andrew64681 + Musician in Kanata, ON

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ABOUT

Andrew Waines is a 19 year old singer/songwriter based out of Ottawa, Canada. After seeing his siblings learn to perform piano songs for recitals, he signed up for lessons. He enjoyed playing the music, but wished to play songs that truly connected with him rather than course material so he stopped lessons. Soon afterwards, he joined the guitar club at his elementary school, Jack Donohue Public School, and began to obsess with the instrument and never looked back. Many years of playing with his favourite classic rock records eventually lead him to the blues which he explored and eventually discovered John Mayer who inspired him to start writing his own songs to explain feelings and moments that are universally relatable.

Andrew has been active in the music industry since 2013. He played rhythm guitar with the Jordan McIntosh Band for two years, including performances at Ottawa Bluesfest, Boots & Hearts Country Music Festival and Cavendish PEI Beach Festival just to name a few of the big venues. Andrew has also played lead guitar for Mandia Nantsios at various events including Ottawa's Greekfest.

Recently Andrew has been focusing on solo work in the soft-rock-blues genre, including both original material and covers. Currently having some fun showcasing his material at Open Mics across Ottawa.

Screen name:

andrew64681

Member since:

Jul 28 2016

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Committed

Years playing music:

6

Gigs played:

50 to 100

Tend to practice:

More than 3 times per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Many years of playing with his favourite classic rock records eventually lead him to the blues which he explored and eventually discovered John Mayer who inspired him to start writing his own songs to explain feelings and moments that are universally relatable.

Instrument experience:

Lead Guitar:

Expert

Acoustic Guitar:

Expert

Mandolin:

Intermediate

Ukulele:

Intermediate

EQUIPMENT

Acoustic Guitar
Several Electric Guitars
Several Amps
Several Pedals

MUSIC