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With a brand new album for Virgin Records on the way, Trouble Andrew will launch a blitz of tour dates this spring in support of his re-released, self-titled independent debut “Trouble Andrew” followed by a nationwide summer tour.

Trouble began his takeover at Irvine’s Bamboozle Left April 5—on a bill featuring headliners 50 Cent, Deftones and Taking Back Sunday. He immediately joins Santigold in San Francisco for a coast-to-coast romp.

Like most born rock stars, Trouble has always been a rebel. Embracing his passion, he dropped out of high school at 15 to live his dream of becoming a professional snowboarder—literally a (half) pipe dream for a kid coming from relatively flat Nova Scotia. He’s no stranger to the rock star life of winning contests, signing endorsement deals (Burton Snowboards and Oakley to name a few), and gaining rabid fans around the world.

Trouble has inspired a generation of snowboard kids with his original freestyle riding and unique, signature snowboards and outerwear that have always represented the skateboarding, punk rock, hip-hop, and pop influences of his youth. Trouble’s music paints a similar portrait with strokes of dark pummeling bass and synths, sk8rock guitar riffs and witty, sexually charged lyrics. It’s the musical equivalent of a dizzying McTwist, followed by a perfect landing. Pure ice cold rock n’ roll.

Recorded within shouting distance of British Columbia’s legendary Whistler, in a house with a skate ramp out back, Trouble Andrew’s independent debut (later released by Virgin Records) is an intriguing, unclassifiable blend of electro sounds, hip-hop beats and punk attitude. Trouble Andrew’s next outing, the first recorded specifically for Virgin Records, is promising, to say the least.

Trouble Andrew tour dates
w/ Santigold:

May 21 Warfield Theatre San Francisco
May 22 Empire Sacramento, Calif.
May 28 First Avenue Minneapolis
May 29 Peoples Court Des Moines, Iowa
May 3 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, Md.
June 1 House of Blues Boston
June 3 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto
June 4 Metropolis Montreal
June 7 The NorVa Norfolk, Va.
June 9 Terminal 5 New York
June 10 9:30 Club Washington
June 13 The Pageant / Bacardi B Live St. Louis
June 15 Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheatre Austin, Tex.
June 17 House of Blues Houston
June 18 House of Blues Dallas

Trouble Andrew biography
Trevor Andrew is already internationally recognized as one of the world’s top snowboarders with two Olympic Games and numerous World Cup wins under his belt. And, now, Trevor – a.k.a. Trouble Andrew – is about to conquer the world of music with his debut Trouble Andrew due February 10, 2009 on Virgin Records, which was produced by John Hill/Shitake Monkey (Santogold, Lykke Li) and mixed by Mark Needham (The Killers).

Trouble Andrew is a remixed and remastered edition of his self-released 2007 CD of the same name (previously available only via iTunes) with underground hit “Chase Money” and the addition of one newly recorded song, “What’s So Strange About Me.” Like most rock stars, Trouble was a rebel and dropped out of high school at age 15 to live his dream -- literally a pipe dream for a kid coming from the relatively flat Nova Scotia. He is no stranger to the rock star life of winning contests, signing endorsement deals (Burton Snowboards and Oakley to name a few), and gaining rabid fans around the world. He has inspired a generation of snowboard kids with his original freestyle riding and unique signature snowboards and outerwear that have always represented the skateboarding, punk rock, hip-hop, and pop influences of his youth. Trouble’s music tells a similar story with its dark, hard hitting grinding bass and synths and sk8rock guitar riffs and witty and sexually charged lyrics.

One such track is the playful, fast-paced, boasting track that makes the listener feel good to be bad “Bang Bang” featuring Trouble’s fiancé Santi White, better known as Santogold. “She encouraged me to do music,” says Trouble, who began his professional snowboarding career at age 15, but didn’t write his first song until he broke his knee in 2005. “I was recovering from a snowboarding injury and she bought me a 4-track recorder, a Gibson guitar, and a Peavey amp to play around on because she saw me taking an interest.”

After nine months of rehab and a full recovery, the professional snowboarder-turned-musician had Trouble Andrew recorded, a four-piece band, and a whole new sound behind him. That new sound is an amalgamation of the punk, rock, hip-hop, sk8, surf, and snowboard cultures he grew up on. The end result is a poppy electro sk8 punk music with fist pumping anthems, rump-shaking melodies, and sing-along hooks. “It’s like crunkrock pop,” says Trouble.

Other key tracks on Trouble Andrew include “Chase Money,” an anthem song based on materialistic people and “UH OH,” a dark, sexy, song with a slower groove for the ladies. “Young Boy” is one of the artist’s more serious songs, talking about world issues and family trouble with a positive twist, while “Pimp Millennium” is an attitude-laden ditty that makes you feel like going out to pimp the world.”

Trouble is currently writing new songs for the follow-up record to his self-titled CD, which is slated for a summer 2009 release on Virgin Records.

a bit more Trouble Andrew information
Trouble Andrew has been making noise through the snowboard, sk8 and surf world, playing at events like X-games and Burton snowboard world tours... Trevor Andrew aka Trouble Andrew has been a professional snowboarder for Burton since the age of 14 (he's now 27) breaking his bones for respect and a pay check.

He wrote his first songs while rehabbing after a snowboard injury that put him off snow for 8 months in 2005. In this time he discovered his musical talents at his fiancé Santi White aka Santogold's apartment in Brooklyn where he was surrounded by music equipment and a lot of time to kill.

In 2007 he put out an LP under the name Trouble Andrew (previously only available on iTunes). EMI Music will re-release a remixed/remastered version of this underground classic on January 13th with bonus track!!!

For those of you unfamiliar with his music, get a taste of it at www.Myspace.com/troubleandrew or from the video for "Bang Bang" on MusicRemedy. The music was born out of the sk8 and snowboard culture Trouble grew up in. The sound is like 80's pop, punk, surf, sk8rock, electro krunk all mixed together. The mash up sound he's calls "krunk rock".

The official follow up Trouble Andrew album will be released on Virgin records in Summer 2009. It's going to be Trouble next year!!!

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