About Me
Born on Earth Day with a strange urge to recycle, preserve and conserve, Andrew Kasab
creates an eclectic mix of American Primitive guitar, contemporary acoustic, funk, rock, folk,
classical, blues and world music. Andrew utilizes unconventional approaches to the guitar
including alternate tunings, percussive picking and fingering techniques.
Spreading musical love around the Earth for over 20 years, Andrew’s main focus in life has always
revolved around developing his musical skills; performing as a solo artist or in bands, working
as a sound technician or a full time music educator has given great insight into the finesse, business,
and art of music.
"It's a lot more work than most people think," (Fox 43 interview/Harrisburg, PA, Feb 2003)
and Andrew works hard to entertain audiences at any type of venue. Persistence best describes
Andrew’s solo album releases and live performances. Working without a net, flashy guitar
processing or effects, Andrew relies upon natural vibrations of metal and wood to paint
the murals of music he brushes across audiences.
As a child growing up in a musical family, his vocal and instrumental talent emerged through
the help and encouragement of his family. “I scratched up Mom’s guitar pretty bad learning
how to play the thing...oops,†(Public Access cable interview/Elon, NC 1994). His
experiences have been anything short of normal; performing for a top-level general from
Uruguay, at the White House in Washington DC, a community pool party, art galleries,
festivals, or at a fast food restaurant at Christmas time, life is full or surprises.
Andrew Kasab supports the use and development of green energy such as wind, solar and water power.
Andrew Kasab uses D'Addario strings, Dunlop picks and slides, Taylor guitars and Big Bends Nut Sauce.
Andrew Kasab is a proud member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, &
Publishers(ASCAP).
"This guy's a monster on the acoustic guitar." - Annette Warner, A.Warner Entertainment!
"Sunday evening shows at The Pour House generally give listeners a chance to nurse a weekend of hangovers, and tonight is no exception. Two local folkies make up this week's Sunday soundtrack: Raleigh's Paul Daniel focuses on the punch of the desolate, echoing the world-weary Springsteen or, better yet, a less-scruffy Pete Yorn. Cary's Andrew Kasab works from the other side of the spectrum, turning his acoustic into a mouthpiece for emotion as he picks and strums his way through bluesy Americana rags."
- The Independent
"On behalf of the Board of Directors of Triangle Uncorked, I wish to say thank you to Andrew Kasab for entertaining at Triangle Uncorked 2007. Andrew Kasab's music was excellent and well-received. Andrew was a pleasure to work with and very professional. I will not hesitate to call on Andrew again in the future." - John Thomas, North Raleigh Rotary Club, Chairman Entertainment Committee, Triangle Uncorked, Koka Booth Ampretheater 2007
"I wanted to take an opportunity to extent a personal statement about Andrew Kasab, an artist with whom my stores have worked regularly with in recent months. Several stores in the North Carolina area have had the pleasure of hosting a live performance with Andrew and all have been very positive and enjoyable experiences. He is extremely professional and dedicated, offering his time to perform in our stores with energy and passion for his music that our staff and Borders customers just love. All stores have nothing but great things to say!" - Stacy MacGregor, District Marketing Manager, Borders North Carolina and Tidewater VA
"Truly an amazing artist, I found so much talent and diversity in Andrew Kasab's music, I was immediately pulled into his mix of funky rock, red-hot blues and superb folk sound. Andrew has this deep voice, full of passionate soul that he lays into his guitar with. He's pulled deep into his roots to create extraordinary lyrics in songs like "Devil's Got No Hold" and "Regret". It's a toe-tapping good time CD! If you like your blues on the rocks with a little folk, you'll love Andrew Kasab's Crossing! " - WilmingtonNCMusic.com
"I have to admit, I'm totally partial to homemade releases, and Andrew Kasab's Crossing is so homemade that it makes my computer hum and vibrate with a strange buzz. The music itself is earnest singer-songwriter strumming with a little pit of post-Dave Matthews rhythmic kick (not to mention hyper-sensitivity) evident in Kasab's playing, which frequently detours off into deft fills. In places ("Regret"), Kasab sounds like he's fronting a band that's not actually there, and one can imagine the band swinging into a groove behind him, all busy bass lines and semi-funky snares. The music, though, is better off without a band, leaving some amount to be imagined (which is more than can be said for most dudes with acoustic guitars). " - Jambands.com
