Andrew Heermans (born September 21, 1953) is an American musician, mixer,

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, and

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. His three brothers and one sister were raised by their parents in

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. He started playing guitar during those years (1960–69) and began performing with bands on a regular basis upon a family move to

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, in 1969. After a very brief stint at the

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, Heermans returned to regular performing in soul and rock bands and began recording sounds and music. With the birth of his son, Heermans and his wife moved to a small house in the country near

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, where he continued to play, but with country musicians. Upon his return to

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in 1978, he began playing with various bands including

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and recording in studios in

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. His band FUN featuring Sean Doherty,

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, and Aaron Rubin achieved a certain notoriety in New Yowk and other cities around the world. Beside his work with FUN and other musical incarnations, his most recent work are his solo albums and shows, he continues working as a mastering engineer and recording engineer/producer of musical recordings.

Selected discography

as FUN * ''PAX'' (1996) * ''CHAOS'' (1997) * ''Andi Christo & The Disciples of FUN'' (2001) * ''Like Fire Ants'' (2004) * ''The Shady Patriot'' (2018) as Andrew Heermans * ''Come & Gone'' (2017)

References

*http://polywog.net/polywog_andy.html

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Heermans, Andrew Jay 1953 births Living people People from Mineola, New York American rock musicians University of Colorado alumni