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==Biography ==
==Biography ==
He was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in New York. At 20, he returned to the Los Angeles area.<ref name="nycartscene">http://www.nycartscene.com/?p=136</ref> He currently resides in Los Angeles.<ref name="starpulse.com">http://www.starpulse.com/news/Erin_Demchak/2011/02/24/andy_grammer_chats_with_starpulse_befo</ref> His father is [[Singer-songwriter]], [[Red Grammer]].<ref name="tjcnewspaper.com">http://www.tjcnewspaper.com/performer-andy-grammer-brings-hollywood-to-tjc-1.1817061</ref> In 2007, he graduated from [[California State University, Northridge]], with a B.A. in Music Industry Studies.<ref name="cliqmagazine.com">http://cliqmagazine.com/entertainment/music/13-indie-artist-andy-grammer-interview</ref><ref name="csun">http://www.csun.edu/music/APDegreeBAMIS%20MediaVideo.html</ref>
He was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in New York. At 20, he returned to the Los Angeles area.<ref name="nyartscene.com">http://www.nycartscene.com/?p=136</ref> He currently resides in Los Angeles.<ref name="starpulse.com">http://www.starpulse.com/news/Erin_Demchak/2011/02/24/andy_grammer_chats_with_starpulse_befo</ref> His father is [[Singer-songwriter]], [[Red Grammer]].<ref name="tjcnewspaper.com">http://www.tjcnewspaper.com/performer-andy-grammer-brings-hollywood-to-tjc-1.1817061</ref> In 2007, he graduated from [[California State University, Northridge]], with a B.A. in Music Industry Studies.<ref name="cliqmagazine.com">http://cliqmagazine.com/entertainment/music/13-indie-artist-andy-grammer-interview</ref><ref name="csun">http://www.csun.edu/music/APDegreeBAMIS%20MediaVideo.html</ref>


==Musical Career==
==Musical career==
Grammer started as a [[busker]] on the [[Third Street Promenade]] in [[Santa Monica]].<Ref name="popeater">Galperina, Marina (25 January 2011). [http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/25/andy-grammer-keep-your-head-up-video/ Andy Grammer -- About to Pop], ''[[PopEater]]'' ([[AOL]])</ref><ref name="spinner.com">http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/08/andy-grammer-keep-your-head-up/</ref> and later performed in the [[Viper Room]], the [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)]] and the [[House of Blues]].<ref name="nyartscene.com">http://www.nycartscene.com/?p=136</ref>
Grammer started as a [[busker]] on the [[Third Street Promenade]] in [[Santa Monica]].<ref name="spinner.com"/><ref name="popeater">Galperina, Marina (25 January 2011). [http://www.popeater.com/2011/01/25/andy-grammer-keep-your-head-up-video/ Andy Grammer -- About to Pop], ''[[PopEater]]'' ([[AOL]])</ref> and later performed in the [[Viper Room]], the [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)]] and the [[House of Blues]].<ref name="nyartscene.com"/>


His debut video "Keep Your Head Up" (starring [[Rainn Wilson]]<ref name=spinner.com/>)<ref name="billboardvideo">Bruno, Antony. (25 October 2010). [http://www.billboard.com/news/andy-grammer-rainn-wilson-create-viewer-1004124111.story#/news/andy-grammer-rainn-wilson-create-viewer-1004124111.story Andy Grammer, Rainn Wilson Create Viewer-Interactive Video], ''Billboard''</ref> was an iTunes video of the week in 2010,<ref>http://s-curverecords.com/home/category/news</ref> and the version on the artist's site uses an interactive interface that allows the viewer to "send the singer into goofy scenarios".<ref name="wsj">Jurgensen, John (5 November 2010). [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704462704575590810911164180.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_4 Who Let the Videos Out], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''</ref> He performed the song on ''[[The Rachael Ray Show]]'' on November 17, 2010.<ref name="rachaelrayshow">(17 November 2010). [http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/andy-grammer-performance/ Andy Grammer Performance]], rachaelrayshow.com</ref>
His debut video "Keep Your Head Up" (starring [[Rainn Wilson]]<ref name=spinner.com/>)<ref name="billboardvideo">Bruno, Antony. (25 October 2010). [http://www.billboard.com/news/andy-grammer-rainn-wilson-create-viewer-1004124111.story#/news/andy-grammer-rainn-wilson-create-viewer-1004124111.story Andy Grammer, Rainn Wilson Create Viewer-Interactive Video], ''Billboard''</ref> was an iTunes video of the week in 2010,<ref>http://s-curverecords.com/home/category/news</ref> and the version on the artist's site uses an interactive interface that allows the viewer to "send the singer into goofy scenarios".<ref name="wsj">Jurgensen, John (5 November 2010). [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704462704575590810911164180.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_4 Who Let the Videos Out], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''</ref> He performed the song on ''[[The Rachael Ray Show]]'' on November 17, 2010.<ref name="rachaelrayshow">(17 November 2010). [http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/andy-grammer-performance/ Andy Grammer Performance], rachaelrayshow.com</ref>


He is currently opening for [[Plain White T's]] for the second leg of their "[[Wonders of the Younger]]" tour.<ref name="soundspike.com">http://www.soundspike.com/news/tour/1800-plain_white_t_s_tour_plain_white_t_s_add.html</ref><ref name="antimusic.com">http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/march/25Andy_Grammer_Announces_Tour_With_Plain_White_Ts_.shtml</ref>
He is currently opening for [[Plain White T's]] for the second leg of their "[[Wonders of the Younger]]" tour.<ref name="soundspike.com">http://www.soundspike.com/news/tour/1800-plain_white_t_s_tour_plain_white_t_s_add.html</ref><ref name="antimusic.com">http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/march/25Andy_Grammer_Announces_Tour_With_Plain_White_Ts_.shtml</ref>
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He performed at [[South by Southwest|SXSW 2011]], playing BMI's Acoustic Brunch,<ref name=bmi.com>http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/550768</ref> where he was one of the artists contributing to a recording produced by [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]] to benefit the victims of the [[2011 Japan earthquake]].<ref>http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110323_296_0_Lastwe515765</ref>
He performed at [[South by Southwest|SXSW 2011]], playing BMI's Acoustic Brunch,<ref name=bmi.com>http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/550768</ref> where he was one of the artists contributing to a recording produced by [[Hanson (band)|Hanson]] to benefit the victims of the [[2011 Japan earthquake]].<ref>http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110323_296_0_Lastwe515765</ref>


His "Keep Your Head Up" video was nominated for [[MTV]]'s O Music Award for Most Innovative Music Video in April 2011.<ref name="omusicawards.com">http://omusicawards.com/vote/most-innovative-music-video/</ref>
His "Keep Your Head Up" video was nominated for [[MTV]]'s O Music Award for Most Innovative Music Video in April 2011.<ref name="omusicawards.com">http://omusicawards.com/vote/most-innovative-music-video/</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:45, 9 April 2011

Singer and songwriter Andy Grammer, photographed at a conference in the Czech Republic.

Andy Grammer is an American Singer-songwriter managed by Steve Greenberg's S-Curve Records.[1] He is due to release his first album in April 2011.[2]

Biography

He was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in New York. At 20, he returned to the Los Angeles area.[3] He currently resides in Los Angeles.[2] His father is Singer-songwriter, Red Grammer.[4] In 2007, he graduated from California State University, Northridge, with a B.A. in Music Industry Studies.[5][6]

Musical career

Grammer started as a busker on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica.[1][7] and later performed in the Viper Room, the Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) and the House of Blues.[3]

His debut video "Keep Your Head Up" (starring Rainn Wilson[1])[8] was an iTunes video of the week in 2010,[9] and the version on the artist's site uses an interactive interface that allows the viewer to "send the singer into goofy scenarios".[10] He performed the song on The Rachael Ray Show on November 17, 2010.[11]

He is currently opening for Plain White T's for the second leg of their "Wonders of the Younger" tour.[12][13]

In January 2011, he was named an "Artist to Watch" by Billboard magazine.[14]

He performed at SXSW 2011, playing BMI's Acoustic Brunch,[15] where he was one of the artists contributing to a recording produced by Hanson to benefit the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake.[16]

His "Keep Your Head Up" video was nominated for MTV's O Music Award for Most Innovative Music Video in April 2011.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/08/andy-grammer-keep-your-head-up/
  2. ^ a b Demchak, Erin (24 February 2011). Andy Grammer Chats With Starpulse Before His Show At The Troubadour, starpulse.com Cite error: The named reference "starpulse.com" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b http://www.nycartscene.com/?p=136
  4. ^ http://www.tjcnewspaper.com/performer-andy-grammer-brings-hollywood-to-tjc-1.1817061
  5. ^ http://cliqmagazine.com/entertainment/music/13-indie-artist-andy-grammer-interview
  6. ^ http://www.csun.edu/music/APDegreeBAMIS%20MediaVideo.html
  7. ^ Galperina, Marina (25 January 2011). Andy Grammer -- About to Pop, PopEater (AOL)
  8. ^ Bruno, Antony. (25 October 2010). Andy Grammer, Rainn Wilson Create Viewer-Interactive Video, Billboard
  9. ^ http://s-curverecords.com/home/category/news
  10. ^ Jurgensen, John (5 November 2010). Who Let the Videos Out, The Wall Street Journal
  11. ^ (17 November 2010). Andy Grammer Performance, rachaelrayshow.com
  12. ^ http://www.soundspike.com/news/tour/1800-plain_white_t_s_tour_plain_white_t_s_add.html
  13. ^ http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/march/25Andy_Grammer_Announces_Tour_With_Plain_White_Ts_.shtml
  14. ^ (21 February 2011). Andy Grammer concert at Bay, Daily Press (Michigan)
  15. ^ http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/550768
  16. ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110323_296_0_Lastwe515765
  17. ^ http://omusicawards.com/vote/most-innovative-music-video/


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