Well, largly just myself, but have the great privilage to work with some great musicians such as Adam Bushell, Mandy Bell, Mark Cherry, Simon DeSouza, Jamie Salisbury, Neal and Sue Richardson, and many more!
Influences
Emmylou Harris:
Classic album "Red Dirt Girl".
Amazing career. Amazing music. Amazing voice. Love it. Love it all Tommy Emmanuel:
Without doubt the greatest guitar player in the world. The most awesome live show I have ever seen. Check the 15 minute drum solo. Astonishing. Wayne Krantz:
One of the most inspired guitarists on the scene. Amazing sounds.
A complete unfathomable mystery.
Great! Lawrence of Arabia:
A great hero. Nobody does stuff like this stuff anymore! Andreas Oberg:
Amazing Swedish guitarist Yes:
In the current climate, music business executives would ensure that
this kind of music would never see the light of day. Check "Fragile" or "Going For The One". Awesome! Liane Carroll:
Jaw dropping. It is my mountain to play guitar like Liane sings. Always a surprise, the most beautiful music I have ever heard in my life! Man:
Mad Welsh rock band in the 70's. The first rock band I ever saw live.
A huge fan. Alan Murphy:
As far as I am concerned, the greatest guitarist of all time. Pink Floyd:
Trail blazers. Check out "Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii". Dave Gilmore
is awesome. Gianfranco Zola:
Consumate sportsman and footballing hero. Chelsea legend. The Eagles:
Timeless American anthems. Joe Walsh has always been my hero. Kings X:
Wow. I wish this was my band. Pat Travers:
I have a thing about three piece rock bands. "Making Magic" is
one of the greatest albums ever! Pat Metheny:
Obvious I suppose. Prolific genius. Ritchie Blackmore:
I saw Blackmore at Hammersmith Odeon with Rainbow. Like going to Church.
Huge Purple fan. Amazing blues band. Larry Carlton:
A major influence. Essential listening. Joe Zawinul:
So much great music. Still as great as ever. Great show at Ronnies
last year. Tom Waits:
The sheer beauty of it. Genesis:All of the early folky stuff. Amazing Fyona Campbell:
Crazy lady who walked around the world. I would love to have done that.
Huge inspiration. Alexander the Great:
Great story. One of the greatest psychopaths that ever lived. Muse:
The best band out there at this moment in time. T Rex:
Classic. "Metal Guru", "Get It On". Still a huge influence. Tom Hanks:
A huge catalogue of work. Hardly a duff movie in there. Always of importants. Gary Moore:
Without doubt the most influencial guitarist to come out of the UK. So much great stuff. Colosseum ll, Thin Lizzy (Black Rose!), "Still Got The Blues". Unimpeachable. Ricky Lee Jones:
Huge. Quite simple huge.Stunning.
Hi, My name is Andy Drudy, allow me to introduce myself. I now reside in Melbourne, Australia. Before that, a small town on the south coast of England, called Seaford
I have been a professional guitarist for the last
'god knows how many years'including session work and touring ,and now specialize in music for TV and film. My interests are jazz guitar (or any form of contemporary guitar playing for that matter), composition, and improvisation in general. I studied at GIT Los Angeles in 1983.
I play with Jazz Diva Sue Richardson with whom I have the great pleasure of playing
at many jazz festivals and concerts around the UK & Europe. I have taught at The
Brighton Institute of Modern music.
I have also been a contributer to "Total Guitar"
magazine, (the biggest selling Guitar mag in the UK), as well as "Music Talk Magazine".
I had the great honour of co-producing an album with jazz vocalist/piano player Liane Carroll for
Splash Point Records, which as we speak, is doing great things.
Liane is a regular performer at Ronnie Scott's club.
We are now preparing for the next release with jazz diva Sue Richardson.
I am a keen cycle tourist, having recently completed my second trip across the USA (4,120 miles) in the
summer of 2001 and across Australia (2,500 miles) in 2005.
Future plans include cycling the across New Zealand in autumn 2010.
As far as music goes, watch out for various solo recording hopefully at the end of 2009. Watchout for various new rock and jazz projects in the near future.
Product will hopefully be available on this site shortly. Also, please visit my
homepage at www.andydrudy.co.uk, and hope you enjoy this page.
Hi Andy, a real pleasure listening to your music, enjoyed the articulation and phrasing. Photos were also a treat, from missile silos to the GIT! Stay in touch, all the best, Mike
I hear you're at the Cardinal Wolsey soon - will definitely try to be there for that one and to say hello. Good luck with my mum and those tricky 13ths. Ken
Total pleasure to meet you here on Myspace - thanx for finding me. Lovely to hear your music and impressed with what you are doing - keep up the good work and maybe someday we shall meet on a stage somewhere...! All the best,
Lol this is music that lifts the spirit how fab are you 'Fingers' lol. Nicely played Andy I'm impressed thank you for finding me i appreciate it especially in this huge space. Reads like your busy too especially the cycling. where do you find the time? ; )
Hi Andy,thank you for your virtual friendship here on myspace.Its my pleasure to meet you on there.Cool Stuff mate.Keep up the great work. Cheers from BELGIUM EDOUARD GABRIEL
