andy jans-brown (composer) Singer, guitar
Dave Tweedy Guitar
Carl Alwert Bass
Dan Brown keys
Connor Fitzgerald Drums
other members include
Sonia Leeson Backing Vocals
Brett Kempnich Backing Vocals
Aiden Howarth Drums
Danny Freeman Drums
Luke Fegerson Bass and Backing Vocals
'You Got Me Thinking' film clip with iris
Adrien Siboulet guitar
Nick Tipping keys
Warren Trout drums
Stephen Cummins Bass
Influences
More video's in video section.
influences include my band members and close friends david tweedy, carl alwert, connor fitzgerald, dan brown, sam bartlett, sonia lesson, brett kempnich, rowan mango gunstone, sean smith, andrew grover laird, steve luscombe, paul kisvarda, sib, warren trout, nick tipping, steve cummins, hamish gorgon, luke fergerson, matt smith, greg samuelson, captain dave, ali, alain yalma maurin, lisa hunt, simon 7, tommee, nick and jim stewart, katie and tyrone noonan, justin tressida, the hazard brothers, jane hole, jesse moore, heidi taylor, johnny reggae ganga, stuart adams, jack jans, greg brown, michael brown, craig hedger, al wenden, tim roane, bess serena ringham, the comedian dan brown, maree jans, teresa jans, paul brown, richard brown, dean candy, Damian hendrix lund, ben wild, dave houston, marc carra, shane nicholson, simon bossell, des connelon, anthony simcoe, hugh baldwin, matt dyktinski, essie davis, fiona martinelli, matt lilly, danny rigney, nick garsden, lindy sardellic, cate blanchette, natasha juniel, jodie low, simone grant, shannon mcleod, kipley mathieson, georgina kate symes, iben agergaard olsen, lisa chappell, elspeth maclean, moira mckenzie, Belle, my teachers have included peter martin, michael hannon, maggie noonan, shar, tony taylor, richard hayes marshall, terry clarke, lyn kidd, lynn pierce, rob hails, jo raphael, kate herbert, keith bain, tony knight, steve mathews, fred cole, jim kelly, michael worhington, annie mitchell, john fitzgerald, leigh carriage and then music i have obsessed over includes tim buckley, talking heads, the police, the red hot chilli peppers, david bowie, iggy and the stooges, the velvet underground, parliment, jeff buckley, radiohead, Beck, pink floyd, the doors, steve miller band, nick drake, jimi hendrix, leonard cohen, ben harper, cat stephens, fleetwood mac, keb mo, sly and the family stone, bob dylan, neil young, Dave Graney, lenny kravitz, rem, u2, coldplay, michael franti and spearhead, james brown, the small faces, jack johnson, hawsley workmen, kings of convenience, paul simon, john lennon, bruce springsteen, bon jovi, tex perkins and the cruel sea, nick cave and the bad seeds, mick harvey, p.j harvey, serge gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, tom waits, leonard skynard, elvis presley, elvis costello, the cure, tears for fears, the smiths, joy division, the stone roses, properganda klann, the happy mondays, blondie, pearl jam, nirvana, morphine, steely dan, australian crawl, cold chisel, jimmy barnes, don walker, ian moss, johnny diesel, paul kelly, midnight oil, inxs, the dandy warhols, the brian jonestown massacre, soma rasa, george, scarlett affection, katie noonan, nina simone, tyrone noonan, duran duran, lisa chappell, the pearl, elton john, love, authur lee, janis joplin, the smashing pumpkins, ME. chicago, damian rice, gorecki, debussy, miles davis, herbie hancock, stevie wonder, burt bacharach, carlos jobim, carlos santana, the witness, aurora jane, mal webb, john butler trio, invisible friend, shelly hughes, saritah, nathan kaye, marshall, matt seaburg, mission ignition, kurtis and the element, the waifs of coarse, yes, metalica, marvin gaye, aretha franklin, johnny guitar watson, ottis redding, nina simone, bb king, joni mitchell, billy holliday, albert king, taj mahal, johnny mathis, chet baker, curtis mayfield, d'angello, crowded house, split enz, the verve, the streets, rage against the machine, the sex pistols, the clash, kiss, the rolling stones, the beatles, led zepellin, AC-DC, iron maiden, judas priest, motorhead, beethoven, wagner, stravinski and bach and finally poets, artists and novelists i've been influenced by include william blake, pablo neruda, frederick nietzsche, herman hesse, jack kerouac, jean paul satre, joseph campbell, arnold mindell, ernest hemmingway, milan kundera, luis bunuel, goddard, richard linklater, samuel beckett, william shakespeare, dostoyevski, bukowski, john ralston saul, john pilger, noam chomsky, wittgenstein, hegel, marx, thomas mann, walt whitman, james joyce, paul davies, henry miller, gabriel richard kwon, federico fellini, george orwell, timothy leary, carl jung, r.d.laing, frued, aldous huxley, oscar wilde, bill hicks, benjamin wild, kandinski, jackson pollack, picasso, dali, shit i could go on and on....but i guess that puts you in an honest picture, sorry to those of you i have failed to mention and thankyou for the influence. What is an artist without influences to inspire and guide? I pay a deep and revering homage to all the above mentioned.
Sounds Like
andy's music has been compared to tim buckley, u2, radiohead, pink floyd, Nick Cave and the bad seeds, Beck, Damian Rice, ben harper, michael franti and spearhead, jeff buckley, the doors, hawksley workmen, bob dylan, lenny kravitz, leonard cohen, frank zappa, Dave Graney, james brown, franz ferdinand, cold play, the beatles, cat stephens, leonard skynard, serge gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, johnny o'keefe, the rolling stones, sly and the family stone, iggy and the stooges, the red hot chilli peppers, johnny cash, bruce springsteen, tom waits, arthur lee and love.
andy jans-brown is a prolific singer songwriter. like Sysiphus condemed to push a rock up the mountain, so too is Andy absurd in his unrelenting creative process. Andy holds a Bachelor of Contemporary Music from Southern Cross University, (Majoring in Composition). Andy also studied Acting full time at the renowned NIDA, (Dip in Acting Course at The National Institute of Dramatic Art) along side Australian legends like Essie Davis, Cate Blanchette, Mathew Dyktinski, Simon Bossell and Anthony Simcoe. In the past eight years andy has toured extensively both in australia and abroad. he has opened the show for nick cave and the bad seeds fronting his then sydney band 'iris'. he has had his songs played on national radio triple j and interviewed by Rosie Beaton. He had his film clip broadcast on rage. in paris he performed at the fnac store australia music week promotion on the same bill as tina arena. he has been in the top 50 for chaos music downloads and in the top 30 in the music oz song competition in 2005. He's been played on RRR radio by Austalian Icon Dave Graney, and played live to air on The ABC's Backyard program. "Despite Everything", one of Andy's many compositions has been used in season 3, episode 1 of the foxtel showtime series, 'Satisfaction'. he has collaborated with or worked along side Warren Trout (men at work, Cate Cerbrano, Jimmy Barnes and Guy Sebastion) dave tweedy (push), carl alwert, dan brown(mission ignition) lisa hunt, connor fitzgerald(lisa hunt band)sonia leeson(The mighty pragmatics), rowan mango gunstone and matt dyktinski(Edible pets), matt lilly(death of superman), adrien siboulet(sib), tommee (tommee and the neighbourhood), cameron gould (properganda klann), bess serena ringham(savage garden), tyrone noonan(george), dan hazard(soma rasa), dave wesley houston (bongo brothers), nate weger, craig johnson, greg samuelson(Trip poppies), andrew grover laird, brett kempnich, moira mckenzie(Luca), jesse moore(luca), johnny reggae ganga, danny freeman, anna petrie, steve cummins(stone), and nick tipping(iris).
andy is currently recording his first full legnth album, to be released at a later date.
andy does three different styles of show. he performs his solo acoustic singer song writer shows, he does a very tasty three piece show with piano and violin and then he does his full blown band show which can include a full contemporary orchestra.
hey man - sorry i haven't replied - don't check my myspace as much as i should - good to hear you're gigging - our full length album is finally finished - give us a call sometime... hg - ps the coffee machine still works hehe
Hello Again, Just a quick note to say that the new EP 'Monster & Mintrel' is available for Download online through iTunes/Amazon and many streaming sites. Click here to choose a store. Thank you for your continued support. Happy Holidays! Namaste
i saw your film..hmmm jaded taurean dog stuff hey. ;o) i told simon, he didnt rise (from the sofa) to the occassion. someday i guess he will. can't feel christmas can't feel much at all i'm a jaded scorpion ox one or your cuddles could prob change all that, but... *sigh* miss you and wish you happy holidays.
Thanks Andy, if you get a chance please let us know what you think of our online jam 'concept' or if you would like to participate, it would be great to hear from you.
hey there Andy, I relly like the emotion in your songs and sound, well done, I've seen the video Kate shot at Dunmoochin last Saturday, it's pretty good,we'll keep in touch , cheers, Tony
(con't) tax money back then i could piss about a little longer. worst comes to anything i just get more money on my credit card and pay it off as usual. i am looking forward to my axis mundis hatstand and some regular working hours- aside from my regular sleeping hours. you know how it is- the independence of financial stability and a debt free conscience in the face of a non negotiable lifestyle that in order to afford one must sell out...
however- i am looking at early february as my return- that's if i don't decide to leg home for christmas. i hate the prospect of new years and january in australia though, so feel free to float me any suggestions. i would consider Woodford if i was back in Oz, but really- january is a cunt to me, and i want to hit the ground working.
the following need to be considered- a job. a home. in that order.
that's pretty much it, everything else can follow. you keen to find a place still? or you happy in your little box? let me know so that i don't have the false assumption of a flatmate, and can over the next couple months start to look at jobs and homes. i'd be happy to start chewing the fat with you though- we've not lived or travelled as commonly dreamt, and i've not the stomach nor patience for large cheap households- i just want the dramaless bliss of my ignorance back.
well mate. speaking of dramaless, i must go and recline someplace and drink fruits and read books (Lord of the Flies, The Male Multiple Orgasm, Deer Shifter). hope all is well, and without the drama that you love to be hurt by.
just checking my pulse via your validation machine.
i'm still in Pai,
and as sober as ever.
the 30th was a gas. spent most of the day by the swimming pool, had dinner with Jay and two other buddies, then recommenced drinking and got smashing drunk. the next day obviously resumed drinking in the swimming pool and continued to kill cell brains. then the Halloween finale, which culminated in 2 litres of whiskey (good stuff too) and Ben Sparrow tearing a ligament in my foot....
oh yeah, got a tattoo earlier in the day.
it's a warm fuzzy blur of a 30th memory, wish you were here. we've also decided to get on the wagon for a while- and i've not broken the 3 drink mark on any night since Halloween. i am sporting a walking stick anyway, and drinking is not conducive to walking sticks... let alone walking.
meanwhile Skye is missing in action- went to Bangkok 3 weeks ago and hasn't been seen or heard from since.
some of the crew are still here, and Jay is currently getting the world tattooed on his back...
an italian local and i are doing a visa run to Burma in 5 days in his truck, which should be fucking great fun- means we can bypass Chiang Mai. i will get another night in in Chiang Mai- and try and see Mango, but i'm a very lazy fucker of late as you may have noticed...
the plan is completely non-existent right now. my sister should be having a baby today, and though i would like to go home for christmas, it would be the 3rd time i have gone home when it was not of my true volition... if the daggy old handbag bitch we fondly know as the Queen would give me my tax
gotta be quick cos i'm so fucking hungry i could eat the arse out of a low flying leg of lamb. i am alive as it happens. just got out of the bowels of hell- a most beautiful place to go and destroy every vestibule of one's dignity and desire to live a healthy life... i was again knocking on that most lucid of doors called the Horrors, aka the Dread, aka the Fever, aka the Self.
am back in Pai after 26 hours on 3 buses- what a cunt. didn't fly back in cos i was drunk or ill when i should have been booking flights, so i only have 15 days here instead of the 30 for flying, so don't know what the score is yet. might or might not se Mango, but will see Skye soonly. probably head to Cambodia again cos Laos was a bit much for me- me getting old an all. Thailand is nicer place. still aiming for a Burmese Xmas, then either fly home from Bangkok, or across to Vietnam to get some threads (depends on what little cash is left in the kitty), and then home. either way BURMA, and Sydney or Melbourneo by late Jan early Feb. i need a job i suppose, and i'll be looking for someplace to live i guess- so think about what we talked about.
righto mate- i'll get off your classifieds page billboard load of shit, and go get some noodles and beer. you should consider Macebook- it is a bit more childish than myspace, and myspace is just for advertising our own unwanted art anyway. you should come get your existence validated by 8% of all the fucking strangers that you have as friends in brackets on Macebook. it's what the new generation live for.
my darling, lovely, wonderful andy jans brown. thank you for that message. i thought of you just a few days ago when i returned home. i wished i had, what we have, close by; a friend that melts into your being and make you feel all warm, loved and safe. i miss you so much, but you know how one can get so used to grief that they dont even notice the constant ache. well, that's pretty much how i live these days. interspersed with moments of genuine joy and all the rest. cold come to melbs for a few days, maybe when simmie swings into town, but my schedule is pretty tight til feb. love you always. lisa
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FRIDAY 30th OCTOBER
Winter Room (Upstairs of the Exford Hotel),
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The Line up
VINCE PEACH (3PBS/SOUL A-GO-GO)
BIG SAMMY (JC'S/GEELONG'S FINEST)
YOUNG DECAMERON (JC's/CHERRY)
SIMON LAXTON (MESS AROUND/ GIMME SHELTER)
CHAIRMAN GAZ (BARBARELLA/CLUB UK ... Back from Retirement)
Hey there, Special Patrol are coming to Melbourne this sat 24th to launch their new album at The John Curtin Band Room. Come check it out there is free beer!
G'day Andy(again) I just sent you a message and then discovered this function (!)...yes, coming to melb and would to catch up. I'll be coming down with tonya hopefully. I'll keep you posted!
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