Andrew Wyatt
Andrew Wyatt Blakemore is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.[2] Born and raised in Manhattan, New York, he began his career playing in New York bands such as The A.M. and Black Beetle.[3][4] He gained wider notability as the frontman of the Swedish electronic pop band Miike Snow, which released its acclaimed debut album in 2009.[5] Since that time, Wyatt has released two other albums with the band as well as his solo debut Descender on Downtown Records in 2013.
Not to be confused with Andrew Watt (record producer).Wyatt has worked with other artists, writing and/or producing songs with artists including Liam Gallagher, Lady Gaga, Lorde, Bruno Mars and others.[6][7] As a songwriter, Wyatt has been nominated for the Song of the Year Grammy Award twice. In 2019, he won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for his work with Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, and Anthony Rossomando on "Shallow" from A Star is Born; the group was awarded the 2018 Academy Award for Best Original Song as well.
Early life and education[edit]
Wyatt grew up on Perry Street in Manhattan, New York City,[6] in the 1980s.[8] At 18, he and musician Greg Kurstin formed the short-lived experimental pop band Funkraphiliacs, whereupon he was signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist.[9] He worked on the album Peter Gabriel's Real World studios for about a year[10] until drug addiction and psychological issues forced him into hospitalization.[11] After his stay in rehab, Wyatt moved to a small mountain town in Colorado for several years, and he briefly attended the University of Colorado.[12][13]