BIOGRAPHY
Andrew 'Andy' Cousin is an English Bassist, Radio Presenter and less commonly known, a guitarist from Huddersfield in England. He is principally known for being the bassist of All About Eve: he has also played bass for The Mission and is a founder member of The Lucy Nation.
Andy started playing guitar in his early teens, following his love of independent music, taking his inspiration from post modern pop. After finishing Art School Andy took a new direction, his creative nature and love of music saw his life move into the music industry. A self taught guitarist, Andy spent many hours working on chords and melodies on an acoustic guitar, before finding his talent for the bass.
After the success of All About Eve, including several major recording deals, headlining concerts, tv appearances and videos, Andy has put his hand to many different projects including music production, co-writing hit songs and photography.
Before All About Eve (pre-1985)
In the early 1980s Cousin played bass in Huddersfield for goth band Aemotti Crii, along with friend Tim Bricheno. Cousin remained with Aemotti Crii until they split up (circa 1984) and then moved down London for a very brief spell with a synthpop band called Pink and Black, appearing on one of their record covers despite not having played on any of the tracks.
All About Eve First Era (1985 - 1992)
All About Eve
Bricheno had left Aemotti Crii and became a member of All About Eve : following the departure of bassist James Jackson, he invited Cousin to join with Julianne Regan. Cousin became the mainstay bassist, playing on all four of their albums of the era and remaining with the band after Bricheno departed in 1990. The band are well known for hits such as Martha's Harbour, Wild Hearted Woman, December, Scarlet, and more.
Seeing Stars (1993)
Many fans of the band's early sound reacted negatively to the new direction which the band were taking, and poor sales of the fourth album, Ultraviolet, caused internal stresses culminating in Regan's departure in early 1993, effectively ending the band. Cousin, along with drummer Mark Price and guitarist Marty Willson-Piper, remained in the studio to complete work on songs which had been intended for All About Eve's fifth album. These songs were eventually released in 1997 as Seeing Stars.
The Mission (1993-1997)
The Mission
In late 1993, Cousin joined The Mission after original bassist Craig Adams departed to join The Cult. Cousin played on two albums, Neverland and Blue, toured extensively with the band and appeared on singles such as Raising Cain, before the band split up.
During this time, Cousin also played as a session musician on two songs by Mice, a band created by Regan that existed between 1995 and 1997.
The Lucy Nation (1997–present)
Cousin formed The Lucy Nation with Swedish singer and pianist Anna Nyström (who had also guested on Seeing Stars). This band recorded one album, On in early 1999 (although only promotional copies were ever distributed) and had one song, "Alright", featured on the soundtrack of the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. Whilst this band never officially announced a split, they have been dormant up until now and their Myspace page has not been updated since May 2008.
All About Eve Second Era (1999 - present)
At the time The Mission were reforming in 1999, Wayne Hussey asked Cousin to broach with Regan the subject of reforming All About Eve to perform as support band on the Mission's tour. Following some successful live performances, All About Eve stayed together as a semi-acoustic three piece (comprising Cousin, Regan and Willson-Piper) and, with the addition of a drummer, as a fully electric band. Cousin remained with the band throughout their second era, including the Fairy Light Nights period and the departure of Willson-Piper in 2002. Cousin co-produced a mini-album Iceland. In mid-2004, shortly after the release of their first single in a decade, "Let Me Go Home", the band split once again following a directional argument between Cousin and Regan, although this rift appeared to have been healed as All About Eve's major compilation Keepsakes was released with collaboration from both in early 2006. The nearly completed All About Eve studio album that was being worked on remains unreleased.
Killing Eve 2019-2020
Formed with ex Skeletal Family and Ghost Dance vocalist Anne Marie Hurst, the band completed an EP and toured the UK in 2019. Also featured Adrian 'Ozzie' Ozsadzenko on drums and Paul Reeder on guitar.
The Andy Cousin Show 2018- Present
Andy is currently busy being a Radio Presenter on The Andy Cousin Show on www.dealradio.co.uk whilst working on some new projects and a possible solo album.
Andy & Nancy - Present Project
Formed by Andy with singer/songwriter Nancy Gorman, they are an electronic based duo working on their first album. Check out their page for more information.
X-SUPERSTAR - Present Project
A beautiful experimental project featuring Andy and vocalist Rachel Dunn. Check out their page for more information