Andrew McMahon

At 41 years old, Andrew McMahon has this physical status:

Andrew Ross McMahon (born September 3, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter.

He was the singer, pianist, and primary lyricist for Jack's Mannequin, as well as his moniker Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

On April 30, 2013, he unveiled his first solo work, The Pop Underground, which was followed by his debut album Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, which was released on October 14, 2014.

On February 10, 2017, Zombies on Broadway, his second album, was released.

On November 16, 2018, he unveiled his third album, Upside Down Flowers.

Early life

McMahon was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He lived in Ho-Kus, New Jersey, until 1991, when his family moved to Bexley, Ohio, where he attended Cassingham Elementary School. McMahon's family was forced to move often due to his father's work in retail. McMahon relates that when he was in fourth grade, they briefly stayed in California to assist his mother's family after her brother's death. McMahon, a son who was an artist, was inspired by his uncle's death and began teaching himself piano soon afterward.

McMahon's family moved to California right before he began eighth grade. He'd later describe himself as "a pudgy, outgoing, artistic little boy who never quite fit into the California scene." In 2000, he graduated from Dana Hills High School.

Personal life

McMahon had to cancel all of his forthcoming concerts on May 27, 2005 (three months before Jack's Mannequin's debut album Everything in Transit was announced). McMahon was admitted to a hospital in New York City, where he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on June 1, 2005, the same day he finished recording Everything in Transit. McMahon's doctors had a high hope for a complete recovery when the disease was first diagnosed in its early stages.

McMahon underwent several types of therapy over the next two months, as well as updating his blog to keep his followers up-to-date about his illness. For two reasons, August 23, 2005, was a very significant date for him: it was the day his album Everything in Transit was announced, debuting at No. 103. With over 22,000 copies scanted within the first week, as well as the day he received a stem cell transplant, with his sister Katie McMahon as the donor.

McMahon performed his first concert in six months in Los Angeles, California, on December 2, 2005, during the 100th anniversary of his stem cell transplantation. His first public appearance came ten days later at "Gimme Shelter 05," an acoustic cancer charity benefit concert at the Roxy in Los Angeles, California. Following these shows, Maverick Records' promotion for Everything in Transit has started, including TV appearances by McMahon on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, One Tree Hill (in the episode "Just Watch the Fireworks"), Steven's Untitled Rock Show, and Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show, as well as a second music video for "The Mixed Tape," which reached No. 1. On June 9, 2006, VH1's Top 20 Countdown reached its peak.

In December 2006, McMahon married Kelly Hansch, his longtime wife. Cecilia's daughter, Cecilia, was born in 2014. McMahon owned Doris, who was the inspiration for his song "Doris Day," a b-side from The Glass Passenger. Doris died at the age of 15 in 2022.

Warner Bros' Dear Jack documentary was released on October 8, 2009, on DVD, and Los Angeles. The film, which chronicles McMahon's leukemia struggle, also includes a self-recorded video of the hospital and is narrated by his friend Tommy Lee. Corey Moss and Josh Morrisroe, two former MTV News reporters who covered McMahon's life for the channel, were involved in the documentary, but much of the emotional footage was shot by McMahon himself.

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Career

At the age of 9, McMahon began playing the piano. He began playing piano solos in the following year, before he could even read music. "My mother was a good player, and I started playing by ear," McMahon said. I began writing songs and discovered places to perform them at school assemblies after a year of that. "I learned lessons" eventually.

In 1997, McMahon formed Left Here, his first band, as well as his high school acquaintances and future. Despite winning a local battle of the bands competition, the band members disbanded out shortly. McMahon continued to record the self-released eponymous four-track demo CD Andrew McMahon with the support of many friends, including guitarist Josh Partington, who had attended his second year in high school. The quintet formed Something Corporate in 1998, with rhythm guitarist Reuben Hernandez (who was later replaced by William Teller).

McMahon met the majority of the class and later decided on the term Something Corporate as a jumbled. The band, fronted by McMahon, has released their self-released ten-song demo album Ready... In 2000, a break that resulted in a record with the indie record label Drive-Thru Records. The following year, Drive-Thru debuted the band's first EP Audioboxer, which was sold around the country. McMahon's vocals, songwriting skills, and incorporation of the piano earned the album rave reviews and drew the attention of Drive-Thru's distributor MCA (now Geffen). MCA was able to sign over Something Corporate and debut their major label debut Leaving Through the Window in May 2002 due to the labels' distribution agreement.

The band promoted the album by playing shows around the country, including the main stage at Vans Warped Tour and also promoting New Found Glory on their European tour. In late 2003, Something Corporate on Geffen Records released their second full-length album North. The band is no longer under contract to any name as of 2004.

Something Corporate announced a reunion show at Bamboozle Left 2010 on December 4, 2009, with an additional show added later at Bamboozle Chicago 2010. The band announced their reunion tour, which took place in August 2010. Something Corporate reunited on September 3, 2022, for a 5-song set for McMahon's 40th birthday celebration concert. The band would reunite once more to perform the 2023 When We Were Young festival, according to a later date.

"Locked Doors," McMahon's solo project, was inspired by the artist's creativity in December 2003, which he said was too different from previous Something Corporate work. He discovered that if he does decide to release it, it will be on a solo album rather than a Something Corporate one. Both McMahon and his bandmates were worn out from months of touring and decided to take a break in late summer 2004.

Everything in Transit, the first album, was released in August 2005. McMahon composed his second Jack's Mannequin album, The Glass Passenger, which was released in September 2008. People and Things, Jack Mannequin's third and final album, was released in October 2011. He said that this new album "would] likely have a bit of freedom" to it, thus distancing itself from The Glass Passenger.

"I foresee an end to the use of the word." McMahon foreshadowed the demise of Jack's Mannequin on February 2, 2012. I'm not sure if it's doing for me what it used to do, in the sense that Jack's kind of represented a freedom from something. And a really simple way to make things that are now wrapped up in a slew of turmoil and tumultuous period in my life. And to acknowledge this, I can safely say that I will have to find a way to resolve this at some point. "I think to a degree, that might mean dropping the name." Jack's Mannequin's final shows under the moniker took place on November 11 and 12, 2012, coincident with the annual Dear Jack Foundation Benefit. Live From The El Rey Theatre was released in June 2013 to celebrate the final performances.

The Jack's Mannequin website was redirect to andrewmcmahon.com on August 25, 2012, with McMahon deciding to stream new music under his own name. Soon after, it was confirmed that he would be supporting the band Fun, as well as the promise of new music. On their tour in early 2013, they began a solo headlining tour in Spring 2013. In early January 2013, McMahon appeared in West Hollywood for his first two solo shows. During these performances, touring musicians supporting Andrew McMahon included Jack's Mannequin alum Jay McMillian and Mikey "The Kid" Wagner, joined by Joe Ballaro, Zac Clark, and Jeremy Hatcher.

McMahon launched The Pop Underground EP, a mark Williams and Tony Hoffer collaboration, on April 30, 2013, followed by an interview on O.A.R. The Sounds of Summer tour is now through August. With a formal music video that premiered on June 13, 2013, McMahon's solo debut "Synesthesia" became the first single launching McMahon's solo career.

McMahon was listed as one of the new songwriters for the second season of NBC's Smash, marking his first attempt at writing for musical theater. McMahon was sent the "wildcard of the bunch" of new songwriters hired for the second season by showrunner Joshua Safran, who was hired because Safran was a fan of his previous bands.

"I Heard Your Voice in a Dream," "Reach for Me," and "I'm Not Sorry" were three McMahon's songs to the second season. As of April 3, 2013, "I Heard Your Voice in a Dream" received critical acclaim after being nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music and Lyrics.

54 Below, a New York City venue, announced plans to stage Smash's fictitious musical Hit List in concert format on October 15, 2013. The Hit List was on display in Edinburgh on December 8, 2013 and 9, 2013 with McMahon in attendance. All three of his songs penned for Smash were performed, including his Jack's Mannequin track 'Swim', which McMahon performed on piano, and Jack's 'Swim' performed by Andy Mientus.

McMahon revealed on his website on July 11, 2014, that the next step in his musical career would be to tour and perform live music under the moniker Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness.

He released his first single under the new project, titled "Cecilia and the Satellite," named after his newborn daughter. McMahon toured with Matt Nathanson and Gavin DeGraw in the summer of 2014, preparing for his first solo LP, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, which will coincide with a full North American headlining tour. Clark, McMillian, and Wagner were among the touring band members at this time. On November 20, 2015, the Canyons EP was released digitally, featuring 4 acoustic tracks from the self-titled album and two previously unreleased tracks. On April 16, 2016, a limited edition 10" vinyl of The Canyons EP was later released.

McMahon performed on the Weezer & Panic!

McMahon co-wrote and co-performed on Lindsey Stirling's album, "Something Wild." The single will be featured in the end credits for Pete's Dragon, which will be released on Stirling's Brave Enough album. The single was released on July 15, 2016.

McMahon's "Fire Escape" album was released on September 8, 2016. Zombies on Broadway, his second solo album, was announced on November 10, 2016 and was released on February 10, 2017. McMahon's "So Close" released a new single on January 6, 2017. The album's unveiling and unveiling were followed by "Zombies in America," a North American headlining tour. In addition, additional shows took place in the United Kingdom and Japan.

Billy Joel and the touring band opened for three shows; McMahon cited the invitation to open for Joel as "beyond the bucket list for me." This is the realization of my most vivid childhood fantasy.

With the 8th Annual Dear Jack Foundation Benefit in Denver, the Zombies in America tour officially ended on November 11, 2017. Bobby "Raw" Anderson, the former chairman of Something Corporate and Jack's Mannequin, appeared on the show under the name Bob Oxblood. Oxblood appeared in his own opening set and performed with the Wilderness band. Brian Ireland, drummer for Something Corporate, appeared on a few songs in the set.

"The Pen and Piano Tour: An Acoustic Evening with Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and Friends" was announced by McMahon on December 5, 2017 and took place between April and May 2018. Allen Stone, Zac Clark, and Bob Oxblood were among the tour's highlights, according to McMahon.

Upside Down Flowers, a third album, was announced on October 2, 2018 and was released on November 16, 2018. The album's debut was preceded by the single "Ohio," which was released on May 18, 2018, and was frequently seen on The Pen and Piano Tour. The album was announced on the same day as the debut of "Teenage Rockstars" a single. The album was produced by Butch Walker of SouthGang and Marvelous 3. McMahon embarked on a North American tour in early 2019 to promote the album, with opening acts Flor and Grizfolk. Bob Oxblood joined the touring band, reuniting Jack's Mannequin's final line up.

On June 21, 2019, McMahon released a cover of Kacey Musgraves' "Slow Burn" on Amazon Music.

McMahon also revealed an acoustic "The Winter in the Wilderness Tour" in December 2019, with support from Ivory Lane. Awolnation's May and June 2020 tour was announced on November 5, 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour will be postponed later.

Clark will no longer be known as a jack foundation benefit exhibitor on November 6, 2019, but McMahon and Zac Clark announced on November 6, 2019, that Clark will not be leaving the Wilderness brand after the upcoming 10th Annual Dear Jack Foundation Benefit show on November 11, 2019, to focus on his music career. "It would be a huge loss to go on stage without him," McMahon said, but there is also a tremendous joy to know that he is taking the stage he deserved and has earned through his outstanding work as a craftsman and performer." Clark and McMahon released an acoustic version of Clark's "Mountains" on November 8, 2018. McMahon, as Clark and composer Jimmy Levine, co-wrote music for Netflix's series Soundtrack. In December 18, 2019, the series premiered.

McMahon announced a series of drive-in concerts for the summer and fall of 2020, as well as performing other Something Corporate and Wilderness songs. Morgan Paros, a member of Hunter Hunted, was announced as a new member of the Wilderness line up and made her solo appearance with the band on July 10, 2020. On July 31, 2020, McMahon and King Tuff co-written "Get On My Wave," a new single that was digitally released. McMahon's "New Year Song," which was released by Suzy Shinn on January 1, 2021.

McMahon launched Camp Wilderness, a subscription-based fan club with features including access to a digital community, exclusive music and videos, live-streamed performances, first access to tickets, exclusive merch store, and exclusive vinyl versions. "My goal with [Camp Wilderness] is straightforward," McMahon said. To create a online community that specifically caters to my followers. If Covid taught me anything, there was a link to be made online that was more significant than I expected, one that saved me in a variety of ways but that only scratched the surface of its potential. The creative team you'll help me to empower will continue to inspire you with an experience that is continuously evolving, one that reflects where I've been and where I'm going and the group that has made it all possible.

Annika Bennett on her debut tour and Zac Clark opening days later, a fall 2021 concert tour was announced on June 10 to promote McMahon's to-be-released memoir, Three Pianos.

Rage Against the Machine's guitarist Tom Morello released his album The Atlas Underground Flood, which features McMahon on the single, "The Maze."

McMahon is featured on Jukebox the Ghost's track "Wasted" and was released on March 10, 2022.

McMahon and Dashboard Confessional announced the Hello Gone Days co-headlining tour in early April 2022, which would begin on July 31 and run until September 7. Cartel, The Juliana Theory, and Armor for Sleep were among the opening acts. Morgan Paros was unable to attend the tour due to prior commitments with Ashe, so Zac Clark was able to assist. The final show of the tour took place in Anaheim, California, and was in honor of McMahon's 40th birthday. A surprise Something Corporate reunion was held on the program, where McMahon, Kevin Page, Brian Ireland, Josh Parrington, and William Tell performed a 5-song set.

McMahon has regularly announced that a fourth Wilderness album would be released, most likely in early 2023. McMahon released "Stars," a new song on August 18, 2022, in support of the eventual album. "Skywriting," the singer's second single, debuted on October 10, 2022.

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