Andrew Furze

Andrew Furze is a Sydney- based musician and producer with over twenty years experience in the music and television industries. He is an accomplished songwriter, producer, arranger, vocalist and instrumentalist. Melbourne born, Andrew studied classically before turning to more contemporary genres. An accomplished tenor, he studied music at Monash University before turning his back on the classical world in favor of rock. His first band, Girl Friday, was signed to Standard Records when he was 19. Andrew's song-writing prowess saw him signed to a publishing deal and he was soon co-writing with a diverse range of acts, including Andrew De Silva, Delta Goodrem. Emmanuel Carella, Belinda Emmett, S2S and Rebecca Cartwright. He toured stadiums nationally as Music Director for Emmanuel Carella on Christina Aguilera's "Stripped" tour. In 2005 Andrew was hired as Performance Producer on Australia's "Aria Awards". Working closely with artists, labels, managers and the network, he creatively oversaw all 13 performances, the most ever at an ARIAs. Acts included Jet, Missy Higgins, Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem, Kasey Chambers, Spiderbait, Pete Murray, John Butler, Eskimo Joe, LRB and the Wrights super group. Andrew was subsequently approached by both M.T.V and Nickelodeon awards, but was drawn back to playing and writing. His next project "The Inches" were an instant hit in on radio, ultimately signing to Sony after just 5 shows. Their first E.P received high rotation play on Triple J and critical praise. The Inches toured and recorded relentlessly, both in Australia and overseas. Returning to television Andrew took up the role of music producer on So You Think You Can Dance for Fremantle Media. He has spent much of the last five years working in music producer roles across a variety of productions, including Dancing With The Stars, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance (3 seasons), The X Factor (2 seasons) and Celebrity Apprentice. He is also creative/music director for live tours, such as X Factor and Young Talent Time. Recent clients include Reece Mastin, 360, Justice Crew, Sony Music Australia, Young Talent Time, X Factor, The Voice, Universal Music, The Squared Division and Emanuel Kelly.