Los Angeles based guitarist Andrew Doolittle is accruing accolades as a multi-talented musician who excels at helping other people sound their best. Both live and in the studio, Andrew's work on guitar, lap steel, mandolin and other instruments is earning him a reputation as an aesthetically conscious player capable of making excellent contributions to projects both live and in the studio.

Andrew was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and briefly studied piano as a young child, but his real passion for music began as a teenager about the time his mom took him to see hair metal band Poison in Tulsa, Oklahoma. While still a student Booker T. Washington High School, Andrew played his first professional gigs with the Onstage Theater Company and the American Theater Company, and later began playing functions with his own groups. He received numerous honors, including Principal Guitarist for the Tulsa Public Schools All City Jazz Band (1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94), and an Outstanding Jazz Musician Award from the University of Tulsa Jazz Festival. Andrew was also named Principal Guitarist for the All O.B.A. Jazz Ensemble (1993) and Principal Guitarist for the All O.M.E.A. (All-State) Jazz Ensemble (1993-94). During this time, he studied privately with Jim Bates, teacher of guitar at the University of Tulsa and attended the National Summer Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan, where he was appointed guitarist for the top big band.

After graduating from high school, Andrew attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio, where he graduated in the Spring of 1998 and was inducted into the Oberlin chapter of Pi Kappa Lambda. While at Oberlin, Andrew studied with guitarist Bob Ferrazza, played in master classes by jazz legends Gary Bartz, Billy Taylor, Steve Turre and Jimmy Ponder, performed in Oberlin Ensembles with guest artists Marcus Belgrave, Neal Creque and Robin Eubanks and performed in and around Cleveland, OH with Shirley Cook, Neal Creque, Peter Dominguez and as a member of Greg Bandy's Youngsung Heroes. In addition, he received numerous awards from jazz festivals, including a Judge's Citation for Outstanding Performance from the Notre Dame Jazz Festival (South Bend, IN) and two Special Citations for Outstanding Musicianship from the Tri-C Jazz Festival (Cleveland, OH). While enrolled at Oberlin, Andrew recorded with Gary Buchanan, Curtis Butler, and the Oberlin Jazz Ensemble.

After receiving his degree from Oberlin, Andrew returned briefly to Tulsa, where he performed in A Tribute to Jules Styne with the Tulsa Philharmonic and with Patti Page and the Oklahoma Sinfonia. He also performed with Earl Clark and the Spectrum, Jazz This featuring Carl Curtis and Princess Riley, Jennifer Miller, Grady Nichols, and his own groups. He also continued to play for musicals, including additional productions by Onstage Theatre Company and a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Song and Dance". In 1999, Andrew moved to Boston, MA to pursue a Master of Music Degree at the New England Conservatory. He studied guitar with John Abercrombie and Gene Bertoncini and improvisation with Ran Blake. Andrew participated in ensembles directed by Jerry Bergonzi, Dominique Eade, Cecil McBee, John McNeil, and George Russell. Andrew also performed throughout the Boston area with his own groups, in groups led by trumpeter Waldron Ricks, and in other small ensembles. He graduated from New England Conservatory in 2001 with Academic Honors.

After graduating, Andrew remained in Boston, where he played in numerous groups encompassing a wide variety of styles, including Virt Recording Artist Beth Boucher’s Ridiculously Good Looking Band (with whom he played at many of the top clubs in the Northeast including the House of Blues (Boston), the Bitter End (New York) and CB's Gallery (New York) and in Austin at the South by Southwest Music Festival; he appears on two songs on Beth’s debut CD "Mess You Up".) Andrew also worked with gospel singer Edmund Bullock (of Bullock Brothers fame), and was a regular in the Sunday Night Band at Park Street Congregational Church in Boston and with the worship team at Citylife Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Boston. He also played with Full Circle (formerly Soul Poets), a Boston based function and club band, with Sweet Aroma recording artist Bryan Graves, with Chris Bradley and with numerous jazz groups. He also taught guitar at Milton Academy in Milton, MA.

In March of 2004, Andrew left Boston to tour with friend Rich Price, who had recently signed a record contract with Geffen Records. In the months to come, the tour would cover over 35,000 road miles and 35 states. The band opened for established bands including Toots and the Maytals and Sister Hazel at venues including Irving Plaza in New York and The Roxy in L.A.. Rich's song "I'm On My Way" was also included on the "Shrek 2" soundtrack, and Andrew made his first recording for a major label when the band recorded "Ain't No Lights" as a special track for the "I'm On My Way" Special Edition EP.

Follwing successful completion of the tour, Andrew moved to his current home, Los Angeles. Since his arrival in L.A., he has kept busy playing live with numerous artists including Bird York (whose song "In The Deep" appears on the soundtrack for the movie "Crash"), Corrinne May (whose songs "Save Me" and "Safe in a Crazy World" have both reached #1 in Singapore) and Joe Deveau (Boston transplant whose songs have appeared on "Judging Amy" and "Joan of Arcadia"). He has also worked as Music Director for rock band Stripped Polaris and recorded with numerous artists including Jessica Felice (from TV's "The All American Girl") and Stripped Polaris (whose record also features drummer Josh Freese (Sting, A Perfect Circle) and guitarist Tim Pierce (Jewel, Phil Collins)). He also appears on Rich Price's forthcoming live in studio record "All These Roads" which was recorded in November by Grammy Award winning mix engineer Andy Zulla.