Born and raised in southern Oregon, Andy started playing guitar at the age of 16 and never looked back. He has been in a string of local bands since, Oregon Transplant, Right By Chance, The Frankie Hernandez Band, and Sidetrack. 2008 was a busy year playing all over the north west with the Frankie Hernandez Band, and Oregon Transplant at everything from the summer festivals to the Oregon Country Fair.

Andy won the Star of Stars Contest held by Rogue Community College in 2008, and most recently won the guitar competition held at the 1st Breedlove Festival in 2009.

A companion for your walk through the woods while bathing in chocolate euphoria, Plum Sutra evolved out of a Zen meditation friendship in spring, 2008. Seth Kinzie (Piano, from the NW) and Linton Wright (Drums, from Crimson Tide Alabama) looked to unfold the rich instrumental repetition of novelty and emotion. They gelled immediately in their fusion of rock, jazz, and soundscapes which illustrates different ideas, feelings, and animals over lush, varied instrumentation. They are now joined by a Connor Wade, an accomplished violinist from Idaho. Based in Portland, Plum Sutra just finished recording their debut album at Primary Records.