András Droppa

Description

András' originals band can deliver a unique energetic performance of original music sure to amaze! With a setlist of varied originals, and the opportunity for a few short covers, András can deliver a performance between 30 mins to 2 hours.
András is also available as a freelance guitarist for hire. Comfortable playing in a variety of genres and situations, András' strong sight-reading and improvisation abilities allows him to walk into any gig with short notice.

Biography

András is a 22-year-old hard rock-blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been playing guitar since he was eight years old and writing for about five or six years. He hails from Bideford in North Devon.
András cut his teeth on the North Devon music scene at 14. A regular fixture at The Palladium Club, Bideford, András’s passion for performance and musical expression has been demonstrated time and again, both at home and university. He played at OceanFest ‘24, competed for a slot at Bloodstock ’24 and was shortlisted for TruckFest ’24. He headlined his first single release ... in Bideford in September ’23 and has headlined numerous gigs since (both in Cambridge and North Devon).
He embarked on his debut tour in September, performing at 49 venues throughout the UK and Ireland. A virtuosic ‘tour-de-force’ of in-your-face guitar driven music, András and his band won’t disappoint. His unique blend of Hard Rock, Blues, Soul and Funk shines through in his original material, and his live band are undeniably energetic and infectious. Read More

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Experience

To see my work as a professional artist, please use the following links:
• Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jLNvWwqmCZxOBkPYV0Oq6?si=WdOrF-NvQZmKooRV15E0Gw
• Social media and videos: https://linktr.ee/andrasdroppamusic
• Website: https://www.andras-droppa-music.com/
Cambridge Function Bands, December 2020 – June 2024
• Function gigs with Ollie LePage-Dean
• Droppa and the Droppettes – a seven piece Rock-Blues band covering pop Songs
• San Junipero – a seven piece funk and pop band
• Falling Up The Stairs – an eight piece funk and pop band
• Moon Eye ... d Girl – a six piece funk and soul band
• Big Bands: St John’s and Gonville and Caius
Pit Orchestra Experience, 2017 – Present
• May 2023 – ‘Legally Blonde’, Cambridge Operatic Society
• November 2022 – ‘Our House’, Vamps of St Neots
• August/September 2022 – ‘Calendar Girls’, Viva Arts & Community Group
• August 2022 – ‘Little Shop of Horrors’, RARE Productions
• July 2022 – ‘Shrek’, Cambridge Theatre Company
• June 2022 – Dep, ‘Kinky Boots’, Festival Players, Cambridge
• April 2022 – ‘I love you, you’re perfect, now change’, Pied Pipers Musical Theatre Club
• March 2022 – ‘We Will Rock You’, Viva Arts & Community Group
• October 2021 – ‘Our House’, Cambridge Youth Theatre by CTC
• September 2021 – ‘Grease’, Pied Pipers Musical Theatre Club
• March 2017 – ‘Rock of Ages’, Atlantic Coast Theatre
The University of Cambridge Productions, June 2021 – June 2024
• Performed in the Pit Orchestra for various shows during my time at the University of Cambridge, including for the show Medea in both its run at Cambridge and the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
• Full details of all the productions I have taken part in can be found here: https://www.camdram.net/people/andras-droppa
The Pete Geiger Collective | Avalon Knights, August 2021 – September 2022
• A six-piece Rock Covers band that performed at various concerts in North Devon
I also have a wealth of experience playing at jam nights and depping for bands both in Cambridge and in North Devon.
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Suitable for

Concerts / Tours Corporate Event Cruise Ships Festival / Outdoor Event Holiday / Theme Parks Hotel Event New Year's Eve Party Private Party Product Launch / Promotion Session Work Theaters / Stage Trade Show / Exhibitions University / College Event

Meet the Act

“I think if you asked my family, they’d tell you that even before I was born I was destined to be a rockstar – apparently I used to kick in my mum’s stomach whenever the Clash’s ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’ would come on the radio! Certainly, the earliest memory I have was my uncle buying me a little black mp3 player for Christmas one year. He was a proper rock/metalhead back in the 80s, and so he loaded it up with the best of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Black Sabbath… six year old me played that mp3 player to death! That was probably my guitar awakening, and I started ... playing a little over a year later.”
When he was 11 years old, he was awarded a place at South West Music School, which is part of a national network of Centres of Advanced Training supported by the Department for Education Music and Dance Scheme for exceptionally talented young musicians. Being part of that organisation enabled him to study classical guitar for his music grades and he got heavily into funk for a while!
András played guitar for productions whilst at school (end of term concerts and the school orchestra). His first ‘pit orchestra’ gig was at age 15, where he played in a production of Rock of Ages.
He started going to the local jam night at the Palladium Club at the age of 14, becoming a regular there every Tuesday from about the age of 16.
“I absolutely loved playing in the house band for the jam nights – it’s such a great grassroots music venue. I basically grew up playing on that stage, and the experience of being thrown in at the deep end and having to play a song on the spot was definitely a formative experience for me.”
András’s passion for performance and musical expression has been demonstrated time and again, both at home and university. He played at OceanFest ’24 and competed for a slot at Bloodstock ’24 and was shortlisted for TruckFest ’24. He headlined his first single release in Bideford in September ’23 and has headlined numerous gigs since (both in Cambridge and North Devon).
Whilst at university he played in the orchestra for various musicals (including a production of Medea at Edinburgh Fringe in 2021). He also has been a member of numerous university function and jazz bands. On top of this he depped for a number of bands external to university. Read More

Additional Information

Advance Level DBS

Virtual Services Offer

Remote Session Work

I offer a remote recording service, whereby I can record a guitar track for your song/project, and send you the .wav files to be used. I currently work with Logic Pro X, and will send both an unamped DI signal, a DI signal amped through amp sims, and an amped signal.