Andy "Andro" Ernst is a

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, musician, and songwriter from San Francisco. Artists he has worked with include:

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, AFI,

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, Rancid,

Tiger Army Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band based in Los Angeles, California. The group was formed in 1996 in Berkeley, California, and its only constant member is singer, guitarist, and lead songwriter Nick 13. The band has released six studi ...

The Nerve Agents The Nerve Agents were an United States of America, American punk rock band formed by Andy Granelli, Andy Outbreak and Eric Ozenne (ex-Redemption 87). Their angry brand of music juxtaposed yelled, sometimes ranting vocals with distorted and oft ...

, Malo,

Link 80 Link 80 was an American punk rock/ska punk band from San Francisco's East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay, United States. Band history Link 80 started in the summer 1993 in the East Bay (California), East Bay of California. In the beginn ...

Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums) founded in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Pierson (music ...

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, Good Riddance, Fury 66,

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and

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. The majority of his work has been

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. Ernst owns and operates the Art of Ears Studio in

Hayward, California Hayward is a city located in Alameda County, California, United States, in the East Bay subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area. With a population of 162,954 as of 2020, Hayward is the sixth largest city in the Bay Area, and the third largest in ...

, previously located in

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Partial production discography

*Sass- I Only Wanted to Love You / Do It (Single) (20th Century) (1976) *Andro & Ross- Should’ve Known Better / You're My Girl (12”) (Bogart) (1989) *

- 1,000 Hours (EP)(Lookout)(1989) *Green Day-

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(Lookout) (1990) *Green Day- Slappy (EP) (Lookout) (1990) *Mc Sway & Dj King Tech- Follow 4 Now (All City) (1990) *David Diebold & Kim Cataluna- White Rabbit (Megatone) (1990) *

- Concrete Jungle (Giant) (1991) *Green Day- 1,039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (Lookout) (1991) *

My Brain Hurts ''My Brain Hurts'' is the third studio album by the Chicago-based punk rock band Screeching Weasel. The album was originally released on CD, vinyl and cassette in September 1991 through Lookout Records. It was the group's first album on Lookout as ...

(Lookout) (1991) * Rancid- Rancid (EP) (Lookout) (1992) * Fifteen- Swain's First Bike Ride (Lookout) (1992) *Green Day-

Kerplunk KerPlunk is a children's game invented by Eddy Goldfarb with Rene Soriano and first marketed by the Ideal Toy Company in 1967. The game equipment consists of a transparent plastic tube, plastic rods called ''straws'' (normally 26 to 30 in total ...

(Lookout) (1992) *Screeching Weasel-

Anthem for a New Tomorrow ''Anthem for a New Tomorrow'' is the sixth studio album by the American punk rock band Screeching Weasel. It was released in 1993 through Lookout! Records. According to ''Contemporary Musician'', ''Anthem for a New Tomorrow'' is "widely regarded ...

(Lookout) (1993) *Nuisance- Sunny Side Down (Lookout) (1993) *

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- Expansive Heart (EP) (Lookout) (1994) *

- The Streets of San Francisco (New Red Archives) (1994) *

Wynona Riders The Wynona Riders are an East Bay pop punk band formed in 1988 as Miss Conduct by Jim Tyler (drums), Eric Matson (guitar), Ron Murphy (bass) and Mike Lipari (vocals). In 1989 Ron Greer (Skip) joined the band as the lead singer, changing their na ...

- J.D. Salinger (Lookout) (1995) *

- Unresolved Childhood Issues (Wingnut) (1995) *

- Kill the Musicians (Lookout) (1995) * AFI- Answer That and Stay Fashionable (Wingnut) (1995) *

The Hi-Fives The Hi-Fives are an American rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area. History The band was formed in 1994 after drummer Al Sobrante (John Kiffmeyer) left the previous incarnations, The Ne'er Do Wells and Thee Shatners. Sobrante was replaced ...

-Welcome to my Mind (Lookout) (1995) *The B.U.M.S.- Lyfe’ n’ Tyme (Priority) (1995) * Malo- Senorita (Crescendo) (1995) *Go Sailor- Go Sailor (Lookout) (199?) * Good Riddance / Ignite (EP) (Revelation) (1996) *AFI-

Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes ''Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes'' is the third studio album by American punk rock band AFI. It was released on November 11, 1997, through Nitro Records. Overview This is the first album to feature bassist Hunter Burgan, although he was not ...

(Nitro) (1997) *

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(Asian Man) (1997) *The Hi-Fives- And a Whole Lotta You (Lookout) (1997) *The Force (band)- I Don't Like You Either (Spider Club) (1997) *Hayride to Hell- Hayride to Hell (Nervous) (1997) *

Redemption 87 Redemption 87 was an American East Bay (California), East Bay hardcore punk band containing ex-members of Unit Pride, Skankin' Pickle, and Token Entry. It also included future members of AFI (band), AFI and the Nerve Agents. Their goal was to ...

- All Guns Poolside (1998) *West African Highlife Band- Salute to Highlife Pioneers (Inner Spirit) (1998) *

- Tiger Army (Hellcat) (1998) *Fred Ross- Dignity (Strokeland) (1998) *AFI-

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(EP) (Adeline) (1998) *Bottomdawg- Bound By Circumstance (1998) *

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- Dill Records (1998) *AFI- All Hallow's EP (EP) (Nitro) (1999) *AFI- Black Sails in the Sunset (Nitro) (1999) *Link 80- The Struggle Continues (Asian Man) (1999) *The Missing 23rd- ctrl+alt+del (Sessions) (2000) *

- Days Of The White Owl (Revelation) (2000) *The V-Town Have-Nots- Self-Untitled (2000) *The Nerve Agents- The Butterfly Collection (Hellcat) (2001) *AFI- The Art of Drowning (Nitro) (2000) *Prosper
Brevity of Man's Days
(Bettie Rocket Records) (2000) *Tiger Army- (Hellcat) (2001) *

Groovie Ghoulies The Groovie Ghoulies were an American pop punk band from Sacramento, California, United States, whose music took inspiration from horror movies. They released numerous albums, EPs, and singles, and toured internationally. The band's name wa ...

- Freaks On Parade (Stardumb) (2001) *Pipedown- Enemies of Progress (AF) (2001) * Fury 66- Red Giant Evolution (Sessions) (2001) *Jet Lag- Lonely Kings (Sessions) (2001) *

Tilt Tilt may refer to: Music * Tilt (American band), a punk rock group, formed in 1992 * Tilt (British band), an electronic music group, formed in 1993 * Tilt (Polish band), a rock band, formed in 1979 Albums * ''Tilt'' (Cozy Powell album), 1981 ...

- Been Where? Did What? (Fat Wreck Chords) (2001) *Nigerian Brothers- Sons from the Village (Inner Spirit) (2001) * Diabolical Exploits- Diabolical Exploits (Substandard) (2001) *Dexter Danger - It's Not Pretty Being Easy EP (2002) *Dexter Danger - Forever Broken (2002) *Pipedown- Mental Weaponry (AF) (2003) *Said Radio- Tidal Waves and Teeth (Mankind) (2007) *Set Off- Just Please Stop Sceaming (Felony) (2007) *Set Off- Constructive Instability Vol. 1 (2009) *Batching It- Homage (2009) Burgan, Hunter “Diabolical Exploits’ Andy Ernst," American Music Press, October 2002

References

External links

Art of Ears websiteErnst at Discogs website
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