Spear (AKA Sizwe) comes from an intersecting lineage of art, education and nation building. His musical roots trace back to his Jazzman father (James Andrews) who was a member of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra led by Horace Tapscott.
Spear's first major release as an artist was with Jern Eye and Khai Sharrieff in the group Lunar Heights.