Andy LeMaster is an American musician, songwriter, engineer, and producer from Toccoa, Georgia. Now It's Overhead is the primary project for his own songwriting, while he also releases music under his own name and contributes as a co-writer on various projects.[1][2] LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed on many albums since he began recording in the late 1990s, including releases by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray, Conor Oberst, Maria Taylor, Orenda Fink, Better Oblivion Community Center, and Michael Stipe.[3] He is co-owner of Chase Park Transduction recording studio in Athens with fellow producer/engineer/musician, David Barbe.[4][5] He has been a frequent touring member of Bright Eyes since the late 90's, and has performed live as a band member with several other artists including Azure Ray, Fischerspooner, and Michael Stipe.[6] LeMaster is also a talented visual artist, and has done all the covers for Now It's Overhead's records. Andy has stated in interviews that he identifies as gay.[7] He made a guest appearance on Late Night with David Letterman in 2007 playing bass as a rotating member of the band Bright Eyes.
Andy LeMaster | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Athens, Georgia |
| Genres | Indie Rock Experimental Rock Electronic Music Singer/Songwriter |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter Musician Producer Engineer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Bass Voice Synths Programming |
| Labels | Saddle Creek Records |
Album Appearances edit
see also albums by Now It's Overhead
1998 edit
- Bright Eyes - Letting off the Happiness (1998) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Performance
- Drive-By Truckers - Gangstabilly (1998) - Soul Dump Records/New West Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Macha - Self-titled (1998) - Jetset Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Drip - Inside Job (1998) - Ghostmeat Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
1999 edit
- Macha - See It Another Way (1999) - Jetset Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Drive-By Truckers - Pizza Deliverance (1999) - Ghostmeat Records/New West Records - Mixing
- David Dondero - Pity Party (1999) - Ghostmeat Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2000 edit
- Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors (2000) - Saddle Creek Records - Engineering, Performance
- Lona - To the Nth (2000) - Ghostmeat Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2001 edit
- Now It's Overhead - Self-titled (2001) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Bright Eyes - Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes (2001) - Saddle Creek Records - Performance
- David Barbe - Comet of the Season (2001) - Backburner Records - Production, Assistant Engineering, Performance
- Seaworthy - Ride (2001) - Jetset Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2002 edit
- Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (2002) - Saddle Creek Records - Engineering, String and Horn Arrangements, Performance
- Bright Eyes - There Is No Beginning to the Story (2002) - Saddle Creek Records - Engineering, Horn Arrangements, Performance
- Azure Ray - November EP (2002) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- R.E.M. - R.E.M.I.X. (2002) - Warner Bros. Records - Production, Mixing, Performance
- Lovers - Starlit Sunken Ship (2002) - Orange Twin Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Mayday - Old Blood (2002) - Saddle Creek Records - Performance
2003 edit
- Azure Ray - Hold On Love (2003) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Azure Ray - The Drinks We Drank Last Night (2003) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Various Artists - Saddle Creek 50 (2003) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Pacific UV - Self-titled (2003) - Warm Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- The Few - Self-titled (2003) - PSB Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2004 edit
- Now It's Overhead - Fall Back Open (2004) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Now It's Overhead - Wait In a Line (2004) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Macha - Forget Tomorrow (2004) - Jetset Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Azure Ray - New Resolution (2004) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Bright Eyes - Take It Easy (Love Nothing)) (2004) - Saddle Creek Records - Engineering
- Lovers - Gutter and the Garden (2004) - Orange Twin Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- The Good Life - Lovers Need Lawyers (2004) - Saddle Creek Records - Mixing
2005 edit
- Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005) · Saddle Creek Records - Performance
- Bright Eyes - Digital Ash in a Digital Urn (2005) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Performance
- Maria Taylor - 11:11 (2005) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Orenda Fink - Invisible Ones (2005) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Mayday - Bushido Karaoke (2005) - Saddle Creek Records - Mixing
- Various Artists - Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina (2005) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
2006 edit
- Now It's Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak (2006) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Michael Stipe Featuring Chris Martin - In the Sun (Gulf Coast Relief) - EP (2006) - Warner Bros. Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Bright Eyes - Noise Floor (Rarities 1998-2005 (2006) - Saddle Creek Records - Performance
2007 edit
- Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower (2007) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Now It's Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak (Live in the Studio EP (2007) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Bright Eyes - Four Winds (2007) - Saddle Creek Records - Performance
- Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (2007) - Saddle Creek Records - Performance
- Art In Manilla - Set the Woods On Fire (2007) - Saddle Creek Records - Mixing
- Mezzanine Owls - Slingshot Echoes (2007) - Mezzanine Owls Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Summerbirds In the Cellar - With the Hands of the Hunter It All Becomes Dead (2007) - Slow January Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2008 edit
- Conor Oberst - Self-titled (2008) - Merge Records - Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Magnetic Morning - A.M. (2008) - Friend Or Faux Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Rig 1 - Above the Tree Line West of the Periodic (2008) - Team Love Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- The Fatales - Great Surround (2008) - Monopsone Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Mezzanine Owls - Snowglobe - 7 Inch (2008) - Jaxart Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
2009 edit
- Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South (2009) - Merge Records - Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Orenda Fink - Ask the Night (2009) - Saddle Creek Records - Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Taylor Hollingsworth - Life With a Slow Ear (2009) - Team Love Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Maria Taylor - LadyLuck (2009) - Nettwerk Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Maria Taylor with Andy LeMaster - Savannah Drive (2009) - Nettwerk Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Har Mar Superstar - Dark Touches (2009) - Dilettante - Mixing
- James Husband - A Parallax I (2009) - Polyvinyl Record Co. - Mixing
2010 edit
- Elf Power - Elf Power (2010) - Orange Twin Records - Engineering, Mastering
- Azure Ray - Drawing Down the Moon (2010) - Saddle Creek Records - Performance, Additional Engineering
- Various Artists - Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine (2010) - Oh Boy Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Venice Is Sinking - Sand & Lines (2010) - One Percent Press Records - Engineering
- New Idea Society - Somehow Disappearing (2010) - SHYE Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2011 edit
- Bright Eyes - The People's Key (2011) - Saddle Creek Records - Engineering, Performance
- Drive-By Truckers - Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians: Greatest Hits 1998-2009 (2011) - New West Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Haroula Rose - These Open Roads (2011) - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
2012 edit
- Conor Oberst - One of My Kind (2012) - Team Love Records - Engineering, Performance
- Whispertown - Parallel (2012) - Acony Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Conduits - Self-titled (2012) - Team Love Records - Mixing
- Azure Ray - As Above So Below (2012) - Saddle Creek Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- White Violet - Hiding, Mingling (2012) - Normaltown Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- The Casket Girls - Sleepwalking (2012) - Graveface Records - Mixing
- Patterson Hood - Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance (2012) - ATO Records - Engineering
2013 edit
- Western Lows - Glacial (2013) - Jaxart Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Alessi's Ark - The Still Life (2013) - Bella Union - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Amanda Shires - Down Fell The Doves (2013) - Lightning Rod Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Pacific UV - After the Dream You Are Awake (2013) - Mazarine Records - Mixing, Writing
- Lovers - A Friend in the World (2013) - Badman Recording Co. - Mixing
- Maria Taylor - Something About Knowing (2013) - Saddle Creek Records - Mixing
- Yip Deceiver - Medallius (2013) - New West Records - Mixing
- Shonna Tucker and Eye Candy - A Tell All (2013) - Sweet Nectar Records - Mixing
- Dead Confederate - In the Marrow (2013) - Spiderbomb Records - Engineering
2014 edit
- The Casket Girls - True Love Kills the Fairy Tale (2014) - Graveface Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain (2014) - Nonesuch Records - Engineering, Performance
- Michael Stipe - The Cold Lands Soundtrack (2014) - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Young Statues - The Flatlands Are Your Friend (2014) - Run for Cover Records - Production, Engineering, Performance
2015 edit
- Yip Deceiver - YPD E.P. (2015) - New West Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Packway Handle Band / Jim White - Take It Like a Man (2015) - Yep Roc Records - Engineering, Performance
- Reptar - Lurid Glow (2015) - Joyful Noise Recordings - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Des Ark - Everything Dies (2015) - Graveface Records - Mixing, Performance
- Thayer Sarrano - Shaky (2015) - Guildwater Group - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Ruby the RabbitFoot & Yip Deceiver - Take a Bow/Crush - Single (2015) - Normaltown Records - Engineering, Mixing
- The Casket Girls + Stardeath and White Dwarfs - What Keeps You Up At Night - EP (2015) - Graveface Records - Engineering, Mixing
2016 edit
- Ruby the RabbitFoot - Divorce Party (2016) - Normaltown Records - Production, Engineering, Performance, Mixing, Writing
- Bright Eyes - The Studio Albums 2000-2011 (2016) - Saddle Creek Records - Engineering, Performance
- Haroula Rose - Here the Blue River (2016) - Little Bliss Records - Production, Engineering, Performance
- The Casket Girls - The Night Machines (2016) - Graveface Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Maria Taylor - ‘’In the Next Life” (2016) - Flower Moon Records - Mixing
2017 edit
- Black Kids - Rookie (2017) - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Conor Oberst - Salutations (2017) - Nonesuch Records - Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Nana Grizol - Ursa Minor (Nana Grizol album) (2017) - Orange Twin Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Neighbor Lady - Maybe Later (2017) - Friendship Fever - Mixing
- Sandy Devastation - ‘’BDMF” (2017) - Production, Mixing
2018 edit
- Glowworm - Can't Let Go (2018) - Post Dog Productions - Mixing
- Fischerspooner - SIR (2018) - Ultra Records - Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Violet Delancey - Columbia Road (2018) - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Thayer Sarrano - I Will Never Be Used To Your Beauty (2018) - Guildwater Group - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Michael Stipe - Souris Calle - Souris Nocturne (2018) - Perrotin - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Azure Ray - Waves (2018) - Flower Moon Records - Mixing
- The Glands - Double Coda (2018) - New West Records - Engineering, Mixing
- Sandy Devastation - Total Brooklyn Bitch (2018) - Production, Mixing
2019 edit
- Better Oblivion Community Center - 'Self-titled (2019) - Dead Oceans - Production, Engineering, Performance
- LeeAnn Peppers - ‘’For Asha, With Hope” (2019) - Mixing
- Maria Taylor - Self-titled (2019) - Flower Moon Records - Mixing
- Sailors & Ships - Self-titled (2019) - Laser Brains - Mixing
- Polyenso - Year of the Dog - (2019) - Other People Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Michael Stipe - Your Capricious Soul (2019) - Futurepicenter, Inc - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
2020 edit
- Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was (2020) - Dead Oceans - Performance
- Michael Stipe, Big Red Machine - No Time For Love Like Now (2020) - Engineering
- Michael Stipe - Drive to the Ocean (2020) - Futurepicenter, Inc - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Polyenso - Red Colored Pencil - (2020) - Dog Radio - Engineering, Mixing
- Polyenso - Dust Devil - (2020) - Dog Radio - Production, Engineering, Mixing
- Polyenso - Lost in the Wheel / MissU - (2020) - Dog Radio - Engineering, Mixing
2021 edit
- Timothy Ivan - Grayhair (2021) - Forasister Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Polyenso - Pocket Knife Shadow - (2021) - Dog Radio - Engineering, Mixing
- Sunset Honor Unit - Self-titled EP - (2021) - Mixing
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - ‘’Reverse‘’ - ‘’Georgia Blue‘’ - (2021) - Southeastern Records - Writing
- Michael Stipe - Sunday Morning - “I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico” - (2021) - UMG Recordings, Inc. - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance
- Andy LeMaster - Joe Bell (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - (2021) - Lakeshore Records - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
2022 edit
- Night Palace - Diving Rings (2022) - Park the Van Records - Engineering
- Sandy Devastation - Polesmoker (2022) - Production, Mixing
- Georgia Marshall - Look At Me Now (2022) - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
- Ruby the RabbitFoot - Like Doves and Roses (2022) - Aerobic International - Production, Engineering, Performance, Mixing, Writing
- Mykki Blanco, Michael Stipe - Family Ties - Stay Close To Music (2022) - Engineering
- Michael Stipe with Brian Eno - Future, If Future - Limited Edition Bioplastic 12 inch - (2022) - Earth Percent - Production, Engineering, Mixing, Performance, Writing
References edit
- ^ "Joe Bell Soundtrack Credits". www.imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Rubin, Rick. "Michael Stipe Broken Record Podcast". www.pushkin.fm. Pushkin Industries. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Andy LeMaster Credits". www.allmusic.com. All Music. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Owings, Henry (January 2010). Tape Op: The Book About Creative Music Recording, Volume II. Tape Op Magazine. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-9779903-0-6. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Chase Park Transduction Staff". www.chaseparktransduction.com. Chase Park Transduction. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ BrooklynVegan staff. "Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Flea, Talib Kweli, Joan Baez, Cat Power & more played the Pathways to Paris benefit in NYC". www.brooklynvegan.com. Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ Morgenstern, Hans. "Overhead Projector". www.miaminewtimes.com. Miami New Times. Retrieved 31 December 2002.