Andy Nicholson
| Andy Nicholson | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | AndyGun |
| Born | February 13, 1986 |
| Origin | Hillsborough, Sheffield, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, electronica, post-punk revival, garage rock, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ, producer |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, drums |
| Associated acts |
Arctic Monkeys Mongrel Reverend and The Makers The Book Club Clubs & Spades |
| Website |
AndyGun MySpace page Clubs & Spades Official Website |
Andy Nicholson is an English musician, DJ and producer, best known as the original bass guitarist of the Sheffield band Arctic Monkeys, which he left in 2006. In 2008 he founded Mongrel with Jon McClure of Reverend and the Makers. In 2009 he became the bassist for ex-Milburn frontman Joe Carnall's band The Book Club, but left later that year to join Reverend and the Makers. He is currently producing and performing in hip-hop group Clubs & Spades with Maticmouth from Reverend Soundsystem.
An attendee of Stocksbridge High School, Nicholson was the only member of the Arctic Monkeys to not live in the High Green district, residing in nearby Hillsborough. Nicholson played bass guitar, and was seen as "the band wit, reliably swift with a self-deprecating quip".
The band announced in May 2006 that Nicholson would miss the band's forthcoming North America tour as he was suffering from "fatigue following an intensive period of touring", and would be temporarily replaced by Nick O'Malley of The Dodgems while Nicholson recovered. However, on 20 June 2006, it was announced that he was no longer part of the band, with Alex Turner later stating "we sorta found ourselves in a situation where we wanted to move forward". The band asked Nicholson to leave. Helders later remarked: "It’s not for everyone, the traveling, I suppose ... He didn’t get specific. We didn’t want to drag all of that out of him ... We took [Nick] out to America and we just couldn't see going back to the way things were for whatever reason."
Initially, Nicholson began making a name for himself in Sheffield as a DJ, mainly as a resident at Threads, but also performing at Reverend Soundsystem (under the name AndyGun). He also remixed a Reverend and The Makers song "You Get So Alone Sometimes it Just Makes Sense". In November 2007 he made his DJ début in London at a club event called Threads vs Filthy Few.
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