Andy Elwell has experienced something that few artists have and what most wish to claim as their own: a complete reinvention and blossoming of creative innovation. Elwell has spent the last decade honing his craft in quiet rooms and modest venues across the Midwest, with each release taking one step closer to what would be considered is true artistic sound and voice; on Brave Soul, Elwell has made a profound leap forward. Elwell teamed-up with Minneapolis-based producer Brett Bullion to make easily the most ambitious and approachable album Elwell has recorded to-date. Beautiful instrumentation accompanies Elwell’s stoic guitar playing, while laying nearly transparent to fully showcase Elwell’s adept songwriting abilities and gift for melody.
Elwell has been creating and performing music in Minneapolis, MN, since 2001. He began gaining recognition in 2007, after a successful East Coast tour of his debut release Different Places (2006), which has been featured on over 200 college radio stations and licensed for use by MTV, Lifetime Network and Oxygen Network. Elwell has toured over 30 states, showcased at the Red Gorilla SXSW Music Festival and was a finalist in Eddie's Attic Bi-Annual Singer-Songwriter Shootout in Atlanta, GA, in 2009 and 2010. He also is a two-time semi finalist in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC). His discography includes Different Places (2006), New Ground (2008) and No One You Will Ever Know (2010).
