.Andrea Benham is a recording artist with songs that are signed to MisWax Records, Kult Records, DreaMuzic. Andrea's debut single was Reincarnation follwed by Free, Overcome and My Life.
Born in Princeton, NJ and raised in 2 small towns of Hillsborough, NJ and Woodbridge, England. Andrea worked hard at singing, songwriting, and dancing. She is a muli-talented artist who lives her life wanting to help others through music and performance. Andrea has been entertaining audiences since the age of 3. At age 7 Andrea began songwriting. She has continued to write songs every day. She has written such songs as On God's Side, Reincarnation, Good-Bye, and Live My Life. She is well-known for songwriting that compliments pop dance music.
In 1996, Andrea performed for the NY Giants halftime show entertaining a crowd of 76,000. That same year, Andrea also began dancing at the Broadway Dance Center in Manhattan where she currently still takes classes. While in college Andrea accepted an internship at Billboard Magazine in Manhattan to work for their Special Events Department. Andrea graduated in January 2003 from Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In 2001, Andrea met vocal coach Danny Madden. Under his instruction they wrote the song Reincarnation which became Andrea's debut single on MisWax Records in 2006 and has become an overnight hit. Reincarnation was remixed by the Klubjumpers, Marcelo Oleas, Conrado Martinez, Remidi and Stranger, and Dom Capello. Reincarnation charted in record pools all across the country and landed on the DJ Times chart in the summer of '06. Reincarnation the video was shot in Nutley, NJ and was directed by Freddy Espisito. In May of 2006 Andrea was back in the studio recording Free, a record she wrote in 2001. Andrea has performed in Miami, Boston, Delaware, New Jersey, New York City and Dublin, Ireland.
In August 2006 Drea sat on the artist panel for the International DJ Times Exposition in Atlantic City, NJ. Andrea's second single titled Free that she wrote and was remixed by Klubjumpers, De Lorean, Brian Howe, Angel Manuel, Johnny C. Free was released on DreaMuzic and has reached the airwaves on WMPH Super 91 7, Hawaii 105, XM BPM, Sirius The Beat, and Boston's Kiss 108. Free is available at www.Cdbaby.com/drea7978.
In 2008 Andrea wrote and recorded Overcome with Giuseppe D. Overcome was remixed by Rooster and Peralta, Asi Givati, Seifert and Krash. Overcome was released on Kult Records and is available on www.Itunes.com. In 2008 Andrea sat on the DJ Times Internantional Artist Panel with Lady Gaga, Judy Torres, Jes, and Chris Willis. Overcome broke out on XM BPM, WMPH, and New York's Dance Station Pulse 87. In 2009 Andrea submitted "My Life" to the USA Songwriting Competetion and it won honorable mention song of the year! "My Life" is remixed by DJ Russ Harris, DJ Riddler, and Mike Bordes and is currently available! My Life video was produced and directed by Jeff Quinlan and Brandon Slagle at Room 84 Hoboken, NJ and will be out Summer 2010. Andrea recently shot her first feature film 15 Till Midnight written by Brandon Slagle and directed by Wolfgang Meyer which will be out Fall 2010. Andrea is extremely involved in the community preventing child abuse. Andrea's love for music, writing, and helping others is unforgettable. Stay tooned!!!
Management:
Shakir Entertainment
Shaun Cairo
shauncairo@shakirentertainment.com
201.357.4493 (o)
