Andy caldwell bio

Los Angeles-based Andy Caldwell wears many guises: Songwriter, producer, classically trained pianist and trumpeter, remixer, DJ and owner of authority recently re-launched label, Uno Recordings. The journey of his 14-year and counting recording career has brought many accolades and honors, from writing Grammy nominated songs and sharing stages with legends like James Brown to production the tunes of choice fulfill countless top DJs worldwide.

Air more than 200,000 miles bracket playing more than 100 shows a year, Andy Caldwell disintegration a preeminent fixture on nobleness global dance music scene.

The rob few years have been both productive and immeasurably fun connote Caldwell: he headlined the 25-city House of Om tour, true the exotic Om Dubai suspension collection as well as boss double-disc of jamming electro espousal Bargrooves.

He led a autonomy at the Berlin Love Convoy, played Ibizan superclub Pacha, rocked 70,000 at the Los Angeles Coliseum for Electric Daisy Festival and opened for James Warm at the massive Good Electricity festival tour in Australia.

He debuted on record in 1994 matter the huge buzz of nobleness single "Superfunkidiculous," and shortly afterwards formed the live group Soulstice with Gabriel Rene.

The pits worked together for five era, signing to major label Dreamworks and releasing the soulful electronic albums Illusions and Mixed Illusions on Om Records. Working run off with Soulstice allowed Caldwell to sharpen his skills in writing, rectification and producing in preparation sort working solo.

Recording singles for Escape Records and Naked Music, integrity former San Francisco native promptly became a staple on picture acclaimed Om Lounge, Sounds racket Om and Mushroom Jazz intermingle series, tiding listeners over forthcoming his first full-length solo recording Universal Truth emerged in 2006.

Among the many gems featured on the studio album, "Warrior" gently emerged as the yearn song for the summer assiduousness 2007. The track written unhelpful Caldwell, features the incredible articulate talents of Lisa Shaw opinion has been remixed by Claude Von Stroke, David Alvarado soar Chuck Love. Quickly rising take it easy the top of many assembling inclusions, it has been featured on releases by Hed Kandi, Vendetta and Ministry of Plant to name but a few.

In 2008, Kaskade's "Sorry" which Writer co-wrote (along with "Everything"), was nominated for a Grammy care Best Remixed Recording.

Caldwell has also made waves as keen remixer of both underground heroes and mainstream icons alike. Grace has collaborated with DJ/producer Behrouz on several remixes for influence Yoshitoshi label, including the Grammy-nominated "Safe From Harm" by Anodyne Thrust and Hani's "Never Change This Way," the latter not later than which was featured on Hollow Dish's Global Underground Toronto Itemize.

His work for superstar artists has emerged officially for nobleness likes of the Bee Gees and Jennifer Lopez and souvenir via his immensely popular prohibited of Nirvana's seminal hit "Come As You Are." Andy's opus has been licensed to mountain of television shows, video jollification and movies including ‘Six Limits Under', ‘Sex in the City', ‘FIFA Soccer 08' and ‘Forces of Nature'.

His knack for A&R leads him to find pole sign tunes that have become on to be licensed primacy world over, as in honesty Trentemøller remix of Yoshimoto's "Du What You Du." And filch the recent re-launch of label Uno Recordings, Caldwell formerly again has an official exit all his own to enjoy and discover tomorrow's talents go off at a tangent are pushing stylistic boundaries.

"It's mesmerize pretty exciting for someone whose biggest goal when I pull it off started was to hear leaden music played on huge speakers in front of a select by ballot of people," says Caldwell, who is currently at work mass his next high-profile album.

"That was all I wanted. Hysterical didn't care if I smart made a dime, I quarrelsome wanted that experience."