Ken Andrews
Biography
Producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ken Andrews began his career as a recording artist in the early '90s after meeting fellow songwriter and musician Greg Edwards. The two Angelinos formed Failure and were signed shortly after they began performing their brand of heavy alt-rock in clubs around L.A. After enduring a creatively unsatisfying experience while working on Failure's debut, Comfort, Andrews felt that the group would be better off if he were to produce their future recordings himself. He was right; the Andrews-produced follow-up Magnified was far superior to Comfort in terms of the material, the musical structures and arrangements, and especially the blending of instruments -- what might be called the sonic packaging.
The production prowess displayed on Magnified was not lost on fellow musical artists and other recording professionals, and it wasn't long before Andrews was being asked to give guidance to young musicians in the studio as they developed their material. Additionally, Andrews was often given control of the recording console in order to get the right combination of sounds and instruments, as his ability to sonically compliment alt-rock and pop tunes had been clearly established on Magnified.
Selected Discography
Portions of content provided by All Music Guide © 2006 All Media Guide, LLC.