Music Algorithm

For 20 years Andrew Still had been playing and writing songs, all written for the acoustic guitar. During this time he released numerous albums – 8 albums as the Galipaygos and 2 as Mr Still.

However, Andrew had always loved disco and electronic music and in 2018 he bought some new software which allowed him to create electronic music. It was a double edged sword as he had a passion for electronic music but he would have to put aside his guitar, forgetting everything he knew – and start all over again.

He recruited Ali Brown on bass and then Bev Fraser on Sax/ EWI (electric woodwind instruments). Andrew had always wanted to write for a female vocalist, as up until then he had always sung his own songs. They wanted a female vocalist for the band and Amy Mullen, who was running Stagecoach (School of Performing Arts,) was a keen singer/songwriter and perfectly fitted the bill.

When lockdown came along it gave Andrew the opportunity to really get to grips with the software. With less distractions Andrew’s song writing took off and he has now written over 50 songs. He is so prolific that the other band members are actually now looking for lockdown to end in order to put the brakes on Andrew’s writing.

As with everyone involved in live entertainment, the band can’t wait to get back to performing and to have the opportunity to perform all Andrew’s compositions. Algorithm launched their debut single ‘Left Unsaid’ in March, along with a feature video that was created during lockdown with the help of over 100 supporters. 105 friends shot an amazing variety of ‘shh’ clips at home and sent them all to Andrew. His 12 year old daughter Eva Still then produced a wonderful video which can be seen on YouTube: https://youtu.

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The single was released on Spotify on the 5th March.