Andy Nicholson

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Name = Andy Nicholson


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Origin = Hillsborough, England
Instrument = Bass guitar
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Occupation = Musician, DJ
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Associated_acts = Arctic Monkeys
Mongrel
URL = [http://www.myspace.com/andygun MySpace page]
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Andy Nicholson is an English musician, best known for being the former bass guitarist of the Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys.

Biography

An attendee of [http://www.stocksbridgehigh.co.uk Stocksbridge High School] , Andy was the only member of the original four to not live in the High Green district, residing in nearby Hillsboroughcite news| url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1897| publisher="Blender"| title=The Lads Are Alright| date=May 2006] , and this fact is featured in lyrics to the song "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured" - "I said it's High Green mate – via Hillsborough - please". Nicholson played bass guitar, and was seen as "the band wit, reliably swift with a self-deprecating quip". Nicholson emphasised that the band are just normal people, saying "We don't look like superstars...I think people look at us and think, 'They're just normal people making good music. I'm sure I could do it.' Anyone can do it. We're living proof of that."

Leaving the Arctic Monkeys and current plans

The band announced in May 2006 that Nicholson would miss the band's forthcoming North America tour as he was suffering from "fatigue following an intensive period of touring", and would be temporarily replaced by Nick O'Malley of The Dodgems while Nicholson recovered. [cite news| url=http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/23130| publisher="NME"| title= Arctic Monkeys lose a member| date=2006-05-22] However, on 20 June 2006, it was announced that he was no longer part of the band, [cite news| url=http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/23380| title=Arctic Monkeys bassist leaves band| publisher="NME"| date=2006-04-19| accessdate=2007-09-25] with Alex Turner later stating "we sorta found ourselves in a situation where we wanted to move forward". [cite news| url=http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/24039| title=Arctic Monkeys on split: "We wanted to move forward"| date=2006-08-23| publisher="NME"| accessdate=2007-09-25] Now Nicholson has been making a name for himself in Sheffield as a DJ, firstly as a resident at Threads. [ [http://www.threadsproductions.com/content/view/45/189/ Threads Residents] ] , performing at Reverend Soundsystem (now performing under the name AndyGun [ [http://www.myspace.com/andygun Andys myspacee] ] ) and remixed a Reverend and The Makers song "You Get So Alone Sometimes it Just Makes Sense". In November 2007 he made his DJ debut in London at a club event called Threads vs Filthy Few. [cite news |title = Former Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson to play London |url = http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/32172 |publisher = "NME" |date = 2007-10-31 |accessdate = 2008-01-05 ]

After Arctic Monkeys

Nicholson is now in Mongrel which consists of himself, Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers, Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell and Matt Helders from Arctic Monkeys as well as London rapper Lowkey from the Poisonous Poets. They are working on their first album at Dean Street Studios with a late 2008 release date planned and are due to tour later this year.

He is also in the band [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=371169722 Lords of Flatbush] with Sheffield based singer Steve Edwards and Louis Carnell formerly of Milburn.

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