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Michael Cameron Anderson (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Anderson East, is an American musician from
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, who currently is based in
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. East's sound is notable for combining R&B,
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, and
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. His song "Satisfy Me" was released in March 2015 and received consistent radio airplay. His major-label record debut, ''
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,'' was released on the Low Country Sound, an imprint of the Elektra label, in July 2015.


Early life

East went to Athens High School in
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. East wrote his first song, called "Brains", which he played at his 7th grade talent show. Inspired by the musician Ben Folds, East taught himself piano and started writing music in high school. His grandfather was a
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preacher, his father sang in the church choir, and his mother played the piano in church when he was young. East attended college in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, at
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, studying to become a
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. After completing his studies, he later moved to Nashville.


Career

In the beginning stage of his career, East opened for Holly Williams and ended up playing guitar and singing harmonies with her. At the same time, he worked as a session musician as well as a recording engineer to provide a way to make ends meet. East began his musical career in 2009, self-releasing an album titled ''Closing Credits for a Fire'' under the name Mike Anderson. He then began recording under the name Anderson East with the release of an EP titled ''Fire Demos''. East's self-released debut album, ''Flowers of the Broken Hearted'' in 2012, was made up of two records: one record which he recorded in Los Angeles with producer
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and session players
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, Don Heffington and
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, and a second recorded in Nashville with
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and Daniel Scobey. The record is 15 songs long, and is made up of two CDs each with their own music genre: The White disc is made up of a
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and
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vibe, while the Red disc is darker and has more of a rock sound. He funded the record as a
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project, with a percentage of the proceeds going to Water Aid, a nonprofit organization that brings water to communities that do not have clean drinking water. East's major label debut album, ''
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,'' was released by Low Country Sound, an imprint of Elektra in July 2015. It was produced by
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(
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, Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton) and features a song by George Jackson recorded at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In 2017, East appeared on the ''Fifty Shades Darker'' soundtrack album, performing the track "What Would It Take" which he co-wrote with Aaron Raitere. The soundtrack debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. East also covered Brandi Carlile's song "Josephine" to be included for her charity album ''
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''. On August 15, 2017, East released the first single from his upcoming album ''Encore'', "All On My Mind", which he subsequently performed on October 13, 2017 in an appearance on ''
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''.


Personal life

East lives in
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. On December 28, 2015, ''
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'' and ''
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'' confirmed that East was dating country singer
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. He co-wrote two songs ("Getaway Driver" and "Well-Rested") with Lambert for her 2016 album, ''
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'', and he provides background vocals on another song of hers called ("Pushin' Time"). They have since broken up.


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays

* 2010: ''Fire Demos'' * 2011: ''Transitive Property''


Singles


Other charted songs


Music videos


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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