Andy DeMize

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Andy DeMize
Birth name	Andrew Martinez
Born	Hacienda Heights, California, U.S.
Origin	Mexico
Genre(s)	Psychobilly Rockabilly Punk rock
Occupation(s)	Musician Drummer
Instrument(s)	Drums
Label(s)	Hellcat HairBall8 Nitro
Associated acts	Nekromantix The Rocketz The Moonlight Cruisers
Website	MySpace profile

Andrew Martinez (born March 11, 1983), better known as Andy DeMize, is a Mexican-American musician. Martinez is the drummer for the bands Nekromantix and The Rocketz.

1 Bio
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Music videos
2 See also
3 External links

[edit] Bio

Martinez started playing drums at the age of 12, influenced by his older brothers, Aaron (a drummer) and Alex (a guitarist)—both members of a rockabilly/cumbia group, the Moonlight Cruisers. Other influential drummers: Wade Youman (Unwritten Law) and John Bonham (Led Zeppelin).^{[citation needed]}

Martinez joined the pop punk group Up Syndrome in October 2001; the band signed with Nitro Records in December of 2002^{[citation needed]}, but were dropped by the label before releasing anything. The group broke up while still in pre-production for their debut album, in July of 2003.^{[citation needed]}

Martinez and Tony "Slash" Red-Horse formed The Rocketz in December 2003.

In May 2006, Martinez replaced James Meza as the drummer for the Nekromantix. Martinez made his album debut with the group on Life Is a Grave & I Dig It!.