Andy Edwards

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Andy Edwards (born in Kidderminster, England on April 21, 1968) is a drummer who came to prominence as a member of Robert Plant's Priory of Brion, in which he played from 1999-2001. He was also the drummer with the Ian Parker Band, appearing on the albums Lost and Found and Inside. In 2005 he replaced Paul Cook as the drummer of IQ. He is also a member of Frost*, a progressive group formed and disbanded, rebanded, disbanded and re re banded in 2007 by the songwriter/producer Jem Godfrey. Frost also features bassist John Jowitt, who is also a bandmate in IQ, and guitarist John Mitchell. As of 2007 Andy also paints in acrylics for the local publishing house, Stantoms. To date he has creates over 18 covers for their catalogue.

Andy is currently working on his solo debut to be titled 'Between the Matrix and the Clown' and is scheduled for release in 2008. He is collaborating with artists from IQ, Manhattan Transfer and Cohen's Pen.

Andy is also a respected drum clinician and has performed drum clinics alongside Steve Smith, Thomas Lang, Terry Bozzio, Billy Cobham and a host of other drum legends.