Andy Skib

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Andy Skib
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Andy Skib at the House of Blues, New Orleans, LA (performing with David Cook) – July 7, 2009
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Powers Skib
Born (1985-11-09) November 9, 1985 (age 38)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Acoustic guitar
  • electric guitar
  • keyboard
  • piano
  • vocals
Years active2002–present
Website To Have Heroes Official MySpace

Andy Skib (born November 9, 1985, San Diego, California) is the lead singer of the rock band Midwest Kings (MWK). He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with American Idol season seven winner David Cook. Skib has previously co-written songs with former David Cook bandmate, Neal Tiemann, who also served as lead guitarist for their band, Midwest Kings (MWK). Additionally, he has co-written songs with artists Zac Maloy (The Nixons), Hanson, Graham Colton, and Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup). Skib is also known for his most recent solo project, To Have Heroes. Skib was a member of David Cook's band, The Anthemic, providing rhythm guitar, keyboards and backup vocals. Skib and the rest of The Anthemic worked on Cook's second album for RCA Records. The album, entitled This Loud Morning , was released on June 28, 2011.

Contents

Musical background

Skibb's musical influences are Sting and Jason Mraz.

Early career: 2002–2008

2008–present

Appearances

On tour

From January 18–25, 2009, [1] Skib traveled with bandmates David Cook(guitar and lead vocals), Neal Tiemann (music director, lead guitar), Kyle Peek (drums, backing vocals), and Joey Clement (bass guitar) to the Middle East to complete a USO Tour. [2] The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D's Fuck Her Gently and Van Halen's Hot for Teacher.

In mid-February 2009, Skib embarked on a nationwide tour serving as rhythm guitarist and keyboardist in addition to singing backup vocals for Cook's The Declaration Tour to support his platinum-selling self-titled major-label debut. Skib has had the opportunity to perform lead vocals on "Make Me" and "'Til I'm Blue" (Midwest Kings songs) more than once during the run of the tour. The tour on February 13, 2009, and was originally set to end on April 25, 2009. [3] [4] The tour was extended through the fall and came to a close on December 1, 2009, after 154 shows.

In mid-May 2009, Skib and bandmates took a short break from the North American leg of the tour to travel to Manila in the Philippines. The band played a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila on May 16, 2009. [5]

In mid-October 2011, Skib embarked on his second nationwide tour with David Cook, this time to support Cook's second major-label album This Loud Morning . The tour, which was co-headlined by Gavin DeGraw, began on October 9, 2011, and finished on November 11, 2011.

Music videos

YearSongCapacityPerformerDirector
2008"Light On"Guitar, keyboard David Cook Wayne Isham
2009"Come Back To Me"GuitarGavin Bowden
2011"The Last Goodbye" Nigel Dick
"Fade into Me"GuitarChristopher Sims

Discography

Songs written

Songs produced

Studio albums

YearAlbum details / ArtistCapacityNotes
2003Midwest Kings (MWK)
Lead vocals
2004Judging A Bullet (MWK)
Lead vocals
2006 The Great Burrito Extortion Case (Bowling for Soup)
  • Released: November 7, 2006
  • Label: Jive, Zomba
Whistle
Analog Heart (David Cook)
Engineer (Tracks 4, 5, 8)
Backing vocals (Track 10)
Incoherent With Desire To Move On (MWK)
Lead vocals
2007A Brief Look at the New You (Bryan Jewett)
Engineer, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
2008Luna Despierta EP (MWK)
Lead vocals
To Have Heroes EP (To Have Heroes)
Co-Producer, lead vocals
2010Wake the Dead (Mike Kelly)
Backing vocals, piano
The Sanctuary Live Sessions (MWK)
Engineer, lead vocals,
keyboards, guitar
2011Lost in America EP (To Have Heroes)
Lead vocals, piano, guitar
This Loud Morning (David Cook)
  • Released: June 28, 2011
  • Label: RCA
Backing vocals, piano, guitar, composer*US peak; 7 [10]
*CAN peak; 23 [11]
*US sales: 89,000 [12]
Luna Espera EP (MWK)
Lead Vocals, guitar
2012Luna Se Hunde EP (MWK)
Lead vocals, guitar
2015 Digital Vein (David Cook)
  • Released September 18, 2015
  • Label: Analog Heart, INgrooves
Composer, engineer, guitar, programming, vocals
2017 Brett Eldredge (Brett Eldredge)
Guitar, keyboard, producer, background vocals, programmer [13]
2020 Here and Now (Kenny Chesney)
Assistant engineer, background vocals, electric guitar, engineer*US peak; 2
*US Top Country Albums peak; 1
*US sales: 500,000
If It Wasn't for You (Caylee Hammack)
Composer, electric guitar, programming
2021 Remember Her Name (Mickey Guyton)
Composer, background vocals, electric guitar*US Heatseekers Albums peak; 7
*US Top Country Albums peak; 47

Single(s)

[14]

YearSinglePeak chart positionsArtistAlbumCapacity
US US Pop US AC US Adult US Rock CAN UK Digital
2009"Permanent" (charity single)24342610 David Cook LivePianist
2011"The Last Goodbye"105202972 This Loud Morning Backing vocals, electric guitar, piano
2011"Fade into Me"-Backing vocals, electric guitar
"—" denotes the single failed to chart, not released, or not certified

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