Andy Skib (born November 9, 1985, San Diego, California) is the lead singer of the rock band Midwest Kings (MWK). He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with American Idol season seven winner David Cook. Skib has previously co-written songs with former David Cook bandmate, Neal Tiemann, who also served as lead guitarist for their band, Midwest Kings (MWK). Additionally, he has co-written songs with artists Zac Maloy (The Nixons), Hanson, Graham Colton, and Jaret Reddick (Bowling for Soup). Skib is also known for his most recent solo project, To Have Heroes. Skib was a member of David Cook's band, The Anthemic, providing rhythm guitar, keyboards and backup vocals. Skib and the rest of The Anthemic worked on Cook's second album for RCA Records. The album, entitled This Loud Morning, was released on June 28, 2011.
Andy Skib | |
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 Andy Skib at the House of Blues, New Orleans, LA (performing with David Cook) – July 7, 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Andrew Powers Skib |
| Born | November 9, 1985 San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | To Have Heroes Official MySpace |
Musical background
editSkibb's musical influences are Sting and Jason Mraz.
Early career: 2002–2008
edit- Midwest Kings
- The Pearls
- David Cook – Analog Heart
- Bryan Jewett
2008–present
edit- To Have Heroes
- Midwest Kings
- David Cook – David Cook
- David Cook – This Loud Morning
- David Cook - Digital Vein
Appearances
editOn tour
editFrom January 18–25, 2009,[1] Skib traveled with bandmates David Cook(guitar and lead vocals), Neal Tiemann (music director, lead guitar), Kyle Peek (drums, backing vocals), and Joey Clement (bass guitar) to the Middle East to complete a USO Tour.[2] The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D's Fuck Her Gently and Van Halen's Hot for Teacher.
In mid-February 2009, Skib embarked on a nationwide tour serving as rhythm guitarist and keyboardist in addition to singing backup vocals for Cook's The Declaration Tour to support his platinum-selling self-titled major-label debut. Skib has had the opportunity to perform lead vocals on "Make Me" and "'Til I'm Blue" (Midwest Kings songs) more than once during the run of the tour. The tour on February 13, 2009, and was originally set to end on April 25, 2009. [3] [4] The tour was extended through the fall and came to a close on December 1, 2009, after 154 shows.
In mid-May 2009, Skib and bandmates took a short break from the North American leg of the tour to travel to Manila in the Philippines. The band played a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila on May 16, 2009.[5]
In mid-October 2011, Skib embarked on his second nationwide tour with David Cook, this time to support Cook's second major-label album This Loud Morning. The tour, which was co-headlined by Gavin DeGraw, began on October 9, 2011, and finished on November 11, 2011.
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Capacity | Performer | Director |
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| 2008 | "Light On" | Guitar, keyboard | David Cook | Wayne Isham |
| 2009 | "Come Back To Me" | Guitar | Gavin Bowden | |
| 2011 | "The Last Goodbye" | — | Nigel Dick | |
| "Fade into Me" | Guitar | Christopher Sims |
Discography
editSongs written
edit| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Written with |
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| 2011 | David Cook | This Loud Morning | "Goodbye to the Girl" | David Cook, Neal Tiemann |
| 2015 | David Cook | Digital Vein | "Kiss & Tell" | David Cook, Andy Waldeck |
| "I'm Gonna Love You" | David Cook, Andy Waldeck | |||
| "Where Do You Go" | David Cook, Andy Waldeck | |||
| "But You Won't" | David Cook | |||
| "We're Not In This Alone" | David Cook, Bronson | |||
| 2020 | Caylee Hammack | If It Wasn't for You | "Forged in the Fire" | Caylee Hammack, Thomas Finchum |
| 2021 | Mickey Guyton | Remember Her Name | "Do You Really Wanna Know" | Mickey Guyton, Melissa Fuller |
Songs produced
edit| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Produced with |
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| 2017 | Brett Eldredge | "Somethin' I'm Good At" | Brett Eldredge | Brett Eldredge, Ross Copperman, Scott Johnson |
| 2021 | Mickey Guyton | Remember Her Name | "Do You Really Wanna Know" |
Studio albums
edit| Year | Album details / Artist | Capacity | Notes |
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| 2003 | Midwest Kings (MWK)
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Lead vocals | — |
| 2004 | Judging A Bullet (MWK)
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Lead vocals | — |
| 2006 | The Great Burrito Extortion Case (Bowling for Soup) | Whistle | |
Analog Heart (David Cook)
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Engineer (Tracks 4, 5, 8) Backing vocals (Track 10) |
— | |
Incoherent With Desire To Move On (MWK)
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Lead vocals | — | |
| 2007 | A Brief Look at the New You (Bryan Jewett)
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Engineer, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals | — |
| 2008 | Luna Despierta EP (MWK)
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Lead vocals | — |
To Have Heroes EP (To Have Heroes)
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Co-Producer, lead vocals | — | |
| 2010 | Wake the Dead (Mike Kelly)
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Backing vocals, piano | — |
The Sanctuary Live Sessions (MWK)
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Engineer, lead vocals, keyboards, guitar |
— | |
| 2011 | Lost in America EP (To Have Heroes)
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Lead vocals, piano, guitar | — |
This Loud Morning (David Cook)
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Backing vocals, piano, guitar, composer | *US peak; 7[10] *CAN peak; 23[11] *US sales: 89,000[12] | |
Luna Espera EP (MWK)
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Lead Vocals, guitar | — | |
| 2012 | Luna Se Hunde EP (MWK)
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Lead vocals, guitar | — |
| 2015 | Digital Vein (David Cook)
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Composer, engineer, guitar, programming, vocals | — |
| 2017 | Brett Eldredge (Brett Eldredge)
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Guitar, keyboard, producer, background vocals, programmer[13] | — |
| 2020 | Here and Now (Kenny Chesney)
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Assistant engineer, background vocals, electric guitar, engineer | *US peak; 2 *US Top Country Albums peak; 1 *US sales: 500,000 |
If It Wasn't for You (Caylee Hammack)
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Composer, electric guitar, programming | ||
| 2021 | Remember Her Name (Mickey Guyton)
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Composer, background vocals, electric guitar | *US Heatseekers Albums peak; 7 *US Top Country Albums peak; 47 |
Single(s)
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Artist | Album | Capacity | ||||||||||||||
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| US | US Pop | US AC | US Adult | US Rock | CAN | UK | Digital | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | "Permanent" (charity single) | 24 | 34 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 10 | David Cook | Live | Pianist | |||||||
| 2011 | "The Last Goodbye" | 105 | — | 20 | 29 | — | 72 | — | — | This Loud Morning | Backing vocals, electric guitar, piano | ||||||||
| 2011 | "Fade into Me" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | Backing vocals, electric guitar | |||||||||
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart, not released, or not certified | |||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "USO 2009 Tour Schedule". USO. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "USO Kicks Off '09 with Entertainment Tour to Persian Gulf Featuring American Idol Winner David Cook". USO. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "David Cook RIAA Certifications". RIAA. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "David Cook Announces Spring Tour Dates". PopEater.com. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "David Cook to Perform at the SE Mall of Asia". GMANews.TV. May 15, 2009. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Concert Preview: Father knows best". Tulsa World. June 6, 2003. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Concert Preview: Splinters and screws". Tulsa World. September 24, 2004. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "CD Review: Midwest Kings EP worthy of big label". Tulsa World. December 3, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Concert Preview: Universal questions". Tulsa World. April 20, 2007. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Beyonce Notches 4th Billboard 200 No. 1 with '4'". Billboard.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
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- ^ "Somethin' I'm Good At - Brett Eldredge |Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard 200: David Cook". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 7, 2009.