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ANDY ANDINO
Hi guys, What can I say about myself... I guess the most important part is when my life began. I was 15 yrs old when I went to a youth group looking for girls. What I found was a lot more. A nun and a couple of priests who totally changed my life. They taught me how to love, how to care. They woke me up from a long long sleep that I didnt even know I was in. They woke in me an awareness of God and what he has done for me. If it wasnt for them, I would still be only singing in the shower. I was a club musician. I was playing in Salsa with a girl called Helena Santiago. We played on the same stages as Marc Anthony but I wasnt happy. I would play on Saturday nights till 2:00a.m. then play at church on Sunday mornings. While that was going on, my wife Wendy and my cousin Nellie Cruz were praying for me. I quit Helenas band because of my own prideful self. It was then that I woke up again for the second time in my life after a long long sleep. I got together with my wife and cousin and formed our group. Now we play only for God, and our main purpose is to wake people up!!!!!! I pray God that you keep giving me your little shock treatments. Thanks for being my Goya Coffee!!!!!! Musical influences ..Lionel Richie, Barry Manilo, Inglebert Humperdink, Tom Jones, Wayne Newton, Peter Brady from the brady 6 . Hope I didnt forget anybody. Oh Yeah. Mel Torme!!!!!!!! Gear .. My problem is that I am a Jack of all trades and master of none. The only piece of gear that I am extremely proud of is my Larrivee Acoustic which Im still paying for, but I will tell you what I have. Electric Guitar . Fender Strat USA running through my line 6 POD Acoustic .Larrivee LV-09 Keyboard Kurtzweill PC88 Sax .Kahn Alto Sax. I bought it for $50.00 when I was 20years old and had it reconditioned. Dont know the model Andy Andino was born in Brooklyn N.Y. of Puerto Rican Decent. He excelled in the clarinet and while in J.R. High School, was part of the N.Y. "All City Band". During his High School years Andy moved to Cleveland where he learned the guitar, the bass, and began to sing and play in Churches and nightclubs. He earned an Associates of music at C.C.C. and attended a 2 year youth ministry course through the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. During those years he also learned to play the Saxophone and the Keyboards. Three years ago Andy was lead to dedicate his music solely to the Lord. Andy is now the Director of the Christian Band "Who do you say I am" singing and praying with youth and Families all over the country. Andy lives in Lorain, Ohio with his Daughter of God wife Wendy and three sons Andy Jr., Jonny, and Ryan.
If you want to get a hold of me, drop me a line.