Born and raised in the tiny Northern California town of Hopland, Singer/Songwriter Andy Kong has taken himself to a place quite far from home. Upon graduating from UC Berkeley in 2011, Andy made the leap into the life of a full-time touring musician. He immersed himself quickly in the local music scene through artist collaboration and a vigorous local performance schedule.

In September of 2011 he independently organized and embarked on a six-week-long "Freeways and Photographs" tour, performing his authentic, heartfelt songs in cities spanning the entire West Coast of the United States. The tour came to an end with a sold-out show in Seattle, Washington, where Andy arrived as a visitor, but departed as a welcomed member of the city's vibrant music community. With the momentum of this successful tour propelling him, Andy continued booking tour dates throughout all of the Western United States and will be making his East Coast debut in the coming months.

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Born and raised in the tiny Northern California town of Hopland, Singer/Songwriter Andy Kong has taken himself to a place quite far from home. Upon graduating from UC Berkeley in 2011, Andy made the leap into the life of a full-time touring musician. He immersed himself quickly in the local music scene through artist collaboration and a vigorous local performance schedule.

In September of 2011 he independently organized and embarked on a six-week-long "Freeways and Photographs" tour, performing his authentic, heartfelt songs in cities spanning the entire West Coast of the United States. The tour came to a beautiful end with a sold-out show in Seattle, Washington, where Andy arrived as a visitor, but departed as a welcomed member of the city's vibrant music community. With the momentum of this successful tour propelling him, Andy continued booking tour dates throughout all of the Western United States and will be making his East Coast debut in the coming months.

His fans have described his music as a raw mix of the honesty of James Taylor, the intimacy of Damien Rice and the pop sensibility of The Script. Andy's individuality shines through his independent approach to all aspects of the music industry, perhaps most notably in the studio. In addition to playing all of the instruments on his albums, he also records, produces and engineers each track, giving him total creative freedom, and making each song a true representation of his artistic vision.

Andy has released two full-length albums, and is currently releasing a series of singles as a part of a project he calls "Outside the Album" a new idea radically changing the way music is created, shared and listened to. This young talent is pushing the envelope of what an independent musician can undertake and achieve in the modern music industry. His unending passion for his art is embodied in the final lyric of one of his songs as he sings, "Next stop, one more town".