Andrew Cann's artistic
adeptness spans across most genres. Be they Classical, Celtic, Metal, soft Goth,
Blues or Jazz, Andrew taps into sounds that either touch chords of the heart
or conjure thoughts of distant realms and forbidden mysteries.
Born south of London, as Charles Andrew Alexander Cann,
Andrew began studying classical music at The Watford School
and piano with concert pianist Julianne Skerry in the UK,
at age six.
After moving to the States, Andrew played everything from classical,
blues, and heavy metal - occasionally dabbling in original composition.
In 1994, he composed and produced an experimental orchestral work
called ‘Cerebral Vortex, Cerebral Café' on which he performed
all the instruments.
In the late 1990s, Andrew studied piano at The Levine School Music
in Washington DC under master pianist, Anna Balakerskaia, and classical
guitar in 2000, under virtuoso artist, Eric Ulreich.
To further enhance his skills on electric guitar, Andrew now plays lead
with Xyra + Mystic Angels.
Composing and arranging on piano, MIDI, and guitar, Andrew has
performed original music with Xyra, in such notable venues as the PMC,
Blues Alley, Black Cat, and The State Theater.
Andrew's instrumental compositions and arrangements serve as elegant
and stunning contributions to all Xyra Music endeavors. He appears on
four Xyra demos and every commercial Xyra release.
More About Andrew ~
Birth sign :
Capricorn
Favorite films :
The Razor's Edge
Roma
Schindlers List
Dances With Wolves
Godfather
Favorite quote :
"Nothing can take the place of persistence.........Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent" - Calvin Coolidge
and in talking about life....
"Words told by a madman - full of sound and fury Signifying nothing" - William Shakespeare
Personal heroes :
Aldous Huxley, Jimi Hendrix, Winston Churchill
Memorable books :
Eyeless in Gaza
Time Must Have a Stop
Atlas Shrugged
Into Thin Air
Most inspiring memory :
The first time I broke a cinder block while testing in Tae Kwon Do.
Top five albums of all time :
The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin
Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Avalon - Roxy Music
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
Riding a Blue Dream - Joe Satriani
"You gotta have a dream . . ." :
Personal aspirations (realistic or not) :
Have our music heard and our albums distributed around the world - then retire early and see the world - in particular Egypt, and the Inca temples in South America.
History
Beautiful Noise
Verborgen
Xyra & Verborgen
The LINE
The XYRA Band
_nix "The Banished"?
CD's for Sale
Discography
Venues
Media
Doing Battle
Marco Delmar
Robert Goldstein
Member Bios
Xyra
Andrew Cann
Norm Thorne
Donald Stapleson
Eric Ulreich
Larry Lawrence
Fred Lieder
Robert Fogelmann
Edwin Cleverdon
Cris Cillura
Bret Empie
Doug Empie
Jeff Spencer
Dave Ray
Vince Calcaterra
Marc Collier