Kyle Andrews

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Kyle Andrews
Born (1982-05-22) May 22, 1982 (age 40)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres Indie rock
Occupation(s)Recording Artist
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active2006–present
LabelsBadman Recording Co., Elephant Lady Records, Stay U
Website http://www.kyleandrews.com

Kyle Andrews is an American indie rock songwriter and performer born in Chicago and based in Nashville, Tennessee. [1]

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Career

Andrews 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 [ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ] In 2010 it was shortlisted for the Guggenheim's YouTube Play Exhibit. [7]

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] [ unreliable source? ] "You Always Make Me Smile" also appeared in an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy. [10] [ original research? ][ failed verification ]

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.

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

Discography

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