Artist description International superstar Andy is known for his sensual, exotic dance music with lush middle-eastern melodies. His unique style of blending ancient sounds and rhythms with modern western production and the ability to sing in many languages including english and spanish enables him to cross all musical boundaries and cultures.

Music Style World/Dance/Pop

Musical Influences Sting, Peter Gabriel, Ray Charles, Santana, Alan Parsons Project, Deep Purple

Similar Artists Santana, Sting, Cheb Khaled, Cheb Mami, Loreena Mckennitt

Artist History Andy relocated to Los Angeles in order to develop his Persian-Armenian culture with cutting-edge western music production. Coincidentally, his music is banned in his native Iran, however, he tours the globe and headlined at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles in '98 and '99 and will perform there July 22, 2000.

Group Members 10 piece band

Instruments Bass, Guitar, Drums, Percussion (darbuka, daf) Keyboards, Duduk, Tar

Albums "Silk Road", "Devoted", "Tanhaee", "Beegharar", CD single "Nuneh"

Press Reviews CNN, Billboard, Los Angeles Times, People Espagnol, Music Connection, Raygun, Rhythm Magazine(see reviews at official website www.andymusic.com)

Additional Info Andy's music is featured on MTV's "Road Rules"

Location Los Angeles, California - USA

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