Andy C. Saxton is a musician, producer and film composer from

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

, England. He has worked alongside many famous bands and musicians including Bon Jovi, Sepultura, Alexisonfire, Jimmy Eat World. Saxton was also the bassist for the Progressive Metal band

Cry For Silence Cry for Silence were a British heavy metal band. They influenced and toured with a number of other bands. History Cry for Silence was formed in 1999 by guitarist Alessandro Venturella. He later recruited Steve Sears (guitar), Ali Gordon (dru ...

for eight years with the new

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bassist

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. Saxton has played on albums with Ryan Richards from Funeral For a Friend and Charlie Simpson from Busted/Fightstar

Influences

According to an interview published in ''

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'' magazine, Saxton's main influences are Alain Caron, Jaco Pastorius, Ryan Martinie, Stuart Zender, Les Claypool and Flea.

Discography

* ''Through The Precious Words'' (2001) with

* ''The Longest Day''

Mighty Atom Records Mighty Atom Records is a Welsh-based record label. The company was formed in early 2000 by Dave Simpson and Roger Hopkins. It is known for having been one of a few independent record labels at the forefront of the UK emo scene in the early 2000 ...

(2004) with

* ''The Glorious Dead''

Visible Noise Visible Noise is a defunct British independent record label that focuses exclusively on British bands. They are best known for the rock bands Lostprophets, Bullet for My Valentine, Bullet For My Valentine, and Bring Me the Horizon. History Vis ...

(2008) with

* ''Takin Over'' Plastic Head Distribution (2009) with New Device * ''The Shape Of Things To Come''

Basick Records Basick Records is a British record label founded in 2005 by Nathan "Barley" Phillips and his half brother Jake Smith. Their business has since expanded into the Invictus Music & Media group, which includes Basick Records itself, the hardcore pu ...

(2017) with First Signs Of Frost

References

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