Andy Balcon

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Andy Balcon
Birth nameAndrew Balcon
Born1988
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • composer
  • musician
Years active2009–present
Member ofHeymoonshaker, Dead Chic
Website official.shop/heymoonshaker , deadchic.band
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Labels
  • Shaker Record
  • Dify Records

Andy Balcon (born Andrew Balcon; 1988) is a British singer, guitarist and composer.

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Early life

Andy was born Andrew Balcon on 1988 in Leeds, England. He took guitar lessons and in highschool played in a rock band. He took some jobs to pay his journeys and performed in local scenes. [1] [2]

Recording career

Heymoonshaker

Andrew Balcon met the British beatboxer Dave Crowe in New Zealand in 2007 and formed a beatbox blues band in 2008 called Heymoonshaker. Dave Crowe was born in 1988 at Ledbury. He discovered the dubstep and the beatboxer A-Plus and decided to become involved in beatboxing. [3] [4] In 2008 he participated to Britain's Got Talent (series 2) and joined the band The Anomalies. In 2010 he reached finals of UK Beatbox Championships. [5] They made street-shows by jaming and played at Buskers festival in Christchurch. They published on their YouTube channel the single London Part 2 who made 20 million of views and in 2017, 50 million. [6] [7]

In 2012, they produced and sold their first album Beatbox Blues, inpired by Led Zeppelin and Muddy Waters. They toured in festivals around the world and Rolling Stone said that they were "“A well balanced mix of smiles, verbal sparring and an impressive performance convey deep emotions. Dazzling!”". [8]

In 2015, they signed with Dify Records for the album Noir, recorded in south of France with new instruments : violons, bass. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Other projects

Andy Balcon, influenced by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Etta James got a solo career. He released his first blues album Andy Balcon Band on 2012. [15] On 2019, Kiss Goodnight was a pop electronic EP and his voice was compared to Tom Waits. [16] [17] He sang again in London's streets and released on 2020 the EP Who am I? more bluesy. [18]

On 2022, he founded with Damien Félix (Catfish and Bigger) the band Dead Chic and released the heavy rock and soul EP Bastion Session. [19] [20]

Discography

Andy Balcon

Heymoonshaker

Dead Chic

Collaborations

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