Andrew McCrorie-Shand

Professional

Composer/Lyricist:	Composer
Genre:	Media
Email:	andrew@oldbrook.com
Representation:	01494 758287

Biography

Andrew was born into a musical family where he was taught to play piano from the age of 5. His love of music flourished and, in common with many teenagers growing up in the 60s, he began his career performing in his first band whilst still at school in Warwick.

There followed a variety of semi-professional bands before he was drawn to London in 1974 where he played keyboards and wrote music for the classical rock band Druid. They released albums and toured the UK and Europe. Later Andrew played keyboards for Curved Air with Stewart Copeland [Police], Darryl Way and Sonja Kristina.

Andrew's first venture into film music composition came in 1978 with 'Kilimanjaro 8' for UK cinema release. Following this he was signed to EMI as a songwriter working with major performers of the era such as Leo Sayer, Sally Oldfield, Billy Ocean and Sara Brightman. He went on to work in production in the mid-80s as a staff producer of TV and film music for EMI.

It was in 1989 that Andrew established his long association with children`s television, beginning with his music for the prize-winning animation of Beauty and the Beast. This successful relationship continued with his composition of the signature tune and music for the long running children's programme Rosie and Jim, together with its two highly acclaimed stage productions, the music for Brum, and the signature tune and music for the Bafta award-winning TV series Tots TV.

The outstanding children's TV success of the late 90s was undoubtedly Teletubbies. Andrew's experience, knowledge and understanding of the audience made him an ideal choice for the programme.

He composed the signature tune and incidental music, composed and performed the UK chart number 1 hit 'Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh' and the CD of Teletubbies 'The Album' which was released world-wide. Teletubbies is now broadcast in 59 countries and 22 languages.

In addition to these excellent children's programmes, Andrew has achieved an international reputation for a diverse range of TV music compositions. Contact: Anne Miller at Oldbrook Music Tel: 01494 758779 E-mail: anne@oldbrook.com

Important Works		Performances
Teletubbies The Hugleys Sabrina Tots TV Rosie and Jim Art Attack Open a Door Zoolife America's Funnies Jack Hannas Animal Adventures Beavis and Butthead Blood and Honey Beauty and the Beast Brum		None added