Andy Ernst

Andy Ernst aka Andro Ernst, is a music producer, engineer, musician, songwriter, from San Francisco. Artist’s he's worked with include: Green Day, Rancid, AFI, Tiger Army, The Nerve Agents, Malo, Link 80, Screeching Weasel, Swingin' Utters, Screw 32, Good Riddance, Fury 66, and Sway & King Tech. The majority of his work has been punk rock. Andro owns and operates the Art of Ears Studio in Hayward, California.

Andro was the lead vocalist/guitarist/songwriter for the band Diabolical Exploits (2001), who appeared on MTV's Jackass Vol. 2 DVD, and performed with AFI and Tsunami Bomb. He was also a member of Subconscious Power (1974), Sass (1976), The Stats (1980), and Andro & Ross (1989). As a member of Sass, Andro has performed in concert along with the likes of Lionel Richie & The Commodores, Greg Kihn, Malo, Esther Phillips, Huey Lewis & Clover, The Main Ingredient, Brass Construction, and Tower Of Power.

Andro has acted in a number of independent films, including the 1989 production of the Frank Navarro film "Flask" with Aldo Ray.

Incomplete Production discography

• Sass- I Only Wanted to Love You / Do It (Single) (20th Century) (1976)
• Andro & Ross- Should’ve Known Better / You’re My Girl (12”) (Bogart) (1989)
• Green Day- 1,000 Hours (EP) (1989)
• Green Day- 39/Smooth (Lookout) (1990)
• Green Day- Slappy (EP) (Lookout) (1990)
• Mc Sway & Dj King Tech- Follow 4 Now (All City) (1990)
• David Diebold & Kim Cataluna- White Rabbit (Megatone) (1990)
• Sway & King Tech- Concrete Jungle (Giant) (1991)
• Green Day- 1,039 / Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (Reprise) (1991)
• Screeching Weasel- My Brain Hurts (Lookout) (1991)
• Rancid- Rancid (EP) (Lookout) (1992)
• Fifteen- Swain's First Bike Ride (Lookout) (1992)
• Green Day- Kerplunk (Reprise) (1992)
• Screeching Weasel- Anthem for a New Tomorrow (Lookout) (1993)
• Nuisance- Sunny Side Down (Lookout) (1993)
• Big Rig- Expansive Heart (EP) (Lookout) (1994)
• Swingin' Utters- The Streetsof San Francisco (New Red Archives) (1994)
• Wynona Riders- J.D. Salinger (Lookout) (1995)
• Screw 32- Unresolved Childhood Issues (Wingnut) (1995)
• Screeching Weasel- Kill the Musician (Lookout) (1995)
• AFI- Answer That and Stay Fashionable (Wingnut) (1995)
• The Hi-Fives-[Welcome to my Mind (Lookout) (1995)
• The B.U.M.S.- Lyfe’ n’ Tyme (Priority) (1995)
• Malo- Senorita (Crescendo) (1995)
• Go Sailor- Go Sailor (Lookout) (199?)
• Good Riddance / Ignite (EP) (Revelation) (1996)
• AFI-Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes (Nitro) (1997)
• Link 80- 17 Reasons (Asian Man) (1997)
• The Hi-Fives- And a Whole Lotta You (Lookout) (1997)
• The Force- I Don’t Like You Either (Spider Club) (1997)
• Hayride to Hell- Hayride to Hell (Nervous) (1997)
• Redemption 87- All Guns Poolside (1998)
• West African Highlife Band- Salute to Highlife Pioneers (Inner Spirit) (1998)
• Tiger Army- Tiger Army (Hellcat) (1998)
• Fred Ross- Dignity (Strokeland) (1998)
• AFI- A Fire Inside (EP) (Adeline) (1998)
• Bottomdawg- Bound By Circumstance (1998)
• 78 RPM- Dill Records (1998)
• AFI- All Hallow’s EP (EP) (Nitro) (1999)
• AFI- Black Sails in the Sunset (Nitro) (1999)
• Link 80- The Struggle Continues (Asian Man) (1999)
• The Missing 23rd- ctrl+alt+del (Sessions) (2000)
• The Nerve Agents- Days Of The White Owl (Revelation) (2000)
• The V-Town Have-Nots- Self-Untitled (2000)
• The Nerve Agents- The Butterfly Collection (Hellcat) (2001)
• AFI- The Art of Drowning (Nitro) (2000)
• Tiger Army- (Hellcat) (2001)
• Groovie Ghoulies- Freaks On Parade (Stardumb) (2001)
• Pipedown- Enemies of Progress (AF) (2001)
• Fury 66- Red Giant Evolution (Sessions) (2001)
• Jet Lag- Lonely Kings (Sessions) (2001)
• Tilt- Been Where? Did What? (Fat Wreck Chords) (2001)
• Nigerian Brothers- Sons from the Village (Inner Spirit) (2001)
• Diabolical Exploits- Diabolical Exploits (Substandard) (2001)
• Pipedown- Mental Weaponry (AF) (2003)
• Said Radio- Tidal Waves and Teeth (Mankind) (2007)
• Set Off- Just Please Stop Sceaming (Felony) (2007)
• Set Off- Constructive Instability (2009)
• Batching It- Homage (2009)