biography

Andrew Duplantis is an American songwriter and musician currently based in Austin, Texas. He is currently the bass guitar player with Son Volt and Jon Dee Graham. Although he is best known as a bass player, having toured and recorded with Meat Puppets, Alejandro Escovedo, Tia Carrera, The Hobart Brothers and Lil’ Sis Hobart and Richard Buckner, he has also played bass with Bob Mould, James McMurtry, Carrie Rodriguez,   Freedy Johnston, Susan Cowsill, Ralph’s World, Buick MacKane, Dumptruck, Glory Fountain, Chip Robinson of the Backsliders, Ray Wylie Hubbard and Chip Taylor.

As a solo artist, Duplantis has released two full length albums. His full length albums are Only Funny the First Time (2004) and Colorblind (2006), released on his own label, Oscar Jackson International. He is currently in the studio working on his third album tentatively titled In the Other Direction, due to be released in early 2015.

Duplantis is also a vocalist, singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pianist.