Andy M Wright (born 1962) is an English musician, producer and songwriter. Since the mid-1980s he has worked as a programmer, keyboard player, session musician, musical arranger, and producer.

Career Beginning in the mid-1980s, Wright played and performed in various bands and worked for a keyboard and equipment rental company in London, delivering and setting up instruments and studio gear for recording sessions. He was subsequently employed at Trident Studios, London, over several years. Whilst at Trident he played and programmed keyboards on sessions for many of the major acts of the time.

During the 1990s, Wright set up his first recording studio in Primrose Hill in London, working with the KLF on their song "America: What Time Is Love?" and Massive Attack on their album Protection. 1995 saw the beginning of Wright's long working relationship with Simply Red on the album Life.

In 1999, Wright was involved in the production of the Eurythmics album Peace, which included the hit singles "I Saved the World Today", "17 Again" and the title track "Peace". In 2000, Wright began working with guitarist Jeff Beck. The resulting album, You Had It Coming, produced the Grammy award-winning track Dirty Mind in the best rock instrumental performance category.

In 2003, Wright and Jeff Beck worked together again on Jeff.

Recent Works 2025 Simply Red - Recollections

2025 Simple Minds - Live in the City of Diamonds

2024 Betty Boo - Rip Up The Rulebook

2023 Simply Red – Time

2022 Simple Minds – Direction of the Heart

2022 Betty Boo – Boomerang

2022 Gilbert O' Sullivan – Driven

2022 Andreas Vollenweider – Slow Flow & Dancer

2019 Simply Red – Blue Eyed Soul

2018 Echo & The Bunnymen – The Stars, The Oceans and The Moon

2018 Simple Minds – Walk Between Worlds

2018 Various Artists – Eighties Symphonic Album

2016 Simple Minds – Acoustic

2016 Keith Harkin – On Mercy Street

2016 Nell Bryden – Bloom

2015 Simply Red – Big Love 2015 Bill Wyman – Back to Basics 2014 Simple Minds – Big Music 2014 Chrissie Hynde – Stockholm 2012 Mick Hucknall – American Soul 2010 Imelda May – Mayhem 2009 - Toše Proeski - The Hardest Thing 2008 Mick Hucknall – Tribute to Bobby 2005 Simply Red – Simplified 2003 Simply Red – Home 2003 Annie Lennox – A Thousand Beautiful Things

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