Andy Peake

In 1987,  Andy Peake began a fast track to regional and national success  playing drums and percussion as a regular band member consecutively for multiple touring and recording artists including  Nicolette Larson, Tanya Tucker, Don Williams, the Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Delbert McClinton and Lee Roy Parnell. In addition he has worked as a part time drummer for Kathy Mattea, Suzy Boggus, T. Graham Brown, David Frizzell, T. G. Sheppard, Billy Prine, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Connie Smith, Pam Tillis, and many others. He spent 3 seasons as a band member/actor for the original cast of the production of "Always, Patsy Cline at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and was drummer one summer with artist/writer Ms. Marshall Chapman opening shows for Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band. He remains active, as a touring, recording and performing. drummer/percussionist in the active music scene of Music City. In addition he has had numerous TV appearances and proudly endorses drum and audio products for Zildjian cymbals, Aquarian drumheads, Vater drumsticks and Peavey audio products.

In 1996, Andy took the plunge to learn audio engineering and coupled that immediately with music production. His 1st project received critical acclaim and netted 3 songs re-recorded by other artists for their own projects. In 2018, his production of an album, "Step On It," for the band, "Big Shoes," which Andy created, produced and managed beginning 2011. In 2020, "Step On It" was nominated for 2019 "Blues Album of the Year" by music industry mainstay, Downbeat magazine. In 2021, Andy released his critically acclaimed first solo album, "Mood Swings." He has recently contributed as a recording engineer for the band, Orleans and solo project by Orleans band member, John Hall. In January, Andy participated in a critically acclaimed residency at Nashville's prestigious music venue, Third and Lindsley, performing music from the heralded new band, The HercuLeons that featured John Cowan of the Doobie Brothers and James Taylor vocalist and fiddle player, Andrea Zonn. That band also featured guest appearances by Jim Messina, Orleans, Foster and Lloyd and Darrell Scott. As of 2023, Andy has embarked on a new album project for himself  and continues his successful career as a drummer, producer, engineer and project coordinator based in Nashville, TN.