Andrew Weatherall

Andrew James Weatherall (6 April 1963 – 17 February 2020) was an English musician, DJ, songwriter, producer and remixer. His career took him from being one of the key DJs in the acid house movement of the late 1980s to being a remixer of tracks by the likes of Happy Mondays, New Order, Björk, the Orb, the Future Sound of London, My Bloody Valentine, Saint Etienne, Primal Scream, Moby and James.

Andrew Weatherall
Weatherall in 2009
Background information
Birth nameAndrew James Weatherall
Also known as
  • Lord Sabre
  • Meek
  • The Chairman
  • Our Kid
Born(1963-04-06)6 April 1963
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died17 February 2020(2020-02-17) (aged 56)
London, England
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WebsiteRotters Golf Club

His production work on Primal Scream's album Screamadelica, adding samples, loops and creating an influential mix of hard rock, house and rave, helped the record win the first ever Mercury Music Prize in 1992 and become one of the most celebrated albums of the 1990s.

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