Andy Hunter°

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Andy Hunter°
Promo picture of Andy Hunter°
Country	England
Years active	2002 - Present
Genres	Techno Trance
Labels	Nettwerk

Andy Hunter° is a British DJ and composer of EDM.

1 Biography
2 Recognition
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Biography

Andy Hunter was born in the midlands of England in the mid-1970s, and became involved in music in his early days of adolescence, and became interested in sound engineering in the 90's. He began to work with Suede and The Wonder Stuff. In 1992, he joined the New Generation Music and Mission as a traveling engineer and moved to Bristol - the scene that was breaking drum and bass. Over the next ten years, Hunter worked hard in the studio, honing a new and exciting style of music. In fall of 2002, his work culminated in his epic work Exodus, which Hunter released on Nettwerk. Early in 2005, Hunter released a 6-track album, Life.

With media such as Rolling Stone giving his first album Exodus props, and appearances in video games and movies, Hunter° has found himself touring the United States, Japan and Europe with top names in the dance music business. He recently performed at Midem's opening night party in Cannes, France, an international music conference that gathered heads of industry from the music and technology world. Last year, Hunter also donned the stage at the Digital Entertainment Anywhere launch, hosted by Bill Gates, in Los Angeles.

Andy Hunter has been recognized as a Christian DJ, as he has been nominated for the Gospel Music Association Awards, and has won a Dove Award for his album Life. He also performed a New Year's Eve (2005)/New Year's (2006) block party in Phoenix, Arizona, which was hosted by a local church called Christ's Church of the Valley in Phoenix. In 2006, he was ranked 117 in DJ Magazine's top 100 list.

[edit] Recognition

"Go" and "Wonders of You" garnered major placements in film and television, including uses in The Matrix Reloaded (trailer), Sky High (trailer), The Italian Job, ABC’s hit Alias. His work has also been featured in a handful of video games, including SSX 3, Enter The Matrix, Black Hawk Down, Lumines Mobileand Need for Speed Underground. Most recently, Hunter° appeared in the video game Burnout Revenge. His music is also featured in the Christian video game Dance Praise. The songs "Come On", "Go", and "Open My Eyes" are included with the game.