André Andersen

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André Andersen
Background information
Birth name	Andrey
Born	16 December, 1961, in Moscow, Russia
Genre(s)	Progressive metal
Occupation(s)	Composer Keyboardist Record producer
Instrument(s)	Keyboard Piano Guitar
Label(s)	North Point Productions Frontiers Records
Associated acts	Royal Hunt
Website	www.andreandersen.com

André Andersen (born December 16, 1961) is a Russia-born multi-instrumentalist and composer best known as the keyboardist and founder of the Denmark-based progressive metal band Royal Hunt. He claims to be of mixed Danish and Georgian royal blood.^[1]

Born in Moscow, Andersen started playing piano at the age of 5. He moved to Denmark in 1984 and founded Royal Hunt in 1991. Andersen cites Mozart, Paganini, Rick Wakeman and Jon Lord as his principal infuences. Currently, he also writes lyrics, composes and produces for the band, and has also released several solo works.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 EPs 1.3 Other works 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Changing Skin (1998)
• Black on Black (2002)
• OceanView (2003)
• Andersen / Laine / Readman - III (Three) (2006)

[edit] EPs

• 1000 Miles Away (1998)
• In the Late Hour (1999)

[edit] Other works

• Land of Broken Hearts - Royal Hunt (1993)
• The Maxi Single - Royal Hunt EP (1994)
• Clown in the Mirror - Royal Hunt (1994)
• Far Away - Royal Hunt EP (1995)
• Moving Target - Royal Hunt (1995)
• 1996 - Royal Hunt Live Double Album (1996)
• Paradox - Royal Hunt (1997)
• Message To God - Royal Hunt EP (1998)
• Closing the Chapter - Royal Hunt Live Album (1998)
• Fear - Royal Hunt (1999)
• Intervention - Royal Hunt EP (2000)
• The Mission - Royal Hunt (2001)
• The Watchers - Royal Hunt (2002)
• Eyewitness - Royal Hunt (2003)
• Paper Blood - Royal Hunt (2005)
• 2006 - Royal Hunt Live Double Album (2006)
• Changes - Narita (1994)
• Crash - Chono Masahiro EP (1995)
• Life - Narita (1996)
• The Unknown - Prime Time (1998)
• Arrival - Cornerstone (2000)
• Wake Up - Keiji Mutoh EP
• Earthmaker - John West (2002)
• BattleCity - Wood Bell Corporation (2002)
• Once Upon Our Yesterdays - Cornerstone (2003)
• Welcome to the Show - Evil Masquerade (2004)
• Theatrical Madness - Evil Masquerade (2005)
• Three - Andersen Laine Readman (2006)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• André Andersen Official Homepage
• André Andersen at Discogs
• André Andersen discography at MusicBrainz
• Royal Hunt Official Homepage
• John West Official Homepage
• Cornerstone Official Homepage
• Evil Masquerade Official Homepage