Andy Reynolds CV

Here's Andy's CV, it's the bits that are left out that are interesting...

Andy is a songwriter, producer and artist manager. He plays keyboards, guitar and sings. He worked in London studios for ten years but now he has moved his song-writing, track-laying and mixing studio from London to Ireland where he has been concentrating on new singers and projects. Andy also produces music soundtracks for film and radio adverts. He often travels to England, Denmark or France to write with singers and bands around Europe. He speaks basic French and phrasebook Italian and is trying to learn a few words of Japanese as well as trying to keep up with his childrens' Irish at the local Gaelscoil. Chart success so far include number 1 in France, Italy, Austria, Norway and the UK; top 10 in Ireland and top 20 in UK, Denmark, Taiwan and Germany. Andy has written and produced songs on several million selling albums

A dance remix that Andy produced and recorded by Dublin act The Lazy Boyz was featured on the UK number 1 compilation album Living for the Weekend by The Ministry of Sound.

Andy was just commissioned by the BBC to write the music for news coverage of the USA Elections 2004.

Recent Irish chart success is from the Irish band Krossfade who went in to the charts at number 17 in the first week of release with the song 'One Day', written and produced by Andy. As a result of their success in Ireland the lads are now being chased by several record companies in Germany. Other more recent Irish hits have been top twenty chart places for Cork City singer Carol Anthony with a song written by Andy, and a production for Irish singer Christian O'Malley which went in the top twenty as an independent release.

Galway based singer Grainne recorded a song produced by Andy in Irish which was featured in TV shows on TG4 and played on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.

Artists that have gone on to get record deals based on work done by Andy include: Carol Anthony, Krossfade, Loretta O'Sullivan, Morgan Deane, Indiana Gregg and hopefully many more.

Recent European chart success has been a top 20 album in Denmark from the band Synergy. They recorded a song written by Andy and Lotte Aagaarde of TG Publishing in Aalborg.

Andy produced four of the songs on the new Playstation2 game Pop Idol featuring Simon Cowell, released Christmas 2003, working with games composer Richard Wells.

The 21st century cyberpunk post industrial band Deviant Device are a current project working with Andy on productions and freaky video at the studio. Lead singers Plop and Chambles have been updating several of their songs. They mix heavy guitars, screaming vocals and samples with driving sequenced synths underpinned by the incredible drumming of punk legend Beano.

Working with Denmark's TG Management Andy has also written a song called Lucky Charm for Taiwanese act Lucky 7 which was a hit there.

Also he has been working with Danish stars Shout! who are currently writing and producing their second album with Andy, working in Ireland and Denmark.

Continuing his strong links with France Andy has been working with the singer Indiana Gregg who lives in Nice in the South of France. She is from the USA originally and now has a French band. She performs and writes original rock songs.

Uplift Entertainment is continuing to record new material with the very talented West Cork singer Éimear Hurley. Working on a combination of new material and interesting covers from the 70s, Éimear is forging a new sound which has been compared to a mixture of Enya, Nora Jones and Dido with touches of swamp cajun guitar,hints of gospel and atmospheric strings over a loop-driven earthy groove.

Cork singer Carol Anthony has recently signed a record deal in the UK with Universal after they heard a song written and produced for her by Andy and Lotte in Denmark.

As a result of songs recorded by Andy at his Uplift Entertainment studio the country singer Loretta O'Sullivan also got a recording contract with Ritz Records with a single release and an album recorded.

East coast based band Hipplestreet have been recording their debut EP with Andy, working on original jazz flavoured songs with incredible yet understated instrumental playing. They have been getting major airplay without even trying to plug their material, so hopes are high for the lads when they finish their record and it's in the shops.

Other new acts include the rock singer Richie Glynn from Dublin who is recording original songs with loads of guitars and attitude. The Cork band Fly On The Wall have recorded an EP of songs with Andy and they have had coverage on national radio. Other bands include Rayne, a girl band from Dublin, Sunking a very loud rock band from Mallow, Baba-C-Kled a new band from Midleton and several solo singers.

Andy produced and mixed a live album with Shane MacGowan & The Popes recorded in New York and Dublin. Post production and mixing were done with Shane at the Uplift Entertainment studio in West Cork. It received 5 stars in a review on Amazon.com The album is out on Eagle Records and is called 'Across The Broad Atlantic'

Andy went on a second trip to Japan in September 2001 to play guitar for Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin in a series of gigs in Tokyo. He has played guitar on two albums with Dave & Barb and toured America and Japan with them. Other links with Japan include jingle writing and recording for radio station FM Fukuoka and film music for productions with celebrity hair stylist Fumio Kawashima. Another trip playing guitar in Japan is planned for 2005.

Andy wrote seven songs and produced nine on the million selling album from Worlds Apart that went triple platinum in France, including the hit singles 'Everybody' which was number one in France and 'You Said' which you might have heard on the radio. Then he produced their single 'Everlasting Love' and their other French number one song 'Je Te Donne' which was a cover of the Jean Jacques Goldman song.

Andy also had a song recorded by N'Sync on their first album called 'Together Again' which went to number one in Germany and sold 250,000. He has been working with TG management in Denmark writing songs for Shout, Synergy and other Danish acts.

Andy also wrote songs with East 17, including a song that was featured on their album 'Up All Night' which sold over 1.8 Million copies.

Before that Andy worked in Milan and Rome recording several albums by Italian singing star Mike Francis and also recorded the Italian No. 1 hit 'The Rhythm is Magic' by Marie Claire D'Ubaldo, a South American multi-lingual singer who came to work with him after being discovered by Loud and Clear Productions in London. He programmed and performed on her tracks, working with Phil Chapman, Richard Darbyshire (Living In A Box) and Frank Musker.

Andy has recorded an album with 60's legend Sandie Shaw using digital re-mastering techniques and re-recording some of the original guitar, percussion and orchestral parts to make stereo versions of the mono originals.

Also in the 60's genre Andy produced a UK top 20 hit for Leslie Ash & Caroline Quentin (from the TV comedy series 'Men Behaving Badly') with their version of the song 'Tell Him'. Andy also worked with Richard O'Brien on the music to the 'Rocky Horror Show II'.

In the area of film music Andy wrote the soundtrack for 'The Garden' by Tony Fisher. He has worked on film music with composer Richard Hartley for various films including Tree of Hands, Dealers, The March, Self-Catering, The Brilcreme Boys, The Rector's Wife and others. Stage productions include a modern opera written by avant-garde composer Benedict Mason that was performed and toured by Opera North . Sound installations in art galleries include 'Unknown Race' by US artist Monica Chau and performance art sound for Dan Kwong in his London premiere.

Andy has been in the studio producing the fourth album for Platinum selling Irish singer Michael English. . Andy was musical director on some shows last year in New York and is now playing bass, guitar, keyboards and other instruments on the new album which looks to be a radical departure for the popular young singer.

In the area of film music Andy has just completed the music for a forthcoming documentary about the legendary actor Christopher Lee .

Andy also produces and edits digital videos with the AV company Axis. He uses non-linear editing to make pop video, industrial video and fashion presentations. The most recent projects include an advert and video for the South West Regional Development Authority which involved three weeks of filming and editing scenes around Ireland, a compilation of stories and songs from local senior citizens, preserving the old tales and folklore on video, and a hi-tech fast paced fashion catwalk video featuring the latest collections from Milan and Germany for the fashion chain Monica John.

Andy programmed and played keyboards and guitar on new material by Billy Branigan, The Right Stuff, 16 Tambourines, and a Jane Wiedlin (Go-Gos) album (produced by Peter Collins, a track of which was featured in the soundtrack of the film 'Pretty Woman'). Also with Peter Collins he did some work for American singer Jewel playing whistle and guitar. He toured America and Japan, performing live on stage with Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin. He played guitar, keyboards and percussion on two tours and also recorded guitar on their album for Rykodisc in America. As a result of business contacts made whilst touring in Japan he has been writing and producing radio jingles for the radio station FM Fukuoka in Japan.

Since moving to Ireland, Andy has been concentrating on discovering new acts and writing songs. He lives near the sea on Bantry Bay and enjoys sailing and cycling. He is an active member of the Bantry Inshore Rescue team, training for full crew status with the rescue boat. He is married to Camille and has a daughter called Alana and three sons called Malachy, Reuben and Isaac who were all born in Cork.

For bookings and projects please call +353 87 655 6175 or email uplift @ go.cc

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Andy Reynolds CV

Here's Andy's CV, it's the bits that are left out that are interesting...
Andy is a songwriter, producer and artist manager. He plays keyboards, guitar and sings. He worked in London studios for ten years but now he has moved his song-writing, track-laying and mixing studio from London to Ireland where he has been concentrating on new singers and projects. Andy also produces music soundtracks for film and radio adverts. He often travels to England, Denmark or France to write with singers and bands around Europe. He speaks basic French and phrasebook Italian and is trying to learn a few words of Japanese as well as trying to keep up with his childrens' Irish at the local Gaelscoil. Chart success so far include number 1 in France, Italy, Austria, Norway and the UK; top 10 in Ireland and top 20 in UK, Denmark, Taiwan and Germany. Andy has written and produced songs on several million selling albums A dance remix that Andy produced and recorded by Dublin act The Lazy Boyz was featured on the UK number 1 compilation album Living for the Weekend by The Ministry of Sound. Andy was just commissioned by the BBC to write the music for news coverage of the USA Elections 2004. Recent Irish chart success is from the Irish band Krossfade who went in to the charts at number 17 in the first week of release with the song 'One Day', written and produced by Andy. As a result of their success in Ireland the lads are now being chased by several record companies in Germany. Other more recent Irish hits have been top twenty chart places for Cork City singer Carol Anthony with a song written by Andy, and a production for Irish singer Christian O'Malley which went in the top twenty as an independent release. Galway based singer Grainne recorded a song produced by Andy in Irish which was featured in TV shows on TG4 and played on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Artists that have gone on to get record deals based on work done by Andy include: Carol Anthony, Krossfade, Loretta O'Sullivan, Morgan Deane, Indiana Gregg and hopefully many more. Recent European chart success has been a top 20 album in Denmark from the band Synergy. They recorded a song written by Andy and Lotte Aagaarde of TG Publishing in Aalborg. Andy produced four of the songs on the new Playstation2 game Pop Idol featuring Simon Cowell, released Christmas 2003, working with games composer Richard Wells. The 21st century cyberpunk post industrial band Deviant Device are a current project working with Andy on productions and freaky video at the studio. Lead singers Plop and Chambles have been updating several of their songs. They mix heavy guitars, screaming vocals and samples with driving sequenced synths underpinned by the incredible drumming of punk legend Beano.	Working with Denmark's TG Management Andy has also written a song called Lucky Charm for Taiwanese act Lucky 7 which was a hit there. Also he has been working with Danish stars Shout! who are currently writing and producing their second album with Andy, working in Ireland and Denmark. Continuing his strong links with France Andy has been working with the singer Indiana Gregg who lives in Nice in the South of France. She is from the USA originally and now has a French band. She performs and writes original rock songs. Uplift Entertainment is continuing to record new material with the very talented West Cork singer Éimear Hurley. Working on a combination of new material and interesting covers from the 70s, Éimear is forging a new sound which has been compared to a mixture of Enya, Nora Jones and Dido with touches of swamp cajun guitar,hints of gospel and atmospheric strings over a loop-driven earthy groove. Cork singer Carol Anthony has recently signed a record deal in the UK with Universal after they heard a song written and produced for her by Andy and Lotte in Denmark. As a result of songs recorded by Andy at his Uplift Entertainment studio the country singer Loretta O'Sullivan also got a recording contract with Ritz Records with a single release and an album recorded. East coast based band Hipplestreet have been recording their debut EP with Andy, working on original jazz flavoured songs with incredible yet understated instrumental playing. They have been getting major airplay without even trying to plug their material, so hopes are high for the lads when they finish their record and it's in the shops. Other new acts include the rock singer Richie Glynn from Dublin who is recording original songs with loads of guitars and attitude. The Cork band Fly On The Wall have recorded an EP of songs with Andy and they have had coverage on national radio. Other bands include Rayne, a girl band from Dublin, Sunking a very loud rock band from Mallow, Baba-C-Kled a new band from Midleton and several solo singers. Andy produced and mixed a live album with Shane MacGowan & The Popes recorded in New York and Dublin. Post production and mixing were done with Shane at the Uplift Entertainment studio in West Cork. It received 5 stars in a review on Amazon.com The album is out on Eagle Records and is called 'Across The Broad Atlantic' Andy went on a second trip to Japan in September 2001 to play guitar for Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin in a series of gigs in Tokyo. He has played guitar on two albums with Dave & Barb and toured America and Japan with them. Other links with Japan include jingle writing and recording for radio station FM Fukuoka and film music for productions with celebrity hair stylist Fumio Kawashima. Another trip playing guitar in Japan is planned for 2005.	Andy wrote seven songs and produced nine on the million selling album from Worlds Apart that went triple platinum in France, including the hit singles 'Everybody' which was number one in France and 'You Said' which you might have heard on the radio. Then he produced their single 'Everlasting Love' and their other French number one song 'Je Te Donne' which was a cover of the Jean Jacques Goldman song. Andy also had a song recorded by N'Sync on their first album called 'Together Again' which went to number one in Germany and sold 250,000. He has been working with TG management in Denmark writing songs for Shout, Synergy and other Danish acts. Andy also wrote songs with East 17, including a song that was featured on their album 'Up All Night' which sold over 1.8 Million copies. Before that Andy worked in Milan and Rome recording several albums by Italian singing star Mike Francis and also recorded the Italian No. 1 hit 'The Rhythm is Magic' by Marie Claire D'Ubaldo, a South American multi-lingual singer who came to work with him after being discovered by Loud and Clear Productions in London. He programmed and performed on her tracks, working with Phil Chapman, Richard Darbyshire (Living In A Box) and Frank Musker. Andy has recorded an album with 60's legend Sandie Shaw using digital re-mastering techniques and re-recording some of the original guitar, percussion and orchestral parts to make stereo versions of the mono originals. Also in the 60's genre Andy produced a UK top 20 hit for Leslie Ash & Caroline Quentin (from the TV comedy series 'Men Behaving Badly') with their version of the song 'Tell Him'. Andy also worked with Richard O'Brien on the music to the 'Rocky Horror Show II'. In the area of film music Andy wrote the soundtrack for 'The Garden' by Tony Fisher. He has worked on film music with composer Richard Hartley for various films including Tree of Hands, Dealers, The March, Self-Catering, The Brilcreme Boys, The Rector's Wife and others. Stage productions include a modern opera written by avant-garde composer Benedict Mason that was performed and toured by Opera North . Sound installations in art galleries include 'Unknown Race' by US artist Monica Chau and performance art sound for Dan Kwong in his London premiere.	Andy has been in the studio producing the fourth album for Platinum selling Irish singer Michael English. . Andy was musical director on some shows last year in New York and is now playing bass, guitar, keyboards and other instruments on the new album which looks to be a radical departure for the popular young singer. In the area of film music Andy has just completed the music for a forthcoming documentary about the legendary actor Christopher Lee . Andy also produces and edits digital videos with the AV company Axis. He uses non-linear editing to make pop video, industrial video and fashion presentations. The most recent projects include an advert and video for the South West Regional Development Authority which involved three weeks of filming and editing scenes around Ireland, a compilation of stories and songs from local senior citizens, preserving the old tales and folklore on video, and a hi-tech fast paced fashion catwalk video featuring the latest collections from Milan and Germany for the fashion chain Monica John. Andy programmed and played keyboards and guitar on new material by Billy Branigan, The Right Stuff, 16 Tambourines, and a Jane Wiedlin (Go-Gos) album (produced by Peter Collins, a track of which was featured in the soundtrack of the film 'Pretty Woman'). Also with Peter Collins he did some work for American singer Jewel playing whistle and guitar. He toured America and Japan, performing live on stage with Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin. He played guitar, keyboards and percussion on two tours and also recorded guitar on their album for Rykodisc in America. As a result of business contacts made whilst touring in Japan he has been writing and producing radio jingles for the radio station FM Fukuoka in Japan. Since moving to Ireland, Andy has been concentrating on discovering new acts and writing songs. He lives near the sea on Bantry Bay and enjoys sailing and cycling. He is an active member of the Bantry Inshore Rescue team, training for full crew status with the rescue boat. He is married to Camille and has a daughter called Alana and three sons called Malachy, Reuben and Isaac who were all born in Cork. For bookings and projects please call +353 87 655 6175 or email uplift @ go.cc	...