Outasight

Richard Andrew, (born February 17, 1983) better known by his stage name Outasight, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer born and raised in Yonkers, New York. Though he is considered a pop artist, he is influenced by other genres such as hip hop, rock music and soul music.[4]

Outasight
Outasight at the 2012 New York State Fair in Syracuse
Background information
Birth nameRichard Andrew
Born (1983-02-17) February 17, 1983
Yonkers, New York
OriginWestchester County, New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer-songwriter
  • record producer
InstrumentsVocals, piano, guitar
Years active2007–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.iamoutasight.com

His debut album, Nights Like These (2012), featured the platinum-selling "Tonight Is The Night". He spent the next few years on the road performing at such festivals as Lollapalooza, Governors Ball, and Vans Warped Tour. His follow up album, Big Trouble, was released in October 2015, which produced the singles "The Wild Life" and "The Boogie". He released his third studio album, Richie, on August 18, 2017, and his fourth studio album, Future Vintage Soul, on October 19, 2018.

Biography

Richard Andrew was born in Yonkers, New York on February 17, 1983. At the age of 9, his father gave him a guitar, and although he did not have much interest in playing the guitar, it sparked his interest in becoming a musician. He began writing rhymes and singing around age 10. He attended St. Joseph's School in Bronxville, NY.

Early career

Outasight began playing shows at small venues in New York City such as the Bowery Poetry Club and the Nuyorican Cafe. After his first EP release Employee of the Year, he played at the 2007 Hip-hop festival alongside major label acts such as Ghostface Killah, Skillz, and Consequence. In June 2008, Outasight released his second promotional CD, titled Radio New York. This release saw more commercial success, and was featured in XXL Magazine's Soundcheck choice in "Something to Talk About." His music video for the song "Good Evening (Dream Big)" received a video rotation spot on mtvU in the Fall of 2008, after winning the 2008 mtvU Freshmen video contest.[5] "Good Evening" was also popularized by its use in Ray William Johnson's YouTube-based vlog series: Breaking NYC.

2009–13: Nights Like These

In October 2009, Outasight signed with Warner Bros. Records. In December 2009, Lifted Research Group, better known as LRG, sponsored the release of Outasight's Further mixtape.[2] His biggest release to date, Further has generated even more press than the previous two albums. The album was heavily publicized on the internet, garnering strong reviews and also promotion from YouTube celebrity Ray William Johnson.[6] Since then, he has been featured in major media outlets, such as MTV News.[7] On March 23, 2010, Outasight released the Further EP on Asylum Records, and on November 23, 2012, he released his first full-length studio album, Nights Like These.[8][9] Outasight released a music video for his single "Catch Me If You Can" from the Further EP, which has been featured on numerous hip-hop blogs.[10] Also in 2010, Outasight collaborated with rapper Asher Roth on the "Catch Me If You Can" remix.[11]

Outasight released his first single, "Tonight Is the Night", which was featured on a Pepsi commercial.[12] The commercial includes footage of Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Ray Charles, and Kanye West. Tonight Is The Night was the theme for the 1000th episode of WWE Monday Night RAW. Also, Believe in Me has been used in the documentary WWE Once in a Lifetime.

Outasight performed live at the 2012 NHL All-Star Game in Ottawa, Ontario, where his single "Tonight Is the Night" was the song for the player introductions. On January 17, 2012, Outasight performed his song "Tonight Is the Night" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with The Roots.[13] On April 13, 2012, Outasight confirmed via Facebook that his second single from his upcoming debut album would be called "Now or Never" and that would be out soon.[14] It was released on May 11, 2012. His debut album, Nights Like These was released on November 23, 2012, and it peaked at No. 13 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.

2014–17: Big Trouble and Richie

In 2015, he launched a recording label named RPM MSC in partnership with his management.[15] Outasight's sophomore studio album, Big Trouble, was released on October 23, 2015, through RPM MSC.[1] Its lead single "The Wild Life" was released on July 29, 2015[16] and featured in the Bud Light Lime & Mountain Dew summer campaigns and several films.[17][18] His next single, "The "Boogie" was selected to be in the "Apple Watch 2" campaign, the opening introduction to the NBA Primetime on ABC, and also the credit song to the box office blockbuster, Central Intelligence.[19][20][21]

His next single, "Do Something Crazy", was released late summer of 2016. The song was featured in the film (Mike and Dave Needs Wedding Dates) along with (The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature) and the soundtrack to the video game, Madden 17.[22][23]

Outasight released is first single of 2017 on April 7 with "I Got You" and announced his third album was coming in the summer. [24] 4 days later, the music video for "I Got You" was released. On June 9, Outsight released the single "Life of the Party" as part of a Summer of new music for him.[25] The music video for Life of the Party was released on June 30. A week later he dropped his next single "Feel Good"[26] which features Hoodie Allen. Outasight announced his next Album Richie on July 28, by releasing the song "NY 2 LA.".[27] Richie is set to release on August 18, 2017. A week away from the release, Outasight released the song "Still Young," which talks about how our youth can never escape us.[28]

2018–present: Future Vintage Soul

On July 20, 2018, Outasight released the single "Never Get Enough".[29] On August 14, 2018, he announced his fourth studio album, Future Vintage Soul, with a scheduled release date of October 19, 2018.[30] On October 4, he released another new song, titled "Higher".[31] "The Bounce" was revealed to be the theme song for Google Assistant on October 10.[32]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs
  • 2019: No Vacancy EP

Mixtapes
  • 2007: Employee of the Year EP
  • 2008: Radio New York
  • 2009: From There to Here
  • 2009: Further
  • 2010: Never Say Never
  • 2011: Figure 8 EP
  • 2011: Get It Together
  • 2013: Stay Gold

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[33]		 US Pop
[33]		 AUS
[34]		 BEL (Vl)
[35]		 CAN
[36]
2011 "Tonight Is the Night" 3814182353 Nights Like These
2012 "Now or Never" 10326———
"Shine"
(featuring Chiddy Bang)		 —————
"I'll Drink to That"
 —————
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Videography
  • "Catch Me If You Can"[39] (March 25, 2010)
  • "Losing My Mind"[40] (January 19, 2011)
  • "It's Like That"[41] (February 27, 2011)
  • "So What"[42] (April 13, 2011)
  • "Figure 8"[43] (August 8, 2011)
  • "Tonight is the Night"[44] (November 9, 2011)
  • "Now or Never"[45] (September 17, 2012)
  • "Shine"[46] (October 16, 2012)
  • "Tapedeck Blues"[47] (September 11, 2013)
  • "Anchor Down"[48] (July 29, 2014)
  • "The Wild Life"[49] (July 29, 2015)
  • "The Boogie"[50] (April 21, 2016)
  • "I Got You"[51] (April 11, 2017)
  • "Life of the Party"[52] (June 30, 2017)

Songwriter

Jacob Banks "Part Time Love"[53]

Max Frost "Adderrall"[54]

Hoodie Allen "Believe"[55]

Hoodie Allen "Ain't Ready"[55]

References
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  29. outasight [@Outasight] (July 20, 2018). "My new single Never Get Enough is out everywhere. Enjoy, and enjoy your weekend! t.co/q6YtXudUu6 t.co/U3MHxatxOz" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  30. outasight [@Outasight] (August 14, 2018). "october 19th. new album Future Vintage Soul. We worked really hard on this one and are super proud to share it. I feel like this is my most complete album and is something you will listen to for many years to come. t.co/FAU2mDP3rK . t.co/k3AQkbvBw4" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  31. outasight [@Outasight] (October 4, 2018). "t.co/hQE19q1czY new song. Higher. available on all streaming service tonight" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
  32. outasight [@Outasight] (October 10, 2018). ""the bounce" is officially apart of a @Google campaign. t.co/K7OMzxebPy much more to come. thats love" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
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  47. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbbNqhHJ2eU
  48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-MvuCpH9oM
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  50. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7O83RRuBm8
  51. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TBfBIe-1pE
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  54. "Max Frost – Adderall Lyrics — Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  55. outasight [@Outasight] (September 29, 2017). "Congrats to the homie! Worked on believe and ain't ready with the g! Wishing u all the success bro. t.co/KILKT23Ihk" (Tweet). Retrieved December 29, 2020 – via Twitter.
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