Artist description Andrew Jackson is an alternative singer songwriter, producer, composer in the San Francisco Bay Area. Some of the early influences that helped to shape his style as a songwriter and performer include Eno, Lou Reed, David Bowie, John Lennon, and Syd Barrett. Jackson takes an experimental approach to songwriting, exploring methods of writing and recording that will produce unexpected results. He prefers to work late at night, "guided by intuition, dreams, and the laws of chance" -- which brings a haunting, ethereal quality to much of his work. Also fond of studio experimentation, Jackson uses technology in unusual ways, mixing electronics with acoustic instrumentation, and composing on the fly in his home studio. Recent projects include a new Zru Vogue CD (a collaboration with original Zruist Max Tyrell) entitled "Unlimited Enjoyment, Instant Gratification" and 1999's "Songs from the Silicon Underground," an 18-song CD with more than 60 minutes of original songs in a more-or-less acoustic format. Current projects include a retrospective compilation CD to be titled "Choking On Mochi," and a CD re-issue of Jackson's debut solo album "Prison Without Walls."

Music Style Alternative Underground Singer-Songwriter

Musical Influences Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, John Lennon, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Beck, Bjork, Aimee Mann, Pizzicato 5, etc.

Similar Artists Beck, Elliott Smith, Eels, REM

Artist History Founding member of Zru Vogue and Science Patrol (influential 80's indie cult bands best known for the college radio hits: "Bandit Ducks From Outer Space" and "Nakweda Dream"). Guitarist/singer/songwriter with late-70's glam-punk group Idiot (co-wrote countless songs with Tad Williams, now a New York Times best-selling sci-fi/fantasy writer). A solo artist since 1985, Jackson now focuses on songwriting, playing his guitar, writing, producing, and recording his music.

Group Members Andrew Jackson, a.k.a. DJ Happy, a.k.a. Our Hero, a.k.a.Bub Rhino, a.k.a. The Artist Formerly Known As Android Christ.

Instruments Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Ebow, Melodica, Pots and Pans, Clarinet, etc.

Press Reviews "The whispers of San Francisco are more haunting than the screams of LA" - Sub-Pop, reviewing Nakweda Dream, a song Jackson wrote and sang with Zru Vogue circa 1981. Sub-Pop voted Nakweda Dream the best independent single of that year, and it topped playlists on Bay Area college radio stations. "Beware the neo-african avalanche." - NME (The UK's New Musical Express) in 1981, reviewing the Zru Vogue single Cumulonimbus. "Bandit Ducks [from Outer Space] is a true classic, one of the greatest songs of all time." - MadMartian.com, circa 1997, referring to the song Jackson wrote and performed with Science Patrol, originally released in 1982 on Zero Risk Records.

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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