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Gunnarolla

{{short description|Canadian musician (born 1986)}}

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| birth_name = Andrew Gunadie

| birth_place = London, Ontario, Canada

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|02|7}}

| occupation = {{Hlist|Internet personality|video producer|musician|teacher|comedian}}

| years_active = 2006–present

| alma_mater = University of Western Ontario (BA (Hons))
Fanshawe College

| website = {{URL|http://www.gunnarolla.com}}

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| channel_handle = gunnarolla

| years_active = 2006–present

| genre = Comedy

| subscribers = 100 thousand

| views = 17.6 million

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Andrew Gunadie (better known as gunnarolla on YouTube; born February 7, 1986) is a Canadian internet personality, musician, and video producer. He is best known for "Canadian, Please", a music video in which he co-starred and co-produced with Julia Bentley. Collectively, his YouTube videos have surpassed 10 million views. In 2013, he won the Digi Award for Online Personality of the Year.

Early life and career

Gunadie was born on February 7 and raised in London, Ontario. He obtained a BA (Honours) in Media, Information & Technoculture at Western University, and a diploma in Television Broadcasting at Fanshawe College.{{cite web|last=Belanger|first=Joe|title=TV's hip V-Mix shines its spotlight on talented South Asian Canadians|url=https://lfpress.com/2012/12/05/tvs-hip-v-mix-shines-its-spotlight-on-talented-south-asian-canadians|work=lfpress.com|publisher=The London Free Press|accessdate=25 March 2013}}{{cite web|title=Alumnus profile: Andrew Gunadie, MIT '08|url=http://www.fims.uwo.ca/about/news/news_items/11-06-15/Alumnus_profile_Andrew_Gunadie_MIT_08.aspx|publisher=University of Western Ontario|accessdate=25 March 2013}}{{cite web|title=Canadian, Please|url=http://www.fanshawec.ca/news-events/canadian-please|work=Fanshawe College News & Events|publisher=Fanshawe College|accessdate=25 March 2013|archive-date=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530124720/http://www.fanshawec.ca/news-events/canadian-please|url-status=dead}}

Gunadie has worked in post-production on several Canadian television productions, and he was also the Senior Coordinator, Multimedia Content for TIFF.

"Canadian, Please" and issues of racism

Gunadie gained popularity on YouTube with the release of "Canadian, Please",{{cite web|last=Gunadie|first=Andrew|title=Canadian, Please|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch/mWQf13B8epw|work=YouTube.com|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=25 March 2013}} a song and music video that he co-produced with Julia Bentley, and released just before Canada Day in 2009.{{cite web|last='A' News London|title='Canadian, Please' on 'A' News London|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a3u3UPKtGg|work=youtube.com|date=29 June 2009 |publisher=YouTube|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

In the video, the pair sing about all the reasons why one would want to be Canadian, while wearing traditional RCMP jackets. The video went viral soon after its release, and has surpassed 5 million views. On December 20, 2009, Gunadie and Bentley performed the song live at the Olympic Torch Relay in Niagara Falls, Ontario.{{cite web|last=Chao|first=Phil|title=gunnarolla and honeychip performing "Canadian, Please" LIVE!!!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch/_1lYfzgVXbA|work=YouTube.com|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

Gunadie received many racist comments and threats, due to the fact that he is of visibly Asian descent. Many viewers felt that he was not an adequate representative of Canada, despite the fact that he was born, raised, and continues to live therein.{{cite web|last=Tran|first=Sylvia|title=Interview with YouTuber gunnarolla|url=http://ricepapermagazine.ca/2012/07/interview-with-youtuber-gunnarolla/|work=ricepapermagazine.ca|date=26 July 2012|publisher=ricepaper|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

As a response to the criticism, Gunadie produced a video entitled "He'll Never Be a Real Canadian".{{cite web|last=Gunadie|first=Andrew|title=He'll never be a real Canadian|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch/CCXqOFjsiZs|work=YouTube.com|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=25 March 2013}} Issues of race and stereotypes have since become a theme in Gunadie's work. His experience with racism was featured on a segment of "Online Uncovered" on CBC's Connect with Mark Kelley.{{cite web|last=Hollet|first=Jennifer|title=Racism online|url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/TV+Shows/Connect+with+Mark+Kelley/ID/1506128667/|work=cbc.ca|publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

"Canadian, Please" was later featured in the YouTube video "Canadian Dances Moves" which also went viral.{{cite web|last=Lau|first=Andree|title=Canadian Dance Moves Strangely Hypnotic (VIDEO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/09/24/canadian-dance-moves-youtube_n_1911256.html|work=huffingtonpost.ca|date=24 September 2012|publisher=The Huffington Post B.C.|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

Team Andrew

Early in 2010, Gunadie teamed up with fellow musician and Internet personality Andrew Huang to produce videos and music, and series such as We Are What You Tweet and New State Plates. The pair have toured North America, Australia, and New Zealand together, and are commonly referred to as "Team Andrew".

="The Comic Sans Song"=

While on tour in Australia, Gunadie began production on the music video for "The Comic Sans Song"{{cite web|last=Gunadie|first=Andrew|title=The Comic Sans Song|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch/OBibXwwLBts|work=YouTube.com|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=25 March 2013}} which is part of Gunadie's #22songs series and features a rap by Huang. The majority of the video is set in Hosier Lane in Melbourne, Australia, and features Gunadie and a group of Australian fans.

The music video was released on May 22, 2012 and gained popularity thanks in part to being featured on BuzzFeed,{{cite web|last=Gunadie|first=Andrew|title=The Comic Sans Song|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/gunnarolla/the-comic-sans-song-1c6t|work=buzzfeed.com|date=25 May 2012 |publisher=Buzzfeed|accessdate=25 March 2013}} Clients from Hell,{{cite web|title=Everyone's favourite font, now in song-form.|url=http://clientsfromhell.net/post/30181078673/everyones-favourite-font-now-in-song-form|work=clientsfromhell.net|publisher=Clients from Hell|accessdate=25 March 2013}} MTV Buzzworthy Blog,{{cite web|last=James|first=Nicole|title=Someone Made A Music Video About Comic Sans, I Think I Want To Marry Him|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/06/01/comic-sans-music-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603191426/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/06/01/comic-sans-music-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2012|work=buzzworthy.mtv.com|publisher=MTV|accessdate=25 March 2013}} Mashable,{{cite web|last=Erickson|first=Christine|title=Not My Type: Why the Web Hates Comic Sans|url=http://mashable.com/2012/10/03/comic-sans-history/|work=mashable.com|date=3 October 2012|publisher=Mashable|accessdate=25 March 2013}} and even Ban Comic Sans.{{cite web|last=Combs|first=Dave|title=The Comic Sans Song|url=http://bancomicsans.com/main/?p=603|work=bancomicsans.com|publisher=Ban Comic Sans|accessdate=25 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414234756/http://bancomicsans.com/main/?p=603|archive-date=14 April 2013|url-status=dead}}

=Dreamz=

Early in 2013, Gunadie and Huang teamed up again to form an electro-pop music duo called Dreamz. They entered CBC Music's Searchlight contest under this new name. Their debut single "Come On" was selected as CBC Here and Now's Song of the Week on March 11, 2013, and was played on CBC Radio One all that week.{{cite web|title=CBC Radio Show Program Logs|url=http://www.cbc.ca/radioshows/HERE_AND_NOW/20130312.shtml|work=cbc.ca|publisher=CBC Radio Show|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

They made it as far as the Top 16 of CBC Music's Searchlight contest, representing Toronto.{{cite web|last=CBC Music|title=Meet our Searchlight Top 16 acts|url=http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2013/3/Meet-our-Searchlight-Top-16-acts|work=music.cbc.ca|publisher=CBC Music|accessdate=25 March 2013}}{{cite web|title=Searchlight|url=http://www.cbc.ca/q/contests/2013/03/18/searchlight-q/|work=cbc.ca|publisher=CBC Radio|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

''Like/Comment/Subscribe'' live show

Outside of YouTube, Gunadie has teamed up with fellow YouTube personality Andrew Bravener to produce and host Like/Comment/Subscribe; a live, interactive show that features screenings and performances.{{cite web|title=Like/Comment/Subscribe|url=http://www.montrealenlumiere.com/nuit-blanche-en/activity.aspx?id=4760|work=montrealenlumiere.com|publisher=MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE|accessdate=25 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221162856/http://www.montrealenlumiere.com/nuit-blanche-en/activity.aspx?id=4760|archive-date=21 February 2013|url-status=dead}} According to Gunadie, the goal of the show "wasn’t to make the big videos bigger. We went into the community to find those hidden gems: rants, confessions, re-cuts, mashups, lip-syncs & even that ‘weird’ part of YouTube."{{cite web|last=Criger|first=Erin|title='Tweet' blanche: Social media plays huge role in all-night art fest|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2012/09/28/tweet-blanche-social-media-plays-huge-role-in-all-night-art-fest/#ad-image-0|work=citynews.ca|date=28 September 2012 |publisher=City News Toronto|access-date=25 March 2013}}

They premiered the show on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 7pm to 7am at TIFF Bell Lightbox during Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2012.{{cite web|title=Like/Comment/Subscribe|url=http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/project.html?project_id=1121|work=scotiabanknuitblanche.ca|publisher=Scotiabank Nuit Blanche|accessdate=25 March 2013}} Their hashtag #YTTO trended on Twitter that night.{{cite web|last=Gunadie|first=Andrew|title=Like/Comment/Subscribe: A Show About YouTube // Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch/vC70tfVxWCI|work=YouTube.com|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=25 March 2013}} They later presented the show at PHI Centre on Saturday, March 2, 2013 for Montréal en lumière 2013{{cite web|title=Like/Comment /Subscribe|url=http://phi-centre.com/en/events/id/likecommentsubscribe|work=phi-centre.com|publisher=PHI Centre|accessdate=25 March 2013}} and presented a special edition of the show at the 2013 North by Northeast festival in Toronto.{{cite web|title=PRESENTATIONS {{!}} Like/Comment/Subscribe: A Live Show About YouTube|url=http://nxne.com/presentations/#50146|work=nxne.com|publisher=NXNE|accessdate=25 March 2013|archive-date=24 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324082337/http://nxne.com/presentations/#50146|url-status=dead}}

Gunadie and Bravener also hosted the 2012 Digi Awards alongside French-Canadian host and producer Anne-Marie Withenshaw, and YouTube personality Harley Morenstein (of Epic Meal Time).{{cite web|title=The Digi Awards Cap Off Another Successful Year, Showcasing Canada's Leaders in Digital Media|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2012/12/05/secret-location-nfb-take-two-wins-each-at-digi-awards/|work=nextmediaevents.com|publisher=NextMEDIA|accessdate=25 March 2013}}

Along with Andrew Bravener, he presented "Cringeworthy!", a variation of the "Like/Comment/Subscribe" show, at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2014.{{cite web|title=CRINGEWORTHY! The Best of the Worst Videos Online|url=http://2013.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/project.html?project_id=1362|work=scotiabanknuitblanche.ca|publisher=Scotiabank|accessdate=28 May 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140528215242/http://2013.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/project.html?project_id=1362|archive-date=28 May 2014|url-status=dead}}

Late 2013-present

Gunadie hosted various screenings and made appearances at Buffer Festival in Toronto.{{cite web|last=Stead|first=Julia|title=Buffer Fest brings the best of YouTube to Toronto|url=http://www.blogto.com/film/2013/11/buffer_fest_brings_the_best_of_youtube_to_toronto/|work=blogto.com|publisher=blogTO|accessdate=28 May 2014}}

He also served as YouTube correspondent for CBC's Searchlight competition, wherein he hosted a series called "Searchlight Spotlight".{{cite web|last=Miner|first=Mike|title=11 ways to rock Searchlight|url=http://music.cbc.ca/#/Searchlight/blogs/2014/3/11-ways-to-rock-Searchlight|work=CBC.ca|publisher=CBC Music|accessdate=28 May 2014}}

In March 2014, his EP titled "S*X" peaked at #1 on the comedy chart of iTunes Canada.{{cite web|last=Gunadie|first=Andrew|title=#1 on the Canadian iTunes comedy chart! Couldn't have a better debut. Thank you xxxo|url=https://plus.google.com/106589262801413174085/posts/RRHXuadxAQ1|work=plus.google.com|accessdate=28 May 2014}}

Discography

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|align="center"|2012

|#22songs

  • Released: January 22, 2012

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{{hidden|Track listing

|# 22songs Intro/HEYx18 - Do You Like Pie?

  1. Party-Time YouTuber
  2. Cray Cray Is Dead (feat. Songs To Wear Pants To)
  3. Sense No Make English
  4. Mailbox!
  5. Unicorn Lederhosen Mashup Moshup
  6. Teabaggin'
  7. Don't Worry
  8. Song Nein
  9. The Button-Maker Naomi Theme Song
  10. Get Some Food (feat. Songs To Wear Pants To)
  11. The Chicken Told Me I Was Gay
  12. What If I Was a Llama?
  13. She's Just So GIFable
  14. Fake Glasses
  15. Stick It In Banana (co-produced & feat. jwktje)
  16. The Comic Sans Song (feat. Songs To Wear Pants To)
  17. I Love Sushi! - Let's Get Fish-Faced (feat. Ciaela)
  18. Silent Letters
  19. Monster
  20. Substitute
  21. Told Me (feat. Rob Scallon)
  22. #22 Songs Megamix (bonus track)}}
align="center"|2013

|As Heard On YouTube Vol 1

  • Released: June 2, 2013

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{{hidden|Track listing

|# The Comic Sans Song (Jwktje Remix)

  1. The Foreign Language Song (extended version)
  2. IDGAF
  3. Granola
  4. Take a Look at My Card
  5. Wine, Wine, All the Time
  6. Message en français
  7. The ddonq Song
  8. Chocolate Pie
  9. Cray Cray (Gunnarollaw #26)
  10. We On The Great Wall of China
  11. Sharla
  12. Tonzone
  13. The Hater Comment Song (uncensored version)
  14. The Chicken Told Me I Was Gay (literal version)
  15. Long Weekend/Musical
  16. Washing Dishes
  17. I Got a Tumblr
  18. Sexy Walk
  19. The Moment of Realiz-Asian
  20. Made for Study English! (extended version)
  21. Sense No Make English (Good Grammar Remix)}}
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|align="center"|2014

|S*X

  • Released: March 24, 2014

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|# Girl

  1. My D*ck
  2. Six Inches (feat. Ally Rhodes & Rob Scallon)
  3. Turn U On
  4. Pat Dat Pussy (feat. Meghan Tonjes)
  5. S My D (feat. Shannon Coffey)}}
align="center"|2014

|As Heard On YouTube Vol 2

  • Released: December 9, 2014

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|# Staying In Tonight (feat. Andrew Hunt)

  1. Won't Say It Twice
  2. The Ballad of Rob Ford
  3. 5 Songs To End Any Argument
  4. I Really Miss Your Face
  5. What Would Hank Green Do?
  6. I Won't Treat You Like...
  7. Big Box From Japan
  8. No No No
  9. Yeah Yeah Yeah (feat. Brad Go)
  10. Jordan
  11. Circle Foods
  12. Triangle Foods
  13. Square Foods
  14. Avocado (feat. Meher Pavri)
  15. If It's Not Organic
  16. Dreaming of Cake
  17. Nachos
  18. The Key Ingredient
  19. Videoblog: Latin Romance
  20. Videoblog: Quirky
  21. Goodbye, Shibuya (from TOKYO SEOUL)
  22. No Regrets}}
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|align="center"|2015

|Magical Girl

  • Released: December 8, 2015

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{{hidden|Track listing

|# Magic

  1. Promise
  2. Guardian
  3. Big City
  4. Golden
  5. She Doesn't Know
  6. Starfield
  7. My Only Love (from 'Sailor Moon')
  8. See You Again
  9. Magical Boy}}

References

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External links

  • [https://www.youtube.com/gunnarolla gunnarolla's YouTube channel]

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Category:Canadian male comedians

Category:Canadian pop musicians

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Category:University of Western Ontario alumni

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