Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrew Findley
Hi Andrew, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
Born and raised in Minnesota
My mom was a single mother for most of my childhood
We moved around a lot but the main cities we called home were St. Paul, Saint Paul park & cottage grove, and coon rapids
I started my journey as a musician at coon rapids middle school. Really I’ve had the passion for music my whole life (singing in the car shower etc) but when I hit middle school I started band which was soooo cool to me. I started doing percussion and I never stopped once I got to high school I was in the marching band the jazz band I did concert orchestra , winter drumline and it felt so good to me. I loved being a drummer.
The first time I did choir was in 8th grade. And I really liked that too I wish I was able to do band and choir but I was also an athlete so my days didn’t allow me much time for other things.
After high school I continued my education at university of Wisconsin superior where I studied kinesiology and played soccer, but after Covid hit in 2019 I had dropped out because online school was never something I was good at. I always needed a teacher willing to explain things to me in different ways so I really understood what it was I was supposed to be studying
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
There aren’t many obstacles I’ve had in my life that I wasn’t happy about. That might not make sense but if I could explain. There are two sides of life. The good side where you are enjoying everything and nothing seems to be going wrong. Then there is the side where everything seems to be going wrong. Nothing is going right and everything seems just bad.
If there’s nothing bad going on then we don’t really know when something good happens
I had a pretty bad concussion my junior year of high school that caused a major reset on my brain and how it processes information. I had to relearn how to read out loud and I realized that the only way my brain really processed information was if there was music in the background. For some reason music is now the glue holding my brain together and I wouldn’t have it any other way
The struggle I’m currently facing is trying to cope with the death of my mother. She is the biggest reason I am who I am today and realizing that she isn’t here to see it in person is very hard to deal with.
She does a great job of reminding me that she will always be watching over me.
She is also the reason why I believe “everything happens for a reason”
It all happens exactly how it’s supposed to. So I try not to create obstacles out of things I can’t control and I try to learn from the obstacles in my way. Cause obstacles are just lessons waiting to be learned
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I specialize in two things Music and Modeling
My music is unique in the way that there is no emotional filter. It’s music that directly correlates with how I’m feeling in the moment I make it. I try to be as genuine as I can during my recording process and also my writing process.
My favorite part about making music is performing. I love that I can bring my energy into other people’s lives. And I love that people have an opportunity to listen to how I feel about life. In hopes that if they feels the same way, they realize that they aren’t alone.
I love that music brings people together
I also model. At the moment I am working independently in this industry but I plan to start with an agency once I find one that I can align my self with based off the relationship between their morals and my own. I love modeling for the fact that I get to be the canvas for designers/artists to portray their vision and their art. It feels very good to help brands create the image for their work.
Also modeling has helped me in my own personal confidence in an unreal way. It taught me how to carry my self in a “proud” manner. Like I’m proud to be me. That’s a new feeling, one I’ve fallen in love with
How do you think about happiness?
What truly makes me happy in being alive to be honest. Getting to experience writing my own story through this life is a blessing I fear many people take for granted. I know bad things happen in life but what you turn those so called “bad things” into had the potential to bring so much happiness in to your life. I’m extremely grateful that some higher power chose to give me the chance to feel all the emotions life brings.
On a less philosophical note the things on earth that make me happy are my family, me and my little brother are very tight knit. We’ve been through a lot together but we both chose to chase our dreams and I wouldn’t want to do it with any body else.
Soccer, whether it’s playing coaching watching. The game brings me so much joy
Music, whether it’s creating music or enjoying other artists music I get the chance to peek in to their mind and experience their feelings as well which is a blessing. Or if I’m creating music I get to see my thoughts transcribed in to something that words can’t describe
Modeling
I also enjoy cooking
I don’t know why exactly but cooking provides me with another outlet of my creativity and I love good food. If I can make that too it gives me another reason to be proud of my self and another way I can provide for the people I care about
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iam444fruit?igsh=MWpjcmd5Ym1meHJyMQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVmZckU43YwDfJT-93C1i33FueE09FAXz&si=-NKwEG4VOWf-0eA8
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/JkakHuNxy64EyteT9
