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Andrew Vait

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Above is my music store. If you like what you hear, you can download my songs right NOW for less money than you will pay anywhere else. If you want a copy of the Face To Face EP, you can order it at CDBABY.COM!
You can also pick the tracks up at iTunes!
Thanks, and enjoy.
-AV
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BIO:
Andrew is an Alaska-born singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist with everything to prove and even more to offer! He began his musical adventure on guitar, keyboard and saxophone at the age of 12 and picked up flute, clarinet, oboe and a few other instruments along the way. He learned to sing in high school and began acting and performing with various groups, then began college as a saxophone major while studying voice, flute and clarinet on the side. He recently graduated from the University of Miami Frost School of Music in the spring of '07 with a BM in jazz voice. It was in Miami that he discovered himself as a singer and songwriter, performing in award-winning jazz vocal and choral ensembles, starring in musicals and student films, releasing a CD with his original rock band, The Skinny , and eventually moving on to lead his own group. Now he's living in Seattle, Washington leading his original music project and fills in the cracks gigging around the Northwest as a freelance musician.
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"Natalie" is the first song from my new recording project. I wrote it about a year ago after a romp in the woods at the Girdwood Forest Fair. You can expect a music video to follow. The rest of the album is anticipated for late fall, but we all know how that goes!
"Just Like A Dream" and "Only Son" are part of the 5-track Face To Face EP that was recently completed with the help of producer/drummer/keyboardist Luke Moellman , engineer/producer Ethan Carlson and a bevy of other musicians in and around the Miami area. It is now available on iTunes, if you're into that kind of thing. The Ryan Adams' cover, "New York, New York" was a spontaneous project that just sort of came together. I played all the other parts as well. Hope you enjoy! "Something" is one of those great songs you are obliged to tackle at some point. I was messing around with Garageband and was in the mood to record it here in my room.
"Only Son" live video, shot by Eric Lombart from Gusman Concert Hall at the University of Miami.
You can purchase this live track, as well as a live version of "First Night" above.
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Member Since: 12/24/2006
Band Website: andrewvait.com
Band Members: Tom Taffe: Management:
[email protected]
907.235.4212
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I am heading back into the studio with fellow University of Miami graduate Luke Moellman at the end of July for my next full-length project, Andrew Vait & The Very First Time! Stay tuned, I will disclose details as they come about...
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Face To Face EP available at cdbaby.com!

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GO TO my MUSICNATION page to check out additional tracks I’ve recently recorded, rate my songs, etc.
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Influences: Ryan Adams, John Mayer, Ray LaMontagne, Nada Surf, Jeff Buckley, Citizen Cope, Raul Midon, Stephen Stills, a bunch of underground indie artists you probably haven't heard of because they're so obscure and tight.
Sounds Like: Cognitive dissonance and intelligent design, maybe some pro-choice and a whole lot of broken home. You might also find sproutlets of insecurity, ego, penetration, defenestration and my favorite sound, the sweet pitter-patter of tiny little feet.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

This is poetry...

And So It Goes - Billy JoelIn every heart there is a roomA sanctuary safe and strongTo heal the wounds from lovers pastUntil a new one comes alongI spoke to you in cautious tonesYou answered me with n...
Posted by Andrew Vait on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:16:00 PST

Only Son composition

My most passionate and heart-felt composition, Only Son, has been posted at myspace.com/andrewvait. Allow me to give a brief introduction to this piece before you check it out:I was born and raised i...
Posted by Andrew Vait on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:03:00 PST

Gear...grrrr: a musicians tale

This summer brought on a big change for me and my music.  I've written more songs than I had previously and collectively in my entire life, I broadened my listening base and I made the transition...
Posted by Andrew Vait on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:11:00 PST

West Coast Tour!

Hello friends, There comes a time in every young artist's life when he must leave his dome of comfort and head out on the cold hard road.  And you know, I've heard the road is a-rough tough stuff...
Posted by Andrew Vait on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:16:00 PST

American Songwriter Magazine...

I recently submitted the studio version of Only Son (check out the live video on my main page) to SNOCAP and American Songwriter Magazine's songwriting competition.  This is what they have to say...
Posted by Andrew Vait on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:08:00 PST

Is that a blog??

After a 5-hour drive from Homer to Anchorage with a lovely local swiss lady who drives like she is climbing a mountain, a 6-hour heavily sedated plane ride to Minnesota and another hour and a half dri...
Posted by Andrew Vait on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:45:00 PST