Hearts Fire

Bio:

Andy Cook is an artist, musician, poet, writer, photographer, free thinker, and welder. He comes from a long line of artists, musicians and poets. Being raised by an atheist, a spiritualist, an agnostic, and a religionist forced his art to be birthed in those fiery alchemical realms between god and science, evolution and creationism, life and death, and chaos and order. Andy was born in Louisville, 1975. In 1993 he graduated from Fern Creek High School. That was enough formal education for Andy. He prefers to find his own way, to follow his own path. He chose to never attend college. He is self-taught in all the arts, in life. From the age of two he has been drawing. Starting in high school he worked odd jobs until he found a trade in welding. He presently works at Pohl Iron Works, Louisville, making ornamental Iron. He is an Iron Artist, one of many forms of his artistic expression. Andy started playing drums in 1992. In 1995 he picked up didgeridoo and various world percussion instruments. When Andy falls in love with a new instrument, or art form, he immerses himself in it. He works non-stop around the clock until he becomes one with it. Andy has played in and with a number of different groups including his present band ARCH. In 2001 he met Ron Whitehead at a Kentucky Center for The Arts Wriiting Workshop. The Workshop was led by Ron and James Baker Hall. As a result of this encounter, Andy has been traveling, touring America and Europe, performing with Ron ever since. Andy has been inspired by a number of artists including M.C. Escher, Leonardo DaVinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia O’Keeke, Edvard Munch and Ralph Steadman. His musical inspiration derives from Rock and Roll, World music, Folk, metal, Prog Rock, and Jazz. Writing inspiration ranges from Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson, Lao Tzu, Homer, Kurt Vonnegut, Ron Whitehead, William Burroughs, Carl Jung, Carl Sagan, to Douglas Adams. Andy's art has been exhibited in several galleries around Kentucky. He has performed music all over the United States and through Iceland, Scotland, and England with various bands, musicians, and poets including Sarah Elizabeth, David Amram, Frank Messina, Ron Whitehead, Southside, Bob Holman, Megas, Michael Pollock, Danny Pollock, Anonymous, ARCH, Scaramongo, Strike City, Paul K, Myron Koch, Jeffery Scott Holland, Marisa Barnes and Jason Schooling. For two years Andy was President of the Louisville Poets’ Guild. Andy recorded for the following albums: Tyranosaurus Tex - ARCH.. Viking Hillbilly Apocalypse Revue.. I Will not Bow Down - Ron Whitehead.. I Refuse - Ron Whitehead.. Water, Energy - Scaramongo.. Kentucky Blues - David Amram & Ron Whitehead.. Off the Cuff - Artists on Strike.. When the Redbuds Bloom - Sarah Elizabeth.. Don't Die Yet - Sarah Elizabeth.. Walking Home - Frank Messina & Ron Whitehead.. World Citizen - Michael Pollock.. Not Mute - Various Artists Andy is the author of one book: State of The Universe Address Andy also is one of the authors in the book: Jack Kerouac On the Road On the Road On the Road reflections upon the 50th anniversary Andy lives in The Highlands, Louisville, Kentucky. heartsfire5757@yahoo.com ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** ..

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Member Since:

January 15, 2007

Members:

ARCH consists of: Mark Abromavage-guitar and a side of sausage. Alex Rose-bass, backing vocals and lawyer. Andy Cook-drums, percussion, didjeridoo and hair farmer. Paul Helvey-guitar, vocals and soccer balls.

Influences:

A Perfect Circle, Air, Andy Summers, Aphex Twin, ARCH, The Beatles, Bjork, Blind Faith, Blue Oyster Cult, Boards of Canada, The Cars, The Clash, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, David Bowie, Beck, Black Sabbath, Brian Eno, Ennio Morricone, Frank Messina, The Fucking Champs, The Fucking Am, Fugazi, George Harrison, Heart, Heartless Bastards, Jack Kerouac, King Crimson, Kinghorse, Kool Keith, Led Zeppelin, Megadeth, Metallica(no later that "And Justice..."), Nirvana, Phillip Glass, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Primus, Queens of the Stone Age, Robert Fripp, Rock Star Club, Rush, Ron and Sarah Elizabeth Whitehead, Scorpions, Sepultura, Sigur Ros, Slayer, Smashing Pumpkins, Talking Heads, Tool, Tortoise, Trans Am, Trans Champs, Van Halen, The Velvet Underground, Ween, The White Stripes, William Burroughs, Yes and ZZ Top to name a couple.

Sounds Like:

ARCH is pure Rock and Roll with a dash of metal. Southerners, Northerners, stoners, hippies and metalheads all appreciate. Now, collaborations outside of ARCH have included experimental, appalachian folk, Aborigine, ambient, unclassifiable noise, prog-rock, world, metal and any strange mixture of all of those. ********************************************************* ********************************************************* AC's art is also hanging on the cyber walls of Faulkner and Friends @ http://www.faulknerandfriends.com/home.html

Record Label:

Unsigned