Drew Lane
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| Drew Lane | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Andrew Lane | |
| Origin | Long Beach, California Atlanta, Georgiahome |
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| Genre(s) | Pop Rock R&B Urban Contemporary Soul Alternative Dance Hip Hop |
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| Occupation(s) | songwriter, and record producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Sampler, keyboard, Beatboxing, Vocoder | |
| Years active | 70's-present | |
| Label(s) | Drew Right Music, Inc., Trilogy Productions | |
Drew Lane is a Los Angeles native musician, 4 time Billboard #1 hit songwriter and record producer, currently living in Atlanta.
Andrew Lane (along with partner Eddie Galan and the other producers) recently won a Billboard Award for his work on Disney's "High School Musical", which took home the Billboard Soundtrack Album of The Year award. The album was also up for the Billboard Album Of The Year Award, and has spawned 2 Billboard 200 #1's. Drew Lane was also nominated (along with partner Eddie G. and the other producers on Disney's "High School Musical") in the Best Pop/Rock Album category for the 2006 American Music Award. Drew Lane and Eddie Galan produced the B5 version of a song called "Get'Cha Head In Da Game," on "High School Musical." [1]
In 2006, Drew and Eddie G. also co-produced B5's "Shining Star" on Disney's "Hannah Montana Soundtrack" CD, which has achieved double platinum status in less than 10 weeks, 1.9 million in sales and spawned two #1's on the Billboard 200 charts. [2] Drew also co-wrote and produced three songs on Universal Records recording artist Cecy B. and has collaborated and worked with many established acts, including B5, Keith Sweat, The Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, OTown and many others. In 2007, Drew Lane has already placed 52 major label placements.
Recent rumors have suggested Drew Lane and Eddie Galan to be working on such upcoming projects for the Backstreet Boys[1] , Jessica Simpson [2], Craig David [3], and Jada.
[edit] Awards
Here are some of the industry awards Drew Lane has received for his work:
- 2006 American Music Awards; Drew Lane & Eddie Galan were nominated for their work on "High School Musical", under the Album Of The Year category.
- 2006 Billboard Music Awards; Drew Lane & Eddie Galan won a 2006 Billboard Award for Soundtrack Album Of The Year for their work on "High School Musical".
- Drew Lane & Eddie Galan were also nominated for Album Of The Year at the 2006 Billboard's, also for their work on "High School Musical".
- 2 Billboard #1's for "High School Musical"
- 2 Billboard #1's for the "Hannah Montana Soundtrack"
