[1] Andrew Hugill studied composition with Roger Marsh at the University of Keele between 1976 and 1980,[2] and in 1983 he founded the ensemble "George W. Welch".
He began lecturing at Leicester Polytechnic in 1986, working alongside Gavin Bryars and Dave Smith, eventually becoming subject-leader for the BA Performing Arts: Music.
In 2004, Hugill was nominated for the BT Digital Music Awards for his Internet project with the Philharmonia Orchestra – The Sound Exchange.
Some of his well-known works are: Pianolith (2003); the internet music project Symphony for Cornwall (1999); the electroacoustic composition Island Symphony (1995), an electroacoustic and subsequently orchestral work, inspired by St. George's Island; Brisset Rhymes (1990) and Catalogue de Grenouilles (1988) for massed frog recordings and human musicians.
He has published articles on aspects of surrealism in literature, digital music, and software engineering.