Andy Linden, a native of Ottawa, moved to Toronto back in 1979 to travel with some high school friends in a band called Telemann.

Since those early days, Andy has spent some 22 years on the road. During his lengthy career, Andy has worked on tours for the likes of Rik Emmett, Jeff Healey, The Tea Party, The Boys Brigade, New Regime, Teenage Head and Lee Aaron. Andy later spent two years working on the Alannah Myles tour throughout North America and Europe. He finally wrapped up his career on the road in 2001, after five and a half years as the I.D. for Blue Rodeo. Most recently, Andy worked as the Lighting Director at Casino Rama in Orillia where for 13 months he worked with acts such as Joe Cocker, Charlie Daniels and Roger Hodgson.   Andy has now gone freelance and has also returned to MWI where he has once again assumed the role of instructor for Lighting Principles and Lighting Principles Workshop.