Andrew Heringer (Born 1984) is a folk/rock/jazz/funk pop singer-songwriter.

Biography

Hailing from the hills of Northern California, Andrew Heringer grew up an obvious student of music. A classically trained guitar and violin player; Heringer found himself pulled toward jazz and folk at a young age. Admiring the honesty of Dylan, while imitating the technical expertise of Robertson, he found himself a unique and engaging sound.

After some youthful stints with the purely rock genre (Eightfold), Heringer returned to his roots with his debut album in 2005. And We Hope was a beautiful collection of vignettes soaked in raw emotion and wrung out, elegantly. His surprisingly poignant lyrics and rambunctious vocals resonate with a can't-quite-put-your-finger on it longing, making his music as much about what's left in it, as it is about what's left out. And We Hope was a stripped down and striking experiment in folk simplicity.<ref>http://www.mtdemocrat.com/</ref>

After writing songs for the follow-up to that intimate 2005 debut from the confines of living-room couches across California, the twenty-something singer-songwriter decided "Unfold" would be a fitting title for the second record. Backed by a cache of Guitars, Dobro, violin, horns, drums, and a Rhodes piano, "Unfold" delivered a newfangled punch without jumbling the simplicity and gentleness that was the first record's charm. Heringer’s sentiments, emotions, melancholy and refreshing optimism drift more on the folk (Morgan, the Conqueror) or even sometimes pop (Circles) side of songwriting. Yet his pleasant, often powerful vocals and hook-filled melodies, especially on "Being Here," "Hold My Hand," and "Southern California," convey more of a jazz spirit.<ref>http://www.dailyemerald.com/</ref>

In 2007, Heringer pulled together an E.P. entitled "It Seems So Long Since Yesterday." Standout tracks include the immediately appealing "Fort Bragg", the intensely moving "Don’t Forget", and "Goodnight", both very catchy offerings that show his unique handle of rock, jazz, and folk. Add to this, "Summer Roof" (reworked here with a full band, while also feature on his first release & We Hope), and sweet 6-string work on "Love To See You Smile", which includes some beautiful slide guitar work.<ref>http://www.eugeneweekly.com/</ref>

Originally from the Placerville, CA,<ref>http://www.andrewheringer.com</ref> Andrew Heringer can attribute many titles to his name as a performer; singer, songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, actor and composer of music for theater. As a theater artist, his work has recently been seen on stages in New York City and Charlottesville, Virginia. At the age of 23, Andrew is used to being onstage and his high energy live shows show for it. <ref>//http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=88567</ref>

Andrew has spent the last several years finding a unique sound that blends his roots of rock and folk with training in jazz guitar and vocal/stage performance. Though the instrumentation has changed with each recording, Heringer is known by fans for his honest, genuine lyrics and catchy melodies. Heringer's music would best be categorized as Junk Rock, a term coined to compine the unique mixture of Jazz/Folk/Funk and Rock.<ref>http://www.andrewheringer.com</ref>

He has spent the last several years playing shows all over the country building a solid and steady fan base meanwhile selling thousands of albums for his label Dawson Records. At times he plays acoustic with percussionist Eric Frank, who also provides background vocals. Other times you will see Heringer in a highly energetic show with a full 6 or 7 piece band known to play sets up to 2 hours in length.

His backing group, which has gone by many different names depending on the show, is made up
</gallery>Max Haymer (Keyboards), Kellen Garcia (Bass), Eric Frank (Guitar and Percussion), Jason Galbraith (Saxophone), And Jonathan McHenry (Drums), all of whom have graduated from college with degrees in Jazz performance.<ref>http://www.andrewheringer.com</ref> This is part of what makes the band so dynamic. They have the knowledge to dazzle an audience with musicianship yet they also have the musical understanding to showcase the songs.<ref>http://www.eugeneweekly.com/</ref>

External Links

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Notes & References

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