Andy Gibson (vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, keys, programming, sax); Brendan Turner (bass) Stephen Thomas (drums, percussion); Dylan Storey (electric guitars, bass); Charmaine Ford (piano, keys); Reb Fountain/Caitlin Smith (harmonies); Sam Prebble (violin); Rachel Wells (cello)
Influences
Bjork, Radiohead, Sam Phillips, Death Cab For Cutie, The Postal Service, The Flaming Lips, Tom Waits, The Strokes, DJ Krush, Tricky, DJ Shadow, The Roots, Fat Freddy's, Bic Runga, The Mars Volta, Beck, Ben Harper, Bobby McFerrin, The Books, Cali, Calexico, The Doors, Keb' Mo', Lamb, Mason Jennings, Mos Def, Nitin Sawhney, Pearl Jam, Raphael, Roni Size, Sanagi, Sigur Ros, Stereophonics, Sufjan Stevens, The Sugarcubes, Talvin Singh, Telepopmusik, Thievery Corporation
Sounds Like
Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Bright Eyes, Bic Runga but a boy, Turin Brakes, Unbelievable Truth, Neil Finn, Keane, Paddy Casey, Mason Jennings, Death Cab for Cutie
..to buy andy's album 'behind the i' click below...
andy gibson is an auckland based musician of depth and sincerity. his voice is compelling and has a distinctively new zealand character. in 2007, he released ‘behind the i’, a carefully crafted album of melodic indie pop songs with strands of electronica and folk. influences includ bright eyes, radiohead, jeff buckley and bic runga. lyrically, andy’s songs tackle human issues, addressing both personal and global struggles.
‘behind the i’ was released on jody lloyd’s she’ll be right records and is distributed by rhythm method. it was recorded between andy’s home studio and the lab studios. cousin sam gibson (sound engineer for neil finn, dave dobbyn) mixed the album in the uk and mastering was done at york street. musicians featured on the album come from many corners of nz’s music scene: tui winner charmaine ford on piano; stephen thomas (spacifix) on drums; dylan storey on electric guitars, sam prebble on violin and harmonies by reb fountain.
andy has spent a lot of time moving around. he has lived in paris and boston, thailand and india and his time in new zealand has been spread between wellington, auckland, christchurch and dunedin. andy is both a musician and a sociolinguist – he is currently working on a masters degree on the topic of singing accents in new zealand.
the first video from 'behind the i' is for the song "edge of change". the video, which is made up of over 1500 still photos, was directed by rick harvie at belmont productions.
Hey, thanks. I'm based in Hamilton now and I vaguely remember you mentioning you played in Hamilton at some point ... i think? If that's right, can you reccommend any good venues to get some gigs at, i don't really know the area well yet :)
hey andy! i don't know if you'll remember me, but it was good hanging out with you and gemma at calh on the sunday night. thanks for the beer! you were epic in the renegade room :D
Hey Andy Its Ryan (and my band) from the Acoustic Edge you played a mean set.. do you have a demo of scales =] be sure to comment back and tell us what you think... all the best with the gigging and quest to stardome =]
I hope things are going well for you, and I really hope I get to hear you sing and play music again soon. PLUS! We've got to exchange some neuroliguistic neuropsychology tutorials, eh?
Are you getting bendy with your friend's Wednesday yoga? I'm turning into an awesome teacher. We definitely need to plan some yoga parties over school break in early September.
Awesome cd!! Great songs & arrangements (you really nailed those sax notes ;-) I'm hopping over to the South island tomorrow morning, looking forward to a cold but beautiful holiday.
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