Biography:

 

Brandy Anderson was born in Hendersonville, NC. She began singing almost as soon as she learned to talk. Her first musical performance was in the second grade talent show, where she sang "Tomorrow" from Annie, and she has been on stage ever since. Throughout school she was awarded various vocal scholarships to music camps, played in the band, participated in theater and dance groups, and took advantage of any other performance opportunities that presented themselves over the years. Appalachian State University offered her a vocal scholarship to study there, so she moved to Boone and completed her Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Communications and a minor in Vocal Performance.

 

After graduation she toured with a southern gospel quartet called "Pure Heart," which sealed the deal for her to take the next step and relocate to Nashville. After being exposed to life out on the road, she knew that it was time for her to pursue her dream of singing full time. While she lived in Nashville, she performed at almost every venue on Broadway- including Legends, Tootsies, Full Moon Saloon, Paradise Park, Second Fiddle, Crossroads, and Cadillac Ranch. She also took up songwriting- and played countless songwriter nights over the years in venues like Douglas Corner, Crossroads, Blue Bar and many others- and was asked back several times to play her original songs at the renowned "Bluebird Cafe."

 

Brandy recently had one of her original songs recorded by Grammy nominee Martha Wash, who made a name for herself with songs like "It's Raining Men" and C & C Music Factory's "Everybody Dance Now." The song, co-written with Martha and Jim Carolan is called "I'm Not Coming Down," and made it to the top 10 on the Billboard dance charts.

 

Since relocating to the west coast, she became active in theater and on-camera acting, as well as modeling. In 2011, she played Mrs. Smith in the Metropolitan Performing Arts Academy's production of "Meet Me in St. Louis." She did some work on an independent film, and a few episodes of NBC's "Grimm," TNT's "Leverage," and an appearance on a series called "The Librarian."  Brandy performed at the State Finals of the Texaco Country Showdown in 2012, and you can see her performing locally with several different Portland based bands. Check her gig page to find a date you can see her live in the Portland, OR area.