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Musician/SingerSongwriter/ Co-Producer w/ S. Asher Sund
Genre: ALT/AMBIENT/MELODIC-DRIVEN ROCK
Andi Starr is a classically trained pianist, identical twin, and pastor’s daughter, who at twenty-two-years old, picked up a $100 guitar to help her find a way out of the religious upbringing that no longer worked for her.
Over a decade and six albums later, the resulting music reflects not only the ambiance and dynamics of her classical upbringing but has garnered comparisons to The Cranberries, Joni Mitchell, and Tori Amos. Starr’s particular gift is in turning difficult subject matter into heartfelt, sometimes haunting, and always beautiful compositions. Culturespill Magazine states: “Andi Starr hits the right notes: the notes that hurt, the notes that know you, the notes that make you meet yourself.”
As a multi-instrument, singer-songwriter and producer, Starr first started performing in her hometown of Portland, Oregon, where she worked with indie producer Larry Crane (Slater Kinney, Cat Power, Elliott Smith), and played sold-out shows at some of the premier venues, including Mississippi Studios and the legendary Crystal Ballroom.
But it wasn’t always easy. Starr battled intense, debilitating stage fright in her early years. Troubled by this and haunted by overwhelming nighttime dreams, she turned to psychology (particularly the work of Carl Jung) to understand her dreams and overcome her fear, which also, in turn, deepened her songwriting.
Starr has received much radio attention for her work, including KINK (101.9 FM) in Portland, Oregon, and KMTT (103.7 FM, The Mountain) in Seattle, Washington; has had songs featured in television and film; and has played over one hundred shows (including the prestigious venue Crystal Ballroom). Her song “American Doll (Live at Reed College)" was aired over the opening credits in Espisode 12, Season 2, of the television show “Charmed,” as released on the DVD version.
Starr’s sixth album, the much anticipated “The World Will Follow,” is her most electrifying to date. Starr’s trademark beautiful haunting vocals, poetic lyrics, flat-picking guitar playing and moving piano pieces are backed by the electric and lap steel guitar work of seasoned player/producer Jesse Seibenberg (of Supertramp) and by the synth guitars of engineer/producer Jordan Richter (Sixpence None the Richer, Jars of Clay). For several months, the first single, “Little Bird,” sat at the top of the ReverbNation charts for California.
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She currently lives in the Los Angeles area, where she continues to write music with long-time co-producer, the prize-winning poet, S. Asher Sund. Be part of Starr’s journey at www.andistarr.com, www.facebook.com/AndiStarr.
You can check out her Music Xray EPK here:
www.musicxray.com/artists/andistarr_1289
New Interview: Andi Starr - Shining Brightly
eclectiblogs.webs.com/originalartistinterviews.htm#848112928
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Fact Sheet
The World Will Follow (11 song LP – projected release April 2011)
- “Little Bird,” the first single, has spent several months at the top of the ReverbNation charts for alternative artists in California
New Warm World (13 song LP - released February 2009)
- Top seller on CDBaby for the first week of release
- Reviews in top U.S. and U.K. publications—Amplifier Magazine (U.S.), Komodo Rock (U.K.), among others
- International radio play (“Rebel Sky” on ARFM, London)
- Feature article and interview in Fireworks Magazine (UK)
Leaving the White Line (11 song LP - released December 2006)
- Co-produced by Larry Crane (Sleater Kinney, Cat Power, Elliott Smith)
- The Oregonian (Portland, OR) – feature article in Living section (January 26, 2007)
- KINK 101.9 FM (Portland, OR) – title track featured on Local Music Spotlight
- KMTT 103.7 FM (Seattle, WA) – “Save Yourself” added to the “Sunday Brunch” and “Chill Side of the Mountain” programs
- KMTT 103.7 FM (Seattle, WA) – “Save Yourself” chosen for KMTT’s New Music Sampler (10,000 distribution)
- The Loft (Channel 50 on XM Satellite) – added four songs: “Leaving the White Line,” “Save Yourself,” “Real Love, Baby” and “Running to Stand Still”
- Jammin’ 95.5 FM (Portland, OR) – title track featured on hair commercial
- KBOO 90.7 FM (Portland, OR) – live performance and interview for WomenSoul
- Sold-out CD release show at Mississippi Studios (January 26, 2007)
- National AAA Radio campaign (Summer 2007)
- National distribution by Burnside Distribution Corporation
- National tour in the works
Supergirl (5 song EP - released July 2005)
- Recorded and mixed by Dean Baskerville (Sheryl Crow) and Lars Fox (John Mayer, Everclear)
- 5-week national college radio campaign with Planetary Group (109 stations; 48 adds; 2 top 20 CMJ charts)
- Review in national publications (Amplifier Magazine, among others)
- Title track chosen for a national video in tribute to Cindy Sheehan (mother of a marine who was killed in Iraq)
- Starr and band played at Crystal Ballroom for the Indie Show
- KBOO 90.7 FM (Portland, OR) – live performance and interview for WomenSoul
Me Beautiful (12 song LP - released February 2004)
- Top seller on CDBaby (song chosen for CDBaby 5000-run compilation disc)
- Five-song video shot by Portland independent filmmaker Greg Fowler
- KPSU - 1450 AM or 98.3 FM (on The PSU campus) – live performance and interview
American Doll (11 song LP - released May 2002)
- Made in Starr’s living room with an 8-track as part of her production thesis for her Master’s in counseling program
- Two songs featured Climb for Life, a documentary about a group of men and women living with HIV/AIDS and hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro
- One song featured on local hair commercial airing on UPN (channel 13, Portland)
What Others Are Saying
New Warm World – LP (released February 2009)
“You might ask me, ‘Why haven’t I heard about this wonderful nymph of yours before? Why ain’t she on some major label yet,’ and I simply couldn’t give you an answer to that ... [Starr has] a clear, beautiful, whispered nymphlike voice that is to die for!"
- Tony, Two-Sided Moon Productions
“It’s beautiful, lazy afternoon music, redolent with bluesy tones and the sunshine of a California sky, yet brimming with real life. You wanna chill out and float away? Take a boat ride with Andi Starr and swim away inspired. Gorgeous.”
- Komodo Rock (U.K.)
“Starr weaves her signature legato melodies through all sorts of cosmic folk terrain on New Warm World….Highly recommended for pop listeners who wish to stretch their musical horizons.”
- Tom Semioli, Amplifier Magazine, July 2009
Leaving the White Line – LP (released June 2007)
“A lovely collection of gorgeously understated material, Starr’s polished pop has all the emotional depth of Tori Amos but without the histrionics.”
- The Portland Tribune, January 2007
“Intricate texturing -- swirls of strings and piano chords -- gives the tracks depth and warmth, distance and maturity, evidence of healing and hope.”
- The Oregonian, January 2007
"Put simply, Andi is honest and looks beneath the surfaces of her life to probe into the mysteries that are often overlooked when writing about heartache. That is, she’s talking about life, and that entails a lot more than the typical indie-folk artist who spends, if listeners are lucky, exuberant amounts of energy singing about love gone wrong."
- Christopher Green, Tracer Magazine
“Finally some talent!”
- Bryan Griggs, Rose City Radio Production Director (KXJM 95.5/KXL 750)
Supergirl – EP (released July 2005)
“Andi’s voice is silky and brings the sunshine.”
- UNSIGNED Music Magazine, (Who Were this Year’s Shining Stars?), December 2005
“Melodic pop junkies should get off on the title track without problems, hearkening back as it does to the breezy Californian sound of the 60’s.”
- Amplifier Magazine, January 2006
“Somewhere between Joni Mitchell's ‘Blue’ and Jill Sobule’s ‘Happy Town’ you’ll hear Andi’s ‘Supergirl.’ The five songs on ‘Supergirl’ seem to absorb themselves into your heart.”
- Randy Sanders, The Columbia River Reader, August 2005
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