“Andrés Wilson pushes beyond musical boundaries, incorporating so effortlessly elements of jazz, blues, funk and pop into his own melodic song stylings.”
Joel Simches, The Noise
"Ink & Sound is a must-have for fans of rock guitar. I'd take a chance on this one if I were you."
-Doug Cornell, Hit Session Magazine
"He’s taken his own musical path, mixing metal, blues and world beat on his self-released CD “Ink & Sound."
-Jed Gottlieb, The Boston Globe
The son of a classical guitarist and a jazz pianist, Andrés was named after his father’s hero—the famed classical guitarist, Andrés Segovia. Years later, the latent kismet of his name manifested itself in his own
mastery of the guitar. Diverse sounds from Hector Villa-Lobos to Hendrix, Son House to Black Sabbath
coexisted peacefully in his New England home. After picking up the guitar at the age of thirteen and prac-
ticing over six hours a day, by the age of sixteen, he was touring New England and NYC, earning a reputa-
tion as the best young lead guitar player in Boston—a bona fide prodigy—through his work in the seminal
heavy metal band, 69 Daze. He also became a fixture at Boston blues jams and punk shows; however, it
was always the unique sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, artists who respected and under-
stood the mold before breaking it that enticed his ears and summoned his soul. After graduating from Law-
rence Academy, where he was the recipient of graduation awards for music and creative writing, Andres
received a scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston where he completed a
summa cum laude B.M. in the Professional Music major (Fall 03’). A cosmopolitan who spent much time
abroad and speaks several languages fluently, Andres is also a respected and published poet and writer who
has studied music, classics, linguistics, and creative writing at universities around the globe, including Columbia University, where he completed a M.A. degree in medieval studies with honors. He has also done intensive study in Jewish texts at Yeshivat Hadar and is currently a Ph.D candidate in Comparative Literature.
“As long as these types of artists keep coming around then music has a chance.[y]ou've got to listen to this kid;
he's truly got some talent and should be heard at high levels."
-Dan Rondinelli, Indie In-Tune Northeast
The music of Andres Wilson & The Waters fuses his many influences into melodic, richly poetic songs.
Andrés’s crooning voice soars over colorful, distorted harmonies from his guitar. Sinuous, violin-like guitar
leads embellish head bobbing grooves with pulchritude. Listen to the debut album Ink & Sound (2006) and
stomp along with the infectious groove of the first track, “A Million Miles.” There are some heavier mo-
ments with throbbing rhythms and wailing leads (“El Dorado” & “Poverty and Resource”), while other
tracks flirt with mainstream pop and sport infectious hooks (“The Woods”, “Little Island”, “Home”). The
lyrics are full of rich imagery and illuminating symbols, impressionistic but easily deciphered by careful
listeners. Andrés sings about alienation, our moments of color within the gray, and the epiphanies one ex-
periences as life untangles like a roll of yarn. High-energy live shows are defined by heart, soul, and mo-
ments of jaw-dropping instrumental heroics.
Andres has performed in venues throughout New England, New York, France, Montréal, and Israel and he
has won several guitar and songwriting competitions. Andrés’ second album, BIPOLAR, is slated to be
released in the fall of 2010. Now, he is poised to make the world listen to a unique and thoughtfully bluesy
sound.
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