Over the past fifteen years, Andy has worked in a variety
of audio environments as an audio designer, engineer, consultant
and project manager, primarily working in theatre, music
and the corporate market.
In recent years, Andy has lent his audio engineering and
management skills to a wide variety of sound design projects.
They include the Sony Radio Awards (‘93-‘96),
The Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting opening ceremony
in Edinburgh (1997), opening night parties for Sunset Boulevard
and Phantom of the Opera and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 50th birthday
party (1998).
In addition, Andy has designed the prestigious Mercury Music
Prize since its conception (consecutively for eleven years),
helping it to grow from a small intimate prize to the largest
arts prize in Europe. Live artists have included Van Morrison,
Sting, Faithless, Suede, Pulp, Primal Scream & Coldplay.
Andy has worked on the European and Asian tours of Dein Perry’s
Tap Dogs, as well as overseeing the original version into
the West End. Responsibilities now include recruitment of
engineers and training to the original design.
In June 1999, Andy designed the award-winning dance show
Gumboots, which is currently touring the Europe and the Far
East following successful runs in the US and London's West
End.
Other recent studio work includes recording of Colin Dunn & Jean
Butlers Dancing on Dangerous Ground at Metropolis Studios.
As well as working on the recording, Andy also designed and
engineered the show, which premiered on Broadway’s
Radio City in New York.
In the summer 2000, Andy designed the ‘Caribbean Summer’ for
Channel 4. Artists included Jools Holland, Third World, James
Taylor Quartet and The Wailers. This was followed with Channel
4 Summer Tour 2001, which included such names as Fat Boy
Slim, Paul Okenfold, Groove Armada & Talvin Singh playing
live to audiences of up to 70,000 people.
Other projects throughout 2001 have included ‘Lambchop’ and ‘Orbital’ at
Somerset House, The record breaking ‘Vodafone Ball’ which
included artists such as ‘The Corrs’, ‘RonanKeating’, ‘Hearsay’,‘Culture
Club’ and ‘Steps’ to name a few.
Midsummer Classics at the Albert Hall was another design
featuring ‘Montserratt Caballe’,’ Michael
Ball’, ‘Tito Beltran’ with the ‘Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra.’
