Andy Caldwell歌手资料

Though the public probably best knows Andy Caldwell through his work with the Bay Area live house act Soulstice, he's actually been active in many other projects in the past decade. He's a regular contributor to Om Records compilations, appearing on everything from the Mushroom Jazz series to Om Lounge. He also has released works on other labels throughout the years, starting out on Brain Candy Enterprises and ending up on Inspirit, Ltd, a UK-based dance label. He is one of a select number of DJs to find a major-label home (Dreamworks, as part of Soulstice) although it didn't last long. Originally a student of piano and brass instruments, Caldwell is versatile in several sub-genres of music, both electronic and organic. His love for jazz and soul music is apparent whenever you listen to any of his Soulstice projects, while his forays into deep house and funky breaks often get showcased through Om compilations. Interestingly, Caldwell's first release was a breakbeat track ("Superfunkidiculous", 1994). It was only in subsequent years that he began to focus on house music. His background as a classical and jazz aficionado still evinces itself in his music, which is often quite a bit more melody-driven than the average house offerings.
Lately, Caldwell's resume reads like a Who's Who of dance music. He has remixed Frankie Boissy, produced tracks for vocalist and Inspirit labelmate Amma, and contributed to mix-CDs released on Deep Dish's sister label Yoshistoshi. In addition to the Dreamworks contract, he reached a mainstream audience by licensing tracks for videos and network TV shows. He released a mix CD on Inspirit in autumn of 2002. ~ L. Katz, Rovi

※ 跨领域游走各大电音厂牌及门派的神奇制作人首张个人创作大碟，是今年旧金山最佳浩室舞曲专辑的大热门。
※ 难忘的愈疗系浩室音乐，有如注射营养剂般滋润心灵的美丽乐章，令人全身畅快的聆听感受。
※ 巧手编排摇滚的桥段、融入灵魂及福音式的女声唱腔、复古的Disco，有如重回80年代周末夜狂热的风骚岁月。
对像Andy Caldwell这般全能的音乐鬼才来讲，以「制作人中的制作人」享誉全球，不过，这只是他众多头衔之一罢了，同时身兼DJ、乐手及专业作词曲者的角色，多重身分与经历让他在过去十年内经手了许多深受好评的电子/跳舞音乐，最佳代表作是与Kaskade携手制作登上Billboard舞曲排行榜炙热单曲"Everything"。他曾合作过的知名DJ/艺人还包含：Miguel Migs、Avrid、Late Night Alumni等。Andy Caldwell的背景其实是个古典及爵士乐迷，身为四人超级电音团体Soulstice的成员，Andy从不隐藏爵士乐对本身的影响，作品中可以嗅到几许大乐团时代的味道，不论是为人作嫁如Naked Music、Om、Yoshitoshi等厂牌，或是他自己的Uno Recordings出厂的单曲，都可窥听一二。优秀的天份当然不会被埋没，他的音乐曾被Virgin Records、Ministry of Sound、Hed Kandi等收录到超过100张的合辑里，但众所瞩目的个人专辑却总令人望穿秋水，终于，Andy Caldwell让我们了解到"不鸣则已，一鸣惊人"的道理，期盼多年，他和电音大厂Om Records合作的首张个人创作专辑《Universal Truth》，见识到了这位多才多艺制作人的神奇功力，除了制作，在每首皆有客座歌手献唱的情况下，还负责全部的填词工作，Andy已经具备电音制作人和摇滚乐队该有的Sense，果然，开场〈Runaway〉清晰有力的吉他刷Cord和合音让人联想到Glam Rock的灿烂，主奏以Electro的节拍使人感到有回春的功效；专辑同名的〈Universal Truth〉是律动感十足的Deep Hose佳作，专辑前半段融合创新的Bass声线，连绵不绝的有Disco旋律，甚至吉他音墙出现；而他喜爱爵士乐的深厚底蕴反映在后半曲目，〈I can´t wait〉是Jazzy味的抒情小调，专辑中几乎处处可听见浑厚的灵魂乐(Soul)/福音式唱腔，原来是女歌手Gina Rene与Lisa Shaw的跨刀助阵，并且也会参与Andy Caldwell专辑的全球巡回表演。无论如何，《Universal Truth》在音乐风格的包容性上已经达到「共冶一炉」的地步，Andy Caldwell不愠不火的制作功力，是这张专辑带给我们最大的惊奇。