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Adam Ritchie
Alexander Mahdavi

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Genre
Pop

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Marc Bolan
Neil Finn
Adam Ant
Roxy Music
Bill Hicks

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Coldplay
Snow Patrol
Neil Finn
World Party
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Ampersand
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Artist Biography
* Ampersand are a studio-based collaboration between song-writer Adam Ritchie and producer Alex Mahdavi *

* Adam hails from London, has nearly 300 gigs under his belt as former guitarist in The Forgotten Sons, a band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in the 1990's and who reached the final of the 1998 LOOT! Music Awards held at the Subterania (now called The Neighbourhood, we understand&) in Ladbroke Grove., London. Since then, Adam has formed an interest in computer-based music, but -..is still a rock'n'roller at heart....' *

* Alex is an American who studied music production here in the UK and has since happily settled in London, where he produces a wide-variety of artists and styles at his home studio.. *

* They are both currently unsigned and looking for record label/music publishing interest *

* Adam and Alex met via e-bay(!), after Alex had advertised for bids for some time in his South London studio.*

* Each song was recorded in just two days, with a third day for mixing. (&And God bless technical info&) *

* 500 copies of the 'Urban Guitar Pop' classic that is 'Schadenfreude Blue' album were printed up on CD and made available for sale thru links on the Ampersand's web-site: www.iamthe.moonfruit.com *

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