Andy Lewis is an
English record producer
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...
, musician and
bassist
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. He has released two
album
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s as a solo artist, on
Acid Jazz Records
Acid Jazz Records is a record label based in East London formed by Gilles Peterson and Eddie Piller in 1987. The label is the namesake of the acid-jazz subgenre of jazz music for which it is most famously known for producing.
Background
The l ...
: ''Billion Pound Project'' in September 2005 and ''You Should Be Hearing Something Now!'' in October 2007. He is a member of the bands Pimlico, The Red Inspectors, and
Spearmint
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.
In recent years, Lewis has appeared on bass guitar and backing vocals in
Paul Weller
John William Weller (born 25 May 1958), better known as Paul Weller, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame in the late 1970s as the guitarist and principal singer and songwriter of the rock band the Jam, alongside ...
's live band, as well as on Weller's albums ''
22 Dreams'', ''
Wake Up the Nation'' and ''
Sonik Kicks'', contributing bass, and also cello to "Light Nights", the opening track on ''22 Dreams''. In 2007, Lewis and Weller released a single as a duo: "Are You Trying to Be Lonely?". He was briefly interviewed on the ''
Just a Dream'' live DVD, also appearing in the rehearsal session and live BBC footage. His production credits include Swedish pop star
Magnus Carlson
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's debut solo UK album "A Nordic Soul", which was released in 2018.
Since 2015, Lewis has been part of The Night Mail, a trio which is completed by Austrian guitarist and songwriter Robert Rotifer and drummer
Ian Button. The Night Mail has recorded albums with Austrian poet and singer
André Heller
Franz André Heller (; born 22 March 1947 as Francis Charles Georges Jean André Heller-Hueart) is an Austrian artist, author, poet, singer, songwriter, and actor.
Biography
Heller was born in Vienna into a wealthy Jewish family of sweets manuf ...
, English songwriter
John Howard
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and French singer-songwriter
Louis Philippe
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.
Album discography
*''Billion Pound Project'', Acid Jazz, 2005
*''You Should Be Hearing Something Now!'', Acid Jazz, 2007
*''41'', Acid Jazz, 2011
ini LP*''Songs For A South Herts Symphony'', MP3, 2014
*''Bassetlaw'', MP3, 2014
*''Get Ready!'', MP3, 2014
s Lewis, Doyle & Twyman*''Summer Dancing'', Acid Jazz, 2017
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References
*https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-video-for-judy-dyble-andy-lewis-track-he-said-i-said
*https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/the-mojo-list/paul-wellers-10-best-collaborations/
*https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/pop-review-judy-dyble-andylewis-summerdancing-p2b7qwh06
External links
Andy Lewis bandcampAndy Lewis website
[last updated 2010)
English bass guitarists
CAtegory:English record producers
Living people
Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter
Acid Jazz Records artists
Year of birth missing (living people)
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