Andrew Ripp
Andrew Michael Ripp is an American singer and Grammy-nominated songwriter based in Nashville. He broke into the national music scene as a songwriter; his contributions including Ryan Cabrera's album, You Stand Watching, have been on the Billboard Hot 100, Top 40 Mainstream, Pop 100 Airplay, Pop 100, and Hot Digital Songs charts. He has released five studio albums. Ripp's second album, She Remains the Same, was released on September 21, 2010, breaking the top 100 on the Billboard new artists chart. His third album, Won't Let Go, was produced by Grammy Award winner Charlie Peacock and was released on April 16, 2013 via Be Music & Entertainment.
In 2020, Ripp was nominated for a Grammy Award for co-writing the song "Rescue Story" by Zach Williams.
Ripp hosted two seasons of Words at the Well on K-Love On Demand, a live recording in a writer’s round style featuring Christian songwriters from Koinonia Bookstore
Music career
Ripp released his debut album, Fifty Miles to Chicago, in January 2008. Musicians Pete Maloney, keyboard player Will Hollis, and steel guitar player Eric Heywood were brought in to accompany Ripp's vocals and guitar.Ripp co-wrote and co-produced Fifty Miles to Chicago with songwriter Randy Coleman and brought on Dan Lavery, former bass player of the rock band Tonic, as producer. Funded by Ripp himself, the majority of the album was recorded in the studio in the back of Lavery's house in Los Angeles. In early 2008, Ripp was invited to attend the annual "Fool's Banquet" songwriters gathering in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The event was hosted by the Hanson brothers. Also in attendance that year were Pat McGee of the Pat McGee Band, Keaton Simons, Jesse Laz-Hirsch, Kai Kennedy, Stephen Kellogg, Chris Sligh, and Jason Mraz.
Operating independently of a label, Ripp tours regularly and has shared the stage with Andy Grammer, Parachute, Ben Rector, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Fiction Family and "Falling for the Beat". "Falling for the Beat was featured on season 3, episode 2 of the TV Show House of Lies on Showtime. Ripp spent 2013 touring with Sara Bareilles, Plain White T's, Andy Grammer, and Parachute.
On January 21, 2014, Ripp released a stripped down acoustic record entitled "Simple". "Simple" was produced by Paul Mabury and features acoustic versions of ten tracks from his record "Won't Let Go" in addition to a cover of Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors". Ripp hit the road in March 2014 with Judah & the Lion for his first ever headlining tour. The tour began in Dallas and made stops in major cities including Minneapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York City, Boston, and Cincinnati with many sold out shows.
Discography
Albums
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
| The Heart |
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| The Soul |