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'@@ -19,23 +19,25 @@ | associated_acts = RaagaTrippin, Thomson & the Drews. | website = www.thomsonandrews.com - }} -'''Thomson Andrews''' (born 25 September 1987 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian [[R&B]] [[singer-songwriter]], [[Playback singer]],[[Performer]] and [[Recording artist]]. He received training in [[Hindustani Classical]] singing from Pandit Krishna Bhatt & has been Certified by [[Trinity College of Music]] as a Performing [[Vocalist]]. Apart from live performances,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2014/06/23/review-thomson-andrews-boveda-mumbai/ |title=Review: Thomson Andrews @ Boveda, Mumbai|publisher= [[NH7 (webzine)]]|accessdate=6 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluefrog.co.in/thomson-andrews-0 |title= Thomson Andrews|publisher= Bluefrog.co.in|accessdate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> he also sings on & Arranges [[Voicings]] for film playback songs <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUbHep0bUWs|title= Playback song- Rumani (Film AKAASHVANI) for music director Hitesh Sonik) HINDI|publisher= [[T-Series]] }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D86zNsKcj4|title= Playback song- Sheher Mera(Film – One by Two) HINDI|publisher= [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7YAquohdnc|title= Playback song- Saridhaana Saridhaana (Film -Amarakaaviyam ) for music director Mohamaad Ghibran TAMIL|publisher= [[Sony Music India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXvwMP2YKg|title= Playback song- Rajadhi Rajanapppa (Film-Run Raja Run) for music director Mohamaad Ghibran TELUGU|publisher= [[UV Creations]] }}</ref> & background scores. Thomson has sung [[Film songs]] & Ad [[Jingles]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm-xOCt-ZVE&index=25&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C|title= NESTLE Cappuchino Eclairs Ad Jingle – English|publisher= [[Nestlé]] }}</ref> in several [[Indian Languages]] - [[Hindi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJbmTYfBGh8&index=23&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C|title= Suzuki Hayate Ad Jingle – BIHARI|publisher= [[Suzuki]] }}</ref>, [[Tamil]], [[Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Tulu]], [[Marathi]], [[Bengali]] & has several International Ad Jingles to his credit for products in [[Kenya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT7103pjGnY&index=22&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C|title= KPDA Milka Ad Jingle – KENYA|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[Tanzania]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXlrjeiV0s|title= SERENGATI BEER Ad Jingle – Swahili – TANZANIA|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[Nigeria]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyagrYbMkDw&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C&index=17|title= Peppeterra Ad Jingle –NIGERIA|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[West Indies]] & more as he also sings in foreign languages [[Swahili]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aax2sswQEfQ|title= Swahili Live performance (song Malaika)|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[Portuguese]], [[Spanish]],[[Turkish]] and more. He is known for his associations with [[Music]] projects- [[MTV]] [[Coke Studio (India)]] Season 2, [[MTV Unplugged (India)]] Seasons 1 & 2 and his recent [[Indie]] [[Debut]] [[R&B]] Single '''People Ain't Things'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFX3RcWAVLM |title= Thomson Andrews- People Ain't Things VIDEO|publisher= Youtube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oklisten.com/album/people_ain_t_things_single|title= Thomson Andrews-People Ain't Thing AUDIO|publisher= OkListen}}</ref> from his upcoming R&B Album being produced by Candy D'souza,Mixed by Chester Misquitta and Mastered by [[Grammy Award]] winning mastering engineer Reuben Cohen from Lurssen Mastering in [[Hollywood]], [[California]]. Besides his solo projects<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDIKfv07VEk|title= Thomson – SATRANGI RE/TALK DIRTY TO ME cover |publisher= [[Youtube]] }}</ref> & Collaborations, he also has an [[A_cappella]] ensemble called '''RaagaTrippin'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgYA3nn14gk&list=PLmseRw6TZTzey4-kBUc3HzCJNrXhuG_dv&index=13|title= Lungi Dance - RAAGATRIPPIN Acapella|publisher= [[A_cappella]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/RaagaTrippin|title= RAAGATRIPPIN’s Youtube channel |publisher= [[A_cappella]] }}</ref> with whom he creates unique renditions of cover songs and does live shows with, across the globe. +'''Thomson Andrews''' (born 25 September 1987 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian [[R&B]] [[singer-songwriter]], [[Playback singer]],[[Performer]] and [[Recording artist]]. He received training in [[Hindustani Classical]] singing from Pandit Krishna Bhatt & has been Certified by [[Trinity College of Music]] as a Performing [[Vocalist]]. Apart from live performances,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2014/06/23/review-thomson-andrews-boveda-mumbai/ |title=Review: Thomson Andrews @ Boveda, Mumbai|publisher= [[NH7 (webzine)]]|accessdate=6 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluefrog.co.in/thomson-andrews-0 |title= Thomson Andrews|publisher= Bluefrog.co.in|accessdate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> he also sings on & Arranges [[Voicings]] for film playback songs <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUbHep0bUWs|title= Playback song- Rumani (Film AKAASHVANI) for music director Hitesh Sonik) HINDI|publisher= [[T-Series]] }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D86zNsKcj4|title= Playback song- Sheher Mera(Film – One by Two) HINDI|publisher= [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7YAquohdnc|title= Playback song- Saridhaana Saridhaana (Film -Amarakaaviyam ) for music director Mohamaad Ghibran TAMIL|publisher= [[Sony Music India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXvwMP2YKg|title= Playback song- Rajadhi Rajanapppa (Film-Run Raja Run) for music director Mohamaad Ghibran TELUGU|publisher= [[UV Creations]] }}</ref> & background scores. Thomson has sung [[Film songs]] & Ad [[Jingles]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm-xOCt-ZVE&index=25&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C|title= NESTLE Cappuchino Eclairs Ad Jingle – English|publisher= [[Nestlé]] }}</ref> in several [[Indian Languages]] - [[Hindi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJbmTYfBGh8&index=23&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C|title= Suzuki Hayate Ad Jingle – BIHARI|publisher= [[Suzuki]] }}</ref>, [[Tamil]], [[Telugu]], [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Tulu]], [[Marathi]], [[Bengali]] & has several International Ad Jingles to his credit for products in [[Kenya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT7103pjGnY&index=22&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C|title= KPDA Milka Ad Jingle – KENYA|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[Tanzania]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyXlrjeiV0s|title= SERENGATI BEER Ad Jingle – Swahili – TANZANIA|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[Nigeria]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyagrYbMkDw&list=PL7B54E50942B1366C&index=17|title= Peppeterra Ad Jingle –NIGERIA|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[West Indies]] & more as he also sings in foreign languages [[Swahili]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aax2sswQEfQ|title= Swahili Live performance (song Malaika)|publisher= [[youtube]] }}</ref>, [[Portuguese]], [[Spanish]],[[Turkish]] and more. He is known for his associations with [[Music]] projects- [[MTV]] [[Coke Studio (India)]] Season 2, [[MTV Unplugged (India)]] Seasons 1 & 2 and his recent [[Indie]] [[Debut]] [[R&B]] Single '''People Ain't Things'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFX3RcWAVLM |title= Thomson Andrews- People Ain't Things VIDEO|publisher= Youtube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oklisten.com/album/people_ain_t_things_single|title= Thomson Andrews-People Ain't Thing AUDIO|publisher= OkListen}}</ref> from his upcoming R&B Album being produced by Candy D'souza,Mixed by Chester Misquitta and Mastered by [[Grammy Award]] winning mastering engineer Reuben Cohen from Lurssen Mastering in [[Hollywood]], [[California]].He is one of the few Indie artists of his age whose music has been featured on National Television networks [[MTV_Indies]], [[VH1_India]], [[9xO]] & on Radio stations [[Radio_One_(India)]] and he is also known as a fashionably trendsetting musician <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.101india.com/101-music/these-10-amazing-music-artistes-are-also-fashion-trendsetters +|title= Thomson Andrews – 10 amazing music artists who are also Fashion Trendsetters|publisher= 101india.com }}</ref> +for his quirky style,Funky Hair-do's, glasses & has also performed for [[Vogue_India]]'S Women Empowerment initiative #VogueEmpower. Besides his solo accolades,projects<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDIKfv07VEk|title= Thomson – SATRANGI RE/TALK DIRTY TO ME cover |publisher= [[Youtube]] }}</ref> & Collaborations, he also has an [[A_cappella]] ensemble called '''RaagaTrippin'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgYA3nn14gk&list=PLmseRw6TZTzey4-kBUc3HzCJNrXhuG_dv&index=13|title= Lungi Dance - RAAGATRIPPIN Acapella|publisher= [[A_cappella]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/RaagaTrippin|title= RAAGATRIPPIN’s Youtube channel |publisher= [[A_cappella]] }}</ref> with whom he creates unique renditions of cover songs and does live shows with, across the globe. ==Early Life== -Thomson’s genesis in music began very early on, when he sang at school competitions and was an active part of the church choir. Being a [[Roman Catholic]],his family always had very strong roots into [[Gospel music]] & hence he’s been musically inclined towards its relative genres [[Blues]] ,[[Soul]] & [[R&B]] music. Thomson was born in Mumbai in a very liberal South Indian family with his Father hailing from Kerala and his Mother from Chennai and has an elder sibling(Sister);thus possessing the naturally gifted musical genes of two rich South Indian cultures embedded within him. -His catapulting into the world of music however, began at a gospel talent show that he won at the tender age of 17 back in 2005. He started working at an early age amidst his college schedules, taking up Science as his major subject. Andrew had no intuition of being a full time musician at that time. He began his corporate career and worked for four years, building a collective experience in Auditing, Human Resources & more. He eventually switched to working in Contact centres, as by then he had started doing shows and concert performances. To pursue his musical ambitions further, Thomson switched to teaching in schools as a music teacher to eventually fulfil his dream of a fulltime career doing what he loves the most; & Music was his choice. +Thomson’s genesis in music began very early on, when he sang at school competitions and was an active part of the church choir. Being a [[Roman Catholic]],his family always had very strong roots into [[Gospel music]] & hence he’s been musically inclined towards its relative genres [[Blues]] ,[[Soul]] & [[R&B]] music. Thomson was born in Mumbai in a very liberal South Indian family with his Father hailing from [[Kerala]] and his Mother from [[Chennai]] and has an elder sibling(Sister);thus possessing the naturally gifted musical genes of two rich South Indian cultures embedded within him. +His catapulting into the world of music however, began at a gospel talent show that he won at the tender age of 17 back in 2005. He started working at an early age amidst his college schedules, taking up Science as his major subject. Andrew had no intuition of being a full time musician at that time. He began his corporate career and worked for four years, building a collective experience in Auditing, Human Resources,Inventory & more. He eventually switched to working in Contact centres, as by then he had started doing shows and concert performances. To pursue his musical ambitions further, Thomson switched to teaching in schools as a teacher & conducting Vocal workshops in colleges as a western music faculty in the arts Dept. to eventually fulfil his dream of a fulltime career doing what he loves the most; & ''Music'' was his choice. ==Career== He started his career working with [[A. R. Rahman]] when he first performed at the IPL awards show with him via his choir conductor Celeste Cordoe & his mentor [[Clinton Cerejo]]. Post which he worked with Ad composer Rupert Fernandes who used his voice on many Ad Jingles for products like [[Nestle]],[[HCL]],[[Volkswagen]] and more. Post the IPL show he worked with A.R.Rahman on numerous film projects, songs, background scores via [[Clinton Cerejo]] & [[Suzanne_D%27Mello]] and has lend additional vocals on many notable film projects for all music directors in the Bollywood Music Industry. -He performed with various bands and choral groups in Mumbai and overseas for several years, while working in schools as a music teacher.Thomson started off in Bollywood by singing backing vocals in movies like [[Jhootha Hi Sahi]] (2010), [[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]] and on the soundtrack album for the 2013 [[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (soundtrack)|Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]] under music directors [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] as well as MTV [[Coke Studio (India)]] in Season 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oklisten.com/thomsonandrews |title=Thomson Andrews|publisher= OK Listen.com|accessdate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> The following year he recorded "Shehar Mera" for the movie [[One by Two (2014 film)|One By Two]] which released in January 2014. Thomson also sang "Rumani", a duet with [[Shalmali Kholgade]] in the movie [[Akaash Vani]]. Apart from Bollywood productions, he has also sung with music director [[M. Ghibran]] in the song "Saridhaana Saridhaana" from the Tamil movie [[Amara Kaaviyam]]. +Thomson started off in Bollywood by singing backing vocals on movie songs for all music directors and by now has sung on more than 500 film songs over the years in movies and around 100 jingles for various eminent Ad jingle composers in the Advertising Industry. His credits for singing and vocal arrangements are also mentioned in many of the recently released film productions from last year 2014 to the current year 2015 like [[Dhoom]] 3, [[D-Day (2013 film)|D-Day]],[[Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (soundtrack)|Bhaag Milkha Bhaag]],[[Bang Bang]], Happy New Year, Hasee toh Phasee,Byomkesh Bakshee, Bombay Velvet and many more soon to be released films. He has sung playback songs "Bach ke Bakshee" for the 2015 movie Bach ke Bakshee for Music director [[Sneha_Khanwalkar]] "Shehar Mera" for the movie [[One by Two (2014 film)|One By Two]] for music directors [[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]], "Rumani", a duet with [[Shalmali Kholgade]] in the movie [[Akaash Vani]] for Music director Hitesh Sonik. Apart from Bollywood films, he has also sung songs for south industry's music director [[M. Ghibran]]-playback song ''"Saridhaana Saridhaana"'' from the Tamil movie [[Amara Kaaviyam]] & playback song ''Rajadhi Rajanappa'' from the Telugu film [[Run_Raja_Run]] & playback song ''O PAGOL MON''in the Bengali movie ''Dashami''. -Thomson launched his debut single, People Ain’t Things, in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/thomson-andrews-desi-rb-star/15351195|title=Thomson Andrews, desi R&B star|last=Vora|first=Dhara|date=4 June 2014|publisher= [[Mid-day]]|accessdate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> +Thomson launched his Debut single, People Ain’t Things, in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/thomson-andrews-desi-rb-star/15351195|title=Thomson Andrews, desi R&B star|last=Vora|first=Dhara|date=4 June 2014|publisher= [[Mid-day]]|accessdate=6 October 2014 }}</ref> -'''==References==''' +==Audio/Video References== {{reflist}} +'''==Press Article References==''' * [http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/reviews/A-Sleek-Retro-mod-Sound/2015/03/24/article2726909.ece A-Sleek-Retro-mod-Sound/Thomson Andrews - Byomkesh Bakshi] * [http://www.101india.com/101-music/these-10-amazing-music-artistes-are-also-fashion-trendsetters 10-amazing-music-artistes-are-also-fashion-trendsetters] @@ -58,5 +60,8 @@ * http://mumbai.angloinfo.com/whatson/event/3357/thomson-andrews-dj-sa-uncensored-<br /></nowiki> - +♦ '''''Social Media Links''''' + Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/ThomsonAndrews + Twitter = https://twitter.com/ThomsonAndrews + Youtube Channel = https://www.youtube.com/user/ThomsonAndrews {{Authority control}} '