Abdominal

Hi, my name’s Andy Bernstein, but my stage name is Abdominal. I’m a local hip-hop artist, and have been involved in Toronto’s music scene for over fifteen years. Music began as a passionate hobby for me, until I eventually took the plunge, and began to seriously pursue it as a profession. I’ve now been living off my music for the past six years.

I’ve worked with many celebrated local musicians (DJ Fase, D-Sisive, Elizabeth Shepherd, Ivana Santilli, etc.), as well as many internationally acclaimed artists (the UK’s DJ Format, Cut Chemist from Jurassic 5, Young Einstein from Ugly Duckling, etc.). I’ve released two solo albums, both locally and internationally…“Flowtation Device”(2001) and “Escape From the Pigeon Hole”(2007). The song “Pedal Pusher”, from the latter, won the 2007 SOCAN ECHO songwriting prize for best Canadian song of the year. I also featured prominently on DJ Format’s two highly successful albums, “Music For the Mature B-Boy”(2003) and “If You Can’t Join ‘Em…Beat ‘Em”(2005). In addition to performing regularly around Toronto and Canada, I’ve also toured all around the world (England, France, Germany, Japan, Australia, etc.). I’m a proud Torontonian and am excited to enter “Tode” for consideration as Toronto’s official anthem!