Andy Wright

Andy M Wright (born 1962) is an English musician, producer and songwriter. Since the mid-1980s he has worked as a programmer, keyboard player, session musician, musical arranger, and producer.

Career

Beginning in the mid-1980s, Wright played and performed in various bands and worked for a keyboard and equipment rental company in London, delivering and setting up instruments and studio gear for recording sessions. He was subsequently employed at Trident Studios, London, over several years. Whilst at Trident he played and programmed keyboards on sessions for many of the major acts of the time.

During the 1990s, Wright set up his first recording studio in Primrose Hill in London, working with the KLF on their song "America: What Time Is Love?" and Massive Attack on their album Protection. 1995 saw the beginning of Wright's long working relationship with Simply Red on the album Life.

In 1999, Wright was involved in the production of the Eurythmics album Peace, which included the hit singles "I Saved the World Today", "17 Again" and the title track "Peace". In 2000, Wright began working with guitarist Jeff Beck. The resulting album, You Had It Coming, produced the Grammy award-winning track Dirty Mind in the best rock instrumental performance category.