Andrew Champion

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Andrew "Champion" Ataie (born June 4th 1970) is a notable east bay vocalist that sang in such bands as SCREW32, Hopelifter, End Of The World, Shadowboxer, Highwire Days, and even two stints in the Dance Hall Crashers early and late incarnations. Growing up in the east bay straightedge and hardcore community in San Ramon and Berkeley Andrew was involved in that scene as well as the San Francisco scene of the early eighties prior to the east bay hitting the map in the mid to late eighties. Close friends with Tim Armstrong of Operation Ivy Andrew would later live with him and Brett Reed at the famed Adeline Street house just as SCREW32 was gaining steam and Rancid was really taking off in the early and mid nineties. Andrew was a seminal member of U.S. Thugs gaining the name 'Champion' when he had rushed to get a tattoo for the crews' original name (The 'East Bay Champions') and being the only one to get the tattoo prior to the final choice of U.S. Thugs, the name stuck as Andrew's stage name. He later had a falling out with some of the members of U.S. Thugs and had his tattoo covered but to this day will support anything done by the organization and stands by his friends who are still involved. Having moved all over California Andrew now resides in Los Angeles but always is quick to refer to the east bay area as home. Always involved in music in one way or another it's just a matter of time before another project begins.

DISCOGRAPHY:

Scooters Records 7" 'Tightrope' 1994 7"'Why Are We So Fucked Up All The Time?' Harvest records 1994 LP'Unresolved Childhood Issues' Wingnut Records 1995 7" Youth Brigade Split, 'Spys Like Us' BYO Records 7" EP End Of The World Cheetahs Records 1998 LP 'Under The Influence Of Bad People' Fat Records 1996 EP 'Anthem' Hopelifter 2000 EP 'North Of The...' Hopelifter 2001 LP Self Titled Highwire Days 2003 LP Shadowboxer 'The Dark At The End Of The Tunnel' 2005 Coldfront Records

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