Andy Childs Producer / Composer

Andy Childs has over many years collaborated with some of the finest artists in their field and there work is showcased here. Andy Childs started his professional career as a Dj and promoter organising club nights under his first moniker, Funkjunkie. Following this he started a band called Elevator Suite which went on to secure one of the biggest independent record deals of 2000. This was shortly followed by 2 record of the weeks on Radio 1 and a support slot for Morchheeba around Europe.  

More recently Elevator Suite released there second album and again recieved glowing praise from the musical press. Their first release, The Wheel was chosen as Eddie Temple Morris’s single of the week on XFM and featured highly in his records of the year chart. With recording partner Dan Moore Andy has also recently finished a remix of the JB’s classic - ‘On the Goodfoot’ for Columbia Japan which recieved airplay from Craig Charles’s Radio 6 Funk & Soul show

"There are very few new artists who release a debut album that is different to anything else that’s around. Elevator Suite has managed to release a cool sounding jazz influenced record that tries to be different with it’s approach and actually succeeds.

Try to predict the outcome to WEEKEND WONDERBOY and you will realize that you had not been listening to the lyrics closely. The lyrics are written by Paul Roberts but its also the teaming up of multi-instrumentalist Steve Grainger and DJ Andy Childs, whose appreciation of jazz, dance music and easy listening tunes, that musically manages to bring out something extra. THE CROWN CAPER instrumental sounds like something taken from a late 60’s English mob movie.

Two of the singles, MAN IN A TOWEL and BACKAROUND are included here and are as catchy as anything those mass-produced puppet boy and girl groups churn out with the aid of certain record companies. Here you can appreciate the musicianship on these tracks.

SIXTEEN is the most diverse track on the album but my personal favorite is AIRHEAD. Listen out for the sound effect that had me scratching my head on the first couple of listens.

It is obvious from listening to these tracks that Elevator Suite have a good ear and could produce movie soundtrack instrumentals if they wanted to and the way these tracks are layered and produced, it is very unlikely they will run out of ideas."