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{{Short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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{{Cleanup biography|date=November 2015}}
'''Andrew Lynch''' (born in [[Soldotna, Alaska]]) is a singer-songwriter, trumpeter, [[keyboard player]], [[audio engineer]], and music producer, who lives in Los Angeles, California.  In 2004, he released his debut album ''Samaritopia'' with the help of [[Pat Boone]]<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-sep-23-wk-bands23-story.html BUZZ BANDS] by Kevin Bronson, ''Los Angeles Times'', Thursday, September 23, 2004</ref> and [[Bill Hudson (singer)|Bill Hudson]].  The album features [[Sebastian Steinberg]] and [[The Section Quartet]], who he occasionally performs with at [[Largo (nightclub)|Largo]].<ref>[http://thesectionquartet.com/wordpress/?p=16 TSQ blog] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109230800/http://thesectionquartet.com/wordpress/?p=16 |date=November 9, 2007 }}, July 11, 2005</ref> He is a former band member of Los Angeles indie rock band [[The Black Pine]].
In the fall of 2007, Lynch toured with [[Earlimart (band)|Earlimart]] in support of their record [[Mentor Tormentor]], playing keyboards and trumpet.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/10/05/tainted_love/ Tainted Love] by Jonathan Perry, Boston Globe, October 5, 2007</ref> In late 2007, he continued working with the band, playing horns on, engineering, and producing their 2008 record, [[Hymn and Her]].<ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/buzzbands/2008/03/new-earlimart-a.html New Earlimart album due July 1] by Kevin Bronson, ''Los Angeles Times'', March 4, 2008</ref> The following year, he recorded [[The Section Quartet]]'s debut film score, music for [[Drew Barrymore]]'s directorial debut, ''[[Whip It (film)|Whip It]]''.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120709100900/http://celebritywonder.ugo.com/movie/2009_Whip_It_about_the_filmmakers.html] Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2009</ref> In 2010, Lynch recorded and mixed songs for hardcore punk supergroup [[Off! (band)|Off!]]'s [[First Four EPs]].  In the same year, he also independently released his first full-length album "Sun Incisions," which features members of [[Eels (band)|Eels]], [[Earlimart (band)|Earlimart]], [[Film School (band)|Film School]], and [[The Black Pine]].<ref>[http://buzzbands.la/2009/03/11/ears-wide-open-andrew-lynch-nite-jewel/] Kevin Bronson, Buzz Bands L.A. Blog, March 3, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.myspace.com/andrewlynch/blog/511259585] Andrew Lynch's MySpace Blog, September 22, 2009</ref>
Lynch has been a band member and engineer for both of actor [[Adam Goldberg]]'s music projects, first playing in LANDy<ref>[http://hudsonvalley.m.metromix.com/mobile/music/article/this-landy-is-your/1263844/content] By Scott Thill, Special to Metromix, June 18, 2009</ref> and later in The Goldberg Sisters,<ref>[http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2011/04/11/qa-with-the-goldberg-sisters-adam-goldberg/] by Eric T. Miller, Magnet Magazine, April 11, 2011</ref> with whom he appeared on [[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]] on June 7, 2011, playing piano.
In 2015, Lynch signed to [[Dangerbird Records]] with his new electronic solo project, [[nav/attack (band)|nav/attack]], to release the eponymous debut album.  To accompany the album, Lynch wrote, directed, and edited a series of interlocking music videos entitled "TVN1" starring Goldberg.<ref>[http://buzzbands.la/2015/08/28/premiere-navattack-tear-it] Kevin Bronson, Buzz Bands L.A. Blog, August 28, 2015</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r755136|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic for Samaritopia]
* [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1391613|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic for Hymn and Her]
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