Andy Chatterley

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London based Andy Chatterley first began producing in 1991, with legendary synth creator David Vorhaus, in 1991 he formed Conscious with Simon Berry of Platipus records and the duo signed to Cue Records. .

Chatterley set up seminal house label Sperm Records with fellow producer Richard Schiessll, releasing over 70 12" singles and 4 albums. The pair remixed 5 top ten UK releases including Toni Di Bart, Banarama, Depeche Mode, Heaven 17.

1999 saw Chatterley's partnership with global DJ superstar Nic Fanciulli begin. Skylark's That's More Like It became a global house music and was signed by EMI's Credence label and later on Mark Brown's CR2 Records smash and lead to the pair to be amongst the most in demand remixes of 2001-2003 remixing 8 UK top ten hits and countless club classic including tracks for Kylie, Michael Grey, Tears for Fears, A Studio, Deep Dish, Syntax. Chiapet. Shapeshifters, Paul Woolford, The Modern, Sander Kleinenberg, Skylark signed their second single to Junior Boys Own home of Underworld.

Chatterley and Nic Fanciulli launched underground house label Saved Records with releases from their newly formed band The Buick Project, Pete Tong & Chris Cox, Paul Harris, James Talk and others, Saved records is currently as of 2007 a world leading house music label.

The Buick Project then embarked from 2003 to current on creating themselves into one of the most influential remix teams in electronic house music, remixes for, Underworld, Mark Knight, Tiefschwarz, Timo Maas, Unkle, Shapeshifters, John Shelvin, Tracey Thorn. It was their remix of Tiefschwarz and Tracey Thorn's song Damage that saw Chatterley and Fanciulli nominated for a Grammy award in Feb 2007 for best remix of the year.

2001 Saw Chatterley's musical partnership with Richard Norris of The Grid. The Droyds were born and with the release of the Duran Duran cover suitable changed title of Girls On Pills and Squeezes Take Me I'm Yours, The Droyds were assured their place in Electroclash history. Chatterley and Norris set up God Made Me Hardcore Records from Chatterley Limehouse recording studio. Take Me I'm Yours was license to Alan McGee's Poptones label. The Droyds produced tracks for Siobhan Fahey ex Banarama and Shakespears Sister Bitter Pill was released on GMMH records. Bitter Pill as produced by The Droyds then came to become 'Hot Stuff' on the Pussy Cat Dolls debut album with Chatterley arranging and mixing the final Pussy Cat Dolls version. The Droyds toured the UK, and supported Electric Six on some of their UK dates. They later signed (2005) to Parlophone's Nu Religion label who release 'Modern Life' by The Droyds.

In 2006 Chatterley launched Edison after being asked by Blondie to rework Heart of Glass. He did and EMI signed it to Positiva records Blondie vs Edison. As Edison the last 12 months he has been busy remixing Adam & The Ants, Muse, Nelly Furtado, Justice VS Simian, Warren G, Billie Ray Martin, Peter Bjorn & John, Martha & The Muffins . As of May 2007 his debut album of Edison was near completion.

In May 2007, Chatterley was working with Kanye West recording synths and working on tracks from Kanye's forthcoming album.

[edit] The Web

In May 2006 Chatterley launched the online music venue from his Islington studio complex Liveroom.tv, now receiving more than 5 million hits per month performances from Stricken City, Ben Griffith,Beverley, Blondelle, Commaneche, Deaf Stereo, Deluka, Disko Boy, Ebony Bones, Fake Shark Real Zombie, Hawnay Troof, Headless, Jim Alexander, Johnossi, Kenty, Kids On Tv, Lesbians On Ecstasy, Levelload, Little Death, Look See Proof, Manic Cough, MIT, MotorMark, No Age, Noblesse Oblige, Phillious Williams, Popular Workshop, Ratty Rat Rat, Rod Thomas, Rosemary, Satellites, The Shakes, Summer Holiday, Tetine, The Broken Family Band, The Far Cries, The Good Times, The Late Greats, The Mules, The Priscillas, The Runners, The Subliminal Girls, The Violets, Theoretical Girl and forthcoming performance from Siobhan Donaghy, The Magic Numbers, Lethal Bizzle, Good Shoes, Pull Tiger Tail and seeing the liveroom establishing themselves as the first choice online venue for cutting edge music.

Chatterley also started now defunct www.twentythree.co.uk in 1999. which grew to have 100 community members before he closed it down with great fanfare in 2001. Based around the number 23 the website explored synchronicity. It was through twentythree.co.uk that Chatterley first met Richard Norris and the two formed The Droyds