Andy Duguid

Andy Duguid
Birth name Andy Duguid
Also known as Reeves, Corsie, Emilio Fernandez
Born (1982-11-16) 16 November 1982
Gütersloh, Germany
Genres Progressive Trance
Occupation(s) DJ, producer, remixer
Years active 2006–present
Labels Black Hole Recordings

Andy Duguid (born 16 November 1982) is a German-Scottish DJ and producer. Although born in Germany, he moved to England before relocating to Scotland around 1990, where he has lived since.[1] His best-known singles, Don't Belong and Wasted, both featuring Gita Bakradze as Leah, were included on Tiesto's in Search of Sunrise-series in 2007 and 2008.

Career

Breakthrough

Andy started producing around age 14, after experimenting with keyboards and pianos for several years since he was 10.[2] His first single Hypocrisy was released on Black Hole Recordings in 2006 and reached the 5th place in the Dutch Dance Charts. His next single, Don't Belong, was very well received and featured on In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza. In October 2007 before Wasted was created, Andy was asked by Black Hole to create an album so it would be released a year later.

Rising fame

After being asked to create an album, Andy released his single Wasted in 2008 which was included on In Search of Sunrise 7: Asia, the song became an opening track with Banyan Tree's Feel The Sunrise. In October 2008 Andy released his first studio album Believe, which features long time friend Leah also known as Alanah, Mr. Sam and his friend Solarstone, Esmaye who is also part of Black Hole's repertoire, Donna & Anthony, I-Fan and Julie Thompson whom he is currently helping to produce her first album to be released on Black Hole after her return to the dance scene with Tiësto's Somewhere Inside which had also appeared on in Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza and included Andy's remix once it was released as a single on Magik Muzik. After the release of Andy's album and the death of his brother, he confirmed that he wrote White Sands together with his brother which is the last track on Andy's album.[3]Speaking to Vh1 India, Andy Duguid said, "This track means so much. You can lose pictures or videos of your loved ones but this is something that will be around forever and it makes me very proud of my brother.[4]

After Dark Sessions

In December 2008 he joined Radio Volum as part of their program on Saturday nights from 10:00 to 12:00. During the first 45 minutes Andy opens his set followed 15 minutes of "Chance" in which Andy let's unsigned artists show some of their own tunes and their mixing abilities. From 11:00 to 11:30 he plays a selected number of classic anthems from the electronic dance music scene. The last 30 minutes of the program include his closing set which is similar to the opening. The radio show is now syndicated to a number of stations worldwide, including Dance Paradise Brazil, to a listener ship of over 2 million people.[5]On October 2013 Andy Duguid told Vh1 India that After Dark Music was put on hold to be restructured and would be fully up and running by the Christmas season.[6]

Dedication to Olivia Downie

The track 7even featuring vocals from Jaren was released on 14 October 2013, and is the fifth single off of Andy's second album On the Edge. On his Facebook, Andy explained that the song and music video are based on the story of Olivia Downie,[7] a young girl who died after a long battle with neuroblastoma,[8] an aggressive form of cancer. Her story made national headlines while her parents raised funds for her treatment. When the song became available for download on digital music stores, Andy announced that he would donate all of the royalties he earned off of the track to cancer research in Olivia's name.[9]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Productions
Unreleased (Forthcoming)

Remixes

References

  1. ↑ "Danceradio.gr interview".
  2. ↑ "365mag.com interview".
  3. ↑ "Dance Radio interview".
  4. ↑ http://www.vh1.in/music/current/andy-duguid-india-tour
  5. ↑ "Clubbers Guide".
  6. ↑ http://www.vh1.in/music/current/andy-duguid-india-tour
  7. ↑ "Facebook: Andy Duguid".
  8. ↑ "Andy Duguid Releases Song in Honour of Young Cancer Victim · Stoney Roads". Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Facebook: Andy Duguid".

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