Bands and Projects
Andy is currently enjoying his role as the bass player in The Cary Grace Band. Cary's fourth album, the third with Andy playing bass, has been mixed and should be released internationally this summer. It also features Dave Payne on drums, Graham Clark on Violin and John Garden on Telecaster and Prophet 5.
Andy started his career as a co-founder of Bristol Funk legends MauveLaBiche with John Garden. The band have done 3 gigs with 3 different drummers and released 4 cds in 17 years. They are not the hardest working band in show business. John has since found world-wide fame and #1 single and album releases with his new band. MauveLaBiche will never ever really split up and most recently spent some time in the studio in the Spring of 2006 working on some new tracks.
In 1997 Andy hooked up with established Bristol Indie-Rockers The Glowbuzzers. Andy, Dave Rob and Matt energetically toured for 2 years in the UK and western Europe.
Andy was called up for a tour of duty with Bristol's favourite covers band The Cheese Police in 1999. Initially hired to fill in for one gig, Andy stayed with the band for 6 years playing dates all over England. The band's innovative approach to the traditional covers gig made them a much loved fixture on the Bristol party scene.
In 1999 Andy was a founding member of SubRosa. Co-writing 4 cds in 2 years the song-writing duo of Andy and Pete Taylor led the band to local success in their two year history.
2006 saw the formation of Baddmash. Hooking up with Pete Taylor again after 4 years, Andy's songwriting reached new levels of creativity with the band releasing 2 cds in their 8 months together. A new, bass-driven, funk-orientated approach to hard rock, driven by a rhythm section capable of propelling the band into outer space should have seen more success, but the band imploded in February 2007.
Andy has also continued writing and producing solo material for the last 5 years under the name of MLB Productions. spanning genres from breakbeat throught to funk-rock Andy's solo material is always interesting, innovative and individual.
Andy is currently working on some experimental stuff which may, or may not, one day see the light of day.
Photo - Paul Shellard
IPhoto - Paul Shellard
