Andrew Maxwell Morris

Andrew Maxwell Morris is an English singer, songwriter and composer.

He is also a film and television composer and has composed production music for Cavendish and EMI Production Music that has been placed across the ITV channels, Channel 4 and Sky Sports.

His song "100 Reasons" was placed by Vodafone in a television advertising campaign for 4G in March 2014 which ran for approximately one year.[1]

His song "Dust" was placed in an ITV advert for Thatchers Cider between 2010-2013, the brand's first television advert.[2]

His songs "I'll be Gone", "Dust" and "let it go" were both used as theme songs for the hit Russian TV series Kitchen, Hotel Eleon and Grand, all of which were aired between 2012-present on STS.

"Let it go" and "Dust" peaked at 3 and 4 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter Genre Chart in Russia and at number 5 on the iTunes genre chart in Ukraine. "On a Rainbow" peaked at number 5 on the iTunes Genre Chart in Taiwan.

His 2014 Album "Well Tread Roads" peaked at number 2 on the iTunes Charts in Belgium and number 4 on the iTunes chart in Switzerland in 2019.

Supporting tours

Morris has supported the rock band Marillion on two separate tours. Most notably a UK national tour in February 2009 and at the Marillion Convention from 20–23 March 2009 in Zeebruke, Holland.[3] He has also supported[4] the blues guitarist Peter Green with his band Peter Green and Friends on his national UK tour in December 2009 and February/March 2010.

Glastonbury appearances

Morris performed at the Glastonbury Festival every year between 2008-2019.

He has performed at a variety of stages at the Festival including Toad Hall, Mandala, Bimble Inn, Bread and Roses, Avalon Café, Tadpole Stage and small world stages.

His performance in 2010 was featured in The Independent.[5]

His appearance in 2014 was nominated as a top 30 moment by Consequence of Sound.[6]

He was nominated by Consequence of Sound for his performance in 2015.[7]

His performance in 2016 was featured in Best New Bands.[8]

Releases

EPs
  • 2007 - Upside Down
  • 2009 - Long Beach

Albums
  • 2014 - Well Tread Roads
  • 2020 - Save The Light[9]

Personal life

He was born in Melbourne, Australia, and has travelled and lived in several different countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, Australia, OMan and Saudi Arabia, and his travelling is the frequent subject of his songwriting.

References
  1. "Vodafone 4G Advert". YouTube.com. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Thatchers Cider Advert". YouTube.com. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Marillion Weekend Website
  4. Hardy, Tony (24 March 2010). "Peter Green Support". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. Sharp, Rob (25 June 2010). "Independent Review". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. Hardy, Tony (2 July 2014). "CoS Review 2014". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. Hardy, Tony (2 July 2015). "CoS Review 2015". Consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. Tony Hardy (26 June 2016). "Best New Bands Review 2016". Bestnewbands.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. "Andrew Maxwell Morris | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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