Viktor Krauss, born in 1969 in Champaign, Illinois, is an American musician. Growing up listening to soundtracks, he began on piano and trumpet before learning the double bass with local jazz groups in his teens, later studying bass, voice, and electronic music at the University of Illinois at Urbana‑Champaign where he formed the band Difficult Listening. His breakthrough came in 1992 when he joined Peter Rowan’s Free Mexican Airforce, followed by a decade touring and recording with country singer Lyle Lovett. Krauss released the solo albums Far from Enough (2004) and II (2007), collaborated with Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Bill Frisell, and Steve Jordan, and contributed as a session bassist on projects for Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, and Natalie MacMaster.
