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Some
History as Told by Andre |
 I
grew up in a house that was constantly
filled with artistic energy. My father was
a respected artist and each day I would see
him at his easel. I remember wandering
through what seemed like a maze of
paintings.
When I was seven, this
colorful world was forever darkened when my
mother fell ill and passed away. My father
was devastated and began sharing even more
of his artistic life with my brother Jean
and I. We soon became inspired to find our
own ways to be expressive. My brother and a
friend bought a Kiss record and we decided
to form a band. At this time, our father
was finishing portrait work for the owner of
a music store. Inspired with an idea, he
simply traded the paintings for a Les Paul
Guitar and a Silver Sparkle Drum set.
Soon after, our living room literally
consisted of easels on one side and musical
instruments on the other. We came up with
the band name Black Rose and started
learning to play, listening to such groups
as Alice Cooper, The Beatles, Black Sabbath,
and The Rolling Stones.
With our
father as the band's manager, we played our
first show on Grace Street at a club called
The Wooden Plate. At this time, I was
twelve years old. Two years later, the
unthinkable happened when my father passed
away. I continued to play music with my
brother and our close friend, Bruce.
Throughout the next five years, Black Rose
achieved local success appearing on XL-102's
Statutory Rock album. But, the band
suffered from the loss of our father and
could not continue without his support.
I went on to play with Axeworthy, Empire
and other successful local bands touring the
East Coast circuit until I turned 20 and
decided to move to Los Angeles.
Throughout the years I spent
in L.A., I worked with many artists. I
recorded with Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent
and can be found listed in the Kiss family
tree. I also worked with artists such as
Chris Holmes (WASP), Richie Kotchen
(Poison), Josh Todd (Buckcherry), and the
Motoflys. I am currently playing drums for
Robert Fleischman and The Sky, Flood the
Engine, Kid Is Qual, and The LaBelle Band. In addition, I am
working on numerous studio sessions with
other projects. |
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More info may be found at
Andre's Facebook page
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