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Biografía

One of today's finest new fingerstyle guitarists, Andy McKee is lauded by many critics and guitarists as the most promising fingerstyle guitarist to arrive on the scene in some time. Born in 1979 in Topeka, Kansas, Andy began playing guitar on his 13th birthday when his father bought him a classical guitar. It was not long after that Andy got his first electric guitar and began emulating some of his favorite music of the time; Metallica, Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, and Dream Theater. Andy's 16th birthday was a pivotal moment in his life. A guitar playing cousin nearly had to drag him to an acoustic workshop by a guitarist named Preston Reed. It was a mind blowing experience for the young electric guitarist! Shortly after, Andy discovered the music of three other great acoustic guitarists; Michael Hedges, Don Ross, and Billy McLauglhin, all whom he considers as his primary musical influences today. Composing was something Andy caught on to a little bit later and started writing when he was 20 year old. Andy released his first CD titled "Nocturne" in 2001 and competed in the prestigious National Fingerstyle Guitar Competition in Winfield, KS. He placed 3rd, making him the youngest competitor to ever place in the top 3. In 2003, Andy began playing internationally beginning with a tour in Taiwan with renowned guitarists Jacques Stotzem, Isato Nakagawa, and Masaaki Kishibe. He also placed 1st in the Miscellaneous Acoustic Instrument contest in his home state of Kansas with the harpguitar. In 2004, Andy Released his 2nd CD titled "Dreamcatcher". With the title track, Andy won a competition to have a chance to perform on stage with bassist Michael Manring. Andy also won 1st place in the Kansas Fingerstyle Guitar Competition and 2nd in the Canadian Fingerstyle Guitar Competition. In the time since, Andy has performed in various parts of the world including Japan, China, Belgium, England, Canada, and will begin performing even more in the States n

Álbumes

Canciones

1	When She Cries	Art of Motion
2	A Sphere	The Gates of Gnomeria
3	Venus as a Girl	The Gates of Gnomeria
4	7-14	The Gates of Gnomeria
5	Shanghai	Art of Motion
6	Heather's Song	Dreamcatcher
7	Africa	Dreamcatcher
8	Hunter's Moon	Joyland
9	Into the ocean	Dreamcatcher
10	Upward Mobility	Joyland
11	When she cries	Dreamcatcher
12	With You in Mind	The Thing That Came from Somewhere
13	Spirit of the West	The Thing That Came from Somewhere
14	For My Father	Art of Motion
15	Dreamcatcher	Dreamcatcher
16	Nocturne	Art of Motion
17	Dolphins	The Thing That Came from Somewhere
18	Art Of Motion	Art of Motion
19	I'll Be Over You	The Gates of Gnomeria
20	Joyland	Joyland