ArtistInfo

Andrew Gordon

GB
Electronic and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Andrew Gordon

Andrew D. Gordon, was born in London England and moved to Los Angeles in 1979. IN 1991 Andrew started a music educational publishing company A.D.G. Productions which has now published over 150 music instructional books with Andrew authoring over 60 books for piano/keyboards, woodwinds, guitar/bass, including such titles as “100 Ultimate Blues Riffs”, “100 Ultimate Jazz Riffs”, “Funky Organ Grooves”, “Outta Sight Funk & R&B Riffs” that are sold and used by teachers and students throughout the world. Besides the owner of A.D.G. Productions, he was a music professor at Cornel School Of Contemporary Music in Los Angeles from 2009 to 2017 teaching private piano students and group performance classes. Andrew also teaches students from around the world via the internet using a webcam, high speed internet connection and skype for different styles of music such as: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Funk, music career counseling, songwriting etc. Andrew is an exceptional all round experienced keyboard player, composer as well as a guitarist, and his experience has enabled him to compose, produce and arrange music for many artists, TV Shows, film, theater, commercials including TV shows such as General Hospital and Oceanquest. He has worked with such notable artists as Gary Wright, Johnny Guitar Watson, Edwin Starr, Mike Pinera. His band The Super Groovers has received worldwide airplay on many jazz radio stations. Andrew is equally adept at playing and teaching in many styles including, Pop, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Funk & R&B, Gospel, Country. Andrew began his musical training at the age of 7, studying classical piano for 12 years. He has studied Synthesizer Programming at UCLA and was chosen to participate, by B.M.I., in their film scoring workshop, instructed by world renowned TV and film composer EARL HAGEN. Andrew also studied Jazz piano for 6 years with top jazz pianist MIKE GARSON. Andrew is a proud member of ICAP International Committee of Artists for Peace. Andrew released a solo electronic synth based album called "Silhouette" in 1985 with the track "Walking The Lonely Streets" used as background music in the soap opera " General Hospital" during the 1980's. Andrew co-wrote, produced and arranged along with sax player Frank Villafranca 2 albums under the name "The Super-Groovers", the first albums title "Supergroovin" released in 2007 and the 2nd. album "Mainline Connection" released in 2012. Andrew also released a Blues and Boogie-Woogie solo piano album called "Boogie Woogie and The Blues in 2013.

Genres

• Electronic
• R&B/Soul