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'''Andy Grammer''' is an American [[singer-songwriter]] managed by [[Steve Greenberg]]'s [[S-Curve Records]].<ref name=spinner.com>http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/08/andy-grammer-keep-your-head-up/</ref> He is due to release his first album in June 2011.<ref name="starpulse.com">Demchak, Erin (24 February 2011). [http://www.starpulse.com/news/Erin_Demchak/2011/02/24/andy_grammer_chats_with_starpulse_befo Andy Grammer Chats With Starpulse Before His Show At The Troubadour], ''starpulse.com''</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:43, 26 April 2011
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 June 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
- ^ a b c http://www.spinner.com/2011/03/08/andy-grammer-keep-your-head-up/
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b http://www.nycartscene.com/?p=136
- ^ http://www.tjcnewspaper.com/performer-andy-grammer-brings-hollywood-to-tjc-1.1817061
- ^ http://cliqmagazine.com/entertainment/music/13-indie-artist-andy-grammer-interview
- ^ http://www.csun.edu/music/APDegreeBAMIS%20MediaVideo.html
- ^ Galperina, Marina (25 January 2011). Andy Grammer -- About to Pop, PopEater (AOL)
- ^ Bruno, Antony. (25 October 2010). Andy Grammer, Rainn Wilson Create Viewer-Interactive Video, Billboard
- ^ http://s-curverecords.com/home/category/news
- ^ Jurgensen, John (5 November 2010). Who Let the Videos Out, The Wall Street Journal
- ^ (17 November 2010). Andy Grammer Performance, rachaelrayshow.com
- ^ http://www.soundspike.com/news/tour/1800-plain_white_t_s_tour_plain_white_t_s_add.html
- ^ http://www.antimusic.com/news/11/march/25Andy_Grammer_Announces_Tour_With_Plain_White_Ts_.shtml
- ^ (21 February 2011). Andy Grammer concert at Bay, Daily Press (Michigan)
- ^ http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/550768
- ^ http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=269&articleid=20110323_296_0_Lastwe515765
- ^ http://omusicawards.com/vote/most-innovative-music-video/