Real name: Christopher Andrews

Effective period / Period of releases: 1979

Kris Ryder is the New Wave/synth-pop stage name for British singer-songwriter Chris Andrews. Earlier he played in seminal psychedelic and freakbeat bands Fleur De Lys and Rupert's People. As a solo artist he released a string of notable psychedelic pop singles between 1966-70, changing his name to Tim "Chris" Andrews (to distinguish from the prominent British songwriter Christopher Andrews), working often with Paul Korda. Between 1978-85 he worked under the name Kris Ryder, sometimes partnering with Andy Desmond. Andrews has also written songs for The Casuals, Roger Daltrey, Julia Downes, David Essex, Silk, Florence Warner, and Davy Jones (Monkees)--Andrews wrote and produced Jones's last single, "Written in Your Heart" (2012). In recent years Andrews has written musicals and has worked with Tony Mansfield (a-ha, New Musik) and George McFarlane.