EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ANDREW GARCIA

HypeTune.com: Before American Idol, you made a name for yourself on YouTube. How has YouTube influenced your career?

Andrew Garcia: Courage to get out and do music, with all the love I received from YouTube, it inspired me to get out there and audition, I can’t tell you how much I love my YouTube fans, they have been true to me and my foundation from the beginning.

HypeTune.com: How has your time as a contestant on Season 9 of American Idol shaped you as an artist?

Andrew Garcia. It helped me find myself as a performer; I was performing for 25 million every night. When I went on the A.I Tour (Season 9) it helped me mold my stage presence, I mean who can say they performed in front of a sold out crowed at the Championship Lakers home, The Staples Center. That day changed my life; I knew then that I wanted to do music FOREVER!!!!!

HypeTune.com: What was/were your source(s) of inspiration for “Crazy”? For the new EP?

Andrew Garcia: Just relationships in general and how they make you feel, how men never really express their feelings like we should. I wrote with Jesse Barrera, and my producer Chaaz Williams took the music to another level in the production and on top of that adding Tony Royster Jr. (World Renowned Drummer for Jay Z) to the mix, yes we are definitely shooting for the stars on this album, I promise!

HypeTune.com: You’ve worked hard to make music more than just a hobby. You’ve made it your life. A lot of struggling musicians aspire to reach that point in their lives. What advice would you give them?

Andrew Garcia: To just work hard, keep fighting to build your brand and your name. Hard work pays off, no matter what. I’m in the studio 20 hours at a time, even to this a day, because I really believe that every day I can do music as a career. If you want to make it, you gotta fight for it, no one is going to give it to you.

HypeTune.com: If you could have any artist remix “Crazy,” who would you choose and why?

Andrew Garcia: David Guetta, because I would want to see what he would do with it. He makes such great music; I hope one day we can work with him.

HypeTune.com: Which tattoo of yours is your favorite? What is its significance?

Andrew Garcia: Caeland, it’s my son, and that’s my biggest inspiration!

HypeTune.com: What can we expect from Andrew Garcia in the next few months with the release of the new EP?

Andrew Garcia: More shows, even more awareness & exposure to the Andrew Garcia Brand, great collaborations, and most of all me staying me. I’m a true believer that I will not change I may change where I live, what I drive and how I do things, but me as Andrew, I will stay the same. You will always be able to say Andrew Garcia has never changed.