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<\/p>\nGuitarist, songwriter and producer Christoffer \u201cKid\u201d Andersen is a blues traveler. His musical journey began in his native Norway; taking up the guitar at age 11, he was inspired by the blues when he saw a TV news story on the 1996 Notodden Blues Festival. \u201cIt was only about ten seconds of Richard Cousins and Robert Cray,\u201d he recalls. \u201cBut I remember seeing it and thinking, \u2018That\u2019s blues? That\u2019s the coolest thing I\u2019ve ever heard!\u2019\u201d His future became clear then and there.<\/p>\n
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Andersen doesn\u2019t remember when he decided he\u2019d eventually move to the United States. \u201cI just knew that if I wanted to do this in a manner that meant something to me, I would have to go to where it came from.\u201d He noticed that a lot of top blues players came from the West Coast, so after forging a friendship with band leader Terry Hanck, he moved to California in March 2001. \u201cI\u2019ve been in the Bay Area ever since,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
In addition to acclaimed and high-profile guitar spots in a number of bands (including with Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite, and in Rick Estrin & the Nightcats) Andersen is the go-to producer in today\u2019s blues scene. With more than 80 production credits to his name, Andersen has established his Greaseland Studios as a premier facility to capture the authentic sound and vibe of today\u2019s blues artists. His schedule is so packed that many years passed between his last solo album and his most recent, half of a double LP with wife Lisa, Spirits and Soul<\/i>.<\/p>\n
With modesty, Andersen insists that he\u2019s still a student of the blues. \u201cIf you really<\/i> want to start learning about something,\u201d he says, \u201cthe first thing you\u2019ve got to learn is: You don\u2019t know anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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