Andrea Standley, Songwriter

As a kid, I was in constant motion. Climbing trees, playing basketball, baseball, football, riding horses, jumping on the trampoline, diving, body surfing…I simply couldn’t get enough. But one day I learned 3 chords on a guitar and found all that energy focused on writing a song. I’m still focused.

My passion for sports is still there. I coached softball for over 25 years for High School, College and Nationals. I hoped to be as much a teacher as a coach, sharing my philosophy if you do what you love adding the power of faith, desire, and hard work, the outcome will always be what it should be. That doesn’t mean you’ll always win the game, but you’ll definitely play it well. And for me, that is success.

So it has been with songwriting and my journey with it. From creating the first ever musical greeting cards (MusiCard) - to writing the Pyramid money scheme theme (“Pyramid Rock”) and then “Hands Across America”. I worked for Warner Bros. Records for over 27 year, and I now own and operation a GREAT Songwriter site called SONGSINC.

For the past few years, Nashville has been my developing ground. I’ve written with great writers, produced demos using great musicians, producers and singers in amazing studios. I’ve walked Music Row pitching, having songs picked up, others criticized. In one door and out another - listening, watching, and learning. And yet, I come back to what I know: In doing what I love with faith, desire, and hard work, the outcome always is what it should be.