From the time that he signed with Rick Rubin's American Recordings in 1993, Pete Droge has enjoyed a successful, multi-faceted career as a recording artist, songwriter, producer, and composer.
Beginning with his breakout hit “If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself),” which was featured in the blockbuster Dumb and Dumber, Pete Droge has gone on to compose and license original music for television and film, including national ad campaigns for Toyota and T-Mobile, and the ABC smash Grey's Anatomy. Academy Award winner Cameron Crowe personally asked Pete Droge to pen an original song for his film Almost Famous Droge co-wrote (with Ex-Eurythmic Dave Stewart) and performed the Main Title theme for the Miramax film, Beautiful Girls. He has composed original scores for the feature films Tatoo, a Love Story and Catching Out as well as shorts for up-and-coming film makers John Jeffcoat & Justin Mitchell.
In addition to composing and licensing music, Pete Droge has led a successful career as a recording artist, having released five full-length albums under his own moniker. Over the years, Droge has joined forces with a number of artists, both as a producer and co-writer, including fruitful collaborations with long-time friend Stone Gossard, of Pearl Jam. In 2003, Droge teamed up with Mathew Sweet and Shawn Mullins to form their side-project harmony band, The Thorns, releasing a rootsy self-titled album on Columbia. In addition, Droge co-wrote the single, “Beautiful Wreck,” from Shawn Mullins' 2006 release, 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor, which garnered a 1 AAA radio hit.
Pete’s latest project is The Droge & Summers Blend, a collaboration with his long time partner, Elaine Summers. The first of a series of EPs they've been working on will be available at independent record stores beginning on August 25th, and is available for pre-order now at The Puzzle Tree Online Store
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