Eric Henry Andersen’s signature emotive tenor voice and award-winning songwriting has captured the hearts of audiences for over a decade. His live performances invite fans on a musical journey, leaving them a bit more inspired, connected, and empathetic than before. As a solo artist and co-lead singer-songwriter of pop/rock group, The Novelists, Andersen has toured all over the nation sharing festival bills and performing with artists such as Train, Five For Fighting, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Allen Stone, Glenn Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) and Daryl Stuermer (Genesis/Phil Collins Band). 

2023 was an action-packed year for Eric, complete with several national tours, new song and video recordings, and a slew of featured performances onboard music festival cruise, “Sail Across the Sun,” hosted by Grammy Award-winning rock band, Train—along with Fitz @ the Tantrums, G. Love & Special Sauce, and others.

Eric also launched Conversations for Convergence in 2023—a curious podcast exploring myriad topics including music and the arts, health and wellness, culture, high performance, and many others. Season 1 guests include Grammy award-winning Maroon 5 and Faith No More record producer, Matt Wallace, Olympic ski racer, Travis Ganong, Narada recording artist and virtuoso pianist, Kostia Efmov, and drummer and producer, Matt Must (Train, Grace Potter, Keith Urban). Confirmed guests (or already recorded episodes) for season 2 in 2024 include keyboardist and producer, Brad Cole (Phil Collins, Paula Abdul, Frank Zappa), performance coach extraordinaire, Nick Ward, and Reno Mayor, Hillary Schieve.

Born and raised in Southeastern Wisconsin, Andersen’s musical adventure began at the age of ten on the viola. As a member of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, he had the good fortune of experiencing the brilliance of composers like Beethoven, Bach, and Grieg, which would provide a strong foundation for, and heavily influence his future songwriting. At 14 he discovered piano pop rockers, Ben Folds, Billy Joel, and Elton John, and his life changed forever. It wasn’t long before Eric began penning his own original songs, while incessantly devouring the music of Pink Floyd, Genesis, The Beatles, Kostia, Bruce Hornsby, Dave Mathews, and so many others. “During high school I’d spend hours in the choir room playing the piano and ditching class. My friends thought I was crazy. I was obsessed,” says Andersen.

In 2008, an unforeseen set of circumstances prompted Eric to move to Reno, NV on a whim to attend the University of Nevada, where he competed as a member of the NCAA D1 Alpine Ski Team. Andersen’s devotion to music, however, soon eclipsed his commitment to ski racing and he found himself immersed in a full-time career in music, quickly gaining a loyal local and regional following. Around this time, he met many of the people who would become life-long friends and musical collaborators. In 2009, he joined The Novelists as co-lead singer and songwriter. Since then, his musical career has continued to evolve as a solo artist, member of The Novelists, TV music songwriter, and session musician, credited on myriad projects nationally and internationally.

Andersen is best known for his catchy, melodic, and lyrically driven songs. To quote singer-songwriter Kate Cotter, “Andersen’s powerful tenor voice is immediately captivating. His grasp of technique, coupled with the nuance of raw emotion, rivals the best I’ve heard among any artist in the industry.” While Andersen’s music draws from themes of self-discovery, unwavering faith in the human spirit and overcoming adversity, his deadpan comedic stage presence never fails to draw a laugh from the audience.

When Eric isn’t on tour or producing music, he performs regularly throughout the greater Reno/Tahoe area as a solo artist and in various ensembles, with singer-songwriters, Joel Ackerson (The Novelists Duo/Andersen Ackerson, AMA5), Whitney Myer (AMA5), Kate Cotter, and others. He’s also an occasional guest lead vocalist with the Daryl Stuermer Band (of Genesis and Phil Collins Band).

In 2020, Andersen was appointed to the Reno Arts & Culture Commission where he’s currently serving his second term. He’s a member of the University of Nevada Ski Team Boosters and the Nevada Coalition for Psychedelic Medicines.

** Eric is available to perform for private events as a soloist or as a member of a variety of other ensembles. Please send an E-mail to: cheryl@erichenryandersen.com to inquire **

Notable Performances

Sail Across the Sun - hosted by “Train” (2017 and 2023)

Battle, Axe & Tracks Music Festival - Eric Henry Andersen & Fundamental Force

TEDx University of Nevada (with The Novelists)

The Latin Grammy Awards @MGM Grand (with Maluma) 

Strawberry Music Festival (with The Novelists)

California World Fest (with The Novelists)

Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium (with The Novelists)

Boerner Botanical Gardens Summer Concert Series (with Daryl Stuermer of Genesis/Phil Collins)

Sounds of Summer Concert Series (with Daryl Stuermer Band)

The Listening Room Festival (with The Novelists)

Awards

2018 RGJ - Song of the Year - “With Drawl” - The Novelists

2017 FORTE Award - Best Pop Band - The Novelists

2017 FORTE Nomination - Male Vocalist

2016 Reno News and Review - Best Band - The Novelists

Discography

2010 - “Plane Rides & Ocean Tides” - Independent Release

2011 - “The Beatles” - Gigatone Records

2012 - “Backstory” - True Story Records - The Novelists

2012 - “Close to Home” - Independent Release

2013 - “The Novelists Book Club” - True Story Records - The Novelists

2016 - “Breaking the Script” - True Story Records - The Novelists

2018 - “With Drawl” - True Story Records - The Novelists

2020 - “Holding Space” - Independent Release

2020 - “Heartbeat to Heartbeat, Eye to Eye (From Reno with Love)” - Independent Release

2021 - “Fundamental Force” - Independent Release

2024 - “Paint your Cavas” - Independent Release (out April 16th)

2024 - “Ocean of Oxytocin” - Independent Release (out May 7th)

Select TV Song Placements

2014 - SAF3: 

“Saving Grace”

2019 - Baywatch Remastered (Fremantle Media):

“You Take My Mind Off Of It”

“The Current”

“Waiting for You”

“Stand Together”

Credits

Artist/Album/Track/Year

Kate Cotter - Drink the Dessert - Drink the Dessert - 2010 - Bg Vocals

Kate Cotter - Drink the Dessert - Bare - 2010 - Piano

Tyler Stafford - On a String - 2011 - Co-Producer 

Tyler Stafford - On a String - Calling Me - 2011 - BG Vocals/Piano

Tyler Stafford - On a String - Lullaby - 2011 - String Arrangement 

Tyler Stafford - On a String - Stranger - 2011 - String Arrangement 

Tyler Stafford - On a String - Ghosts - 2011 - Organ/String Arrangement/Vocal Arrangement

Tyler Stafford - On a String - On a String - 2011 - String Arrangement/Piano

Tyler Stafford - On a String - Tomorrow Will Bring - 2011 - BG Vocals

Tyler Stafford - On a String - My Song For Leaving - Tuba Arrangement/Vocal Arrangement 

Tyler Stafford - On a String - Lime Tree - Organ/Bg Vocals

Justin McMahon - The Opposite of Fun - The Economy of Meaning - 2013 - Piano

Justin McMahon - The Opposite of Fun - Passerby - 2013 - Keyboards 

Heather Aubrey Lloyd - A Message in the Mess - Even Now - 2015 - Bg Vocals

Eric Henry Andersen, Khalilah Smith Cage, Cliff Porter, Kyle Rea, Shaughn Richardson, Reno Jazz Syndicate, The Reno Phil - Heartbeat to Heartbeat, Eye to Eye (From Reno with Love) - Lead vocals, Piano, Producer

Music Videos

2020 - “Heartbeat to Heartbeat, Eye to Eye (From Reno with Love)” - Eric Henry Andersen, Khalilah Smith Cage, Cliff Porter, Kyle Rea, Shaughn Richardson, Reno Jazz Syndicate, The Reno Phil, Artown, City of Reno

2018 - “Above the Hiding” - The Novelists 

2016 - “Morris & Estelle” - The Novelists

Other

2018 - The Voice Slot Machine - Lead Vocals and Performance on “Calling All Angels” by Train and “Counting Stars” by One Republic.