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Andrew Goddard (born 1998), known under the stage name Goddard., is a musician from Kettering, England. He is best known for his remix of Cat Burns's "Go", which charted at No. 2 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, and for featuring on Venbee's "Messy in Heaven", which charted at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.

Life and career 1998–2018: Early life and Ag. Andrew Goddard was born in 1998 in Kettering. He was a fan of Hospital Records and Ram Records as a teenager. He studied for a master's degree in Music & Management at Leeds University. Whilst at university, he formed Ag. with Ross Quinn,

2020–2022: Early solo releases Goddard's early tracks were "very deep liquid tracks"; he told Albawaba.com in May 2021 that two years beforehand he lost someone close to him, and that concentrating on writing helped him grieve. real name Archie Collingwood-Watt, the son of Vanessa Collingridge; on 13 May 2021 a music video was released for the single. On 29 October 2021, he released "Day 9", and on 11 December 2021, he and Dread MC featured on an Allstars MIC, On 9 February 2022, he released "Afterlife" with Bailey, and on 23 March 2022 he released "Green Light" with Megan Linnell. this remix charted at No. 3 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. On 23 September 2022, Antigoni, and released "Messy in Heaven" with Loud LDN member Venbee, which charted at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and spent fifteen weeks at No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart. On 30 September 2022, he released a remix of Loud LDN member Charlotte Haining he won Best Newcomer at the Drum&BassArena Awards 2022, and he later signed to Atlantic Records. On 21 April 2023, Javeon, Lens, and Pola & Bryson released "Way Up",

Artistry Ag. were inspired by Burial, Four Tet, and Maribou State, while Goddard himself was inspired by Maribou State, Bonobo, Etherwood, and Keeno, and has been cited as inspiration by Vibe Chemistry. The Guardian noted in April 2022 that he made "soulful vocal tracks that seem aimed squarely at the dancefloor, but which clock in at pop-single length; hardly anything he does exceeds three minutes", a practice he attributes to learning about listeners' reduced attention spans as a result of the Digital Revolution while at university.

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