Spencer Sutherland
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| Born | August 31, 1992 Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pickerington North |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Website | spencersutherland |
Spencer Sutherland is an American indie pop singer, songwriter, and actor from Pickerington, Ohio, United States.
Biography
[edit]In June 2017, Sutherland was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month appearing on NBC's Today show with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford performing his hit "Selfish" live on the program.[1] This became his debut appearance on U.S. national television.[1]
His single "Selfish", released in February 2017, reached over 4 million streams on Apple Music. Sutherland also co-wrote on Timeflies' new EP. In April 2018, he received his first major movie song placement in Honey: Rise Up and Dance with the song "Work You Out".[citation needed]
Sutherland was a contestant on the UK version of The X Factor in 2017 and made it through to the Live Shows and was mentored by Louis Walsh as part of the Boys category.[2] He sang Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" in his initial audition, and James Arthur's "Say You Won't Let Go" in the group performance.[3] After performing "Who You Are" in the first live show, he was voted off.
In 2018, Sutherland released a slew of singles: "Talk", "Tell Me" and "Fine". Starting on September 9 of that same year, Sutherland joined alongside JAGMAC to open for the boy band In Real Life on their Tonight Belongs to You Tour across the United States.[4] In October 2018, Sutherland signed with BMG US.[5] He also had his first major music tour spanning from September to November 2018. Sutherland announced his first headlining tour, the Freaking Out Tour, on June 11, 2019. The tour spanned from August 7, 2019, to August 28, 2019, with Justice Carradine as an opening act.[citation needed]
In 2019, Sutherland released singles "Sweater", "None of This Has Been About You", and "Freaking Out".[6] He released his debut EP, None of This Has Been About You, on March 15, 2019.[7]
In December 2020, Spencer released his sophomore EP, Indigo, with major playlist positioning for single "Wonder".
In 2021, Sutherland made the move to acting and scored a part in the Netflix movie Afterlife of the Party starring Victoria Justice, with whom he dueted for the song "Home",[8] which was used for the closing credits of the movie, and Midori Francis. Along with "Home", Spencer secured 3 other movie placement songs. In October 2021, Spencer started as a guest star on the Amazon series I Know What You Did Last Summer. From November 9–24, He embarked on his second headline tour, the What a Shame Tour.
During 2022, Sutherland was the opening act for Big Time Rush during their Forever Tour. In July of the same year, the single "Everybody" was released.
Sutherland announced his debut album In His Mania via social media on February 10, 2023. It was released on March 10, and was followed by the In His Mania US tour.[6] During the tour, artists Dylan Conrique, Jordy, Cole Wilder, and Michael Minelli served as his opening acts. Conrique and Wilder primarily supported Sutherland in the first half of his tour while Jordy and Minelli supported on the second half.[9][10][11]
On May 2, 2024, after teasing it for a while, Sutherland released the song "Alive", which was the lead single of his second album. He released "Let Me Loose" a month later. On August 5, Sutherland announced said second album, a modern rock opera titled, The Drama, which was released on October 4. He released "Drama" the same day the album was announced.[12][13][14][15]
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- 2013: "Heartstrings"
- 2015: "Bad Influence"
- 2016: "Girls"
- 2017: "Selfish"
- 2018: "Talk"
- 2018: "Tell Me"
- 2018: "Fine"
- 2019: "Sweater"
- 2019: "None of This Has Been About You"
- 2019: "Freaking Out"
- 2019: "Grateful"
- 2020: "Help"
- 2020: "Too many friends"
- 2020: "Wonder"
- 2020: "Indigo"
- 2021: "Shame"
- 2021: "Paranoia"
- 2021: "Lemons"
- 2022: "Everybody"
- 2022: "Flower"
- 2022: "Out Of Love"
- 2023: "Chicken Little" (featuring Meghan Trainor)
- 2024: "Alive"
- 2024: "Let Me Loose"
- 2024: "Drama"
- 2024: "Hater"
EPs
[edit]- 2019: None of This Has Been About You
- 2020: Indigo
- 2021: Afterlife of the Party (Music from the Netflix Film)
Albums
[edit]- 2023: In His Mania
- 2024: The Drama
Tours
[edit]The In His Mania Tour
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue |
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| 19 March 2023 | San Francisco | United States | The Chapel |
| 21 March 2023 | Santa Ana | Constellation Room | |
| 23 March 2023 | San Diego | Voodoo Room HOB | |
| 24 March 2023 | Phoenix | Crescent Ballroom | |
| 30 March 2023 | Austin | Antone's Nightclub | |
| 1 April 2023 | Houston | Bronze Peacock HOB | |
| 2 April 2023 | Dallas | Cambridge Room HOB | |
| 4 April 2023 | St. Louis | Delmar Hall | |
| 5 April 2023 | Kansas City | Madrid Theatre | |
| 7 April 2023 | Saint Paul | Amsterdam Bar & Hall | |
| 8 April 2023 | Chicago | House of Blues | |
| 10 April 2023 | Indianapolis | Old National Centre | |
| 11 April 2023 | Detroit | Shelter | |
| 12 April 2023 | Columbus | The Bluestone | |
| 14 April 2023 | New York City | Irving Plaza | |
| 15 April 2023 | Boston | Brighton Music Hall | |
| 17 April 2023 | Washington DC | Union Stage | |
| 18 April 2023 | Philadelphia | The Fillmore Philadelphia | |
| 20 April 2023 | Nashville | Basement East | |
| 21 April 2023 | Atlanta | The Masquerade | |
| 24 April 2023 | Denver | Marquis Theater | |
| 25 April 2023 | Salt Lake City | The Complex | |
| 27 April 2023 | Los Angeles | The Belasco |
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | Still the King | Young Vernon | 1 episode |
| 2020 | RomComPods | Lincoln Davis | 7 episodes - podcast series |
| 2021 | I Know What You Did Last Summer | Dale | 4 episodes |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Afterlife of the Party | Koop | Film debut |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Meet Spencer Sutherland, Elvis Duran's latest Artist of the Month". Today. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Frances (28 October 2017). "The X Factor has already voted off its first act". Radio Times. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Who is Spencer Sutherland? The X Factor 2017 singer looking for a spot with Louis Walsh's Boys". Radio Times.
- ^ "Spencer Sutherland on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Spencer Sutherland on Instagram: "Today, my biggest dream in my life came true. I signed a major label recording contract with @bmg_us , while surrounded by the people I…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ a b "Spencer Sutherland on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Sutherland, Spencer (2019-02-25). "I've been waiting to announce this. My debut EP None of This Has Been About You is coming 3/15! Pre-save it now!". @Spencermusic1. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Home, 2 September 2021, retrieved 2021-09-15
- ^ "Sound check: Fruit Bats homecoming, Jordy, Pete Jive and two nights of the blues". Daily Herald. 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "In His Mania Tour 2023". Concert Archives.
- ^ "Jordy on Instagram: "well here we go!!!! excited to get on the road with @spencermusic this april 🥲 i guess i'll have to show y'all some songs off the album…get ur tix before they're gone 💞"". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Spencer Sutherland announces new modern rock album 'The Drama' » // MELODIC Magazine". www.melodicmag.com. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Sharpe, Josh. "Spencer Sutherland is 'Alive' on Anthemic New Single". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ "Spencer Sutherland Releases 3-Act Modern Rock Opera 'The Drama' » // Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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