe'' / ''Modern Johnny Tackles the Issues'' |- ! scope="row" | "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day" | 2025 | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |}
====As featured artist==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="1" style="width:20em;" | Title ! rowspan="1" style="width:1em;" | Year ! rowspan="1" style="width:10em;" | Album |- ! scope="row"|"Something Good"<br/> {{small|(Jacob Jeffries featuring Theo Katzman)}} | rowspan="2" |2018 | rowspan="2" |''Mother Land'' |- ! scope="row"|"Highest Bidder"<br/> {{small|(Jacob Jeffries featuring Theo Katzman)}} |- ! scope="row"|"Easy"<br/> {{small|(May Erlewine featuring Theo Katzman)}} | rowspan="4" | 2022 | rowspan="2" | ''Tiny Beautiful Things'' |- ! scope="row"|"Worlds Apart"<br/> {{small|(May Erlewine featuring Theo Katzman)}} |- !scope="row"|"Sunday"<br /> {{small|(Nick Campbell Destroys featuring Theo Katzman)}} |''Art'' |- ! scope="row" |"Leon Keys"<br /> {{small|(Lee Pardini featuring Theo Katzman and Joe Dart)}} |''Leon Keys'' (EP) |- !scope="row"|"One More Try"<br /> {{small|(Joey Dosik featuring Theo Katzman)}} | rowspan="2" |2023 |''The Nostalgiac'' |- !scope="row"|"Like a Movie"<br /> {{small|(Taylor Ashton featuring Theo Katzman)}} |''Stranger to the Feeling'' |- !scope="row"|"Lisa Never Wanted to Be Famous"<br /> {{small|(Cory Wong featuring Theo Katzman)}} |2026 |''Lost in the Wonder'' |}
===Production and writing credits=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Artist ! class="unsortable" |Album ! class="unsortable" |Song ! class="unsortable" |Notes |- |scope="row" rowspan="3" | 2012 |scope="row" rowspan="3" | {{nowrap|Anna Ash}} |scope="row" rowspan="3" | ''These Holy Days'' | "Heartbreak Season" || drums, bass, co-producer |- | "Shoot Me With Your Best Shot" || drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals, co-producer |- | "These Holy Days" || drums, percussion, vocals, co-producer |- | 2012 || {{nowrap|Hannah Winkler}} || {{n/a}} || "Hide It Away" || co-producer, bass, guitar, snare drum |- |scope="row" rowspan="5" | 2013 |scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{nowrap|Teddy Geiger}} |scope="row" rowspan="5" | ''The Last Fears'' | "Ordinary Man" || drums, additional arranging |- | "Home" || drums, co-writer |- | "Figure It Out" || drums, guitar |- | "Ordinary Man" || drums, guitar |- | "Happier" || drums, bass |- | 2013 || {{nowrap|Michelle Chamuel}} || {{n/a}} || "Go Down Singing" || co-producer, bass, guitar, snare drum, writer |- | 2013 || {{nowrap|Chrystian Rawk}} || {{n/a}} || "Famous" || co-producer, drums, acoustic guitar, electric guitar |- | 2014 || {{nowrap|Dylan Saunders}} || ''Confluence'' || {{n/a}} || co-writer (tracks 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11), backing vocals (tracks 1, 3) |- | 2014 || {{nowrap|Jason French}} || {{n/a}} || "You Just Want My Money" || co-writer, co-producer, backing vocals, bass, guitar, drums |- | 2015 || {{nowrap|Michelle Chamuel}} || ''Face the Fire'' || {{n/a}} || writer, performer, producer (all tracks) |- | 2015 || Vérité || {{n/a}} || "Wasteland" || bass, guitar |- | 2017 || Kesha || ''Rainbow'' || "Rainbow" || percussion |- | 2018 || Mike Viola || ''The American Egypt'' || "Collins" || drums |- |2018 |Woman Believer |''Dunzo'' (EP)|| {{n/a}} |drums (tracks 1, 2, 3), bass (tracks 2, 3), guitar (track 3) |- |2019 |May Erlewine |''Second Sight'' |"That's My Home" |electric guitar |- | rowspan="4" |2019 | rowspan="4" |Ryan Lerman | rowspan="4" |''Noisy Feelings'' |"American Dream" |backing vocals |- |"Hard To Break Up" |drums |- |"Windy Day" |backing vocals |- |"Mexico" |drums, percussion |- | rowspan="2" |2019 | rowspan="2" |Allen Stone | rowspan="2" |''Building Balance'' |"Miscommunicate" |co-writer |- |"Chippin' Away" |co-writer |- |2020 |Woody and Jeremy |''Strange Satisfaction''|| {{n/a}} |drums (tracks 1 and 7), guitar (track 7), background vocals (tracks 3, 4, 7) |- |2020 |Carly Rae Jepsen |''Dedicated Side B'' |"Window" |bass, backing vocals, drums, guitar, co-writer, co-producer |- |2018 |Woman Believer |''The Hot Years''|| {{n/a}} |percussion (track 7), guitar (track 14) |- |2021 |Antwaun Stanley and Tyler Duncan |''Ascension'' |{{n/a}} |writer, drums, guitar, congas, percussion |- |2021 |Rett Madison |''Pin-Up Daddy'' |{{n/a}} |producer (all tracks), drums (all tracks), percussion (tracks 1 and 7), guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9), background vocals (track 1), Wurlitzer (track 2) |- |2021 |Hobo Johnson |''The Revenge of Hobo Johnson'' |"I Want You Back" |co-writer |- |2023 |May Erlewine |''The Real Thing'' |{{n/a}} |producer, drums |- |2023 |Taylor Ashton |''Stranger to the Feeling'' |"Strong Hands" |background vocals |- | rowspan="4" |2023 | rowspan="4" |Rett Madison | rowspan="4" |''One For Jackie'' |"Lipstick" |drums, congas, additional percussion |- |"Fortune Teller" |Wurlitzer, background vocals |- |"One for Jackie, One for Crystal" |percussion, congas, bass drum |- |"Mediums, Therapists, and Sheriffs" |drums |- |2024 |Brittany Howard |''Thelma the Unicorn'' Soundtrack |"Fire Inside" |co-writer, guitar |- |2025 |May Erlewine |''What It Takes'' |{{n/a}} |producer, drums |- |2025 |Benjamin Jaffe |''Songs for Agreement''|''Songs for Agreement'' |{{n/a}} |producer, drums |- |2025 |Jacob Jeffries |''You Got the Right Idea''|''You Got the Right Idea'' |{{n/a}} |producer, drums |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.theokatzman.com/}} * {{facebook|theokatzman}} * {{YouTube|DF_fVEAk728|"Brooklyn" (Music video)}}
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