Andy Kaufmann
193 Oak Street, Apartment #501E
Newton Upper Falls, MA 02464
617-969-3649 andy.kaufmann@comcast.net
Thanks for visiting my page! I'm a music journalist and the purpose of this
page is to let people know what sorts of work I've done. My reviews and artist
interviews have appeared at Music.com, Riffage.com, CDNow, High Times, MSN's Rock Forum,
RHYTHM, MusicConnection and MeanStreet. Please note that I am always doing new stuff and this page is
likely to be out of date. Feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions or
comments. Publicity people are always welcome to send materials my way.
My article on how to become a music journalist, So, You Want To Be A Music Journalist was recently reprinted at amwp.org, as well as musicdish.com. You can also read it here!
NEWSFLASH! Ancient, right wing anti-rock 'n roll propaganda unearthed! Skip Elsheimer, the mad curator and film collector extraordinaire at Avgeeks.com has made the film Youth Suicide Fantasy: Does the music make them do it? available for purchase. Check out this relic if you want to see proof of the religious attack against modern music. His other films are great, too, so go drop some coin and tell 'em Andy sent ya.
2006 Percussion Discussion, featuring four noted drummers: Matt Chamberlain (Tori Amos, Indigo Girls, David Bowie), Charles Connor (Little Richard), Jerome Brailey (Parliament / Funkadelic, The Five Stairsteps), Josh Wills (Story of the Year)
Clif Magness, profile of pop songwriter who has worked with Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Glen Ballard
Finger Eleven, breakout band on Wind-up Records
Linkin Park, 2002 Grammy winners for Best Hard Rock Performance
Masters of Mastering III, five exclusive interviews reveal the secrets behind successful album mastering:
Joe Chicarelli, Barry Rudolph, Stephen Marsh, Howie Weinberg, Erick Labson
Masters of Mastering IV, four more exclusive interviews with mastering engineers:
Jeff King, Michael Fossenkemper, Greg Calbi, Richard Dodd
Masters of Mastering V, yet four more exclusives with mastering engineers:
Ron McMaster, Bruce Maddocks, Steve Hall, Vlado Meller
2006 Masters of Mastering (with Rob Putnam): Robert Vosgien, Bill Dooley
Producer Crosstalks: Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com
Each Producer Crosstalk profiles a working professional producer, mixer or engineer who has achieved significant success in the recording industry.
Daron Jones, worked with Pink, The Notorious B.I.G., Usher
Sahpreem King, author of Gotta Get Signed: How To Become A Hip-Hop Producer
Jason Corsaro, worked with Motorhead, Tony Williams, Soundgarden, Peter Gabriel
Michael Bradford, worked with Uncle Kracker, Deep Purple, Butthole Surfers
Rob Lewis, worked with Christina Aguilera, Herbie Hancock, p. diddy, Toni Braxton
Michael Becker, worked with Kathleen York, Little Richard, Dr. John, Peter Frampton
Jerry Harrison & ET Thorngren, Talking Heads, Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Romeo Antonio, worked with Limp Bizkit, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey
Bob Ezrin, worked with Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Jane’s Addiction
Pete Matthews, worked with Echo 7, Dust for Life
Stuart Epps, worked with Elton John, Jimmy Page, Oasis
Thom Wilson, worked with The Offspring, Seals & Crofts, TV’s Roseanne
Fernando "Radical" Castillo, worked with Latino, Elemento, Blunty Man
Martin Bisi, worked with Alice Donut, Blind Idiot God, Material, Herbie Hancock
Matt Wallace, worked with Faith No More, Train, Blues Traveler
Mike Gillies, worked with Metallica, Tonic, Our Lady Peace
Dusty Wakeman, worked with Dwight Yoakam, Tony Furtado, Michelle Shocked
Mario Winans, worked with David Bowie, Jlo, Janet Jackson, P. Diddy
Nick Raskulinecz, worked with Foo Fighters, Danzig, Velvet Revolver
Carla Olson, worked with Don Henley, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder
Jazze Pha, worked with Outkast, Snoop Dogg, Foxy Brown
Todd Park Mohr, from Big Head Todd & The Monsters
John Boylan, worked with Boston, cast of The Simpsons, Charlie Daniels
Andy Paley, worked with Brian Wilson, Madonna, SpongeBob SquarePants
Bjorn Thorsrud, worked with Smashing Pumpkins, Monster Magnet, Shania Twain
Chris Fogel, worked with U2, Alanis Morissette, Aerosmith
Matt Forger, worked with Michael Jackson, James Ingram, Eddie Van Halen
Tony Maserati, worked with Beyonce Knowles, Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera
John Wooler, worked with Robben Ford, Wanda Jackson, Siedah, Eliades Ochoa
Neal Pogue, worked with TLC, Outkast, Lionel Ritchie, En Vogue, Sleepy Brown
Leslie Lewis, worked with Stevie Wonder, Tomorrow Never Dies, Sheryl Crow, INXS
Jack White, worked with White Stripes, Loretta Lynn, Von Bondies, Soledad Brothers
Al “Baby Jesus” Eaton, worked with 2 Live Crew, Ice-T, Too Short, Master P
Mike Denneen, worked with Senor Happy, The Loveless, Fountains of Wayne
John Porter, worked with Roxy Music, B.B. King, Los Loney Boys, Shelby Lynne
Ed Buller, worked with Psychedelic Furs, London Suede, Ben Lee, Pulp
Andrew “Mudrock” Murdock, worked with Alice Cooper, Godsmack, Eighteen Visions
Sylvia Massy Shivy, worked with Johnny Cash, Tool, RHCP, Spiderbait
David Bendeth, worked with Vertical Horizon, Breaking Benjamin, Elvis 30 #1s
Lulo Perez, worked with Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Café Quijoano
Guy Sigsworth, worked with Madonna, Bjork, Seal, Frou Frou
Josh Paul Thompson, worked with George Benson, Alicia Keys, George Benson
Paul Schwartz, worked with Josh Groban, Shimoon, Lisbeth Scott
Thomas Troelsen, worked with Junior Senior, Beck, Le Tigre
Eve Nelson, worked with Chaka Khan, Buster Poindexter, Laura Branigan
Jerry Sharell Jr. & Jerry Sharell Sr., worked with Deborah Gibson, Ronnie Milsap
LROC, worked with Lil Jon, Yin Yang Twins, Usher, Mariah Carey
Danny Saber, worked with U2, Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie
Dan Frampton, worked with Westlife, A1, Liberty X, Dido, Emma Bunton
Danny Saber, worked with U2, Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, David Bowie
Tony “CD” Kelly, worked with Elephant Man, Sean Paul, Shaggy
Victor “XMAN” Taylor, worked with Prince, Ice Cube, KRS-ONE
Tony Smith, worked with Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand
Garth Trinidad, worked with DJ Nu-Mark, Mr. French, KCRW radio
Jim Kaufmann, worked with Helmet, Opiate for the Masses, Charlie Clouser
Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem, worked with Snoop, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre
Paul Turpin, worked with Idiot Pilot, Kristin Allen-Zito, Delay
Adam Dutkiewicz, worked with Killswitch Engage, Every Time I Die
Hi-Tek, worked with Snoop, 50 Cent, The Game, Talib Kweli
DJ Jonathan Peters, worked with Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige
Jay Newland, worked with Norah Jones, Pat Metheny, Etta James
Danjahandz, worked with Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland
The Co-Stars, worked with 50 Cent, Fantasia, JoJo, LeMarvin
Joel Dorn, worked with Roberta Flack, The Neville Brothers, Les McCann
Sonny Emory, worked with Earth, Wind & Fire, B-52s, J. Lo, Bette Midler
Jeff Glixman, worked with Kansas, Electric Light Orchestra, Eric Clapton
Loren Harriet, worked with Bernie Williams, Bronson Arroyo, Paul McCartney
Signing Stories: Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com
The following are artists I have covered for a column that reveals how musicians get signed to record labels:
Adema, Athena Cage, Crash Palace, Virgil Shaw, Electrasy, OPM, Goldfrapp, Grand Theft Audio, Hedder, Isle of Q, i5, Marz, Lil Bow Wow, Dynamite Hack, 6gig, Moth, MPRESS, Riddlin’ Kids, Latrelle, Lil J, Naam Brigade, Jade Anderson, Injected, Jene, Smilez & Southstar, Lost Prophets, Division of Laura Lee, Poverty, Chris Emerson, The Coral, Skindred, Ra, Suffrajett, Elefant, Stagga Lee, Rachael Yamagata, Regina Carter, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Que & Malaika, All Hours, Albert Cummings, Missippi, Crossfade, Jamie Reno, Paco, Nural, Victor Wooten, Sarah Bettens, Pigeon John, Grand National, Editors, The Rewinds, theworkingtitle, Greeley Estates, Gran Bel Fisher, Prototypes, Dion
Album Reviews:
Dozens of album reviews for publications such as RHYTHM (http://www.gorhythm.com), CDNow (now owned by Amazon.com) and High Times (http://www.hightimes.com). Most of my reviews, however, have been for Music.com (http://www.music.com, now defunct, re-launch pending.) Also, see my review of Viggo Mortensen’s pandemoniumfromamerica in Citizen Culture (http://www.citizenculture.com), a new publication aimed at young intellectuals.
Buckethead, guitar hero who claims to have been raised by chickens, played with Guns ‘N Roses, Bootsy Collins, Primus
Alphonso Johnson, bassist for Weather Report and Grateful Dead cover band Jazz Is Dead
The Microsoft Network Music Forum, (now defunct)
Bill Campion, frontman and poet for alternative rockers The Bogmen
Bill Laswell, underground bassist/producer whose prestigious collaborations have yielded hundreds of fascinatingly diverse recordings
Sierra Swan and Graham Edwards, of the U.K. duo Dolls Head
Phil Joel, member of Christian rockers The News Boys
Bernie Worrell, legendary keyboardist for George Clinton’s Parliament/Funkadelic
Adrian Belew, prolific multi-instrumentalist who has worked with Frank Zappa, David Bowie and Paul Simon, and also recorded many solo albums
Michael Virtue, keyboard player for the U.K. pop-reggae act UB40
Profiles: Music Connection, http://www.musicconnection.com
This column offers a soapbox for musicians’ attorneys, managers and A&R representatives. A&R Reps:
New River Business Associates, (March - April, 2000)
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Comfortable with both Macintosh and Windows operating systems. In addition to a thorough understanding of the Internet, possesses an above-average command of HTML and web design. Can type upwards of 50 W.P.M.
EDUCATION:
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, 1995
Concentration: Performing Arts
