Andrew Townsend

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Andrew Townsend

Background information
Birth name	Andrew Edward Townsend
Also known as	DJ Rock$tar, DJ Andrew Townsend
Born	1987, Hampton, Virginia, United States
Genre(s)	Electronica Trance Techno Alternative Hip-Hop Rock
Occupation(s)	Club DJ Remixer Record executive Record producer
Years active	1999-present
Label(s)	Escovator Records Impulse Music of America
Associated acts	The LoD Project The Gru DJ Group Yung Cash Flow
Website	http://www.djandrewtownsend.com/

Andrew Townsend (born Andrew Edward Townsend in 1987 in Hampton, Virginia, United States) is a renowned electronic music DJ/producer, CEO of Escovator Records, and a member in the rock group The LoD Project

1 Humble Beginnings
2 The Assistance Required Era
3 Warning: The Single That Would Change Everything Era
4 Impulse Radio Era
5 Year of The Rock$tar Era
6 Discography
- 6.1 Studio albums
- 6.2 Singles
7 External Links & References
8 References

[edit] Humble Beginnings

While under the teaching of German record label CEO Paul Croshiere, Andrew Townsend under the alias DJ Studios^[1] created his earliest hit in 1999 entitled "Club", with minimum airplay in the states but receiving great success on underground and internet station play in Russia, Germany and Japan, and with a deal between him and Paul Croshiere for him to become a signed techno artist at the age of 12, that created huge problems back home, and forced him to take a 3 year hiatus.

[edit] The Assistance Required Era

With his 15th birthday passing by, Andrew Townsend decided to stepped out of the hiatus and begin work on what would be a highly anticipated album. Due for release on November 22nd, 2002, the album original name was to be entitled "Black Crosses/White Flags" but disputes with the label caused the album name to be dropped. Around winter 2002, Assistance Required almost never hit stores, due to Andrew Townsend being dropped from the label due to travel problems.

In a deal that would save his music career him and fellow rock band group The LoD Project member Jeffery Ayers formed Palace Records in Germany and Streammaker Production in the United States and signed him back to a 8-album deal. In March 2003, Andrew Townsend gained 100% rights to both Streammaker and Palace, and therefore merging them to become Escovator Records. As summer months continued to pass Andrew Townsend, teamed with Russian company IDJ to promote his in a way he hadn't done before, djing. Signing an exclusive contract with IDJ Andrew Townsend went to DJ until his suspension in 2006. When the fall of 2003 arrive it signified Andrew Townsend's mark in the Techno genre, as his album was released on November 17th, 2003 nearly a year delay from its original release date, it had great success on the air, and people liking the album but it didn't translate into sales.

[edit] Warning: The Single That Would Change Everything Era

With fluking success of his album seeing that his gigs made him more money that his sales, Andrew Townsend teamed up with The Future Sound of Berlin to create Warning: The Album a 13 track album. In February 2004, Warning: The Album made its German only release and on April 24th the single Warning made its American internet debut^[2] with a remarkable response to Warning, Andrew embraced on the Warning Internet Radio Tour with fellow djs DJ Aqua Man, and DJ Mastermind the 3 month tour would have them broadcasting from a different internet radio station every night to promote Warning, and it did well with over 10,000 downloads and 100,000 listens it allowed him to become DJ of the Year in Virginia in both 2003, and 2004. With 2004 ending in a fabulous year for Andrew he decided to step in the studio and decide to work on his 2nd LP entitled 1999: The Album.

With a storm of new material, new equipment, and more fans Andrew Townsend in 2005 to begin work on his follow up to his album "Assistance Required". But with a pending court case he had to change his name. On April 28th, 2005^[3] Andrew Townsend decided to change his name from DJ Studios to DJ Infection and registered himself and his company with ASCAP. Also working with the rest of the members of The LoD Project, he also set to complete their first album as well.

[edit] Impulse Radio Era

With steady work of both his second album and the LoD Project's first album, Andrew Townsend signed his first artist to the label. Newport News native Jontae Byrd was the fifth artist to be signed to Escovator Records but the first to be picked by Andrew Townsend. With help from him on Andrew's 2nd LP, Impulse Radio was created within the free time that Andrew Townsend had between DJ'ing, and producing both his 2nd LP, and his groups 1st LP. But as winter of 2005 came and seeing 1999: The Album canceled, Jontae's 1st LP being released and his group album pushed until June 2006, Andrew took a step back away from the industry with a cancellation of his "Virginia is for Techno Lovers Tour" and the closing of Escovator Records from May 2006 until August 2006.^[4]

[edit] Year of The Rock$tar Era

Taking on 2 fronts for DJ'ing, Andrew Townsend split his work onto 2 fronts. His hip-hop, and rock work would put under the alias DJ Rock$tar, and his techno work under DJ Andrew Townsend, and with Passport: The Commonwealth of Virginia being confirmed as his 2nd LP, he will continue to perfect his DJ'ing skills until his suspension by IDJ is completed in June 2007.