Andrew Duke

Andrew Duke has been composing, producing, remixing, and performing music since 1987. His music is consistently referred to by the media and listeners alike as continuously presenting a unique and distinct sound; “Andrew Duke creates music that sounds like it has a reason for living” (The Wire, UK) His Sprung album (released on France’s Bip-Hop label in 2002) was nominated for Album of the Year (Electronica) at the 2003 annual Canadian Independent Music Awards. He has been commissioned for 55+ remixes (for artists such as Aaliyah, Pink Floyd, Chicks On Speed, Heavy Meadows, and David Kristian), has licensed 125+ tracks to compilations, and regularly tours his live PA.

Duke has been writing about music since 1981 (published in Computer Music, Magic Feet (UK), Vice, XLR8R, Urb, ei, Streetsound (US), Exclaim, The Coast (Canada), and others) and his articles have been reprinted internationally in languages including French, German, Italian, Polish, and Serbian; from 1987-2004 he hosted Andrew Duke's In The Mix (a weekly radio/internet show syndicated at one point to over 35 million weekly listeners worldwide), produced artists at his Cognition Sound studio, and produced events across Canada. He formed the Cognition Audioworks label in 1990 after operating Incognito Musique and Digitalis Recordings (1987-1990). Andrew is also an educator, teaching popular computer music courses at the Nova Scotia Community College and workshops across Canada.