# Charlie Andrew

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Charlie Andrew Origin Kent, England Genres Rock, pop Occupations Record producer, songwriter, festival director, drummer Years active 2004–present

Musical artist

**Charles Andrew** is a British record producer, mixer and songwriter. He is best known for his work with indie band [Alt-J](/source/Alt-J).

In 2013 he was awarded 'Breakthrough Producer of the Year' by his peers at [Music Producers Guild](/source/Music_Producers_Guild) awards, in 2016 he won the 'Producer of the Year award' and in turn was awarded the [Brit Award](/source/Brit_Award) for 'British Producer of the Year'. He was included in the 2017 [Debrett's](/source/Debrett's) 500.[1]

In 2016, Andrew announced the launch of his new record label and publishing ventures Square Leg Records & Big Tree Music with Swedish band [Francobollo](/source/Francobollo) the first signing to both companies, in 2017 he signed singer-songwriter [Sivu](/source/Sivu).

Andrew also plays drums in the *Laurel Collective* and is part of the [In the Woods Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_the_Woods_Festival&action=edit&redlink=1) team.

## Early career

Andrew was educated at [Bethany School](/source/Bethany_School%2C_Goudhurst), Goudhurst, Kent[2] and studied at the [University of Surrey](/source/University_of_Surrey) for the [Tonmeister](/source/Tonmeister) degree, whilst living with two full on gauntlet legends.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] He also became an assistant at [Abbey Road Studios](/source/Abbey_Road_Studios).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] While at Abbey Road he worked on numerous projects including *[The Wall](/source/The_Wall)* ([Roger Waters](/source/Roger_Waters) Live In Berlin) and several film scores such as *[Gangs of New York](/source/Gangs_of_New_York)*, *[Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets](/source/Harry_Potter_%26_the_Chamber_of_Secrets)* and *[The Lord of the Rings](/source/The_Lord_of_the_Rings)* trilogy.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

He then formed the band the Laurel Collective and left Abbey Road to pursue his career as a drummer and producer.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Laurel Collective and In The Woods

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Andrew formed the Laurel Collective with friends in the mid-2000s and the band signed to [Domino Recording Company](/source/Domino_Recording_Company) sister publishing label, Double Six, releasing several singles and a mini album *Feel Good Hits of a Nuclear Winter* in 2008.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The band followed up their mini-album with debut album *Heartbeat Underground* on Tape Club Records (Believe Recordings).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

During this time, he and the fellow Laurel Collective members set up the [In The Woods Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=In_The_Woods_Festival&action=edit&redlink=1), starting with 70 people and showcasing fellow up and coming bands and artists. The festival has continued with a fixed 1000 capacity.

## Production

Andrew made his production debut working alongside [Clive Langer](/source/Clive_Langer) on [Eugene McGuinness](/source/Eugene_McGuinness)' 3rd album *The Invitation to the Voyage*.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] While producing this album, which was recorded over a couple of years, Charlie began working with [Madness](/source/Madness_(band)) and ended up with several production credits on their album *[Oui Oui, Si Si, Ja Ja, Da Da](/source/Oui_Oui%2C_Si_Si%2C_Ja_Ja%2C_Da_Da)*, which reached the UK top 10 in the album charts and has been certified gold in the UK.

During this time, Andrew began producing a then-unsigned band who would become [Alt-J](/source/Alt-J).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] He produced their debut album *[An Awesome Wave](/source/An_Awesome_Wave)* which peaked at 13 in the UK charts, won the [Barclaycard Mercury Prize](/source/Barclaycard_Mercury_Prize), was certified platinum in the UK and gold in Australia.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2013, Andrew was nominated as *Breakthrough Producer* at the Music Producers Guild awards. He was presented as the winner of the award by Clive Langer on 7 February 2013.[3] Later that year he co-produced the [Resolution EP](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Resolution_EP&action=edit&redlink=1) for [Matt Corby](/source/Matt_Corby), the title track would go on to win an [ARIA Award](/source/ARIA_Award) for best song [4] and has been certified 3× platinum in Australia.[5]

In 2014, produced the second Alt-J album titled *[This Is All Yours](/source/This_Is_All_Yours)*, which gave Charlie and the band their first number one album.[6]

In 2015 following his work with Alt-J, [Marika Hackman](/source/Marika_Hackman) and Sivu, it was announced he was nominated alongside [Mark Ronson](/source/Mark_Ronson), [Mike Crossey](/source/Mike_Crossey) and [Tom Dalgety](/source/Tom_Dalgety) as UK Producer of the Year.[7] He was announced as the winner at the MPG Awards on 3 February 2016 at Grovesnor House.[8]

Andrew has since worked on releases with [Bloc Party](/source/Bloc_Party), [Darwin Deez](/source/Darwin_Deez), [Matt Corby](/source/Matt_Corby), [Nick Mulvey](/source/Nick_Mulvey), [Rae Morris](/source/Rae_Morris), [We Were Evergreen](/source/We_Were_Evergreen), Sivu, [Marika Hackman](/source/Marika_Hackman), [Benjamin Francis Leftwich](/source/Benjamin_Francis_Leftwich), [Money](/source/Money_(band)), [Belle Mt.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Belle_Mt.&action=edit&redlink=1), [Sorry (band)](/source/Sorry_(band)), [George Crosby](/source/George_Crosby), [James (band)](/source/James_(band)), [Madness (band)](/source/Madness_(band)), [Crystal Fighters](/source/Crystal_Fighters) and number 1 albums with [Wolf Alice](/source/Wolf_Alice) and [London Grammar](/source/London_Grammar).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Andrew was included in the 2017 [Debrett's](/source/Debrett's) 500.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2022 he was again nominated for an MPG award[9] for Vocal Producer of the Year.

Andrew co-produced [David Gilmour](/source/David_Gilmour)'s 2024 album *[Luck and Strange](/source/Luck_and_Strange)*.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-debretts_1-0)** ["Who are the most influential people in Britain today? Exclusive preview of Debrett's 500 list"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/influential-people-britain-today-exclusive-preview-debretts/). *Telegraph.co.uk*. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Elvey, Suz (25 February 2016). ["Brit Award winner Charlie Andrew grew up in Kent"](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/brit-award-winner-kent-charlie-andrew-91621). *Kentonline.co.uk*. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["MPG Awards Winner"](https://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=15870). *Soundonsound.com*. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["History Song of the year"](http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/song-of-the-year). *Ariaawards.com.au*. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Singles"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140808111800/http://aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2014.htm). *Ariaawards.com.au*. Archived from [the original](https://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2014.htm) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Alt-J score first Number 1 album with This Is All Yours"](http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/alt-j-score-first-number-1-album-with-this-is-all-yours__5957/). *Officialcharts.com*. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The Shortlists for the MPG Awards 2016!"](https://www.mpg.org.uk/news/short-lists-mpg-awards-2016/). *Mpg.org.uk*. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Female producers take top music awards"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35491271). *BBC News*. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [https://mpg.org.uk/news/mpg-announces-nominees-for-2022-awards/](https://mpg.org.uk/news/mpg-announces-nominees-for-2022-awards/)

## External links

- [*Discogs* article on Charlie](http://www.discogs.com/artist/1145238-Charlie-Andrew)

- [Charlie Andrew on Sound on Sound](https://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr13/articles/charlie-andrew.htm)

Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz

v t e Brit Award for British Producer of the Year George Martin (1977) Martin Rushent (1982) Trevor Horn (1983) Steve Levine (1984) Trevor Horn (1985) Dave Stewart (1986) Dave Stewart (1987) Stock Aitken Waterman (1988) Dave Stewart (1990) Chris Thomas (1991) Trevor Horn (1992) Peter Gabriel (1993) Brian Eno (1994) Nellee Hooper (1995) Brian Eno (1996) John Leckie (1997) Chris Potter, The Verve & Youth (1998) Bernard Butler (2009) Paul Epworth (2010) Markus Dravs (2011) Ethan Johns (2012) Paul Epworth (2013) Alan Moulder & Flood (2014) Paul Epworth (2015) Charlie Andrew (2016) Steve Mac (2018) Calvin Harris (2019) Fred Again (2020) Inflo (2022) David Guetta (2023) Chase & Status (2024) A. G. Cook (2025) PinkPantheress (2026)

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