Andy Roda, the Multi-Hyphenate Recording, Visual and Performing Artist has joined the roster of 1000TRAX.
A winner at The International Film Festival Manhattan (Artist / Director) for his song and video "Oh Là Là ", and a stage actor who portrayed the role as "Babydoll" in the hit musical Moulin Rouge, as well as covering "The Engineer" in the modern classic Miss Saigon.
Following the success of his most recent releases, including “Oh Là Lá”, for which Roda became a Winner at The International Film Festival Manhattan (as Artist / Director) for his song and video, and the hit single “Get On Up!” peaking at #6 on the official ARIA Australian Charts, the versatile jack-of-all-trades, recording artist, writer, producer, label owner is gearing up for a string of new releases – celebrating more than two decades since his debut “DISH” on Virgin Records.
A proud Filipino, Andy Roda was born in Copenhagen, graduated in New York City, now living in Berlin. Classically trained, he is a versatile musician equally comfortable in jazz, soul, r’n’b – with roots in gospel, as singing weekly in his local church, was the nurturing ground during his childhood.
Since 2018 he has toured as a singer, dancer, actor in the hit show “BEAT IT” – a pop theatre musical based the life of the “King Of Pop” Michael Jackson across Europe, serving the role as “Acting Captain”, and substitute to “young Michael’. The previous year he joined a star studded Danish cast in the theatre production of Susanne Bier’s Oscar nominated movie “Efter Brylluppet” (After The Wedding), directed by Peter Langdal.
Aside from his solo releases and theatre work, notable mentions are his tours as lead vocalist for platinum selling Danish Act Safri Duo, competing as the pioneering Filipino artist in the Eurovision Song Contest with his own song “Love Is Love”, as well as in Ed McMahon’s “Next Big Star” on American Television. He has opened for the Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls’ Emma Bunton, as well as written music for Asian boybands Mr. Tiger and S9F, and Philippines’ “Ultimate Showgirl” Vina Morales.
With solo releases on Virgin Records, SONY, Kontor Records, as well as credible house music labels including Kingstreet, Simma Black, Tinted, Ibadan, Blacksoul, Milk & Sugar, Andy Roda continues to soar to new heights with his own label, ALIGN Records.
More info: https://andyroda.com