Andrew is a singer/songwriter/violinist/guitarist from Westchester, NY.
A violinist since the age of six, he trained at the Hoff- Barthelson Conservatory of Music located in Scarsdale, NY and the Music Conservatory of Westchester. During high school, he composed and conducted several works for string orchestras. After serving as Concertmaster of many school and local groups, Andrew participated in the New York State All- State String Orchestra before attending Harvard University.
While at Harvard, he studied music composition with distinguished faculty from the New England Conservatory of Music and participated in the Harvard Pops Orchestra. Andrew also joined the historic Hasty Pudding Theatricals organization, which performs for thousands of patrons in Boston, New York, and Bermuda, as a violinist and guitarist for the company band. He also participated in sessions for artists like DJ J Period and Lauryn Hill, and played alongside British vocalist Tom Lowe in the band Tommy and the Tigers, as well as Dave Bickler of Survivor.
Despite all of these achievements, Andrew is still first and foremost a songwriter. He has composed dozens of songs performed at an impressive list of venues, including Boston’s the Middle East and Sanders Theater, and NYC’s the Bitter End, Ace of Clubs, and CBGB. Andrew has become a regular at NYC’s the Alphabet Lounge, where he recently debuted his first album, the “Live Your Way EP.” With deeply personal lyrics and catchy melodies, this EP has quickly become popular among Andrew’s fans.
In late 2009 Andrew teamed up with drummer Matt Graff to form the Drew Bordeaux Group—which is taking NYC by storm. This band’s energy and immense talent connect them to their audience, inviting every listener to share in their passion for music. After a highly anticipated debut at NYC’s exclusive club Canal Room, numerous sold out gigs in Westchester, and an exciting performance at the Bitter End, the band is currently getting ready to headline at the famous National Underground. This winter and spring they have even more gigs lined up that are sure to impress.
“As musicians, we get thousands of opportunities to connect with an audience, but we only get one chance to make a fan,” Andrew says of The Drew Bordeaux Group. “Every night, we’re playing our hearts out to make sure we’re doing the songs justice. Even if a listener has no musical background, they’ll know if we’re phoning in what we do. If there are three people in the room or three thousand, you can believe we’ll be strumming and banging away until the strings and sticks are breaking, and we are really telling our story.”