Anderson East

Anderson East

Anderson East is an American rhythm and blues singer and musician from Athens, Alabama, later based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is born Michael Cameron Anderson in 1987. His work is associated with soul, rock, blues, americana, rhythm and blues, pop, and r&b.

Early background

East grows up in a Southern Baptist family environment, with a grandfather who is a pastor and a father who sings gospel. He develops an early interest in music, drawing on the sounds of his childhood while also moving beyond a conservative upbringing. His songs often focus on emotional and reflective themes.

Recorded work

He releases the independently issued EP Fire Demos in 2010, followed by Transitive Property in 2011. He then works on the double LP Flowers of the Broken Hearted, a project built around heartbreak and presented across two separate discs: one recorded in Los Angeles and the other in Nashville. The Los Angeles sessions include co-producer Chris Seefried and musicians such as Charles Gillingham and David Immergluck of Counting Crows, Rob Wasserman, Waddy Wachtel, Don Heffington, Noel Scaggs and Justine Bennett. The Nashville recordings feature drummer Evan Hutching, bassist Tim Marks, cellist Matt Nelson, and guest vocals from Callie and Phoebe Cryar of The Vespers, Natalie Prass, and other Nashville artists.

Major-label releases

East's song "Satisfy Me" is released in March 2015 and receives regular radio airplay. His major-label debut album, Delilah, appears in 2015 on the Low Country Sound imprint via Elektra.