Andrew Mac
<p>Born in New York City, he returned to Jamaica at a very young age where he was raised. At age ten the family moved to Guyana, South America for three years and later to Geneva, Switzerland for another ten years where Andrew completed most of his education. All these factors contributed to giving him a well rounded attitude, ready for anything that should come his way. He speaks fluent French, some German and Italian and of course Jamaican patois, making it easy for him to be comfortable wherever he goes as his career takes him across the globe. </p>
<p><strong><u>1980</u></strong> Andrew started his first band, <strong>The Stage</strong> in Geneva as lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter.  </p>
<p><strong><u>1982</u> </strong> Renamed <strong>Heartbeat</strong>, this multinational (Swiss, Jamaican, Italian) rock band climbed up the ranks of the local scene playing festivals, concert halls and schools as well as releasing the single <em>â??Be my lady</em>.â?? They toured Switzerland driving from gig to gig. </p>
<p><strong><u>1987</u> </strong> Andrew toured Italy with <strong>The Mix, </strong>a band formed by members of rival Geneva bands. Andrew played bass and did backing vocals (in Italian) for superstar <strong>Georgia</strong>. </p>
<p><strong><u>1988</u> </strong> Andrew relocated to New York City to attend the Institute Of Audio Research in Greenwich Village by day and play the club circuit by night. He later joined a local funk-rock band <strong>Doghouse</strong> led by <strong>Menace</strong>, a former <strong>Madonna</strong> guitarist. He attracted the attention of an Atlantic Records scout who introduced him to <strong>The Wailers </strong> band who had just lost the services of their talented lead guitarist Al Anderson. </p>
<p><strong><u>1989</u> </strong> Andrew joined <strong>Bob Marleyâ??s</strong> legendary <strong>Wailers </strong> band playing rhythm guitar and singing background vocals. Together they toured the world playing everything from clubs to stadiums for almost five glorious years. </p>
<p><strong><u>1991</u> â??</strong><em>Sweet Cry Freedomâ?? </em> written by Andrew and featured him playing bass and lead vocals was released on the <strong>Wailersâ?? </strong><em>Majestic Warriors </em>album on A&M records. Andrew also co-wrote several other tracks on the album. </p>
<p><strong><u>1994-2000</u> </strong> Andrew played guitar and co-wrote several songs with <strong>Andru Donalds </strong>released on EMI and Virgin Records. </p>
<p><strong><u>1996</u> </strong> Andrew started recording his first solo album with <strong>Gordon Mack</strong> in New York City. The album <em>Precious Time </em>was eventually released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. </p>
<p><strong><u>1997</u>  </strong> He played guitar and toured with the superstar reggae group, <strong>Big Mountain </strong>in Japan and the USA. </p>
<p><strong><u>1997</u>  </strong> He worked as stage manager for multi-million record selling artist <strong>Angie Stone</strong> on J Records. </p>
<p><strong><u>1998</u></strong> He played guitar for <strong> Coco Tea</strong>, a highly respected Jamaican roots-reggae singer while touring the USA. Andrew also worked as stage manager for R&B star <strong> Joe</strong>.  </p>
<p><strong><u>1999 </u></strong> Andrew played guitar on <strong>Britney Spears'</strong> album <em>Baby One More Time</em>. The album sold over 12 million copies worldwide. </p>
<p><strong><u>2002-2005 </u></strong> He was the lead singer and guitarist with <strong>The Peter Tosh Celebration Tour.</strong> He toured Europe and the USA with <strong> Fully Fullwood</strong>-bass, <strong>Donavon Carless</strong>-vocals<strong>, Carl Wright</strong>-drums, <strong> Tony Chin</strong>-guitar and <strong>Jawge Hughes</strong>-keyboard. These are all renowned top class musicians. </p>
<p><strong><u>2004-2005</u>  </strong> Andrew filled in as acting road manager with dancehall superstar <strong> Sean Paul</strong>. </p>
<p><strong><u>2005-2008</u>Â </strong> Andrew is playing guitar and touring with dancehall superstar <strong>Sean</strong> <strong> Paul</strong>.</p>