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Blue-eyed Son
12+ albums
indie popSurfacousticpopCalifornia
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Andrew Heilprin has removed his sonic surf smoke punk sunglasses to reveal this Blue-Eyed Son. Former front man for 40 Watt Domain (a group that created the sonic surf smoke punk genre for their own being), Andrew's musical focus has shifted gears into a stripped down, acoustic orchestration. On June 1st, Andrew's manifestation will be released to the world, in the form of Blue-Eyed Son's West of Lincoln. So what exactly is West of Lincoln? Well, the ocean is. Lincoln Boulevard splits Santa Monica, California into two parts and that is where Blue-Eyed Son's inspiration can be found: deep in the big blue. Heilprin spent a lifetime and continues to spend it in the salty water and on the hot sand. From surfing on the UCLA competitive squad to stopping twice on his 130-mile round trip commute to "a big editing job for The Matrix" just to catch some waves, Heilprin has spent his fair share of time on the beach. He's also spent some time in the studio and on stage. 40 Watt Domain had spots on the Vans Warped Tour appearing with Rancid, Blink 182 and the like, as well as headlining CMJ at CBGB's. Their blend of surfing punk rock (all smoked out, of course) has graced everything from MTV's Undressed to EA Sports' Supercross 2000. But Andrew found himself increasingly happy with the music that he was making as an individual, something he called "Drew's special onemanshow for one." Quickly his catalogue grew to over 50, especially after a trip to Hawaii and Volcano Records. But a la
