Andy Grammer
Encyclopedia
Andy Grammer is an American singer-songwriter
signed to Steve Greenberg
's S-Curve Records
. His debut album, Andy Grammer, was officially released on June 14, 2011.
, graduating from Monroe-Woodbury High School
. At 20, he returned to the Los Angeles area, where he currently resides. His father is Singer-songwriter
, Red Grammer
. In 2007, he graduated from California State University, Northridge
, with a B.A.
in Santa Monica
. and later performed in the Viper Room
, the Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) and the House of Blues
.
His debut video "Keep Your Head Up
" (starring Rainn Wilson
) was an iTunes Video of the Week in 2010, and the version on the artist's site uses an interactive interface that allows the viewer to "send the singer into goofy scenarios". He performed the song on The Rachael Ray Show on November 17, 2010. It has since debuted at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100
and peaked at #53. Andy Grammer's debut album sales for the first week earned him the #1 spot on the Billboard New Artist Chart.
He opened for Plain White T's
for the second leg of their "Wonders of the Younger" tour in Spring of 2011.
In January 2011, he was named an "Artist to Watch" by Billboard
magazine.
He performed at SXSW 2011
, playing BMI's Acoustic Brunch, where he was one of the artists contributing to a recording produced by Hanson
to benefit the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake.
He won MTV's "O Music Awards" for most innovative video for his "Keep Your Head Up" video on April 25, 2011.
Grammer joined Natasha Bedingfield
on her Less is More Tour
, starting June 2011. He will also be going on tour with singer Colbie Caillat
starting August, 21 2011. Grammer will open shows with Kate Voegele
and Kevin Hammond.
The Grammy Museum
in Los Angeles will feature Andy Grammer for the museum's first installment of its homegrown local artist series starting May 2011.
(Maroon 5), Matt Radosevich
, Dave Katz
, and Sam Hollander
(Gym Class Heroes).
On the new album, Grammer says...
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
signed to Steve Greenberg
Steve Greenberg (record producer)
Steve Greenberg is a record producer currently heading the S-Curve Records label. He is noted for "discovering" popular musical acts such as Hanson, Baha Men, Jonas Brothers and Joss Stone. He received a 2000 Grammy Award in the "Best Dance Recording" category as a producer of "Who Let the Dogs...
's S-Curve Records
S-Curve Records
S-Curve Records was founded in 2000 by former Mercury Records executive Steve Greenberg. It is based in New York City. In 2001 the label established a distribution and licensing agreement with EMI Records. In 2007 Greenberg relaunched the label after a two year hiatus, during which he served as...
. His debut album, Andy Grammer, was officially released on June 14, 2011.
Biography
He was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in Chester, New YorkChester (town), New York
Chester is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 12,140 at the 2000 census. The town is named after another city in Great Britain...
, graduating from Monroe-Woodbury High School
Monroe-Woodbury High School
Monroe-Woodbury High School is located in Central Valley, New York, part of the town and village of Woodbury in Orange County. It educates all students in grades 9-12 in the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District...
. At 20, he returned to the Los Angeles area, where he currently resides. His father is Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, Red Grammer
Red Grammer
Red Grammer is a singer and songwriter. He is best known for his music for the children. His music teaches human values including truthfulness, responsibility, kindness and fairness...
. In 2007, he graduated from California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
, with a B.A.
Musical career
Grammer started as a busker on the Third Street PromenadeThird Street Promenade
The Third Street Promenade is a public entertainment venue in the downtown area of Santa Monica, California. It is considered a premier shopping and dining district on the Westside and draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County...
in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
Santa Mônica is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...
. and later performed in the Viper Room
Viper Room
The Viper Room is a nightclub located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. It was opened in 1993 and was partly owned by actor Johnny Depp until 2004. The club became known for being a hangout of Hollywood elite, and was the site where actor River Phoenix died of a drug overdose on...
, the Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood) and the House of Blues
House of Blues
House of Blues is a chain of 13 live music concert halls and restaurants in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues first location was in Cambridge's Harvard Square. It was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, star of The Blues Brothers...
.
His debut video "Keep Your Head Up
Keep Your Head Up (Andy Grammer song)
"Keep Your Head Up" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Andy Grammer from his debut album Andy Grammer. It debuted at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has since reached #53.-Music Video:...
" (starring Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson
Rainn Dietrich Wilson is an American actor and comedian. He is primarily known for his role as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office...
) was an iTunes Video of the Week in 2010, and the version on the artist's site uses an interactive interface that allows the viewer to "send the singer into goofy scenarios". He performed the song on The Rachael Ray Show on November 17, 2010. It has since debuted at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and peaked at #53. Andy Grammer's debut album sales for the first week earned him the #1 spot on the Billboard New Artist Chart.
He opened for Plain White T's
Plain White T's
Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.The band is best...
for the second leg of their "Wonders of the Younger" tour in Spring of 2011.
In January 2011, he was named an "Artist to Watch" by Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine.
He performed at SXSW 2011
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
, playing BMI's Acoustic Brunch, where he was one of the artists contributing to a recording produced by Hanson
Hanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
to benefit the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake.
He won MTV's "O Music Awards" for most innovative video for his "Keep Your Head Up" video on April 25, 2011.
Grammer joined Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Anne Bedingfield is a British pop singer and songwriter. Bedingfield debuted in the 1990s as a member of the Christian dance/electronic group The DNA Algorithm with her siblings Daniel Bedingfield and Nikola Rachelle...
on her Less is More Tour
Less is More Tour
The Less is More Tour is the second headlining concert tour by British recording artist, Natasha Bedingfield. Primarily visiting the United States, the tour will support the singer's third studio album, Strip Me. Joining Bedingfield on tour will be American recording artists, Andy Grammer, and...
, starting June 2011. He will also be going on tour with singer Colbie Caillat
Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat is an American pop singer-songwriter and guitarist from Malibu, California. She debuted in 2007 with Coco, which included hit singles "Bubbly", "Realize", and "The Little Things". In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, "Lucky", which won a Grammy. Caillat released her...
starting August, 21 2011. Grammer will open shows with Kate Voegele
Kate Voegele
Kate Elizabeth Voegele is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is signed to Interscope Records. She is also known for her part as Mia Catalano in the CW TV series One Tree Hill.-Career:...
and Kevin Hammond.
The Grammy Museum
The Grammy Museum
The GRAMMY Museum, is an interactive, educational museum devoted to the history and winners of the Grammy Awards. The Museum strives to inspires its visitors to learn about musical genres and history through interactive touch-screens, videos, and recording booths...
in Los Angeles will feature Andy Grammer for the museum's first installment of its homegrown local artist series starting May 2011.
2011-present: Andy Grammer
Andy Grammer's debut album, Andy Grammer, was released June 14, 2011 on iTunes. The self titled album was produced by Matt WallaceMatt Wallace
Matt Wallace is an American record producer. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and has been producing professionally since the early 1980s. Among his credits are the highly acclaimed album Angel Dust by Faith No More and the multiplatinum Songs About Jane by Maroon...
(Maroon 5), Matt Radosevich
Matt Radosevich
Matt Radosevich is an American record producer, songwriter, mixer, and musician from Oakland, CA. He has produced artists such as Andy Grammer, The Parlor Mob, dredg, Hot Chelle Rae, The Matches, and Audrye Sessions...
, Dave Katz
Dave Katz
Dave Katz has co-written and/or produced songs for The Cab, Hey Monday, All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Gym Class Heroes, Kelly Rowland, The Academy Is..., Mandy Moore, Cobra Starship, Roger Daltrey, Coheed and Cambria, Metro Station, We The Kings, Blake Lewis, Hollywood Undead, and others.In 2005,...
, and Sam Hollander
Sam Hollander
Sam Hollander is an American songwriter and record producer. He has written and/or produced hits for the likes of Train, Boys Like Girls, Gym Class Heroes, Good Charlotte, Carole King, Neon Trees, Cobra Starship, 3OH!3, Coheed and Cambria, All Time Low, Metro Station, We The Kings, O.A.R., Uncle...
(Gym Class Heroes).
On the new album, Grammer says...
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
||
| Andy Grammer Andy Grammer (album) Andy Grammer is the self-titled debut album from pop music singer-songwriter Andy Grammer. It was released on June 14, 2011, via S-Curve Records. The album was preceded by the song "Keep Your Head Up", which was released in early February 2011 and was the first single from the album... |
|
105 | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US AC |
US Adult |
US Pop Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
|||
| 2011 | "Keep Your Head Up Keep Your Head Up (Andy Grammer song) "Keep Your Head Up" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Andy Grammer from his debut album Andy Grammer. It debuted at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has since reached #53.-Music Video:... " |
53 | 11 | 5 | 21 | Andy Grammer |