Kyle Andrews

Andrews has released albums on Portland's Badman Recording Co. as well as his own Elephant Lady Records imprint.{{cite web|url=https://allmusic.com/artist/kyle-andrews-p705525/discography/main |title=Kyle Andrews |publisher=AllMusic |date=2009-01-08 |accessdate=2011-05-25}}

His 2010 song "You Always Make Me Smile" (co-written with friend Neil Mason) was featured in a worldwide Holiday Inn ad.{{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/07/26/holiday-inn-commercial-song/ |title=What's That Song From the Holiday Inn 'Stay You' Commercial? |publisher=Spinner |date=2010-07-26 |accessdate=2011-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916213910/http://www.spinner.com/2010/07/26/holiday-inn-commercial-song/ |archivedate=September 16, 2012 }} Andrews worked with students from the BYU AdLab and ad agency McCann Erickson to concept a music video for the song.{{Cite web |date=2010-07-24 |title="Cougar Cooldown" breaks water balloon fight record |url=https://news.byu.edu/news/cougar-cooldown-breaks-water-balloon-fight-record |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=News |language=en}} The resulting music video was filmed in Provo, Utah,{{Cite web |title=Weapons of Mass Hydration |url=https://magazine.byu.edu/article/weapons-of-mass-hydration/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Y Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2010-07-22 |title=Huge water fight planned to make BYU a cooler summer option |url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/7/21/20129445/huge-water-fight-planned-to-make-byu-a-cooler-summer-option/ |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=Deseret News |language=en}} featuring Andrews singing in the middle of an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest water balloon fight with 3927 participants and 120,021 water balloons.{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/5629882/the-worlds-biggest-water-balloon-fight-will-make-anyone-smile|title = The World's Biggest Water Balloon Fight Will Make Anyone Smile}} The video went viral.{{cite web|last=White |first=Charlie |url=http://tech.lifegoesstrong.com/top-viral-videos-summer-2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724141836/http://tech.lifegoesstrong.com/top-viral-videos-summer-2010 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-24 |title=Top Viral Videos of Summer, 2010 | Tech Goes Strong |publisher=Tech.lifegoesstrong.com |date=2010-09-08 |accessdate=2011-05-25}}{{cite web|last=Lazar |first=Shira |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504464_162-20015634-504464.html |title=Lazy Sunday: Top 5 Viral Videos of the Week - On The Scene With Shira Lazar |publisher=CBS News |date=2010-09-05 |accessdate=2011-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120161706/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504464_162-20015634-504464.html |archivedate=January 20, 2011 }}

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|date=July 2013}} In 2010 it was shortlisted for the Guggenheim's YouTube Play Exhibit.{{cite web|author=Samuel Axon 5 |url=http://mashable.com/2010/09/20/youtube-play-shortlist/ |title=Watch the Guggenheim YouTube Art Exhibit Finalists [VIDEOS] |publisher=Mashable.com |date=2010-09-20 |accessdate=2011-05-25}}

His music has been used in other TV shows and commercials, including a worldwide television ad for Dell ("We Were Colors"){{cite web|url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/11/24/dell-inspiron-commercial-song/ |title=What's That Song From the Dell Inspiron Commercial? |publisher=Spinner |date=2010-11-24 |accessdate=2011-05-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102145509/http://www.spinner.com/2010/11/24/dell-inspiron-commercial-song/ |archivedate=January 2, 2011 }} and a national television ad for Doritos ("Bombs Away").{{cite web |url=http://www.terrorbird.com/blog/kyle-andrews-featured-spots-doritos-holiday-inn |title=Kyle Andrews Featured In Spots For Doritos & Holiday Inn | Terrorbird Media |publisher=Terrorbird.com |accessdate=2011-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726114202/http://www.terrorbird.com/blog/kyle-andrews-featured-spots-doritos-holiday-inn |archive-date=2011-07-26 |url-status=dead }}{{unreliable source?|date=July 2013}} "You Always Make Me Smile" also appeared in an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy.{{cite web |url=http://abc.go.com/music-lounge/show/greys-anatomy/86534 |title=Grey's Anatomy - Music Lounge - ABC.com |publisher=Abc.go.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711103658/http://abc.go.com/music-lounge/show/greys-anatomy/86534 |archive-date=2011-07-11 |url-status=dead }}{{original research inline|date=July 2013}}{{failed verification|date=July 2013}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://kyleandrews.com |title=Kyle Andrews |publisher=kyleandrews.com |accessdate=2011-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810130726/http://www.kyleandrews.com/ |archivedate=August 10, 2011 }}

• 2006 – Amos In Ohio
• 2007 – Find Love, Let Go
• 2008 – Real Blasty
• 2010 – Kangaroo EP
• 2010 – Bombs Away / We Were Colors (digital-only single)
• 2011 – Robot Learn Love
• 2013 – Brighter Than The Sun
• 2016 – Escape
• 2018 – Big Hearts Exploding

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• [http://www.kyleandrews.com Official Site]
• [http://kyleandrews.bandcamp.com Kyle Andrews on Bandcamp]
• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p705525|pure_url=yes}} AMG Allmusic page]

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