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About Me

andy jans-brown is a prolific singer songwriter. in the past six years andy has toured extensively both in australia and abroad. he has opened the show for nick cave and the bad seeds fronting his then sydney band 'iris'. he has had his songs played on national radio triple j and had his film clips broadcast on rage. in paris he performed at the fnac store australia music week promotion on the same bill as tina arena. he has collaborated with or worked along side dave tweedy (push), carl alwert, dan brown(mission ignition) lisa hunt, connor fitzgerald(lisa hunt band)sonia leeson(The mighty pragmatics), rowan mango gunstone and matt dyktinski(Edible pets), matt lilly(death of superman), adrien siboulet(sib), tommee (tommee and the neighbourhood), cameron gould (properganda klann), bess serena ringham(savage garden), tyrone noonan(george), dan hazard(soma rasa), dave wesley houston (bongo brothers), nate weger, craig johnson, greg samuelson, andrew grover laird, brett kempnich, moira mckenzie, jesse moore, johnny reggae ganga, danny freeman, anna petrie, warren trout (men at work), steve cummins(stone), and nick tipping. andy is currently recording his first full legnth album, to be released at a later date. andy does three different styles of show. he performs his solo acoustic singer song writer shows, he does a very tasty three piece show with piano and violin and then he does his full blown band show which can include a full contemporary orchestra.
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Member Since: 5/10/2006
Band Members: andy jans-brown (composer) Singer, guitar Dave Tweedy Guitar Carl Alwert Bass Dan Brown keys Connor Fitzgerald Drumsother members include Sonia Leeson Backing Vocals Brett Kempnich Backing Vocals Aiden Howarth Drums Danny Freeman Drums Luke Fegerson Bass and Backing Vocals'You Got Me Thinking' film clip with iris Adrien Siboulet guitar Nick Tipping keys Warren Trout drums Stephen Cummins Bass
Influences:More video's in video section.influences include my band members and close friends david tweedy, carl alwert, connor fitzgerald, dan brown, sam bartlett, sonia lesson, brett kempnich, rowan mango gunstone, sean smith, andrew grover laird, steve luscombe, paul kisvarda, sib, warren trout, nick tipping, steve cummins, hamish gorgon, luke fergerson, matt smith, greg samuelson, captain dave, ali, alain yalma maurin, lisa hunt, simon 7, tommee, nick and jim stewart, katie and tyrone noonan, justin tressida, the hazard brothers, jane hole, jesse moore, heidi taylor, johnny reggae ganga, stuart adams, jack jans, greg brown, michael brown, craig hedger, al wenden, tim roane, bess serena ringham, the comedian dan brown, maree jans, teresa jans, paul brown, richard brown, dean candy, Damian hendrix lund, ben wild, dave houston, marc carra, shane nicholson, simon bossell, des connelon, anthony simcoe, hugh baldwin, matt dyktinski, essie davis, fiona martinelli, matt lilly, danny rigney, nick garsden, lindy sardellic, cate blanchette, the muse as an influence natasha juniel, jodie low, simone grant, shannon mcleod, kipley mathieson, georgina kate symes, iben agergaard olsen, lisa chappell, elspeth maclean, moira mckenzie, Belle, my teachers have included peter martin, michael hannon, maggie noonan, shar, tony taylor, richard hayes marshall, terry clarke, lyn kidd, lynn pierce, rob hails, jo raphael, kate herbert, keith bain, tony knight, steve mathews, fred cole, jim kelly, michael worhington, annie mitchell, john fitzgerald, leigh carriage and then music i have obsessed over includes tim buckley, talking heads, the police, the red hot chilli peppers, david bowie, iggy and the stooges, the velvet underground, parliment, jeff buckley, radiohead, Beck, pink floyd, the doors, steve miller band, nick drake, jimi hendrix, leonard cohen, ben harper, cat stephens, fleetwood mac, keb mo, sly and the family stone, bob dylan, neil young, Dave Graney, lenny kravitz, rem, u2, coldplay, michael franti and spearhead, james brown, the small faces, jack johnson, hawsley workmen, kings of convenience, paul simon, john lennon, bruce springsteen, bon jovi, tex perkins and the cruel sea, nick cave and the bad seeds, mick harvey, p.j harvey, serge gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, tom waits, leonard skynard, elvis presley, elvis costello, the cure, tears for fears, the smiths, joy division, the stone roses, properganda klann, the happy mondays, blondie, pearl jam, nirvana, morphine, steely dan, australian crawl, cold chisel, jimmy barnes, don walker, ian moss, johnny diesel, paul kelly, midnight oil, inxs, the dandy warhols, the brian jonestown massacre, soma rasa, george, scarlett affection, katie noonan, nina simone, tyrone noonan, duran duran, lisa chappell, the pearl, elton john, love, authur lee, janis joplin, the smashing pumpkins, ME. chicago, damian rice, gorecki, debussy, miles davis, herbie hancock, stevie wonder, burt bacharach, carlos jobim, carlos santana, the witness, aurora jane, mal webb, john butler trio, invisible friend, shelly hughes, saritah, nathan kaye, marshall, matt seaburg, mission ignition, kurtis and the element, the waifs of coarse, yes, metalica, marvin gaye, aretha franklin, johnny guitar watson, ottis redding, nina simone, bb king, joni mitchell, billy holliday, albert king, taj mahal, johnny mathis, chet baker, curtis mayfield, d'angello, crowded house, split enz, the verve, the streets, rage against the machine, the sex pistols, the clash, kiss, the rolling stones, the beatles, led zepellin, AC-DC, iron maiden, judas priest, motorhead, beethoven, wagner, stravinski and bach and finally poets, artists and novelists i've been influenced by include william blake, pablo neruda, frederick nietzsche, herman hesse, jack kerouac, jean paul satre, joseph campbell, arnold mindell, ernest hemmingway, milan kundera, luis bunuel, goddard, richard linklater, samuel beckett, william shakespeare, dostoyevski, bukowski, john ralston saul, john pilger, noam chomsky, wittgenstein, hegel, marx, thomas mann, walt whitman, james joyce, paul davies, henry miller, gabriel richard kwon, federico fellini, george orwell, timothy leary, carl jung, r.d.laing, frued, aldous huxley, oscar wilde, bill hicks, benjamin wild, kandinski, jackson pollack, picasso, dali, shit i could go on and on....but i guess that puts you in an honest picture, sorry to those of you i have failed to mention and thankyou for the influence. What is an artist without influences to inspire and guide? I pay a deep and revering homage to all the above mentioned.
Sounds Like: andy's music has been compared to tim buckley, u2, radiohead, pink floyd, Nick Cave and the bad seeds, Beck, Damian Rice, ben harper, michael franti and spearhead, jeff buckley, the doors, hawksley workmen, bob dylan, lenny kravitz, leonard cohen, frank zappa, Dave Graney, james brown, franz ferdinand, cold play, the beatles, cat stephens, leonard skynard, serge gainsbourg, Jacques Brel, johnny o'keefe, the rolling stones, sly and the family stone, iggy and the stooges, the red hot chilli peppers, johnny cash, bruce springsteen, tom waits, arthur lee and love.
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My Blog

post card from ben jah man

i got a post card from ben jah man wild today.a 56p queens head and crown, royal mail, par avion granted its passage from the motherland of white australia.a face of words in ben jah man's unmistakle ...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:26:00 PST

The Cynics

The Cynics hey guysit's been a while since a posted a blogand whim has chosen this pocket of infinity to express something.......so let me bring to your attention, 'The Cynics'.I was re...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:35:00 PST

easter bunnies

the more i look into easter the more i like it.ok, point taken, it’s a spring festival, out of time and place here in the southern hemisphere, but that aside.....i like it.it’s all about f...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 05:09:00 PST

sing it out

here’s some words to a song i wrote a little while ago after enjoying r.d.laing’s book, ’the facts of life’.r.d.laing was in my dream last night.he was much younger than i woul...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:48:00 PST

catch phrases

i like catch phrasesi’ll show you mine if you show me yourshere’s some of mine........"You do what you can, it’s all you can do!""It’s all too much and not enough""When i am no...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:07:00 PST

The Serpent and the Lady - "FLESH"

Hey guysI hope you've been enjoying my blogs.I bumped into my old mate Cameron Gould the other day and i was reminded of the fabulous drum and bass collaboration we did with Cam on beats and programin...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:00:00 PST

The Truth!

Hey guys,I've been reading the dictionary again. I decided to look up the word 'TRUTH'. It lead me on a search which finally yielded to the spontaneous play of poetic-prose creation.I hope you enjoy.H...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:33:00 PST

The last erection of the Crusified Angel

Blood weepingwith pussfrom wounded palmsnailed to planksof savaged wood.A crown of thornsto make blood tearsimmortal.Ankles brokenby blow upon blowand there he hangsthe son of godin final moments of m...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:33:00 PST

truth, love and beauty

All of life is a poem to mebehind the veil of every instanta gatewayto eternityand sotodayi found myselfpondering............................................. .............................................
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:24:00 PST

The funny thing about being depressed!

You know the funny thing about being depressed?No, i don't either, but TIME sure thinks its funny."A waste!" it says ironically"Coz there's plenty more suffering where that came from.You've got a life...
Posted by andy jans-brown band on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:10:00 PST