ANDY HAPPEL

Andy is a concert violinist and fiddler who has shared the stage with symphonies, pop stars and country luminaries. As bandleader for the nineties rock group Thanks to Gravity, Andy toured extensively with the likes of Guster, Train, Matchbox 20 and the Dave Matthews Band. He later toured with country singer Don Campbell, where he opened for country legends Willie Nelson, Randy Travis, George Jones and Charlie Daniels. He currently performs with classical improv group Aeterna Trio, and with master luthier Jon Cooper in the Americana mashup Chickenwire. Andy is also Lead Producer with new classical music label PARMA Recordings. He has worked with the Moravian Philharmonic in the Czech Republic, the Metropolitan Opera Children’s Chorus and the New England String Quartet, among others.

Andy was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2014 for Producer of the Year, Classical.