My Life In The Mix

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What happens when a life in music takes you from small Welsh venues to stages, festivals, tours, and unforgettable encounters with some of the biggest names in music?My Life in the Mix is Andy Keating's entertaining, candid and often hilarious memoir of more than four decades in the music industry.Growing up in Barry, South Wales, Andy was surrounded by music from an early age. His father's jazz records, his brothers' love of rock and blues, and countless nights watching live bands eventually led him to discover his calling behind the mixing desk.From his first experiences with sound equipment to working with touring bands across the UK, Europe and North America, Andy's career has been anything but ordinary.Along the way, he crossed paths with an extraordinary collection of musicians and artists, including Ian Hunter, Ray Davies, Martha Reeves, Bobby Vee, Carl Perkins, The Blues Band, The Drifters, Strawbs, The Yardbirds, Nina Simone, Steve Marriott, Les Gray's Mud, Steve Hackett, Jools Holland and many more.But this isn't simply a book about music.It's a story about friendship, marriage, family, travel, addiction and recovery, unexpected adventures, and the strange situations that can happen when you spend decades on the road. From chaotic gigs and dodgy venues to international tours, family holidays in Canada and encounters that could only happen in the music business, Andy tells it all with honesty, warmth and a wicked sense of humour.There are stories of packed festivals, backstage characters, bizarre journeys, unforgettable performances and the countless musicians who became friends along the way. His decades-long marriage to Annie and their family life provide another important thread running through the story.Whether you're a lifelong music fan, a lover of memoirs, fascinated by life behind the scenes of the music industry, or simply looking for a funny and heartfelt story about an extraordinary life, My Life in the Mix offers a backstage pass to a world most audiences never get to see.Funny. Nostalgic. Unfiltered. Occasionally chaotic. Always entertaining.This is Andy Keating's life in the mix.