AndrewVictoria

From over 825 entries expert panel select AndrewVictoria as the Grand Prize Winner

TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2012 /CNW/ - After two rounds of heavy fan voting and intense deliberation by industry judges, Intel Canada and Best Buy Canada announced the winner of the first Intel® Canada Superstars Competition: Hamilton, Ontario-based AndrewVictoria..... - MMK Marketing; Canada Newswire

Their unique sound and exceptional talent make them one of the most riveting acts in Hamilton. Their ambition and drive give them an unlimited future. Urbanicity managed to pin them down long enough to ask a few questions about who exactly AndrewVictoria really is..... - Martinus Geleynse, Urbanicity Magazine

Singer-songwriter duo AndrewVictoria took home the grand prize in the first Intel Superstars Music Competition.... - Adam Carter, CBC News

Shows like American Idol, Xfactor and Karaoke Battle USA are proving there's a wealth of fabulous undiscovered singers and musicians out there. But how many of them write their own material, work the stage like they were born to it, and can sell originals to audiences who line up after a show for an autograph on a simple home-produced acoustic CD?

That's the magic of singer/songwriter duo, AndrewVictoria who have been stacking up the honors for their songwriting since March 2011 when they won "Songwriter of the Month" at SONGWRITER'S UNIVERSE for their original, "It's Not Over". A month or two later, they took out 2nd place in New York's CLASH OF THE ARTISTS songwriting division for 3 more songs.

This was followed in June by a fabulous win in their own hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, when they took home "the DEVA" and a cash prize for their gorgeous song "REPEAT YESTERDAY" in the H24 Songwriting Challenge. That contest was indeed a challenge to all who entered: contestants were given 24 hours to come up with an original song that adhered to 3 strict criteria. They then had to perform it for a live audience 24 hours later. You can read the details and see a video of the events while listening to the song itself at AndrewVictoria's YouTube site. Incidentally, AndrewVictoria also provide a link there for a FREE DOWNLOAD of this beautiful love-song, "Repeat Yesterday".

But that's not all: it's just been announced that AndrewVictoria were finalists receiving a score of 9/10 once again for the song "It's Not Over" in the worldwide and renowned UK SONGWRITING CONTEST. They also made the semi-finals with 2 others of their originals.

While it's wonderful to have a fantastic voice (and Victoria certainly has that) or to weave magic on a guitar as Andrew does so well, recognition for excellent songwriting raises an artist or in this case, a duo, to another level. These two talented artists have always lit up a stage with their performances and presence, but now they are excelling in what is possibly an even tougher arena: songwriting. They recently shared the stage at a local fundraiser with the well-known fellow Canadian singer/songwriter duo, Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet (now known as WHITEHORSE). Without a doubt, AndrewVictoria proved to all who saw and heard them that this is where they deserved to be.

AndrewVictoria were also very recently selected to perform in IMAGEFM's Indie Music Showcase Concert Series. You can watch the 4-video concert of AndrewVictoria by visiting www.imagefm.ca. The third song in the set is that award-winning "It's Not Over". Well that's for sure: it's far from over for AndrewVictoria ... a triple threat and a triple treat! - Music Industry News Network

AndrewVictoria featured in International Musician Magazine's October 2011 issue! - International Musician Magazine - American Federation of Musicians

In 2006, Canadian singer/songwriter, Victoria Boland, teamed up with Australian songwriter/guitarist and producer, Andrew Rudd. Between entertaining professionally both domestically and abroad, they wrote and produced their first 5-song EP, self-titled "AndrewVictoria" and released it in October 2010.

In a rock/blues/pop vein, the resulting songs are lyrically rich, melodically complex and beautifully arranged by Andrew. Victoria's vocals have the power, beauty and excellence of current chart-topping artist, Adele. Many more songs are already in the works and acoustic performances of both the EP and some of the upcoming originals can be viewed on AndrewVictoria's site at YouTube: http://youtube/com/andrewvictoriamusic

Promotional efforts to date have garnered this talented duo recognition from 2 different organizations. In February 2011, AndrewVictoria won "Song of the Month" at Songwriter's Universe for their song "It's Not Over". Read the full write-up at
http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/contest-winner-92-123.htm

In March 2011, AndrewVictoria were selected to perform at the upcoming "Clash of the Artists" show in Tribeca NY on May 14, 2011, when their song submissions earned them first runner up status. The judge of the "Art for Progress" contest had this to say about AndrewVictoria's songs:

"Now this is old fashioned conventional songwriting, and what's more, it's damn good. I liked "Hurry Home" but "Spontaneously Combust" wins hands down."

This is a promising start to AndrewVictoria's singer/songwriter and performing duo aspirations. Their goal is to create more award-winning songs over 2011, along with attracting the eyes and ears of music industry professionals. All 5 songs can be streamed from their website, and as mentioned above, live acoustic performances are available at www.youtube.com/andrewvictoriamusic - Music Industry News Network

"Now this is old fashioned conventional songwriting, and what's more, it's damn good. I liked "Hurry Home" but "Spontaneously Combust" wins hands down."

(D.L. Byron, Zen Archer Records) - www.artforprogress.org

AndrewVictoria, a promising pop/rock, singer/songwriter duo based in Hamilton, ON, Canada, has won the "Best Song Of The Month" Contest for March, for their song "It's Not Over." This song is featured on their debut self-titled EP AndrewVictoria, which they released independently in October (2010). This duo consists of Andrew Rudd & Victoria Boland.

“It's Not Over ” is a midtempo acoustic ballad, which features expressive lead & harmony vocals by Victoria, with Andrew playing all the music tracks and expertly producing the cut. A highlight of the song is its intelligent, heartfelt lyric theme, which is about having the faith to move forward in positive direction, even after suffering a setback or disappointment.

"I wrote the lyrics in 2005 when I was going through some difficult times," explained Victoria. "Then in 2009 when I was writing with Andrew, he played some music which fit the lyric perfectly, so we finished this song. Since then (for the past two years), we've been performing 'It's Not Over' in our live show."

Before they had met, Andrew & Victoria each lived in several different countries; with both residing for years in Australia. But it was in Hong Kong that they met and began working together. "I had moved to Hong Kong, and I was playing in a band (as lead guitarist & bandleader) at the Cavern Club there," recalled Andrew. "Victoria (subsequently) moved to Hong Kong and she joined the group as lead singer. We started to collaborate and we really hit it off. After our contract with the band ended, we decided to move back to Australia and formed our duo, AndrewVictoria. We've now been a duo for five-and-a-half years now.

"In addition to writing & recording their original music AndrewVictoria have made a living as professional musicians & performers. "We've had a lot of music jobs which have taken us to many countries," said Victoria. "We've played on the Holland America cruise line, and we've done many corporate bookings. For these jobs we mostly play cover music, but we do get to perform our original songs too. [Doing these jobs ] has been a good way to earn a living as musicians, and it gives us the time to write and record our own material."

With the release last October (2010) of their EP AndrewVictoria, the duo has been promoting their EP in a number of ways. "We've entered several song contests via Sonicbids and Broadjam," said Victoria. "We're also pitching our songs for film & TV and soundtracks, and we're performing more shows which focus on our own material. In addition, we're looking forward to starting a new recording project--we've written 30-40 new songs." - Dale Kawashima

"Victoria could have rolled up the carpet and taken the stage home with her after her dynamic performance" - Hamilton Spectator

"Andrew is the most exceptional guitar player in Hong Kong, who will one day soon be the biggest superstar on MTV". - www.andrewvictoria.com

"Victoria and her partner are two of the best entertainers I have ever seen on ANY ship, big, small, old or new." - Jana Jones, journalist for cruisecritic.com