Andersen Silva was an original member of the cover band the Hellevators during their short-lived (and unsung) career at Rutgers University in 1987. The southpaw began playing music in earnest in 1991, with two Yamaha keyboards and a right-handed electric guitar strung backwards and played upside-down. In 1992, Andy formed the duo Not An Exit with Jon Wardell; the two continue to work and compose together sporadically.
The idea of recording a full album struck Andy in mid-'99. With his arsenal strengthened by some Macintoshes, a vintage drum machine, a bass, and a true left-handed guitar, he began writing songs for it. Five years later, "Joy in the New" was finished, a CD's worth of tracks fully created and realized by Andersen Silva (except for "Not An Exit," co-written by Jon Wardell).
Hey Andy how r u ? Hope all is going great in your life!!!! I have a show at banjo Jim's on Tue, so I gotta get ready, I will skin this Open Mic:) But probably will next one:) And you? YOU SHOULD GO anyway!!! It's great practice and you know everyone adores you there!!!!
hey there! hope your show went well :) i had a show on the same day, remember? i have one on 7/26 as well if you want to come :) have a lovely day ~ ~kiyomi
Thanks, Andersen! Happy 4th to you too, man. Hey, if you're not busy, come out on the 11th to my gig. And let me know the next time you're playing, too, especially if it's outside again, haha.
hi Andersen, thanks so much for the message! it makes me happy that you like my songs, thanks for listening and for the feedback, it means so much. take care, ~kiyomi
Band is lookin' good! Check out some of the sample recordings on our main Myspace page to listen to some of the work we have done recently and read the comments bands have posted. You will see that we have an extremely high customer satisfaction rate. If you would like to take a tour of the studio or ask us any questions, you can IM us through AIM, our screen name is TALLBOYSTUDIOS.