Kyle Andrews

Kyle Andrews
Born (1982-05-22) May 22, 1982
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genres Indie rock, electropop
Occupation(s) Recording Artist
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 2006–present
Labels Badman Recording Co., Elephant Lady Records, Stay U
Website http://www.kyleandrews.com

Kyle Andrews is an American songwriter and performer born in Chicago, IL and based in Nashville, TN.[1] He has released albums on Portland's Badman Recording Co. as well as his own Elephant Lady Records imprint.[2] His 2010 song "You Always Make Me Smile" (co-written with friend Neil Mason) was featured in a worldwide Holiday Inn ad.[3] The music video for the song was filmed in Utah during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest water balloon fight[4] and went viral.[5][6] His interactive video for "Sushi" (directed by Dennis Liu) was made from 1.4 million tiles, and thousands of unique YouTube video stills. In 2010 it was shortlisted for the Guggenheim's YouTube Play Exhibit.[7]

In addition to the Holiday Inn campaign, his music has been used in other TV shows and commercials, including a worldwide television ad for Dell ("We Were Colors")[8] and a national television ad for Doritos ("Bombs Away").[9] "You Always Make Me Smile" also appeared in an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy.[10]

Although Kyle performs as a first-name/last-name artist, and self-recorded the majority of his discography, he plays live with a full band.

Kyle Andrews' new album, Robot Learn Love, was released August 16, 2011.[11]

Discography

References

  1. "Kyle Andrews Music News & Info | Billboard.com". M.billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  2. "Kyle Andrews". AllMusic. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  3. "What's That Song From the Holiday Inn 'Stay You' Commercial?". Spinner. 2010-07-26. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  4. http://gizmodo.com/#!5629882/the-worlds-biggest-water-balloon-fight-will-make-anyone-smile
  5. White, Charlie (2010-09-08). "Top Viral Videos of Summer, 2010 | Tech Goes Strong". Tech.lifegoesstrong.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  6. Lazar, Shira (2010-09-05). "Lazy Sunday: Top 5 Viral Videos of the Week - On The Scene With Shira Lazar". CBS News. Archived from the original on January 20, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  7. Samuel Axon 5 (2010-09-20). "Watch the Guggenheim YouTube Art Exhibit Finalists [VIDEOS]". Mashable.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  8. "What's That Song From the Dell Inspiron Commercial?". Spinner. 2010-11-24. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  9. "Kyle Andrews Featured In Spots For Doritos & Holiday Inn | Terrorbird Media". Terrorbird.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  10. "Grey's Anatomy - Music Lounge - ABC.com". Abc.go.com. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  11. "Kyle Andrews". kyleandrews.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-16.

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