Grammer credits his music influences to three genres of music: guitar players like Jason Mraz, John Mayer and Jack Johnson modern pianists like Coldplay, The Fray, and OneRepublic and hip-hop vocalists like Common, Lauryn Hill, Jay-Z, and Kanye West. He performed at SXSW 2011, playing BMI's Acoustic Brunch, where he was one of the artists contributing to a recording produced by Hanson to benefit the victims of the 2011 Japan earthquake. In January 2011, he was named an "Artist to Watch" by Billboard magazine. He opened for Plain White T's for the second leg of their " Wonders of the Younger" tour in the spring of 2011. 1 spot on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 Grammer's debut album sales for the first week earned him the No. He performed the song on The Rachael Ray Show on November 17, 2010. His debut video " Keep Your Head Up", which featured actor Rainn Wilson, was an iTunes Video of the Week in 2010, and won MTV's "O Music Awards" for the most innovative video on April 25, 2011. Grammer's popular songs include: " Honey, I'm Good.", " Keep Your Head Up", " Fine by Me", "Lunatic", "Ladies", " Fresh Eyes", "Biggest Man in L.A.", "Numbers", "Stepping Stone", "Couple More Sleeves", "Fireflies", and "The Pocket".
He was discovered by his manager Ben Singer in July 2009 and signed with S-Curve Records in April 2010. Grammer started as a busker on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Grammer performing in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 2012 In 2007, he graduated from the California State University, Northridge, with a B.A. At 20, he left Binghamton University in Vestal, New York, and returned to Los Angeles, where he currently resides. As a child, he learned to play the trumpet and later the guitar and piano. He grew up in Chester, New York and graduated from Monroe-Woodbury High School. 2.3 2016–present: The Good Parts and NaiveĪndrew Charles Grammer was born in Los Angeles, the son of Kathryn Willoughby and recording artist Robert Crane "Red" Grammer.