Kelly Pratt

Kelly Pratt is an arranger and multi-instrumentalist best known for his brass and woodwind work in the music acts Beirut, Arcade Fire, David Byrne & St. Vincent and Father John Misty.

Biography Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Pratt was a member of Beirut from the band's inception in 2006 until 2012, playing in the live band and on the recordings. He is currently arranger and conductor for Father John Misty.

In addition to the previous bands he has performed and/or recorded with Coldplay, LCD Soundsystem, Passion Pit, James Iha, The Decemberists, The War on Drugs, The Antlers, Lonnie Holley, and Anthony Braxton, amongst others.

Pratt is the singer and chief songwriter of Bright Moments, a Brooklyn-based indie rock band. Their debut album Natives was released February 21, 2012, on Luaka Bop.

Selected discography Year Artist Album 2006 Beirut The Lon Gisland EP 2007 The Flying Club Cup Herman Dune Giant 2008 Coldplay Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Prospekt's March Herman Dune Next Year in Zion 2009 Team B Team B Arcade Fire Miroir Noir The Maccabees Wall of Arms A Camp Colonia Émilie Simon The Big Machine The Harlem Shakes Technicolor Health Beirut March of the Zapotec 2011 The Rip Tide Various Red Hot + Rio 2 Alexi Murdoch Towards the Sun Emilie Simon Franky Knight 2012 Bright Moments Natives Passion Pit Gossamer David Byrne & St. Vincent Love This Giant James Iha Look to the Sky LCD Soundsystem Shut Up and Play the Hits 2013 Bonobo The North Borders David Byrne & St. Vincent Brass Tactics 2014 The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Days of Abandon LCD Soundsystem The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem Live at Madison Square Garden 2015 The Antlers In LondonLaura Stevenson Cocksure 2017 Los Campesinos! Sick Scenes The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Echo of Pleasure 2018 Laura Gibson Goners 2020Father John Misty Off Key in Hamburg To S./To R. 2021 Flyte This is Really Going to Hurt The Antlers Green to GoldBob's Burgers The Bob's Burgers Music Album Margo Cilker Pohorylle Beirut Fisher Island Sound 2022 Superchunk Wild Loneliness Bob's Burgers The Bob's Burgers Movie: A Major Motion Burger Soundtrack Father John Misty Chloë and the Next 20th Century 2023Lonnie Holley Oh Me Oh My M. Ward Supernatural Thing Margo Cilker Valley of Heart's Delight Louise Post Sleepwalker 2024 Guster Ooh La La The Decemberists As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again Futurebirds Easy Company Dhruv Private Blizzard