question: He is an American music historian and producer of music reissues, including the  English gothic rock band from Leeds, United Kingdom.
answer: music reissues
context: Title: Rise (Nosferatu album)
  Passage: Rise is the debut studio album by English Gothic rock band Nosferatu.  It was released in June 1993 in the United States and Canada, and May 1993 in the United Kingdom and Germany.  It is the band's best selling album with sales over 14,700.
  Title: Andy Zax
  Passage: Andy Zax (born 1965) is an American music historian and producer of music reissues by Talking Heads, Rod Stewart, Echo & the Bunnymen, Television, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Judee Sill, John Cale, Nico, The Neon Philharmonic, Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, The Sisters of Mercy, David Axelrod and Lee Hazlewood, among others.  He also appeared on the Comedy Central game show "Beat the Geeks" as the Music Geek.
  Title: The Flying Hendersons
  Passage: The Flying Hendersons were an English indie rock band that formed in Hyde Park, Leeds in 1986, prior to this they were for a short time known as Budda Budda and played one live gig under this name at Leeds University, supporting the Snap Dragons on 17 October 1987 with the Sex Gods and The Ramones headlining in the Riley Smith hall.  By early 1987 despite achieving some success and a small cult following as Budda Budda, the band changed their name to 'The Flying Hendersons'.  They performed only a handful of live concerts, spending most of their time in the studio.  In early 1988, they played their last gig at the Infamous Assylum Club, Manchester and then disbanded.  Their only recording that survived from the Nyrex studio sessions in Manchester was the non released single Scam Man/Electric Hands which to this date has never been officially released into the public domain.  in 1989 Jules and Steve linked up with Leeds band The Kennedy Pill.  After a nationwide tour they released their only single, Beside the Sea, before disappearing into obscurity.  Jules then went on to complete his degree, whilst Steve continued to concentrate and develop his career as an industry respected sound engineer and formed the band Klammer.  Bill moved to Manchester and then later, left the UK to live overseas in Russia and the Middle East.  Meanwhile, Graham went and pursued a teaching career.  The band's influences were extremely varied however there was some leaning towards the Leeds Gothic rock scene at the time, with such bands as The Sisters of Mercy, The March Violets and The Mission providing a source of inspiration for the lyrics and style especially in the early days of the band.  The Flying Hendersons are contemplating a comeback gig in 2017 to mark their 30th anniversary.
  Title: Richard Crawford (music historian)
  Passage: Richard Crawford is an American music historian, formerly a professor of music at the University of Michigan.  His "American Musical Landscape" is one of the seminal works of American music history, published in 2001.  He has published a number of other books, and edited a series of books on American music.  He is an honorary member and past president of the American Musicological Society, one of the founding members of the Society for American Music, and is the founder and former editor-in-chief of MUSA (Music of the United States of America).
  Title: Jonathan Rigby
  Passage: Jonathan Rigby (born 1963) is an English actor and film historian who has written the following books - "English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema" (2000), "Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History" (2001), "Roxy Music: Both Ends Burning" (2005), "American Gothic: Sixty Years of Horror Cinema" (2007), "Studies in Terror: Landmarks of Horror Cinema" (2011) and "Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema" (2016).  An expanded version of "English Gothic" was issued in 2015 with a different subtitle, "Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015".  He has been described in "Video Watchdog" magazine as occupying 'a proud place in the advance guard of film researchers, writers and critics.'
  Title: Steve Stanley
  Passage: Steve Stanley (born 1970) is an American music historian, reissue producer, and the founder of Now Sounds, a reissue record label established in 2007 and distributed by Cherry Red Records.  Steve has produced reissues of albums by The Association, Janis Ian, The Cowsills, The Mamas & The Papas, The Knack, Ruthann Friedman, Donna Loren, Roger Nichols, Paul Williams, and Tiny Tim, among others.  Prior to establishing Now Sounds, Stanley was hired by Bob Keane and co-produced reissues for Del-Fi Records.  He later produced over 50 titles for Rev-Ola Records.
  Title: Prince of Darkness (Nosferatu album)
  Passage: Prince of Darkness is the third studio album by English Gothic rock band Nosferatu.  It is the band's first album to feature lead vocalist Dominic LaVey.  The album was released September 1996 by Cleopatra Records in the United States and Canada, and in August 1996 in the United Kingdom and Germany on Hades Records.  In September 1996, the album reached number two in the German Independent charts.This is NOSFERATU's best selling album in Germany and their 4th best selling album world-wide realising over 7,000 copies sold.
  Title: The Sisters of Mercy
  Passage: The Sisters of Mercy are an English gothic rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds, United Kingdom (UK).  After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasing new recorded output in protest against their record company Time Warner.  Currently, the band is a touring outfit only.
  Title: Go Away White
  Passage: Go Away White is the fifth and final studio album by English gothic rock band Bauhaus.  Released in 2008 by record labels Cooking Vinyl in the UK and Bauhaus Music internationally, it is the band's first album of new material since 1983.
  Title: Scarey Tales
  Passage: Scarey Tales is the fifth studio album by English gothic rock band The Danse Society, one of the founder members of the Post-Punk & Goth movement in the 80s released this mini album at the beginning of 2013.  It was released in 2013, through the band's own record label, Society.  The album was released in a limited edition special book and CD, including lyrics and artwork to each song.
citations: The Sisters of Mercy Andy Zax