andy
@stellarartwars
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essex, United Kingdom
Joined Jun 6, 2008
I'm not a "natural" musician, not learning to play until about 16. Had happy childhood enjoying sailing, trains and model cars. I love computers and gadgets, anything weird, kitsch and camp. As well as music, I work in IT and as a writer. I hate marketing and demographics, satelite TV, "lads mags" , rightwing politics and internet explorer 7. The first record I owned was "and then he kissed me" by The Crystals.
I got into making music with schoolfriends Mark and Carl using ataris and drum machines to provide the noise. Since then I taught myself to play acoustic and bass guitars and keyboards. I even had a go at singing whilst at college.
My musical specialisation is brass and string arrangement, a lot of it inspired by Stax records, Motown and Phil Spector. My favourite producers of pop are Lieber and Stoller, George Martin, Norman Whitfield, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, Clivilles and Cole, and Stock Aitken Waterman.
I'm a Rhythm & Blues fan and like most music from Duke Ellington to the Spice Girls, as well as English folk, classical, jazz and world music. My musical clock stopped in about 1998, as its all about fashion now (remember when fashion followed MUSIC not vice versa). Happily the internet has made more music available to the public, which is a good thing as commercial FM radio, music TV and the output of the major labels is universally shite. I ain't gonna fit into some advertising agent's stereotype- as MJ said "I ain't gonna spend life being a color
My Music
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Shonteria Thee LadyDon
Dec 31, 2011
I see you became a fan of my music! I thank you so very much for your support and have something new for you to listen to ;-) http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=i6EpwXNSovw
simon speed
Dec 31, 2009
Happy new year.
Mikejazz
Sep 06, 2009
Hi Andi, thnks for the listen and comment on Cannon, i just noodled some improvise on top of Kristy's piano.
May we play something together sometime, just ring a bell.
Have a great week
Mikejazz
Shonteria Thee LadyDon
Aug 24, 2009
Your in the UK? 786-370-7927 LETS NETWORK!!! What r ur strengths?
Mikejazz
Aug 14, 2009
Hi Andy,
Just have to say your music is brilliant...Popster, wrong love, Essex girl - truly original Brit poprock sound.
Top notch production and compositions. Kudos to Stellartwars !
Mikejazz
Aug 13, 2009
Hi Andy,
Thanks for stopping by and friendly request. I feel honoured.
I will pass by later on to listen to your music, until then
stay in tune.
Mikejazz
Hayley Oliver
Apr 09, 2009
Lovely to hear from you Andy, and to listen to some of your latest tracks over on your bandpage, sounding fabulous! :)
Thank you for your nice comments about "my friend across the sea", and also "your memory", it's very much appreciated. :)
I see you're from Essex, i know it well, we've played some country music gigs over there.
wishing you and your loved ones a very happy Easter, thanks again for listening and the complements. :)
Love
Hayley
jagergood
Mar 26, 2009
HI THANk you FOR MY,
yperkins10
Mar 26, 2009
Hi
Thanks for the request. Be blessed in all that you do.
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Hey there, just dropping by to say hi. Hope all is going well with you, take care.