User:Andy J Richards

Andy J Richards is a British/American Music Producer, Live Sound Engineer and Composer. Born 28th January 1998. He has dual citizenship between the United Kingdom and America. He is bilingual with Welsh being his native language and English as his secondary, in 2018 he announced his engagement to his same sex partner.

He is best known from working at music festivals like Download, Glastonbury, Reading festival, Warped Tour and many more. He’s worked with many bands and artists like  Motionless in White, Catfish and The Bottlemen, Muse, Billie Eilish, Ice Nine Kills, Bang Tang, YOHIO and many more. Besides live sound he composes music for film and artists primarily in the UK, USA, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Finland, France, Germany and South Korea.

He has worked for numerous International projects along with his passion for teaching the newer generations. He appears at such events for SSL, Abby Road and BBC Introducing.

Since 2018 he has also dived into the world of Plugin development for WAVES plugins. He has began working on developmental projects to bring hardware studio equipment into the digital age.

He has worked on start up studios across the United Kingdom as well as California, New York and Orlando. His fast turn over on projects had lead him down many business paths with contracts with Fearless Records, Universal Music, SM Entertainment, Sony Music and AI Entertainment.

He’s a multitalented individual who’s able to play violin, guitar, bass, drums and piano. He started learning how to play at various ages, to help boost his confidence as a child. Along with this growling up he also took part in ice skating, horse riding, obedience training and Japanese lessons.

Along with his passion for music industry he has his own start up company called MP&LS for everyone. The company is primarily based on the music industry but there also been word that he is in the process of developing his company further to include film and animation.

He also works with animal charities like PETA and Orca Rescue. To help promote the love and care of animals, Due to his love of animals and fighting for animal rights he began began in early 2017.

Since 2013 in his personal life he has been fighting his battle with cancer. He did go into remission in early 2017 after years of failed attempts with defeating his cancer. In late 2018 he announced that his cancer had came back and has been receiving treatment since.

Throughout his early teens and adult hood he has suffered with severe anxiety, PTSD and depression. Throughout his teenage years he has attempted suicide multiple times due to his depression, it’s also known that he had a rough childhood but he has never openly admitted to his up bringing with press but past posts across his socials have confirmed such information.