Teddy Andreadis

Teddy 'Zig Zag' Andreadis is a piano/harmonica player most famous for playing with Guns N' Roses on their mammoth Use Your Illusion Tour between 1991 and 1993, appearing on the Use Your Illusion I and II live videos filmed in Tokyo, Japan in 1992. Andreadis has also contributed to numerous solo albums by former Guns N' Roses members most notably It's Five O'Clock Somewhere by Slash's Snakepit and several albums by ex-rhythm guitarist Gilby Clarke.

His talent and versatility have earned him recognition, not only in the United States, but around the world as well. Having shared the stage with a potpourri of diversified and celebrated names like Carole King, Guns n’ Roses, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Alice Cooper, Bruce Willis, and the Boxing Gandhis, Teddy Andreadis has, and continues to, successfully garner the backing and enthusiasm of his peers and audiences alike.

Born to Greek parents in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Andreadis’ musical career began at the age of 3 when his father bought him his first accordion. During the years that followed, Andreadis picked up and mastered the keyboards, guitar and harmonica, soon becoming good enough to jam with fellow Jersey musicians, Bruce Springsteen and Southside Johnny.

Through the years, Andreadis has gained a reputation as a rock-solid keyboardist, a wailing harmonica player, a soulful singer and an insightful musical arranger. In 1999 he was voted “Outstanding Keyboardist of the Year” by the L.A. Music Awards. In addition to his own 1996 album, Innocent Loser, Andreadis has contributed his talents to the albums of many renowned musicians. Included among this impressive list, he performed vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer and harmonica on three albums with Carole King, lended his talents to former Guns n’ Roses band member, Slash, for his debut album with Snakepit and played keyboards on the Boneshakers latest release.

His video work includes: Michael Jackson's Give In To Me, Guns n' Roses' November Rain, Yesterdays, Garden of Eden and Estranged, Carole King's In Concert and Alice Cooper's Brutal Planet and his latest release, Dragontown.

Andreadis’ work can also be heard on many film soundtracks. Included among these are Keenan Ivory Wayans,’ I’m Gonna Get You Sucka, the United Artist’s release, Tapeheads, and the soon-to-be-released M.P.C.A. film Breakfast with Einstein.

Rounding out his multi-media appearances, Andreadis’ TV credits include: A recurring role on the hit show Full House, Late Night with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the MTV Music Awards with Guns ‘n’ Roses and his latest appearance on NBC’s Three Sisters. He has done commercial voice-over work for such corporate icons as McDonalds with B.B. King, Kellogg’s and Toyota. Andreadis also wrote and performed the theme song for the Disney Channel’s, The Z Games.

Andreadis has also toured with some of the biggest names in music over the past two decades: Carole King, Guns n’ Roses, Alice Cooper, Beth Hart, Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, Peter Stormare, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, the Boxing Gandhi’s, Gilby Clarke, Slash’s Blues Ball and Duff McKagan.

He is famous around Los Angeles for his own standing room only weekly jam session in Hollywood at the world-famous Baked Potato, with his band The Screaming Cocktail Hour. This popular blues-based jam regularly attracts such names as Steve Winwood, Joe Sample, Patrick Moraz, Steve Lukather, Mike Landau, John Stamos, Matt Sorum, Gilby Clarke, Jason Bonham, Glen Hughes, Carole King, Drew Barrymore, Keanu Reeves, Howard Leese, Joe Lyn Turner, Bob Daisley, Ace Frehley, Eric Singer, Randy Castillo and Mike Inez.

It’s no wonder that when word got out that Andreadis was putting his first record together that friends and musical acquaintances started calling to lend their talents. Among those featured on Andreadis’s solo album, Innocent Loser, are fellow Guns n’ Roses’ band members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum plus other greats like drummers Greg Bissonette and Pat Torpey, guitarist Steve Lukather and the legendary Carole King.

Andreadis says of his album, “We were going for a Little Feat vibe, New Orleans kind of stuff. You know, Dr. John, some Stones…Americana rock. But we’re trying to keep it heavy, so that when you play it, it’s something that hits you from the beginning and makes you want to stick around ‘til the end.”

The songs on Innocent Loser are representative of Andreadis approach to making music. With guitarist, producer and writer, Lanny Cordola, arranging and playing an array of exotic instruments, a certain flavor and texture kindles the musicality of Teddy’s soulful delivery. Ballads like Ragman settle in as comfortable as an old pair of shoes. While Shotgun Shack focuses on the social issues of the day.

Andreadis continues to tour, do session work around the L.A. area and perform with many local L.A. bands.

Teddy lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Lisa Goich, who is a radio producer on The Mitch Albom Show - a talk radio show based out of Detroit. She is a former stand-up comedian.