Bio

Andy has been heavily influenced by the classics, namely Jimi Hendrix, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Rod Stewart, Lowell George, B.B. King, Howling Wolf, Robert Johnson, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton and also more recent musicians such as Chris Robinson, Marc Ford, Rich Robinson, Ben Harper, John Mayer and countless others.
Andy's approach to his music is plain simple: "If you can't reproduce it live at least 90%, then it's no good to me".
Whatever he writes and whatever the feel, he strives to pass this on to his audience.

Band History

We are an originals UK-based and hard-working Southern Rock/Blues/Roots/Jam Band + covers band evolved from Andy De Rosa's own original solo acoustic material from Andy's first album "WATCHING THE HANDS OF TIME" (© 2007, Mojo Records Ltd.).

Andy has recruited fellow musicians Marc Helliwell (bass guitar) and Neal Thomson (drums) to record and perform live new and existing material on their upcoming album "UNSCATHED" (© 2009, Mojo Records Limited.).
This eclectic mixture of southern rock/rock 'n roll/blues/funk/country-rock/roots material encompasses the band's true influences (The Beatles/The Rolling Stones/The Black Crowes/ The Faces/Rod Stewart/The Allman Brothers/ Little Feat & Lowell George/ Neil Young/ Bob Dylan/ John Mayer and countless more influences). The band has a true live feel and a jamming blessing that reflects their true background influences to the full. A real organic mix of beautiful and elaborate music that spans back four decades of music!

About the release of "UNSCATHED" (31.10.2009):

"Unscathed" is the debut album for Andy De Rosa & Electric Mojo, a new incarnation for Andy and an evolution from his first solo acoustic album "Watching The Hands Of Time" which he released in 2007.
"Unscathed" includes 3 revamped songs from Andy's first album, now in full electric form. These tracks are "Not Ready To Change", "Living On The Road" and "The Lude Trip". The remaining seven tracks have been carefully selected from Andy's back catalogue to complete this release.
Andy has tried to cover with "Unscathed" each musical genre that influences his writing, while keeping true to his roots as a musician and guitarist. Experimental tracks such as "On A Journey" (a funky type of feel-good song) and the title song "Unscathed" (a power ballad with exceptional texture and build-up) add incredible variety to this release.
More traditional southern rootsy tracks such as "Like A Storm", the long final jam on "Deeper Than Anything" with heavy fuzzed-out guitar and precise use of the whammy bar and vibrato, the bitter lyrics and early Black Crowes sounding "What Goes Around", the rock 'n' roll groove on "That's Alright" and the chilled out semi acoustic "Good Times And Bad Times" clearly define the style of Andy De Rosa & Electric Mojo as a revolutionary one for the British market. Truly inspiring and different.

 

What the press has to say:

"Andy De Rosa-Watching The Hands Of Time (review by J.Randell)
 
Andy De Rosa....the name may not mean anything to some people but very soon he (and his band, Electric Mojo) will be on everyone's lips. 
 
This is Andy's solo album, stripped down southern blues with the "Andy De Rosa" touch, it kicks off with "Not Ready To Change", a great album starter and fantastic intro to the talents of Andy, this takes me back to a dreamy scape and great grass roots with the adage of harmonica thrown in to accompany the acoustic guitar! 
Track 2, "The Lude Trip" has hints of The Faces and The Stones, and more up-tempo than the first track. 
"Living On The Road" is next along and really just says it all, a great up-tempo song and great harmonica playing from the main man, Andy seems to be really enjoying himself on this song, you can almost sense him laughing along as he wrote this song. 
Track 4, "A Cry For Peace" to me starts of very Bowie-esque but turns into a song all of its own, this is my stand-out track so far....more diverse than previous tracks and it feels like Andy is stepping up a gear...fantastic! 
Just when you think it doesn't get any better "Lonely Time" is just a beautiful song, great lyrics, Andy's take of love and loss is amazingly accurate and will speak to many folk out there who is going through similar experiences. 
Track 6 is a song called "Forgotten"....very much in the vain of Dylan, both in terms of lyrics and music, staggering....listen to the great harmonica playing, it doesn't get better than this. 
"The World Through A Glass" is really the hardest song for me to review, simply cause of it being epic in nature! Really beautiful lyrics. 
Just as you get your breath back from that song along comes "Love Beyond Fall"...which starts off pretty slowly but then mid-way through comes into a song all of its own! Another faultless southern blues song. 
Onto the last song, well...give or take an instrumental is another great song from Andy...."Wishing" is a great choice in album song closers, really mellow in nature, a great love song, it leaves you with the urge to want more from this great artist. 
Album closer is called "Interlude" a nice instrumental with great slide guitar and nice lead work thrown in for good measure. 
 
Overhaul a great debut solo album and a nice taster for what's to come from Andy and his band, Electric Mojo....a full on electric album, which sees the light of day in the early part of 2009. 
Highly recommended. 
 
Jase Randell "

***INTERVIEW WITH ANDY*** Q: How many band members do you have? A: We are a 3-piece rock ’n roll band. I sing, play both lead and rhythm guitars and the harp, Marc is the man driving the powerful and groovy bass lines while Neal is our really powerful and loud drummer. We have a great rhythm section going on there... Q: How was the band formed? A: We formed officially in 2007, after I needed a full band setup to transform some of my music from an acoustic solo to a full rocking band Q: How would you describe your music in terms of sound and influences? A: True southern rock/rock ’n roll/roots/jam band with a British flavour! Rootsy music and southern influences are really where we come from.. Q: What live experience have you had? A: All band members have had many years of live gigging experience under their belts in previous bands/projects/etc. although Neal and I have played together in different outfits for some years now. Marc is our new addition to the existing dynamics....so to speak..ah ah. He slotted right in. It was that kind of chemistry... Q: What type of events are you available for? A: We are available for pubs/clubs/festivals/functions/charity events. Anything that would give us greater exposure would also be considered. Q: Do you have any Music or Merchandise for sale? A: Yes, please check my solo material site: http://www.myspace.com/andyderosa. My first all acoustic album, "Watching The Hands Of Time" is available from CDBABY.COM, iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster and the likes. Just "google" me and you’ll find me....it’s that simple honest.   Or you can click on the below avatar to check out the album on CDBABY.COM: Q: Is there anything else you would like to add? A: You need to see us live to really appreciate the groove we generate. We also love to jam, unlike others...hope to see you soon at one of our shows...Peace...
Influences	Andy De Rosa's solo material, The Black Crowes, The Faces, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Thin Lizzy, Paul Rodgers & Free, Humble Pie, The Band, Derek Trucks Band, Gov't Mule.
Sounds Like	Andy De Rosa's solo material (but with full electric backing band), The Black Crowes, The Faces etc.
Record Label	Mojo Records UK Ltd.
Type of Label	Indie