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04.09.08
Pick yerself up a copy of Shine So Bright.
Go on! It's only $18AUD plus post.
Grab one for a friend!!
01.01.08
2008 is here!
It brings with it many things - a wedding, a new album and a new writing partnership.
Andy & his brother Mark are writing the songs that will make up the biulk of the next album, which has suffered numerous delays, mainly due to faffing about by Andy not sure whihch direction he wanted the album to take - enter Mark, and things are moving along, slowly by surely.
Watch this space!
07.10.07
More Radio Interviews...
On October 7th, Northwest FM's very own Janeane Baker, host of 'Not The Big News', the station's guide to independent music based in Melbourne, was joined by Andy as co-host for the duration of the 2 hour weekly program.
They shot the shit, chatted up a storm and played some of Andy's tracks, as well as some tracks Andy had brought in to play for the listeners... then they gave away some CDs. It was great. You can here the interview highlights here.
06.07.06
They play Andy on the Radio, and that's the way we like it...
That's right, the fantastic folks at 97.9FM Melbourne will be spending some time having a chat with Andy about his upcoming album and the trials, tribulations & triumphs of being an independent artist in the music scene. You can tune in tonight to 97.9FM in Melbourne, or catch the live stream at http://www.979fm.net - he'll be previewing tracks from the new album, and featuring the new single 'If We Lived Here, We'd Be Home By Now' with a string arrangement that's being tried out for the album!
It's going to be ace! There will be loads of free CDs to be had, and a rare sneak preview of the album and the recording process.
14.06.06
Back Catalogue Surplus
Sale!
Shine So Bright Still Available!!
Yes,
we've completely sold out of 'Forever Passing By', but we have found
more copies of the 2003 release 'Shine So Bright' and we're
practically giving them away - except for some money. That's right, for a measly $11 AUD (roughly $8 USD/4.5GBP)
You can order your copy right
here, by clicking the button below, then simply checkout by credit
card, debit card or paypal e-cheque and your new copy will be on the
way!
Please note: you don't have to be a
PayPal member to buy online - you can make payment by the option
provided by simply proceeding to the checkout and clicking the
'don't have a PayPal Account' option. Paypal is a safe and secure
method of shopping online.
We're on MySpace too - check out www.myspace.com/andrewzito
for more information, exclusive tracks, ticket offers and more...
Happy New Year (I know, it's been 6 weeks, but I've
been busy, OK!?) and stick around - we love it when you visit!
19.12.05
The New EP! (Also known as 'The
Media Release')
Yes, you read correctly - there is a new
release at the moment, which is the first of the re-worked versions
of 'Forever Passing By' - it has recently been compiled for
promotional purposes, and has been sent in the hundreds (seriously!)
to Australian Radio. I'm making it available for anyone who visits,
but on one condition - I'd like you to play the songs you like for
people, and if they like them, offer them a copy!
So, here is is!
Please feel free to email me your thoughts, like or dislike - I'd
love to hear what you think, you can email me through the
site.
(To Download, right click on each track name, and select
'Save As' - files are 192kbps, and there are 6 tracks in total.)
The EP was recorded at the Front Room Studios, for
more information about the studio, click the link above. All
instruments performed by Andrew Zito, with special guests Jane
Patterson on strings and backing vocals, and Mark Zito on Bass
Guitar ('Checkmate')
1. Like
Leaving
2. Birthday
3.
Checkmate
4.
An
Hour's Drive
5. Right
Into Place
6. Archaeology
For Novices
03.11.05
Some New
Recordings!
Well, it's time for some sneak previews of
the new recordings that have been happening of late in the Front
Room - the revamped, full band version of 2001's hit album 'Forever
Passing By' is on its way, and included on the site are 3 clips for
your listening pleasure.
1. Birthday (Featuring Strings and Vocals by The
Melbourne Bluegrass Project's Jane Patterson)
2. Like Leaving (Written by Andrew Zito & Paul
Clift, Featuring Backing Vocals by Jane Patterson)
3. An Hour's
Drive
Just small snippets of the new sound, which will be
finished, mixed and mastered hopefully by early
2006.
26.10.05
A Short Break
After a
bit of time spent in the theatre, the time has come for Andy and the
Melbourne Bluegrass Project to enjoy a short break from their long
break! Andy is looking forward to spending some time working in the
studio, and is busy applying for teaching jobs for next year. After
a quick session mastering the cast recording for The Wild
Blue, Andy is taking a few weeks off before he goes hard
into the Christmas gig and recording season. What's on this week?
Cup Day, The Lion King and some quality kickin' back...
23.08.05
Forever Passing By -
2005
The last few months have seen a 'rejigging' of the
2001 album Forever Passing By, which was produced by ex-pat Aussie
Paul Clift. Each of the original 10 tracks will be re-recorded over
the rest of the year and along with a couple of out-takes will
appear on the internet only re-release.
21.08.05
RENT?
Andy is in the
midst of callback auditions for a Melbourne production of the hit
Broadway musical RENT. He is being considered for the role of Tom
Collins. Ed: Sadly missed out, but hopefully will pick up an
orchestra gig out of it!
18.08.05
Drumming Takes Over...
Andy has accepted the Drum Kit seat in a couple of
musical theatre productions, which will see him keeping very busy
until the end of the year...
08.08.05
No More Guitar... for a
while.
A work-related accident has left Andy without
the finger-pad on the middle finger of his left hand, rendering him
guitarless for at least a month! Sadly, this means all gigs have
been cancelled or postponed, and the next live gig won't be until
September 24th, 2005.
18.07.05
Everybody Cut...
Andy is spending the next few weeks in the orchestra
pit for a local production of the musical version of the hit 80s
musical (!) Footloose, which he has no doubt will be fantastic fun,
getting to bang out all of those classic 80s hits, such as Holding
Out for a Hero and The Girl Gets Around!
26.06.05
El Producero...
Andy
has spent this week in the studio with Melbourne genre parody band
'The New Rebellionators', working with an extremely varied set of
musicians, songs and sounds to produce some tracks for the new young
band...
25.04.05
Improvise this!
If
everything goes to plan, Andy's junior masterclass in Improvisation
in the Theatre: Junior Theatresports should begin its run at
Melbourne's St Martin's Youth Arts Centre.
22.04.05
As Producer/Session Player...
Young Melbourne artist Nick Murphy and his band will be
coming in to record a couple of tracks for their EP filled with
piano based rock.
5.16.05
Oklahoma!
Andy will
be playing Drum Kit in the Orchestra for a production of Oklahoma in
the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne - that's right, nights and nights
of 'boom-chuck, boom-chuck...' what fun!!
(C) 2005 The
Front Room Studio
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