Andrew Greer

Greer was born in Azle, Texas, on July 10, 1982, the son of Thomas and Jane Greer (née, Girard), before moving to Nashville, Tennessee to attend Belmont University. After graduating in 2004 with a Bachelor of Music (BM), he worked at Michael W. Smith's Rocketown Records before beginning his own singer-songwriter artist career in 2009 with the release of the record, Open Book, his author career in 2015 with the release of the book Transcending Mysteries, and a podcast and TV show host in 2017 with the release of the show Dinner Conversations with Mark Lowry and Andrew Greer. == Music career ==

Greer's debut album was awarded 4 out of 5 stars from Christianity Today in a review which called it "an intensely reflective record that digs deep," and 5 out of 5 stars from The Christian Manifesto, which said, "Greer writes with a soul-bearing honesty refreshing to hear in an industry where cliché after cliché comes all too often. Open Book is a masterpiece." Features in CCM Magazine and Christian Musician followed. He was a worship leader for Centrifuge's national student camps in 2011. In conjunction with the "Hymns for Hunger" tour, Cindy and Andrew were featured on the Winter 2013 cover of Collegiate Magazine. In the spring of 2013, Greer released All Things Bright & Beautiful: Hymns for the Seasons, an instrumental hymns record. The record hit the #1 position on Nielsen Christian SoundScan's Instrumental Chart for 25 weeks. All Things Bright & Beautiful received a 2013 Gospel Music Association Dove Award nomination for "Instrumental Album of the Year". In November 2013, Greer released the second installment in his "Angel Band" series with "Angel Band: The Christmas Sessions", including collaborations with Americana and Gospel artists Phil Madeira, The McCrary Sisters, Emily Deloach, his tourmate Cindy Morgan and Sandi Patty. The record reached the Top 10 on iTunes' Singer/Songwriter chart upon release. == Writing career ==

Greer has published commentaries and editorials in publications like Christianity Today, "In Touch" and ParentLife. Greer's second book was Winds of Heaven, Stuff of Earth: Spiritual Conversations Inspired by the Life and Lyrics of Rich Mullins. The collection of essays edited and written by Greer and other contributors, including a foreword by Amy Grant, was published by Worthy Publishing in September 2017 to mark the twentieth anniversary of the death of singer/songwriter Rich Mullins in 1997. == TV and Podcast Career ==

In the fall of 2017, Andrew Greer and co-host Mark Lowry created and released an audio and video podcast and television show called, Dinner Conversations with Mark Lowry and Andrew Greer. In 2018, Greer partnered with CCM Magazine to create and host Features on Film with Andrew Greer, filming interviews and exclusive performances with conversational artists and authors. == Angel Band reception ==

Angel Band: The Hymn Sessions reached #2 on Amazon.com's Hot New Releases in Contemporary Folk chart. Crosswalk.com says "Greer shows that he is a rare breed of artist who has the ability to oscillate between genres effortlessly—contemporary, bluegrass, Americana, inspirational, worship—affording him creativity most artists wish they could pull off," and CCM Magazine adds "Despite the tremendous guest list…Greer's strong vocal styling and impeccable arrangements stand tallest—a testimony to Greer's vision for this hymns project.". Greer made media appearances on TV shows like "Good Day Dallas" and scored front page features in "The Tennessean" and CCM Magazine. Greer headlined a national tour, "Under the Radar presents The Angel Band Tour" with Nashville folk singer/songwriter, Julie Lee. == Discography ==

• 2009: Open Book • 2012: Angel Band: The Hymn Sessions • 2013: All Things Bright & Beautiful: Hymns for the Seasons • 2013: Angel Band: The Christmas Sessions • 2014: All Is Calm, All Is Bright: Songs Of Christmas]p • 2015: An Angel Band Christmas LIVE ==References==