Some of Andrew Ahrendts earliest memories involve music. For his 5th birthday he was given a 45 of Tacos "Puttin On The Ritz"...and that began the journey. Given his first tape recorder a couple years later, Andrew realized the joy and later the power of being able to capture and manipulate audio. As the 80's progressed, he sat in front of MTV and the radio, absorbing all the pop music of the era...much of it driven by synthesizers and sampling. Strange yet edgy tracks like Herbie Hancocks "Rockit" and Human League's "Fascination" proved to have a lasting impression. The late 80's and early 90's introduced Andrew to Hip-Hop and R and B. Slick Ricks "Great Adventures Of Slick Rick" was the first rap album Andrew owned. Artists like Guy, Troop, and Bell Biv Devoe helped round out the New Jack Groove. Like most of us, high school brought Andrew a mass influx of new and different music. 1993 was a year when Andrew would discover 2 of his biggest creative influences...changing his mindset forever. Listening to more and more Pink Floyd helped to open parts of his mind that were previously unacessible. That prepared Andrew for what was next. A friend turned him onto the Plastikman album "Sheet One"...which completely blew away any limits on perception that he may of had. The following years brought all kinds of music...electronic and otherwise...to Andrews palate. In 1997...tiring of the town he grew up in (Monroe, Mi...30 minutes south of Detroit) Andrew packed up his car and drove south til he hit Orlando. There he befriended a group of Djs and producers. At that moment Andrew knew what he wanted to do...so he moved home to save money. It wasnt long before Andrew was out DJing and producing tracks. He quickly established himself as the local go to guy for DJing and electronic production. That grabbed the attention of Monroe based musicians Jason Daker and Chuck Reed...who approached Andrew to add an electronic twist to their jam sessions. The resulting collaboration became known as Klatoo. This was Andrews first group experience and allowed him to deeply explore his growing use of midi master-slave setups and complete improvisation...an element he felt lacked from electronic music. The band didnt last long but dozens of hours of improv sessions were recorded and a musical bond was created. In 2001, after commuting up to 5 days a week to the Detroit area, Andrew decided to move to the area to further immerse himself in the music scene and help move his creative process forward. 2002 brought Andrews first album, Soundtrack To Internal Struggle, a minimal yet pounding techno album. The album created an underground buzz as subsequent vinyl releases were spun in the clubs. A promotional trip to Europe was followed by a release on Torontos Kompasz Records. Andrew was expanding his DJ and live sets at clubs all over the Detroit area. Then...in 2003...he decided to walk away from it due to his own personal issues compunded with his desire to explore his passion for music outside the electronic realm. The next couple years Andrew was in survival mode...emotionally and financially...with almost no musical activity. Then in 2006 Andrews friend and band mate from Klatoo, Jason Daker, asked him to take the producers chair for his Hip Hop album "Things To Do In Detroit When You're Dead." That experience helped Andrew flex his scratching skills as well as debut his rapping alter ego David Silver. It wasn't long before Klatoo's Chuck Reed came back into the frey and a new jam collective, The Glamorous Polyamorous Project, was formed. Glamorous had the heart of Klatoo but had dozens of appendages as more talented friends and multi instrumentalists came aboard. This marked the first time Andrew brought his alto saxaphone out in over 13 years. It allowed him to flex all his various muscles including electronics, scratching, and instrumentation. Like Klatoo, the band didnt last but tons of awesome jam footage was recorded. After the Glamorous experience, Andrew became inspired to finally work on a new album concept that had been in his head for years...Turn That Frown Upside Down. While the concepts for the new album were fermenting in his head, Andrew took a step back to his production roots. The 2007 Movement electronic festival in Detroit reminded Andrew that even though he had walked away from the techno scene, the music still stirred his soul. Andrew created the Erogent Fuq moniker and released 2 tracks..."Aluminum Tubes" and "Phil Spector Erection Sensor". He shopped the tracks around a bit and was quickly contacted by Future Music magazine to feature "Phil Spector Erection Sensor" as well as do a story on Andrew and his studio. Andrew rode that encouragement right into the studio to begin work on Turn That Frown Upside Down...a piece of music that combines all of his previous influences. A piece that explores the absurdities of the world and uses many forms of music to express those explorations. With "Frown", Andrew has thrown away what he thinks he needs to create...and just does what he feels...with shocking and surreal results. This album sums Andrew up better than anything he has done in the past. From the depths of depression to hardcore sexploration to utter stupidity, Turn That Frown Upside Down has It all. What will happen next in Andrews surreal and fate driven journey...?...your guess is as good as his. Stay Tuned.