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Andrew Ripp w/ Swear & Shake and Act As If

February 12, 2016, 9:00 PM

The Maintenance Shop

Doors open at 8:30pm
$12 ($8 w/ ISU student ID) in advance
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Andrew Ripp creates music that pushes the boundaries of genre stereotypes, blending the energetic beats of pop music into a soul culture and adding the depth and groove of soul music into a pop culture. Since beginning his career in 2005, Ripp’s songs and records have successfully impacted a diverse and growing audience including true music lovers: fans that appreciate the nuances of a well-crafted album, and easy listeners: fans who simply want to hear a catchy tune.
Upon arriving in Music City, Ripp shed his lonely songwriter persona. He partnered with an artist development company, Be Music & Entertainment, and joined Barnes' tightknit singer-songwriter circle, which also includes Ben Rector and Steve Moakler.

Barnes stepped in to produce his second album, and Grammy winner Charlie Peacock helmed his third, 2013's Won't Let Go. As that title suggests, Ripp's anxiety was surging, so he turned to producer Ed Cash for his next project-and some guidance. Through conversations with Cash, Ripp reached a breakthrough in keeping his fear at bay: He'd been free all along, he learned, he just hadn't known it.
The newly released Andrew Ripp, was originally due back in January. But after contemplating what he'd recorded, Ripp concluded that it didn't fully represent his two-year-long showdown with fear.

In the past, Ripp says, he wouldn't have been able to admit the first incarnation's shortcomings out of concern that he'd messed up budgets and deadlines. But armed with his newfound fearlessness, he regrouped and rewrote. By spring, half of the record had been replaced with bolder, more powerful tracks-like "Animal," a battle cry in his war against fear. The new album, he adds, is the arrival of a new artist.

Swear and Shake will open the show along with Act As If.

 

TICKETS: $12 ($8 w/ ISU Student ID) in advance $2 increase day of show

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