Andrew Rodriguez is a Canadian singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, born in Sweden

Sweden

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, raised in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 and now based in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. Formerly the lead singer and songwriter for Bodega, he is now a solo artist.

In 1999, Bodega worked with Flaming Lips record producer Dave Fridmann

Dave Fridmann

Dave Fridmann is an American record producer and musician. From 1990 onwards he co-produced all releases by Mercury Rev and The Flaming Lips...

 on the album Without a Plan (released by Brobdingnagian), before the band went through a series of lineup changes. Original members Sam Goldberg and Kim Temple left, and Peter Chapman joined.

Rodriguez released his debut solo album, Here Comes the Light

Here Comes the Light

Here Comes the Light is the debut solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter Andrew Rodriguez, released in 2007 on The Baudelaire Label.The album's lead single, "Astonished Heart", has received airplay on CBC Radio 3...

, in 2007. The lead single, "Astonished Heart", has received airplay on CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3

CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...

.

Past members

Sam Goldberg

Kim Temple

Gavin Maguire

Andy Lloyd

Paul Aucion

Jason Kent

Jeremy Little

Kieran Adams

Jeff Heisholt

Jeff Heisholt

Jeffrey Thoralf Heisholt is a Canadian keyboardist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer. In 1996 he formed Burt Neilson Band, with whom he co-wrote and released four records, toured Canada twenty times, played more than 1000 shows and became a staple of the Canadian jamband community...

Robbie Grunwald

External links

• Andrew Rodriguez