Andy Clockwise
Encyclopedia
Andy Clockwise is an Australian born musician
, performer, writer
, producer
, and multi-instrumentalist. Andy currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Clockwise likes to describe his style as “Schizo Pop”, while his musical genre
is Indie
/Pop. Andy has headlined his own tour as well as supported artists such as INXS
, and Hugh Cornwall of The Stranglers
. In 2010, Andy released his newest album, “The Socialite”, in Australia
. It saw its worldwide digital release on April 26th, 2011. Andy Clockwise is currently playing shows in support of this album.
He is currently involved in many side projects including, “Death by Paisley,” which features members of the band, “Heart and Perry Farrell's Satellite Party,” “Camilla Parker-Bowles”, “Gala Dali and the Other Lovers”, “This Choir Kills Fascists”, “Super Andy”, “SPOD
” and “Movement Jones”.
front man Julian Casablancas
.
The single, “Love and War,” was also released through, “Triple J” in Australia.
On April 26, 2011, Clockwise's first U.S. LP entitled The Socialite was released in the United States. In February 2011, "Love and War" was featured on an episode of the CW drama 90210. In May 2011, "The Casanova (Remember Love)" was featured in an episode of CSI:Miami.
, Bob Dylan
, Tom Waits
, Bjork
, The Pixies, David Bowie
, and Nick Cave
.
Musician
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, performer, writer
Writer
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, producer
Record producer
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, and multi-instrumentalist. Andy currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Clockwise likes to describe his style as “Schizo Pop”, while his musical genre
Genre
Genre , Greek: genos, γένος) is the term for any category of literature or other forms of art or culture, e.g. music, and in general, any type of discourse, whether written or spoken, audial or visual, based on some set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time...
is Indie
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
/Pop. Andy has headlined his own tour as well as supported artists such as INXS
INXS
INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...
, and Hugh Cornwall of The Stranglers
The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English punk/rock music group.Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning five decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most "continuously successful" band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s...
. In 2010, Andy released his newest album, “The Socialite”, in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It saw its worldwide digital release on April 26th, 2011. Andy Clockwise is currently playing shows in support of this album.
He is currently involved in many side projects including, “Death by Paisley,” which features members of the band, “Heart and Perry Farrell's Satellite Party,” “Camilla Parker-Bowles”, “Gala Dali and the Other Lovers”, “This Choir Kills Fascists”, “Super Andy”, “SPOD
Spod
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” and “Movement Jones”.
Early Years (2002-06)
Born in Sydney to an artistic family, Clockwise was sent to boarding school for his secondary education. As he says, "for getting into too much trouble at a fairly young age." In 2002, Andy had no place to live and he made a deal with a friend to produce his demo tape in return for a couch to sleep on. While helping his friend, Andy also recorded his own EP. After submitting it to the Austrailian radio station, “Triple J”, Andy had started an “almost overnight” musical career. In 2004, Andy recorded his EP “Song Exhibition". This EP was also on the Australian Top Modern Rock Charts Top 20 for 7 months.Classic FM and Tour (2006-07)
In 2006, Andy recorded the double concept album inspired by an imaginary radio station, “Classic FM,” which he had written, produced, engineered, and mixed in his home studio. Andy Clockwise went on multiple national tours supporting acts such as, “INXS”. In 2007 Andy had headlined his own national tour which included sold out crowds.Living in LA/Yard Sale EP (2007-09)
Andy moved to LA in 2007. In early 2009, Andy self released his EP, “Yard Sale”.Are You Well?/The Socialite (2009-10)
“Are You Well?” was released as a promotional radio EP for the U.S. in 2009. The EP featured the single “Love and War,” released in Australia. To support the album, Clockwise toured with, The StrokesThe Strokes
The Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
front man Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas
Julian Fernando Casablancas is an American singer-songwriter and musician of The Strokes. Casablancas pursued a solo career during The Strokes' hiatus, releasing the album Phrazes for the Young on November 3, 2009....
.
The single, “Love and War,” was also released through, “Triple J” in Australia.
On April 26, 2011, Clockwise's first U.S. LP entitled The Socialite was released in the United States. In February 2011, "Love and War" was featured on an episode of the CW drama 90210. In May 2011, "The Casanova (Remember Love)" was featured in an episode of CSI:Miami.
Music Style
Clockwise’s influences are Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Tom Waits
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
, Bjork
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
, The Pixies, David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, and Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
.
Albums
- Song Exhibition EP (2004) Released under Shock Records Australia
- Classic FM (2009) Released under Fly Music/Warner Music
- Are You Well? EP (2010) Released under Art of Broadcast
- The Socialite (2011) Released under Schizo Pop
Charting
| Year | Title | AU Main. Indie AIR Charts The AIR Charts are the official sales charts for Australian independent music released by Australian owned, independent record labels. Presented by AIR, the Australian Independent Record Labels Association, the charts are calculated according to official sales figures provided by the ARIA Charts,... |
AU Indie |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ||
| "Song Exhibition" | 3 | 5 |
Members
- Andy Clockwise - Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Josh Norton - Bass, Keys, Vocals
- Jamie Douglass - Drums