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Nick Anderson
Birth nameNicholas Anderson
Born (1995-04-26) April 26, 1995 (age 29)
Wellsville, New York
Genres
Occupations
  • Producer
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • keyboard
Years active2012–present
Labels

Nicholas "Nick" Anderson (born April 26, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.[1] He is best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band the Wrecks since its formation in 2015.[2][3] He remains their primary producer and lyricist but has recently collaborated with a variety of artists on projects outside the scope of the Wrecks.

Early life

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Anderson was born in Upstate New York[4] to John Anderson, an editor for the Daily News and the Tyler Morning Telegraph, and Kasey Ross Riley, a school secretary. He grew up in rural Wellsville, the second oldest of five siblings. He learned to play the piano at eight-years-old and taught himself to play the guitar at fourteen.[5] He cites his early experience in producing to experimenting in Garageband on the iMac at his father's workplace.[6] In December 2012, he formed pop punk cover band Exit Plan with Tyler Cornell, Jesse McKee, and Jimmy Dixon.[7] The band released a four-track CD[8] and a non-album single.[9]

Aside from music, Anderson was also proficient in baseball. Anderson pitched for a varsity team at Wellsville High School from 2011 until his graduation in 2013.[10] After setting several regional records,[11] he played for San Diego City College in California, pursuing a two-year major in digital audio technology alongside baseball.[12] Around this time, Anderson was a successful contestent on gameshow Let's Make a Deal.[13] While balancing his college career, seventeen-year-old Anderson continued performing at various San Diego music festivals with Exit Plan.[14]

Career

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Anderson met future band mate Aaron Kelley on Facebook around 2010 when he was fourteen-years-old.[15] Remaining friends through 2014, Kelley introduced Anderson to recording industry executive Richard Reines, of whom he was interning for at the time, and Anderson began writing and producing for the bands that Reines managed. In September 2014, Anderson and Kelley formed a pop-punk band, Coastbound, with three others – Kyle Hulett, Steven Groot, and Taylor Enzminger.[16][17] The group released five-track EP Wasting Your Breath[18] and a mildly successful cover of The Weeknd's "The Hills."[19][20] Coastbound continued performing at local music festivals in California throughout 2015;[21][22] however, in September 2015, Aaron and Kelley announced their intentions to place the band on a hiatus to pursue a "new music endeavor with an indie rock project."[23] Sometime in October 2015, Anderson's new project released a song, "Get 'Em Ready," which features in Episode 5 of CBS's Limitless.[24][25][26]

The Wrecks

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Main article: The Wrecks § History

In late 2015, Anderson and Kelley invited Billy Nally, Harrison Nussbaum, and Nick "Schmizz" Schmidt to join their new project.[27][28][29][30] In regards to how he met his other band members, Anderson stated, "We weren't picked out... we all knew each other from other bands and projects. I was starting this band and I knew these guys were really talented and I asked them to join it and they all agreed to move to Los Angeles and do it with me."[31]

The Wrecks had formally begun in Thousand Oaks, California,[32] in mid-November 2015.[33] Through a friend's housekeeping engagement, Anderson gained access to a professional home studio, albeit without the owner's permission, and the group self-recorded three tracks for an extended play in just three days, with roommate, sound engineer, and Coastbound collaborator Andrew D'Angelo serving as co-producer.[34] On December 22, 2016, the line-up signed with Another Century Records. Soon after, their debut single "Favorite Liar" received significant airplay and charted in the top forty on alternative radio.[35][36] The single obtained five million Spotify streams within a year of its release;[37] as of December 2020, the track boasted over twenty-five million streams.

After their record deal with Another Century Records, the Wrecks attempted to professionally record their sophomore EP in Los Angeles;[38] however, discontent with its sound, the band abandoned the project to start from scratch. Having depleted their budget, Anderson and his band members attempted to fund their endeavors by participating in medical studies[39] and working minimum wage jobs.[40] The band temporarily moved into Anderson's grandmother's home in rural Wellsville, New York[41][42] to record their next EP.Panic Vertigo was released on February 16, 2018.

The Wrecks' debut album, Infinitely Ordinary, was released on May 1, 2020.[43] On December 18, 2020, the Wrecks released their third EP, Static.[44]

Other projects

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In May 2018, Anderson performed an untitled song on Episode #39 of Beyond the Pine. On the podcast, he made it clear that it was written independently from the Wrecks.[45] Sometime later, Anderson gave the song to country band the Roads Below, who are also managed by War Road Music. Their version was released in June 2020.[46]

In August 2019, Hoodie Allen's song "You Should Let Me Know" was released, with lyrics, production, and vocals contributed by Anderson,[47] and guitar supplied by fellow Wrecks guitarist Schmidt.[48][49] On March 25, 2020, the band's frontman Anderson was featured alongside Hoodie on an MTV Instagram livestream during which he teased the Wrecks' upcoming album.[50] During the same livestream, it was revealed that Anderson produced all of the song's on Hoodie's fifth album.

On May 24, 2020, Anderson's collaboration with Scotty Sire and Toddy Smith, "Past Life," was released, marking Anderson's first major vocal venture to be independent from the Wrecks since the band's formation.[51] On November 13, 2020, coinciding with Good Boy Daisy's debut single "Grey," Anderson announced his partnership the band as their producer.[52][53][54] In the following year, the Wrecks would feature on the Good Boy Daisy's single "Never Learn."[55][56]

Personal life

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Anderson often incorporates themes of depression and anxiety into his music[57][58][59] and claims to have had it in high school. "Coming to terms with it is the most healthy thing you can do," he has said.[60]

In 2013, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots[61] attended the concerts of Anderson's first band, Exit Plan.[62] In 2016, Louis Tomlinson of One Direction viewed the Wrecks at the Silverlake Lounge.[63]

Anderson has publicly endorsed Nerf,[64][65] even recording an original song using their products.[66] He also regularly commends Teddy Fresh on social media and actively wears their clothing in promotional imagery related to the Wrecks; however, he has never had a brand deal with the company.[67]

In 2020, he was a guest speaker at the Los Angeles College of Music.[68]

Anderson currently resides in Encino of San Fernando Valley.[69] He is in a relationship with Hallie Mayes of Good Boy Daisy, of whom he has produced for.[70]

Discography

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Solo

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Exit Plan

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Coastbound

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The Wrecks

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Main article: The Wrecks § Discography
  • We Are The Wrecks (2016)
  • Panic Vertigo (2018)
  • Infinitely Ordinary (2020)
  • Static (2020)

With other artists

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Select list of contributions
Year Song Artist Album Contribution Ref.
2019 "You Should Let Me Know" Hoodie Allen Whatever USA Production, co-written, vocals [78][79]
"Wake Up" Run River North Monsters Calling Home, Vol. 2 Production [80]
2020 "Lonely Weather" Creatures In Your Head Co-written [81][82]
"Don't Call Me When You're Lonely" non-album single Fox Royale Production
"Out Of My Hands" [83][84]
"Bloody Nose" The Used Heartwork Co-written [85]
"Cecilia" Sugar Pine 7 non-album single Production [86]
"Should've Been Me" The Roads Below Co-written [87][88]
"Grey" Good Boy Daisy Production, vocals [89]

Videography

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Music videos

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The Wrecks

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Main article: The Wrecks § Music videos

Other appearances

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Title Artist Year Notes Ref.
"Overrated" Coastbound 2015 Lyric video [90]
"The Hills"
(The Weeknd Cover) 		Music video [91]
"Real Love" Sugar Pine 7 2020 Music video [92]
"Grey" Good Boy Daisy Lyric video [93]

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Let's Make A Deal Contestant [94]

Web

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 All Night Band Episode: Sink or Swim[95]
2018-2020 Sugar Pine 7 Himself
  • Skit: "Drama with The Wrecks"[96]
  • Skit: "Here's why we might have to quit..."[97] It is noteworthy that the short features "Rich Girl" as background music, which Anderson's band, the Wrecks, would cover two years later.
  • Beyond the Pine: #39,[98] #88,[99] #103,[100] #112[101]
2020 The Wrecks Mockumentary Self-released mockumentary[102]

References

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  2. ^ Badgley, Aaron. "SPILL FEATURE: I CAN'T TELL IF THIS IS HELL OR IF I'M JUST BORED – A CONVERSATION WITH NICK ANDERSON OF THE WRECKS". Spill Magazine.
  3. ^ Weatherby, Taylor. "The Wrecks Offer Hilariously Twisted Relationship Advice With 'F--k Somebody': Premiere". Billboard.
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  44. ^ "THE WRECKS RELEASE NEW EP STATIC". Volatile Weekly.
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  52. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Good Boy Daisy". Sennheiser.
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  58. ^ Nieves, Skye. "ALBUM REVIEW: 'INFINITELY ORDINARY' BY THE WRECKS". SURG.
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  64. ^ "The Wreck's Dish Out Details of Nerf Endorsement, Favorite Artists and Origin Story". Loyola Phoenix.
  65. ^ "The Wrecks 2018-2019 Endorsement Announcement". Facebook.
  66. ^ "The Wrecks - Nerf Nightmare (2018)". YouTube.
  67. ^ "Nick Anderson/Teddy Fresh thread". Twitter.
  68. ^ "Los Angeles College of Music Flyer". Twitter.
  69. ^ Harvey, Steve. "The Wrecks Go Hi-LoFi for Debut". Prosound.
  70. ^ ""Grey" Announcement". Twitter. Nick Anderson & Hallie Mayes.
  71. ^ "Here (In Your Arms) by hellogoodbye x Robbers by the 1975". Twitter. Instagram.
  72. ^ "Toddy Smith, Scotty Sire, Nick Anderson - Past Life (Lyrics)". YouTube. Royal Music.
  73. ^ Anderson, Nick. "A Love For Tomorrow". Myspace.
  74. ^ Anderson, Nick. "A Love for Tomorrow". Spotify.
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  76. ^ "The Hills - The Weeknd (Coastbound Pop-Punk cover)". YouTube. Coastbound.
  77. ^ "Coastbound Turns 'The Hills' Into a Rock Banger". Z100. Z100 New York.
  78. ^ Allen, Hoodie. "You Should Let Me Know". YouTube.
  79. ^ Goeman, Collin. "HOODIE ALLEN REPS HIS POP-PUNK UPBRINGING ON 'WHATEVER USA'". Alt Press.
  80. ^ "Run River North performs new single "Wake Up"". WGN9 TV.
  81. ^ Rosier, Lauren. "Run River North addresses seasonal depression in new single "Lonely Weather"; new LP 'Creatures In Your Head' out February 12". That Music Magazine.
  82. ^ "Announcing Run River North's New Album & Premiering Its Single "Lonely Weather"". BTRtoday.
  83. ^ Bocci, Maria. "Fox Royale's latest single "Out Of My Hands" is a testament to commitment in the face of uncertainty". Earmilk.
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  86. ^ "Sugar Pine 7 - Cecilia (MUSIC VIDEO)". YouTube. Sugar Pine 7.
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  88. ^ "The Roads Below - "Should've Been Me" - Official Lyric Video". YouTube. The Roads Below.
  89. ^ Bocci, Maria. "Good Boy Daisy's debut single "Grey" is packed with color". Earmilk.
  90. ^ "Overrated - Coastbound (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube. Coastbound.
  91. ^ "The Hills - The Weeknd (Coastbound Pop-Punk cover)". YouTube. Coastbound.
  92. ^ "Real Love - Sugar Pine 7". YouTube. Sugar Pine 7.
  93. ^ "Good Boy Daisy - Grey (Lyric Video)". YouTube. Good Boy Daisy.
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  97. ^ "Here's why we might have to quit..." YouTube. Sugar Pine 7.
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  99. ^ ""Nick's rockstar threesome." Beyond the Pine #88". YouTube. Sugar Pine 7.
  100. ^ "The Best Twitter Account You've Never Heard of - Beyond The Pine #103". YouTube. Sugar Pine 7.
  101. ^ "Awkward Roommate Breakup... - Beyond the Pine #112". YouTube. Sugar Pine 7.
  102. ^ "THE WRECKS MOCUMENTARY". YouTube.
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