Andrew Weiss
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Andrew Weiss is a bass guitarist and producer.
He produced and played bass for most of the Ween
albums; for Greg Ginn
's post Black Flag
band Gone
; and for ex-Black Flag singer Henry Rollins
's Rollins Band
from 1987 to 1993. His distinctive bass sound on The End of Silence
, an aggressive and slightly distorted timbre, was much-praised by critics. Weiss was also a member of Regressive Aid
with William Tucker
and fellow Rollins Band member Sim Cain
.
Weiss has also appeared as a guest playing for Yoko Ono
, Pigface
, and the Butthole Surfers
. In 1995, he played (Moog
, bass) on and produced P
's eponymous album. The band featured Gibby Haynes
of the Butthole Surfers and actor Johnny Depp
. In 2001, he produced a piece called "Dark Satanic Witch" by Junkygood, a New Jersey
based band with former members of the Semibeings
, brothers Joe and Pat Baker, at his studio, the Zion House of Flesh. In 2002, Weiss produced current Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz
's duo band Instant Death
's debut album, "New Evil Vibe". He has also produced albums for Latin rock bands Babasónicos
and Café Tacuba. He was also featured as the bass player in the movie It's Pat.
Production work on the Ween
albums was done at his studio, Zion House of Flesh, in western New Jersey.
Weiss was the drummer of the short-lived punk rock band Ed's Toolshed.
As of August 2009, Weiss is touring with Jello Biafra
's new band Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
, as a replacement for bassist Billy Gould
, who was on tour with his band Faith No More
.
He produced and played bass for most of the Ween
Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
albums; for Greg Ginn
Greg Ginn
Gregory Regis Ginn is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. He is best known for being the leader of and primary songwriter for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986....
's post Black Flag
Black Flag (band)
Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
band Gone
Gone (band)
Gone is a three-piece punk-based instrumental rock band, formed by Greg Ginn in late 1985. Originally, Gone was a side project to his main group, Black Flag.-Biography:...
; and for ex-Black Flag singer Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian, publisher, actor, and radio DJ....
's Rollins Band
Rollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
from 1987 to 1993. His distinctive bass sound on The End of Silence
The End of Silence
The End of Silence is the fifth release and the third full-length album by Rollins Band, led by former Black Flag singer Henry Rollins. The album's cover features a sort of mascot for the band, a stylized drawing of the sun identical to the one tattooed on Rollins' back...
, an aggressive and slightly distorted timbre, was much-praised by critics. Weiss was also a member of Regressive Aid
Regressive Aid
Regressive Aid was an instrumental band consisting of Simeon Cain , William Tucker , and Andrew Weiss , managed by Tom Burka. Cain and Weiss later played in the bands Gone, a three pieced punk instrumental rock outfit and in the Rollins Band...
with William Tucker
William Tucker (musician)
William Tucker was a guitarist whose credits included work with Ministry, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Pigface, Chemlab, and Chris Connelly. He grew up in New Jersey where he formed Regressive Aid with Andrew Weiss and Sim Cain...
and fellow Rollins Band member Sim Cain
Sim Cain
Sim Cain is an American drummer probably best known as a member of the hard rock group Rollins Band from 1987 to 2000...
.
Weiss has also appeared as a guest playing for Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
, Pigface
Pigface
Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
, and the Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers
Butthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second...
. In 1995, he played (Moog
Moog synthesizer
Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
, bass) on and produced P
P (band)
-Personnel:*Gibby Haynes - vocals*Johnny Depp - guitar, bass*Sal Jenco - percussion*Bill Carter - guitar, bass-Additional musicians:*Ruth Ellsworth-Carter - keyboards*Flea - bass*Steve Jones - guitar*Andrew Weiss - Moog, guitar*Chuck E. Weiss - washboard...
's eponymous album. The band featured Gibby Haynes
Gibby Haynes
Gibson Jerome "Gibby" Haynes is an American musician, radio personality, and painter, and the lead singer of the group Butthole Surfers.-Early life and career:...
of the Butthole Surfers and actor Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp
John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II is an American actor, producer and musician. He has won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. Depp rose to prominence on the 1980s television series 21 Jump Street, becoming a teen idol...
. In 2001, he produced a piece called "Dark Satanic Witch" by Junkygood, a New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
based band with former members of the Semibeings
Semibeings
The Semibeings were an alternative rock band based out of Mercerville-Hamilton Square, N.J. active in the 1990s. The band released Sickness and Health on Shimmy Disc in 1995 and Three Pawns Standing on Seattle’s C/Z label in 1997 both produced by Mark Kramer and recorded at his Noise New Jersey...
, brothers Joe and Pat Baker, at his studio, the Zion House of Flesh. In 2002, Weiss produced current Ween bassist Dave Dreiwitz
Dave Dreiwitz
-Biography:Dave Dreiwitz was born on January 2, 1966 in New York City, New York to traditional jazz musician parents, Richard and Barbara Dreiwitz. In 1985 at the age of nineteen, Dave joined the Hoboken, NJ based psych rock band Tiny Lights, his first professional band out of high school...
's duo band Instant Death
Instant Death
Instant Death was a rock duo, with members Dave Dreiwitz and Scott Byrne .Byrne and Dreiwitz met in New Brunswick, NJ in the fall of 1986. Shortly after their meeting, they discovered they were neighbors when Byrne was loading his drums into his apartment and Dreiwitz was walking down the street...
's debut album, "New Evil Vibe". He has also produced albums for Latin rock bands Babasónicos
Babasónicos
Babasónicos is an Argentine rock band, formed in the early 1990s along with others such as Peligrosos Gorriones and Los Brujos. After emerging in the wave of Argentine New Rock bands of the late '80s and early '90s, Babasonicos became one of the banner groups of the "sonic" underground rock...
and Café Tacuba. He was also featured as the bass player in the movie It's Pat.
Production work on the Ween
Ween
Ween is an American alternative rock group. They formed in 1984 in New Hope, Pennsylvania when central members Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class. Ween has a large cult underground fanbase despite being generally unknown in American pop music...
albums was done at his studio, Zion House of Flesh, in western New Jersey.
Weiss was the drummer of the short-lived punk rock band Ed's Toolshed.
As of August 2009, Weiss is touring with Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
's new band Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine
Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine is a punk rock band led by Jello Biafra. They released their debut album, The Audacity of Hype in October 2009.-Biography:...
, as a replacement for bassist Billy Gould
Billy Gould
Billy Gould is an American musician and producer. He is noted for playing bass in the band Faith No More.- Faith No More :...
, who was on tour with his band Faith No More
Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed originally as Faith No Man in 1981 by bassist Billy Gould, keyboardist Wade Worthington, vocalist Michael Morris and drummer Mike Bordin. A year later when Worthington was replaced by keyboardist Roddy Bottum, and Mike...
.