Andre started banging on pots and pans around the house at a very young age. After many years of unsuccessfully begging his mother for a drum kit, a neighbor gave him his old drums. There is an old Chinese saying "If thine enemy wrong thee, buy each of his children a drum" (I guess his parents weren't very popular on the block!). After many years of intense practice he said to his mother "Mom when I grow up I want to be a musician." Her response, "Now honey, you know you can't do both". After a successful year long stint with Relativity, he is now with the On Or Close outfit and everything's alright.
He grew up in a Long Island town with an Italian mama who always was around. And, ever searching for a way to express himself, he bought a guitar to punish his ma and eventually the neighbors as well. One day some friends said, "Come on and join together with the band" and so began his musical journey into sound. It didn't stop with the guitar, eventually he became quite good at the piano, as well as classical composition. For now he is well settled in with the On Or Close outfit and everything's alright.
Mikey was a school boy when he heard his first Beatle's song. His rock and roll fantasy began in the early days as a lead singer for a few local garage bands in Brentwood. The bass player quit the band, and he picked up the bass and learned to play before they could find a replacement. Back then no one wanted to play bass, it wasn't as cool as guitar or drums. In the mid 80's he and a close friend, Rick, founded a band called So Close and played the local clubs around the Island. Other band members came and went, but they held the band together until Rick moved away in 2004. Needing to fill his musical void he began to go on auditions for bands seeking bass players. When that came up short he decided to put something together himself. That something became the On Or Close oufit and everything's alright.
Andre started banging on pots and pans around the house at a very young age. After many years of unsuccessfully begging his mother for a drum kit, a neighbor gave him his old drums. There is an old Chinese saying "If thine enemy wrong thee, buy each of his children a drum" (I guess his parents weren't very popular on the block!). After many years of intense practice he said to his mother "Mom when I grow up I want to be a musician." Her response, "Now honey, you know you can't do both". After a successful year long stint with Relativity, he is now with the On Or Close outfit and everything's alright.
He grew up in a Long Island town with an Italian mama who always was around. And, ever searching for a way to express himself, he bought a guitar to punish his ma and eventually the neighbors as well. One day some friends said, "Come on and join together with the band" and so began his musical journey into sound. It didn't stop with the guitar, eventually he became quite good at the piano, as well as classical composition. For now he is well settled in with the On Or Close outfit and everything's alright.
Mikey was a school boy when he heard his first Beatle's song. His rock and roll fantasy began in the early days as a lead singer for a few local garage bands in Brentwood. The bass player quit the band, and he picked up the bass and learned to play before they could find a replacement. Back then no one wanted to play bass, it wasn't as cool as guitar or drums. In the mid 80's he and a close friend, Rick, founded a band called So Close and played the local clubs around the Island. Other band members came and went, but they held the band together until Rick moved away in 2004. Needing to fill his musical void he began to go on auditions for bands seeking bass players. When that came up short he decided to put something together himself. That something became the On Or Close oufit and everything's alright.
