George Whitty is an American musician, composer, record producer, audio engineer and music educator.
[1] As a musician, he has played and recorded with artists such as Dave Matthews and Santana (Supernatural), Celine Dion (Falling into You and These Are Special Times), Michael and Randy Brecker (four years on the road, seven albums), Chaka Khan (The Woman I Am), Richard Bona, Chris Minh Doky, Sadao Watanabe, Grover Washington Jr., Till Brönner (Midnight) and other well-known artists.
[2] In 2012, he formed the electric jazz trio, Third Rail, with Tom Brechtlein on drums and Janek Gwizdala on bass.
In August 2012, he performed at the Hollywood Bowl with Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Carlos Santana, Marcus Miller, Dave Holland and Zakir Hussein in the Concert for Peace.
[3] Whitty was nominated for Emmy Awards for his composing on the long-running TV shows One Life to Live and As the World Turns.