James Krivchenia is a musician with a wide-ranging résumé: beyond his extensive work with Brooklyn indie rock band Big Thief since their inception, first as an engineer, then as a drummer and producer, he's performed extensively as an electronic solo artist (including 2020's A New Found Relaxation and 2025's Performing Belief) and is building a solid body of work as a session musician, working with everyone from Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran to experimental pop act Mega Bog.
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1988, and raised in Oak Park, Illinois, Krivchenia took to drumming i...