Andrew Wyatt

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Andrew Wyatt
Wyatt performs with Miike Snow at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles
Wyatt performs with Miike Snow at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Blakemore Wyatt[1]
OriginNew York City
GenresAlternative rock
Pop
Electronic
Occupation(s)musician, composer, producer
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
Years active1992-present
LabelsDowntown Records, Columbia
Websitewww.MiikeSnow.com

Andrew Wyatt is an American musician and producer. Born and raised in Manhattan, he has played in New York bands such as The A.M.,[2] and is currently vocalist in the electronic pop band Miike Snow.[3][4] He has worked extensively with other artists, writing and/or producing songs with Carl Barat, Mark Ronson, Dragons of Zynth, Coco Sumner, and others.[5]

History

Wyatt grew up on Perry Street in Manhattan[5] in the 1980s.[6] At 18, he and Greg Kurstin of The Bird and the Bee formed the short-lived experimental pop band Funkraphiliacs, whereupon he was signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist. He worked on the album in Bath, UK at Peter Gabriel's Real World studios for about one year, with Pet Shop Boys and Siouxie Sioux producer Stephen Hague,[7] until chemical dependency and psychological issues forced him into hospitalization at New York's Paine Whitney clinic. Surmising that a major label release with its incumbent pressures was not realistic, it was decided that a period of respite was needed. Wyatt moved to a small mountain town in Colorado for several years.[8]

After briefly studying at classical conservatory, he returned to New York City and shortly thereafter formed the group The A.M. with Michael Tighe and Parker Kindred, formerly of Jeff Buckley's band. The group released one album on Universal UK before disbanding in 2005.[9][10]

He is currently the lead singer and co-songwriter for the Swedish band Miike Snow.[3][11][12]

He has also worked extensively with other artists, writing and/or producing songs with Carl Barat,[13][14] Mark Ronson,[15][16][17] Tiggers, Dragons of Zynth, Coco Sumner, and many others. He has also in recent years begun doing sound installations for galleries and video art, and debuted Waves, a collaboration with photographer / video artist Sebastian Mlynarski, at The New Museum in New York.[1]

Personal life

Wyatt currently lives on Spring Street in Manhattan.

Discography

Studio Albums (selected)
Sound Installations

References

  1. ^ a b c "Initiation: Max G. Morton, Johanna Constantine, Sebastian Mlynarski, and F. Sean Martin". The New Museum. September 9, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  2. ^ Jones, Neil (October 13, 2003). "The A.M." Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "New band of the day: Miike Snow (No 554)". The Guardian. May 26, 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-03. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Chinen, Nate (January 16, 2009). "Sonic Adventures, From a Cappella to Zydeco". New York Times. Retrieved 2011-02-03. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c Madison, Lucy (June 23, 2009). "Putting the I's in Miike Snow". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-03. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Goodman, Lizzy (September 25, 2009). "Such Sweet Sorrow". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Miike Snow: The Band, The Facts, The Music". The Burning Ear. Retrieved 2011-02-03. {{cite news}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  8. ^ "Miike Snow". Music for Ants. August 5, 2009. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  9. ^ "Andrew Wyatt". Downtown Music Publishing. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  10. ^ Natalie, Kuchik (October 22, 2009). "Interview: Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow". Examiner. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ O'Donnell, Kevin (January 31, 2011). "Stream Miike Snow's 45-Minute Australian Show". Spin. Retrieved 2011-02-03. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ Hart, Kelli (April 18, 2010). "Coachella 2010 Day 3: Miike Snow draws a large crowd to Mojave". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ Haynes, Gavin (October 1, 2010). "Album Review: Carl Barat - Carl Barat (Arcady)". NME. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "Carl Barât debuts new solo album at Glastonbury headline show". NME. June 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Baltin, Steve (November 4, 2010). "Mark Ronson Wakes Up Miike Snow's Andrew Wyatt". Spinner. Retrieved 2011-02-03. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ Thai, David (September 22, 2010). "Mark Ronson and the Business Intl ft Boy George, Rose Elinor Dougall, Andrew Wyatt "Somebody to Love Me"". Speaker Boxxx. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
  17. ^ Deusner, Stephen (October 14, 2010). "Album Review: Mark Ronson Record Collection". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2011-01-31. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Further reading

External links

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