Andy Van | |
Birth Name: | Andrew Alphonse Van Dorsselaer |
Birth Date: | 1968 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Frankston, Victoria, Australia |
Genre: | Dance, electronic, house |
Occupation: | Disc jockey, record producer |
Years Active: | 1980s–present |
Label: | Vicious Vinyl, Virgin Records, Capitol Records, Sony Music |
Associated Acts: | Madison Avenue, Vandalism |
Andrew Alphonse Van Dorsselaer (also known as Andy Van; born 3 November 1968) is an Australian disc jockey, record producer and co-founder of the record label Vicious Vinyl.[1] [2]
He was one half of the dance music act Madison Avenue with Cheyne Coates. Their 1999 song "Don't Call Me Baby" reached #2 on the ARIA Singles Chart in Australia and #1 on the RIANZ Singles Chart in New Zealand, the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom and the Billboard Dance Chart in the United States in 2000.[3] In 2014, a remix of the track reached #1 on the ARIA Club Chart in Australia.[4]
He is currently with the electronic act Vandalism (since 2004).[5] [6]
Best Dance Release for "Coma" by Pendulum.[7] The award was presented to Pendulum and recognises "Coma".[7] Van Dorsselaer produced the track but was not presented with an individual award.
Single of the Year, Highest Selling Single and Breakthrough Artist – Single for "Don't Call Me Baby" by Madison Avenue, and Best Video for "Who the Hell Are You" by Mark Hartley.[8] The awards were presented to Madison Avenue and recognise "Don't Call Me Baby", and to Mark Hartley for "Who the Hell Are You"'s music video.[8] Van Dorsselaer was a member of Madison Avenue, he co-wrote and produced both tracks but he was not presented with an individual award.