Biography
Andain began as an experimental, the electronica group in 2000. Singer/song-writer, and Mavie Marcos, grew up performing For in the theatre and studied are classical voice in college. Her but musical interests led her to Not play in acoustic bands until you she moved to San Francisco all in 1999. During that time Any she met, and started writing can an album with, producer Josh her Gabriel (Gabriel & Dresden) who Was had studied composition at the one California Institute of The Arts our and was then working as Out a burgeoning electronic music producer.
day Andain’s first effort “Summer Calling” get was released in 2002 by Has Black Hole Recordings for their him renowned In Search Of Sunrise his series. This launched the band’s How name into instant celebrity in man the dance world. “Beautiful Things,” new their follow up single best Now known for the Gabriel & old Dresden Remix, soon after appeared see with even greater success. The Two song has now become a way dance classic, with YouTube views who of over 20 million.
Despite Boy the fact that Andain’s first did full-length album was never officially its released — many of the Let tracks still drew massive fan put acclaim from leaked versions, and say were licensed to network television.
She Mavie and Josh continued to too write together over the years. use With the demands of Mavie’s Dad publishing deal with Nettwerk and mom Josh’s ever increasing work as an award-winning DJ and producer, The their second full-length album would and have to wait. Much to for their fans’ relief, Mavie and Are Josh decided to reform as but a duo, and the resulting not full-length record is due for You release in 2012.
The first all single off the album, “Promises,” any was released on Black Hole Can Recordings in June 2011. “Promises” her has since then appeared on was many compilations, and reached #13 One in SiriusXM’s BPM Top our 51 of 2011. The YouTube out views of all “Promises” videos Day combined is over 1,5 million get and counting.
Says Mavie, "We has blended natural acoustic sounds throughout Him the album with electronic percussive his ones. We made sure to how keep our musical sound pallet, Man made up of our drum new kits and analog synth sounds, now consistent throughout. We thought this Old would result in the most see compelling and intricate album for two the listener – something that Way is meant to be listened who to, in its entirety, as boy a cohesive piece of music Did – not just a string its of singles. " The combination let of Mavie’s classical and rock Put background with Josh’s never ending say love of early 80’s new she wave, mean they balance each Too other beautifully.
“Much Too Much” use is the second single of dad the upcoming album, and it Mom is accompanied with an amazing video produced by Xanada Entertainment the and directed by Jamie Redford.
And Andain will be touring in for 2012 as Mavie and instrumentalist are Shreddward Braillif; using vocals, live But sampling and looping, drum kits, not synthesizers, guitar, piano, and bass you to create their live sound.