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Andy Nye

March 13, 2023

Andy Dane Nye (born 8 April 1959 in London, England) is an English musician, songwriter and author, as well as being a producer and agent. He was a member of the rock band The Michael Schenker Group at their peak in the 1980s and has also played keyboards for Sheena Easton, Toyah Willcox, Barbara Dickson, Chris Farlowe, Gerard Kenny, Dennis Waterman, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, Jahn Teigen, The Kick, After Hours and Mainland. His songs have been recorded by artists such as Roger Daltrey, Asia, The Michael Schenker Group, Ten Years After, Chris Farlowe, John Entwistle, Colin Blunstone and The Zombies. The first two books of his Master Trilogy are Amazon best sellers.

Andy Nye onstage in 1994.

Biography

Andy Nye was trained in classical piano from the age of eight, attending the Watford School of Music as a teenager and performing his first paid gig at the age of 14, playing the clarinet and alto saxophone in his grandfather's danceband.

On leaving school in 1977, he joined Mainland, a band managed by Deep Purple's former co-manager Rob Cooksey, leading to his first studio experience under the auspices of Deep Purple producer Martin Birch.

After an 81 date tour with Leo Sayer in 1979, culminating in 5 nights at The Hammersmith Odeon, the band disintegrated[1] and Nye was requisitioned to play keyboards with rising star Sheena Easton on her 1980 debut world tour, accompanying her live in the U.S. on Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on three separate occasions.

In 1981, Nye switched to touring with UK songstress Barbara Dickson, recording the live Here We Go album in the process.[2]

In 1982, he was approached by Rob Cooksey and asked to perform on a session basis with the Michael Schenker Group (MSG) whom Cooksey was managing at that time. He was inducted as a permanent member after they headlined the Reading Festival in the summer of that year.[3]

In 1984, whilst headlining the Rock in Japan series of festivals, which included Whitesnake, The Scorpions and Bon Jovi on the same bill,[4] Nye was approached by David Coverdale and asked to perform with Whitesnake, after the departure of keyboardist Jon Lord. He refused when discovering he'd be required to perform offstage. After a period of volatility within MSG, Schenker eventually disbanded the group later that year. Nye, who had previously signed a publishing deal with The Who's management company, Trinifold, joined forces with the Who's bass guitarist John Entwistle on a project called The Rock,[5] with Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull) on drums, later to be replaced by Zak Starkey (the Who, Oasis).

In 1986, Nye began writing and recording with Leo Lyons (Ten Years After) as The Kick, resulting in the release of the album Heartland.[6]

At the same time, he had started a writing partnership with John Payne, working on songs for the upcoming ELO Part II project, Payne having been chosen to replace Jeff Lynne as vocalist. But Payne departed the project before recording began and he and Nye went on to form the Passion as a vehicle for their songs, enlisting the services of drummer Clive Burr (Iron Maiden), bass guitarist Mel Gabbitas and ex-Mike Oldfield guitarist Ant Glynne.

Payne was asked to join Asia in 1991, whilst Nye had been writing and producing material for the Zombies' Colin Blunstone, a move which resulted in many of the duo's songs being subsequently recorded by Asia on various albums.

Nye wrote, performed and recorded with After Hours[7] before returning to his original position of hired hand and touring the world with Toyah Willcox, Princess Stephanie of Monaco and various other artists.

In 1995, he set up his own music agency, becoming Wishbone Ash's UK agent in 2000,[8] a position he holds to the present.[9]

In 1997, he formed PLATINUM, a fully live, international ABBA tribute show,[10] with Nye performing the role of Benny Andersson.

In 2009, Voiceprint released an album of the remaining Nye/Payne material entitled The Passion.

In 2015, Nye's contribution as an agent to keeping Wishbone Ash a viable performing entity after more than forty years was acknowledged by founding member Andy Powell in his autobiography Eyes Wide Open.[11]

December 2019 saw the publication of Nye’s debut novel, Master Piece, a work of humorous, speculative fiction. Described in reviews as “Douglas Adams crossed with Terry Pratchett with a bit of Dan Brown action”, it became an Amazon #1 Best Seller in 2020 and was followed in 2021 by the release of his second book, Master Plan, which also acquired that status.

Discography

Bibliography

  • Master Piece - The Master Trilogy, Book 1 (2019)
  • Master Plan - The Master Trilogy, Book 2 (2021)

References

  1. ^ . Lespayne.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  2. ^ . Barbara Dickson. 14 October 1982. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Reading Rock Festival 1982". Ukrockfestivals.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Super Rock '84 in Japan Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. ^ "The Who This Month! 1985". Thewhothismonth.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. ^ . 21 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ^ The encyclopedia of popular music, Volume 1 - Colin Larkin. p. 73
  8. ^ Carter & Chatterton (2001). Blowin' Free - Thirty Years of Wishbone Ash, p. 191. Firefly Publishing, London. ISBN 0-946719-33-0.
  9. ^ "Wishbone Ash". Wishboneash.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  10. ^ "ABBA TRIBUTE BAND - Platinum ABBA - UK Based Premier International ABBA Tribute Act". Platinum ABBA. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  11. ^ Eyes Wide Open - Andy Powell with Colin Harper. Jawbone. ISBN 978-1908279811

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March 13, 2023
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Andy Dane Nye born 8 April 1959 in London England is an English musician songwriter and author as well as being a producer and agent He was a member of the rock band The Michael Schenker Group at their peak in the 1980s and has also played keyboards for Sheena Easton Toyah Willcox Barbara Dickson Chris Farlowe Gerard Kenny Dennis Waterman Princess Stephanie of Monaco Jahn Teigen The Kick After Hours and Mainland His songs have been recorded by artists such as Roger Daltrey Asia The Michael Schenker Group Ten Years After Chris Farlowe John Entwistle Colin Blunstone and The Zombies The first two books of his Master Trilogy are Amazon best sellers Andy Nye onstage in 1994 Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Andy Nye was trained in classical piano from the age of eight attending the Watford School of Music as a teenager and performing his first paid gig at the age of 14 playing the clarinet and alto saxophone in his grandfather s danceband On leaving school in 1977 he joined Mainland a band managed by Deep Purple s former co manager Rob Cooksey leading to his first studio experience under the auspices of Deep Purple producer Martin Birch After an 81 date tour with Leo Sayer in 1979 culminating in 5 nights at The Hammersmith Odeon the band disintegrated 1 and Nye was requisitioned to play keyboards with rising star Sheena Easton on her 1980 debut world tour accompanying her live in the U S on Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson on three separate occasions In 1981 Nye switched to touring with UK songstress Barbara Dickson recording the live Here We Go album in the process 2 In 1982 he was approached by Rob Cooksey and asked to perform on a session basis with the Michael Schenker Group MSG whom Cooksey was managing at that time He was inducted as a permanent member after they headlined the Reading Festival in the summer of that year 3 In 1984 whilst headlining the Rock in Japan series of festivals which included Whitesnake The Scorpions and Bon Jovi on the same bill 4 Nye was approached by David Coverdale and asked to perform with Whitesnake after the departure of keyboardist Jon Lord He refused when discovering he d be required to perform offstage After a period of volatility within MSG Schenker eventually disbanded the group later that year Nye who had previously signed a publishing deal with The Who s management company Trinifold joined forces with the Who s bass guitarist John Entwistle on a project called The Rock 5 with Barriemore Barlow Jethro Tull on drums later to be replaced by Zak Starkey the Who Oasis In 1986 Nye began writing and recording with Leo Lyons Ten Years After as The Kick resulting in the release of the album Heartland 6 At the same time he had started a writing partnership with John Payne working on songs for the upcoming ELO Part II project Payne having been chosen to replace Jeff Lynne as vocalist But Payne departed the project before recording began and he and Nye went on to form the Passion as a vehicle for their songs enlisting the services of drummer Clive Burr Iron Maiden bass guitarist Mel Gabbitas and ex Mike Oldfield guitarist Ant Glynne Payne was asked to join Asia in 1991 whilst Nye had been writing and producing material for the Zombies Colin Blunstone a move which resulted in many of the duo s songs being subsequently recorded by Asia on various albums Nye wrote performed and recorded with After Hours 7 before returning to his original position of hired hand and touring the world with Toyah Willcox Princess Stephanie of Monaco and various other artists In 1995 he set up his own music agency becoming Wishbone Ash s UK agent in 2000 8 a position he holds to the present 9 In 1997 he formed PLATINUM a fully live international ABBA tribute show 10 with Nye performing the role of Benny Andersson In 2009 Voiceprint released an album of the remaining Nye Payne material entitled The Passion In 2015 Nye s contribution as an agent to keeping Wishbone Ash a viable performing entity after more than forty years was acknowledged by founding member Andy Powell in his autobiography Eyes Wide Open 11 December 2019 saw the publication of Nye s debut novel Master Piece a work of humorous speculative fiction Described in reviews as Douglas Adams crossed with Terry Pratchett with a bit of Dan Brown action it became an Amazon 1 Best Seller in 2020 and was followed in 2021 by the release of his second book Master Plan which also acquired that status Discography EditMainland Who Do You Love 1978 Single Mainland By Your Side 1979 Single Mainland No Money 1979 Single Mainland Exposure 1979 Dave Prowse and Tony Blackburn Green Cross Code 1980 Les Payne Who Will Be The Winner 1982 Single Dune Dancin Heatwave 1982 Single Loose Talk Dan Dare 1982 Single Barbara Dickson Here We Go 1982 Live Michael Schenker Group BBC Radio One Live in Concert 1982 Live Michael Schenker Group Reading Rock Volume One 1982 Live Michael Schenker Group Built to Destroy 1983 Michael Schenker Group Rock Will Never Die 1984 Live Roger Daltrey Under a Raging Moon 1985 Writing Credit Roger Daltrey After The Fire 1985 Single B Side Writing Credit Roger Daltrey Quicksilver Lightning 1986 USA Single B Side Writing Credit Michael Schenker Portfolio 1987 The Kick Heartland 1988 Chris Farlowe Waiting in the Wings 1988 Ten Years After About Time 1989 Writing Credit After Hours After Hours 1989 Ronny s Pop Show 15 CBS 1990 Writing Credit MSG The Collection 1991 Compilation The Zombies New World 1991 Writing Credits The Kick This Can t Be Love 1992 Single MSG The Essential Michael Schenker Group 1992 Compilation Asia Aqua 1992 Writing Credit Asia Aria 1992 Writing Credits Michael Schenker Anthology 1993 Jahn Teigen Rondo 1993 Michael Schenker Group BBC Radio One Live In Concert 1993 Mike Fab Gere amp The Permissive Society I Am The Walrus 1993 Single Mike Fab Gere amp The Permissive Society Summer of Love 1994 Single Michael Schenker Group Armed amp Ready The Best of the Michael Schenker Group 1994 Chris Thompson Blinded by the Light 1994 Single Toyah Looking Back 1995 Asia Archiva 1 1996 Asia Archiva 2 1996 Leo Lyons Kick Tough Trip Through Paradise 1996 Colin Blunstone The Light Inside 1998 Writing Credits Asia Axioms 1999 Writing Credits Michael Schenker Into The Arena 1972 1995 2000 Compilation Gary Barden Past and Present 2004 Writing Credit Ten Years After Roadworks 2005 Writing Credit John Entwistle The Rock 2006 Michael Schenker Group The Best of the Michael Schenker Group 1980 1984 2008 Asia Best of Asia 2008 Chris Thompson Backtrack 1980 1994 2008 Michael Schenker Group Walk The Stage The Official Bootleg Box 2009 John Payne amp Andy Nye The Passion 2009 Michael Schenker Group Walk The Stage The Highlights 2013 Chris Thompson Jukebox The Ultimate Collection 2015 The Chris White Experience Volume One 2019 The Chris White Experience Volume Two 2019 The Chris White Experience Volume Three 2020 The Chris White Experience Volume Four 2020 Bibliography EditMaster Piece The Master Trilogy Book 1 2019 Master Plan The Master Trilogy Book 2 2021 References Edit With Britain still gripped in the depths of the Second World War Les Payne appeared for the very first time in Newport on the Isle of Wight Lespayne com Archived from the original on 21 December 2013 Retrieved 23 July 2014 Discography Barbara Dickson 14 October 1982 Archived from the original on 19 September 2018 Retrieved 23 July 2014 Reading Rock Festival 1982 Ukrockfestivals com Retrieved 13 May 2020 Super Rock 84 in Japan Setlists Setlist fm Retrieved 13 May 2020 The Who This Month 1985 Thewhothismonth com Retrieved 13 May 2020 LEO LYONS 21 August 2008 Archived from the original on 21 August 2008 Retrieved 13 May 2020 The encyclopedia of popular music Volume 1 Colin Larkin p 73 Carter amp Chatterton 2001 Blowin Free Thirty Years of Wishbone Ash p 191 Firefly Publishing London ISBN 0 946719 33 0 Wishbone Ash Wishboneash com Retrieved 23 July 2014 ABBA TRIBUTE BAND Platinum ABBA UK Based Premier International ABBA Tribute Act Platinum ABBA Retrieved 23 July 2014 Eyes Wide Open Andy Powell with Colin Harper Jawbone ISBN 978 1908279811External links EditAndy Nye discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andy Nye amp oldid 1075852290, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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