Courtesy of John Apicelli
Andrew is a singer/songwriter/violinist/guitarist from Westchester, NY who lives and breathes music.
From performing on street corners, producing demo CDs, writing songs for orchestras, booking and playing rock shows, to advertising and recruiting an audience.
A violinist since the age of six, he trained at the Hoff- Barthelson Conservatory of Music located in Scarsdale, NY and the Music Conservatory of Westchester. During high school, he composed and conducted several works for string orchestras. After serving as Concertmaster of many school and local groups, Andrew participated in the New York State All- State String Orchestra before attending Harvard University.
While at Harvard, he studied music composition with distinguished faculty from the New England Conservatory of Music and participated in the Harvard Pops Orchestra. Andrew also joined the historic Hasty Pudding Theatricals organization, which performs for thousands of patrons in Boston, New York, and Bermuda, as a violinist and guitarist for the company band. He has participated in sessions as a guitarist for a variety of artists, from DJ J Period to Lauryn Hill.
As a singer/songwriter, he has composed dozens of songs, many of which he’s performed throughout the Boston and NYC area, at legendary venues such as The Middle East,The Bitter End and CBGB.
These days, Andrew performs throughout Westchester, NY both as a soloist and with his band The Track. When he’s not working diligently as an internet marketer during the day, at night you can catch him at bars and restaurants performing originals and his favorite covers. Sometimes he’s playing Hendrix on a violin through a wah pedal and a guitarists rig – others he’s singing Simon & Garfunkel with one mic and an acoustic guitar.