Andreas Blachere

About

Based out of Connecticut, Andreas Blachere is a musician, songwriter, artist, and musical educator with over 20 years of professional experience spanning live performance, recording, production, and teaching. His work moves fluidly across genres including blues, classical, rock, jazz, folk, and electronic music, unified by strong songwriting and a deep respect for craft.

As a guitarist, Andreas is an accomplished fingerstyle, jazz, and classical player, drawing influence from songwriters such as The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Bruce Springsteen, and Billy Joel, alongside broader musical inspirations including Django Reinhardt, Miles Davis, and Aphex Twin. This wide palette informs a body of work that balances melodic storytelling with textural and experimental elements.

Over the course of his career, Andreas has independently released four full-length albums and multiple EPs, beginning with Tread (2003) with Icenine, followed by Greenpoint (2007) with The Bad Sleep Well, Oh Dear! (2009), The Only Constant Is Change (2015), and EPs Take One (2013) and Eh Voilà!. His 2019 EP Take Two earned critical praise, with Hollywood Digest noting that “the unique bones and creative finish in this record alone would make it a treat for music enthusiasts everywhere.”

Andreas has performed extensively across North America, with appearances at venues and institutions including Webster Hall, The Bitter End, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. In 2015, he was a featured artist at the YES Montréal Art Expo, performing at Théâtre St-James for an audience of over a thousand music lovers.

In March 2019, Andreas received the John Pooler Family Grant to attend the Banff Centre Singer-Songwriter Residency, where he developed new material under the mentorship of acclaimed Nashville songwriters Kevin Welch and Kim Richey. During the residency, he recorded two original compositions—“Let Me In” and “When You’re Gone”—with producer Howard Bilerman at TELUS Studio in Banff.

In parallel with his songwriting work, Andreas was the owner of CB Studios, with locations in Brooklyn and Montréal, and is also an electronic music producer under the moniker Resident Alien. As Resident Alien, he released the full-length album The Only Constant Is Change and several singles including “I Am The Virus” (2021), and composed the soundtrack for the 2023 video game Cat and Dog Save the World by Perplexity.

His visual work includes music videos such as “Tirage au Sort” and “You Done Done Me Wrong”, each surpassing 10,000 views on YouTube.

Most recently, Andreas released the EP Live to Love Another Day, recorded in early 2024 to 2-inch analog tape at The Red Room in Torrington, Connecticut. The five-song EP features Mike Nunno (bass), Ted Zarras (drums), Mick Connolly (lead guitar), and Andreas Blachere on vocals, guitar, and additional instrumentation. The release includes standout tracks “Let Me In” and “Love Me or Leave Me Alone.”

Andreas is currently releasing videos from Live to Love Another Day and is actively booking shows for Winter and Spring 2026.

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