{"id":1259,"date":"2022-11-29T10:25:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T10:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/?page_id=1259"},"modified":"2025-02-20T00:58:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T00:58:48","slug":"andy-the-other-one","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/?page_id=1259","title":{"rendered":"Andy &#038; and the Other One"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1259\" class=\"elementor elementor-1259\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00d83e8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00d83e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3a7abc\" data-id=\"c3a7abc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11cb2c animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a11cb2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Andy & the Other One<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59aa312 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59aa312\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50da6f8\" data-id=\"50da6f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a55f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"43a55f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cargo-Andy-Android-300x200-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1261\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-504fcd8\" data-id=\"504fcd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56618bf animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56618bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In 1999\u00a0<strong>Andy Mitchell\u00a0<\/strong>began to record material for his first serious solo project since his last band\u00a0<strong>The AM Band\u00a0<\/strong>disbanded.\u00a0 Having co-opted the superior talents of\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Matthew Johnson\u00a0<\/strong>and recruiting old writing partners\u00a0<strong>Austen Hornbrook\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>John Falcini<\/strong>, with guest musicians that included the fabulous\u00a0<strong>Adam Phillips\u00a0<\/strong>on guitar,\u00a0<strong>Winston Blisset\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Micky Englert\u00a0<\/strong>on Bass\u00a0 and\u00a0<strong>Jim Benham\u00a0<\/strong>on Drums these recordings eventually formed the first tracks featured on\u00a0<strong>Songs from the bottom Drawer\u00a0<\/strong>and went under the artist name of\u00a0<strong>Andy &amp; the Other One<\/strong>.\u00a0 This name originated from the many duo gigs Andy and Austen played together Where Andy would be asked his name and then when the interviewer turned to Austen and asked\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cand who are you?\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>He would inevitably say\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cI\u2019m the other One\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12c3d2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12c3d2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7572e28\" data-id=\"7572e28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619fb40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"619fb40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83e31b9 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83e31b9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fc607d\" data-id=\"3fc607d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a55e0 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a55e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first album was described by Andy as being almost a Covers album, which gave him a chance to take these songs apart and put them back together. Made up of songs written during the time of his first original band that were never developed, reworking of tracks featured on AM Band albums and a few brand new songs, including\u00a0<strong>Falling in Love\u00a0<\/strong>featuring the unmistakable vocals of Garage Diva\u00a0<strong>Angie Brown<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong><em>\u2018It was a logical way to re-enter the world of recording this time having the advantage of modern digital recording technology to expand the production possibilities.\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3806812\" data-id=\"3806812\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f600a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9f600a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bottom-Drawer-Cover-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1262 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bottom-Drawer-Cover-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bottom-Drawer-Cover-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bottom-Drawer-Cover-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1262\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bottom-Drawer-Cover-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Bottom-Drawer-Cover-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37e4bb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37e4bb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e2f165\" data-id=\"6e2f165\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09472ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09472ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d5e490 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d5e490\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3c6329\" data-id=\"c3c6329\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920efcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"920efcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover326x3261-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1263 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover326x3261-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover326x3261-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover326x3261-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover326x3261-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cover326x3261-150x150-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-162d948\" data-id=\"162d948\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a917425 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a917425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2001 Andy began work on\u00a0<strong>La La La I\u2019m not listening\u00a0<\/strong>which was more complete in every sense. Featuring a much larger body of new material and a few old tracks that had never been recorded.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d25b126 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d25b126\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad1d90f\" data-id=\"ad1d90f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339eb89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"339eb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c1dc32 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c1dc32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3682621\" data-id=\"3682621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2b484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa2b484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1.bmp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1.bmp 624w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbe2fa8\" data-id=\"cbe2fa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48555b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48555b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Filming-Promo-Shot-300x120-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1265 lazyload\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/120;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Filming-Promo-Shot-300x120-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1265\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27efe21 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27efe21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-712b3fe\" data-id=\"712b3fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38a214d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"38a214d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce1f1e animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce1f1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two years later the gang started on their most ambitious project yet.\u00a0 Inspired by the prevailing horror that is celebrity culture Andy wrote and produced his third Album\u00a0<strong>I\u2019m a Nonentity get me out of Here<\/strong> with accompanying video short, this is a concept revolving around a mythical Andy whose greatest ambition is to gain fame. Any kind of fame be it the dreadful \u201cWho the Bloody Hell are You\u201d nonsense or the excruciating and yet strangely predictable \u201cCelebrity Toilets\u201d also featured in the cringe factor are set pieces that seem not unlike X factor and The Dragon\u2019s Den, but underneath this seemingly trite conceit lies a more tragic conclusion for the chief protagonist.\u00a0Andy felt this was always the darker and least commercial of the Three albums. Which is probably why he enjoyed recording it so much, however after a brief\u00a0 diversion recording a charity album with his old \u201creformed\u201d group\u00a0<strong>The AM Band\u00a0<\/strong>he left his recitative chums to begin work on\u00a0his next\u00a0project.\u00a0Which would ultimately evolve into\u00a0a brand new concept driven creation\u00a0\u00a0<strong>The Big Funk Factory<\/strong>. Although he didn\u2019t really leave them as John; \u00a0Austen and Neil\u00a0were all \u00a0invited or coerced with money to take part in it\u2019s inception.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9eedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"bb9eedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/XpILT4Kijws&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-video .elementor-widget-container{overflow:hidden;transform:translateZ(0)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper{aspect-ratio:var(--video-aspect-ratio)}.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper iframe,.elementor-widget-video .elementor-wrapper 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb618e animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdb618e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discography:<\/p><p><strong>Songs From the Bottom Drawer\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released by Big Funk Ltd 2000\/AWAL in 2008)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>La La La I\u2019m not Listening\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released\u00a0by Big Funk Ltd\u00a02002\/AWAL in 2008)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>I\u2019m a Nonentity get me out of here\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released\u00a0by Big Funk Ltd\/AWAL in 2005)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Now that\u2019s what I call a completely arbitrary collection of songs Vol 1\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released by Big Funk Ltd\/AWAL in 2007)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>D-roid The Remix (Released\u00a0<\/strong><strong>by<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Big Funk Ltd\/AWAL 2011)<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7af0187 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7af0187\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ada01d\" data-id=\"2ada01d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c82b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c82b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1.bmp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1.bmp 624w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Asha-3-624x416-1-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4729a4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4729a4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f055967\" data-id=\"f055967\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e711e elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19e711e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Songs-from-Lyrics.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Songs from Lyrics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b80b6b\" data-id=\"1b80b6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778cc06 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"778cc06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/La-La-La-Lyrics.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">La La La Lyrics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21a43dd\" data-id=\"21a43dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4ed28 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da4ed28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theamband.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nonentity-Lyrics.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Nonentity Lyrics<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6f6008\" data-id=\"a6f6008\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985ea0d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"985ea0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Singles:<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Yesterday\u2019s Man\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released\u00a0\u00a0by Big Funk Ltd\u00a02000\/AWAL in 2008)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Pusher Man\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released\u00a0\u00a0by Big Funk Ltd\u00a02000\/AWAL in 2008)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>The Nod\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released\u00a0\u00a0by Big Funk Ltd\u00a02002\/AWAL in 2008)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Don\u2019t you feel it\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released\u00a0\u00a0by Big Funk Ltd\u00a02002\/AWAL in 2008)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Our Man in Doha\u00a0<\/strong><strong>(First Released\u00a0\u00a0by Big Funk Ltd\/AWAL in 2005)<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-489911c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"489911c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7a3970\" data-id=\"b7a3970\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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