Nick Anderson

Nicholas Michael Anderson (born April 26, 1995) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the alternative rock band The Wrecks since its formation in 2015. He remains their primary producer and lyricist but has recently collaborated with a variety of artists on projects outside the scope of The Wrecks.

Early life Anderson was born in Western New York to John Anderson, an editor for the Daily News and the Tyler Morning Telegraph, and Kasey Ross Riley, a school secretary. He grew up in rural Wellsville, the second oldest of five siblings. He learned to play the piano at eight years old and taught himself to play the guitar at fourteen. He cites his early experience in producing to experimenting in GarageBand on the iMac at his father's workplace. In December 2012, he formed pop punk cover band Exit Plan with Tyler Cornell, Jesse McKee, and Jimmy Dixon. The band released a four-track CD and a non-album single.

Aside from music, Anderson was also proficient in baseball. Anderson pitched for a varsity team at Wellsville High School from 2011 until his graduation in 2013. After setting several regional records, he played for San Diego City College in California, pursuing a two-year major in digital audio technology alongside baseball. Around this time, Anderson was a successful contestant on gameshow Let's Make a Deal. While balancing his college career, Anderson continued performing at various San Diego music festivals with Exit Plan. Remaining friends through 2014, Kelley introduced Anderson to recording industry executive Richard Reines, of whom he was interning for at the time, and Anderson began writing and producing for the bands that Reines managed. In September 2014, Anderson and Kelley formed a pop-punk band, Coastbound, with three others – Kyle Hulett, Steven Groot, and Taylor Enzminger. The group released five-track EP Wasting Your Breath and a mildly successful cover of The Weeknd's "The Hills." Coastbound continued performing at local music festivals in California throughout 2015; however, in September 2015, Anderson and Kelley announced their intentions to place the band on a hiatus to pursue a "new music endeavor with an indie rock project." Sometime in October 2015, Anderson's new project released a song, "Get 'Em Ready", which features in Episode 5 of CBS's Limitless.

The Wrecks

In late 2015, Anderson and Kelley invited Billy Nally, Harrison Nussbaum, and Nick "Schmizz" Schmidt to join their new project. In regards to how he met his other band members, Anderson stated, "We weren't picked out... we all knew each other from other bands and projects. I was starting this band and I knew these guys were really talented and I asked them to join it and they all agreed to move to Los Angeles and do it with me."

The Wrecks had formally begun in Thousand Oaks, California, in mid-November 2015. On December 22, 2016, the line-up signed with Another Century Records. Soon after, their debut single "Favorite Liar" received significant airplay and charted in the top forty on alternative radio. The single obtained five million Spotify streams within a year of its release; as of December 2020, the track boasted over twenty-five million streams.

After their record deal with Another Century Records, The Wrecks attempted to professionally record their sophomore EP in Los Angeles; The band temporarily moved into Anderson's grandmother's home in rural Wellsville, New York to record their next EP. Panic Vertigo was released on February 16, 2018.

The Wrecks' debut album, Infinitely Ordinary, was released on May 1, 2020. On December 18, 2020, The Wrecks released their third EP, Static. Then, on June 10, 2022, they released their second full length album called Sonder. They are touring this album nationally in 2022, ending in November 2022 in Ventura county (home to the city of Thousand Oaks).

Other projects In May 2018, Anderson performed an untitled song on Episode No. 39 of Beyond the Pine. On the podcast, he made it clear that it was written independently from The Wrecks. Sometime later, Anderson gave the song to country band The Roads Below, who are also managed by War Road Music. Their version was released in June 2020.

In August 2019, Hoodie Allen's song "You Should Let Me Know" was released, with lyrics, production, and vocals contributed by Anderson, and guitar supplied by fellow Wrecks guitarist Schmidt. On March 25, 2020, the band's frontman Anderson was featured alongside Hoodie on an MTV Instagram livestream during which he teased The Wrecks' upcoming album. During the same livestream, it was revealed that Anderson produced all of the song's on Hoodie's fifth album.

In August 2020, it was reported that Anderson was a producer and co-writer for the band Fox Royale.

On November 13, 2020, coinciding with Good Boy Daisy's debut single "Grey", Anderson announced his partnership with the band as their producer. In the following year, The Wrecks would feature on the Good Boy Daisy's single "Never Learn" and produce their third single "Summer Rain." Anderson also went on to co-write and produce "Worlds Apart" and "It Can't Be That Hard", the latter of which was the final collaboration between Anderson and Good Boy Daisy. Good Boy Daisy continued on releasing music, just with Anderson no longer serving as their sole producer and co-writer.

In 2022, Anderson was announced as the co-writer and producer for a string of Hoodie Allen singles, leading to him being announced as one of the main collaborator's for Allen's sixth studio album, bub.

Personal life

Anderson often incorporates themes of depression and anxiety into his music, having dealt with them in high school. "Coming to terms with it is the most healthy thing you can do," he has said.

In 2016, Louis Tomlinson of One Direction viewed The Wrecks at the Silverlake Lounge.

In 2020, he was a guest speaker at the Los Angeles College of Music.

Anderson resided in Encino of San Fernando Valley

"Lonely Weather" Creatures in Your Head Co-written "Don't Call Me When You're Lonely"

"Out Of My Hands" "Bloody Nose" The Used Heartwork Co-written "Cecilia" Sugar Pine 7

Production "Should've Been Me" The Roads Below Co-written "Grey" Good Boy Daisy Production, co-written, vocals

"Messed Up" Little Hurt Every Second Co-written "Left the Car Running"

Production, co-written "Can't Be Love" (with The Wrecks) Production, co-written, vocals "Untouchable" (ft. Jacoby Shaddix) Atreyu Baptize Co-written "Lightning Strike" Escape The Fate Chemical Warfare Co-written "Never Learn" (with The Wrecks)

"Summer Rain" "Worlds Apart"

"It Can't Be That Hard"

"Make This Better" (with Kellin Quinn) Phangs Production, co-written "Wouldn't That Be Nice"

"Hey Ben" (with Games We Play) "FYF" Sky Katz non-album single Production, co-written

"Fingers" Jutes Ladybug Production, co-written (with Schmizz of The Wrecks) "Happy Again"

"Better Me" "Sabotage" "Alibi" "eraserface" "Day Job" (with The Wrecks) Jayden Seeley TBA Production, co-written, vocals

Videography Music videos The Wrecks

Other appearances Title Artist Year Note "Overrated" Coastbound 2015 Lyric video "The Hills"(The Weeknd Cover) Music video "Real Love" Sugar Pine 7 2020 Music video "Grey" Good Boy Daisy Lyric video

Filmography Television Year Title Role 2014 Let's Make A Deal Contestant

Web Year Title Role Notes 2018 All Night Band Episode: Sink or Swim 2018–2020 Sugar Pine 7 Himself Skit: "Drama with The Wrecks" Skit: "Here's why we might have to quit..." It is noteworthy that the short features "Rich Girl" as background music, which Anderson's band, The Wrecks, would cover two years later. Beyond the Pine: #39, #88, #103, #112 2020 The Wrecks Mockumentary Self-released mockumentary