Andy Curran is a Canadian rock musician."Andy Curran". AllMusic. He was originally prominent as the founder, vocalist and bassist for the rock band Coney Hatch,"Coney Hatch returns with original players". Toronto Star, December 23, 1986. with whom he released three albums in the 1980s. Following Coney Hatch's initial breakup, he formed a new band consisting first of guitarists Harold Smith and Ray Buck with drummer Jack Fuller, and then guitarists Michael Borkosky and Simon Brierley with drummer Glenn Milchem. Milchem left the band early on due to his extensive commitments as a session musician, and was replaced by Eddie Zeeman.
They were signed to Alert Records, although the label opted to bill Curran as a solo artist. The self-titled debut album Andy Curran was released in 1990,"Andy Curran hopes humor makes the difference". Ottawa Citizen, December 7, 1990. receiving Juno Award nominations for Most Promising Male Vocalist and Best Metal/Hard Rock Album at the Juno Awards of 1991."Rap music makes presence felt in '91 Juno Awards nominations". Montreal Gazette, February 7, 1991. Curran won the award for Most Promising Male Vocalist."Celine Dion a double winner at Junos; Dutoit, MSO claim classical-album prize". Montreal Gazette, March 4, 1991.
Following that album, however, Curran and his bandmates opted to work under the band name Soho 69. As Soho 69, they released the album Scatterbrain in 1993."A Curran affair returns". Hamilton Spectator, December 30, 1993. In 1994, Curran, as a solo artist, recorded a cover of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" for the tribute album Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil Young."Rich musical textures from Neil Young". Edmonton Journal, September 18, 1994.
In the late 1990s, Curran and Brierley reemerged with the new project Caramel, which released a self-titled album in 1998."Tragically brilliant New albums from The Hip, Beastie Boys, Trisha Yearwood, Caramel". Waterloo Region Record, July 16, 1998. Curran was also a songwriting collaborator with Kim Mitchell on Mitchell's 1999 album Kimosabe."Kim Mitchell: Still doin' rock 'n' roll duty". Victoria Times-Colonist, November 20, 1998.
In the early 2000s, Curran joined Anthem Records as an artists and repertoire manager."Junkhouse guitarist Achen dies". Hamilton Spectator, March 17, 2010. He cowrote two more songs for Mitchell's 2007 album Ain't Life Amazing,"Mitchell returns to rockland minus a lyricist". Telegraph-Journal, July 4, 2007. and participated in the recording of Coney Hatch's 2013 reunion album Four and selected reunion concerts."Happenings on the Scene - Coney Hatch plays 'Four' at The 40". Brandon Sun, August 21, 2014.
In 2021, he appeared on two tracks by Alex Lifeson, released on Lifeson's website. Curran and Lifeson have a new band, Envy of None, with vocalist Maiah Wynne.
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