Meet the Founder

Kristine Kruta is a cellist, arranger, composer, and music director.

Both a committed studio artist and performer, Kristine has contributed to countless albums, film scores, and live performances. These include music direction + performing on NPR's Tiny Desk, Saturday Night Live!, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, VEVO, and Broadway shows Jagged Little Pill, Once Upon A One More Time, and The Outsiders. 

As a producer and orchestrator, Kristine founded Little Kruta: a multi-genre orchestra focused on uplifting women/their allies, and formulated for all music services: contracting, arranging, recording, composing, and performing. Comprised of master musicians who are just as comfortable in the studio as they are in front of an audience, the foundation of this orchestra is built on a true love of playing and creating both personal and professional lasting relationships.  Since its inception, Kristine has co-produced multiple collaborations with a variety of artists including Chelsea Cutler, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Anna Shoemaker, Carol Ades, Kaki King, The Wonder Years, Vérité, and Doe Paoro. Little Kruta has appeared as a full ensemble on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Liam Gallagher, Aminé, Metro Boomin x Gunna), Late Night with Seth Meyers (K.Flay), Saturday Night Live! (Shawn Mendes), VEVO (Quinn XCII, Chelsea Cutler) Brooklyn's Barclay's Center (Ruff Ryders), Spotify’s RapCaviar Fest (Metro Boomin), and more.  

In 2017, Kristine joined world-renowned rock group the Eagles as Principal Cellist for their 2017-2018 US tour and was the Orchestral Co-Leader and Principal Cellist for their 2019-2023 Hotel California Tour.

In 2021, Kristine won a GRAMMY Award along with her cast of Broadway’s JAGGED LITTLE PILL, directed by the Tony Award-winning Diane Paulus and featuring original music by GRAMMY Awards-winning Alanis Morrisette and Glen Ballard.

Collaborative projects and production credits include: 

Ace Enders, A Great Big World, Aminé, Anderson .Paak, Anna Shoemaker, beabadoobee, BJ The Chicago Kid, Brandy Clark, Carol Ades, Casey Benjamin, Chelsea Cutler, Common, Damien Escobar, De La Soul, Doe Paoro, Estelle, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Hailee Steinfeld, Hozier, Jacky Cheung, Jeremy Zucker, K.Flay, Kaki King, Lauryn Hill, Liam Gallagher, Louis Tomlinson, Lucy Dacus, Metro Boomin, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, OBERHOFER, Pentatonix, Quinn XCII, Rob Roth, Ruff Ryders, Shawn Mendes, Tigers Jaw, The Wonder Years, Tim Kubart, Vérité, Violents & Monica Martin.