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Andy Mara . . a.k.a . . All Wheel Drive

House / Techno / Electronica

Saint Petersburg, FL

Billboard

I've been dj'ing ever since i was able to afford to buy records. As a kid i'd mix tapes using one turntable from a regular Hi-Fi System. I'd dub the tracks together using the pause button on the cassette deck. It taught me how to read records . . . the architecture of Music is as mind blowing as any major piece of construction. It's a mental journey that i enjoy playing. I'm also more sound oriented that lyrically. Don't get me wrong . . . i love Vocals. They just have to be complex and/or really moving. You won't catch me playing "Peanut Butter Jelly".
Production is something i've only been doing for a year (since Summer 2006) and i know i have much to learn. I started producing after friend/producer James Scannell introduced me to "Reason" and while i still use it have begun to teach myself "Ableton" (live5) . If anyone has any tips for me using either program, my ears are as open as my mind!!
That's all for now . . . . i may add more from time to time.



Mmmmm Music. I'm seriously into a lot of electronic music, House, Tech-House, Progressive, Breaks, Electro, Techno, D & B, Acid Jazz, Trip-Hop, Hip hop (not rap), Ambient, Abstract (some). I'm also into Soul, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Gospel (i'm not religious but i love the voices) Dub, Reggae, Rock (some) & Classical.
Here's a few examples of artists that have had my head nodding during my time on this planet (in no particular order) - Tribe called Quest, Run DMC, The Roots, Black eyed Peas, Common, Mos Def, Fat Boys, Mantronix, Whodini, Sugarhill Gang, Big daddy Kane, Kool Moe dee, Kurtis Blow, Ice T, Black Sheep, Stetsasonic, Tone loc, Malcom Mclaren, 808 State, New Order, Depeche Mode, Electribe 101, A Guy Called Gerald, Doug Lazy. Toni Scott, Young MC, KLF, Renegade Soundwave, Todd Terry, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses, Joy Division, Inspiral Carpets, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, James, Lenny Kravitz, Led Zepplin, Def Leopard, Deep Purple, Oasis, A Certain Ratio, The Orb, Orbital, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Vivaldi, Strauss, Aphex Twin, Sven Vath, T-Coy, M People, Soulwax, Simple Minds, UB40, Leftfield, Underworld, Laurent Garnier, Plastic Man, Groove Armada, Chemical Brothers, Norman Cook, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Inner City, Juan Atkins, Sabres of Paradise, F.S.O.L, Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk, George Clinton, Ray Charles, Theo Parrish, Terence Parker, Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, Prodigy, LTJ Bukem, 4Hero, David Morales, Frankie Knuckles, Graeme Park, Dave Haslam, Mike Pickering, Bomb the Bass, Nightmares on Wax, Justin Robertson, Two Lone Swordsmen, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Truby Trio, Massive Attack, Smith & Mighty, Galliano, Lamb, Portishead, Jamiroquai, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, John Digweed, Sander Kleinenberg, Terry Francis, Damian Lazarus, Mazi, Three, Danny Tenaglia, Tiefschwarz, Sean Q6, Randall Jones, Phillip Charles, Josh Wink, Black Strobe, Goldfraap Pier Bucci, Gui Boratto, Mark Henning, Trentemoeller, Rekleiner, Dan Berkson, Gaiser, 3 Channels, and many more . . . .





I often wish it was Dark longer . . . . . . I Love Working at Night.



Dj Mixes

Mixes i've done are free to download and as always thanks to all the producers out there for putting out quality Music. I'm in the process of contributing to the cause myself!!

Mr Dutt >Podcast
Check it out!!
Andy Mara - North (4.19.07)

Enjoy! -- Mr Dutt (a.k.a Andy Mara)

Andy's podcast
Give it a listen!
EAST

Enjoy! -- All Wheel Drive

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PU 7 PU 6 PU 5 PU 4 PU 3 PU 2 PU 1 Daya's Puma promo Daya laughs with Cari Daya wants my records Daya meets ice cream Daya laughing as she swings Daya & Pelican Cari & Daya My Pride & Joy Cute, but . . Ahhhh

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  • 2 Years Later

    2 Years Later

  • Shapes & Sizes

    Shapes & Sizes

  • With Reason

    With Reason



Shout outs!! - see all 20

Gagosian Liga says:

I thank you for adding me and hope you enjoy my music! Feel free to download it! Greetings from Munich/Germany!

posted Feb 7


Balm says:

Clicking this will take you to "The Secret Diary of Steve Ballmer"!

posted Feb 6


Dub Aura (Cari) says:

Kewl you can download your tracks...

posted Jan 28


aplagueoflocusts says:

His name is Steve. He was born in Milan, then a bunch of crazy stuff happened. Now he lives in Portland Oregon, where he crafts his own unique blend of electronic music. www.letsgooutside.com www.myspace.com/letsgooutside www.virb.com/letsgooutside free download @ www.oneweektolive.com Soma have decided to release a free single! It will be released exclusively with One Week To Live as the UK magazine prepares to go completely digital. The decision came after Soma were tiring of seeing releases on illegal mp3 websites. It will be available athttp://www.OneWeekToLive.com Who better to try out such an experiment than the debutant Let's Go Outside. Following massive response from the likes of Josh Wink, Ivan Smagghe and Andrew Weatherall for his debut release on Soma's experimental offshoot Pnuma Records, Soma believe that it's only right for Let's Go Outside to play with the big boys on this release. Let's Go Outside hails from Portland, Oregon where he first released on small local experimental label, Buried In Time. He then moved onto Bradford-based Midnight Recordings before being picked up by Pnuma shortly after. Citing his influences as "techno, techno, techno and Tetris", LGO also takes inspiration from IDM, ambient and electro, all of which are evident in this three-tracker. Early 2008 will see the re-release of I'll Lick Your Spine by LGO (originally on Pnuma). This will feature remixes by Massi DL and label mate, Vector Lovers. Let's Go Outside's debut album, 'A Picnic With The Hunters', is due for release in January 2008.

posted Dec 3


aplagueoflocusts says:

new track up, "sucked in circles" come on over when you get a chance

posted Aug 19


rewind says:

Thanks for befriending me Mr Dutt. I find your music most pleasing.

posted Aug 16


.RFO - Radio Flash* Online says:

posted Aug 16


Heskin Radiophonic Workshop says:

Hi mate! Like the tunes!

posted Aug 8


PinkLogik says:

Hi Andy! Thanks for adding me. Good tunes here! Like 'Organ Grind' it's got some creepy noises on there actually.... Jules xx

posted Jul 24


Dub Aura (Cari) says:

Happy Anniv. Babe!

posted May 29


Mr Brown says:

thanx for the invite.. xx brown

posted May 23


niKit says:

hey thx for the request! pretty nice tunes! see ya

posted May 14


Dub Aura (Cari) says:

Our future in music is like our love.. it's infinite. Here's to the biirth of a new project together!

posted May 6


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