Andrew Best

I will perform fun, engaging, original music for kids, that is also friendly to adult ears! My performances involve lots of movement, dancing and audience participation.

Andrew Best is a singer/songwriter who creates fun music for kids and families. Best writes music that appeals to children with its whimsy and simplicity, and to adults with its wit and style! He was been performing in the Memphis area for over a decade at schools, libraries, birthday parties, and all sorts of other public events.

After growing up in East Texas, Best’s lifelong love of music brought him to Nashville, TN to study Songwriting at Belmont University. While in school he uncovered a knack for writing children’s songs through a class assignment. He continued writing songs for children through college and released his first album “Emerson the Moose and Other Songs for Children” upon graduating from Belmont and moving to Memphis, TN.

The album features various styles of music in a fun, age-appropriate way. There are also stories of relatable characters, such as a self-assured lizard who seeks to share his confidence with others in “The Name Iz Lizard”, or the titular “Emerson the Moose” a song about curious moose who sets out on an adventure across the United States.

In 2017, Best released “Outside EP”, a small collection of summer-themed songs celebrating the joy of the great outdoors from a child’s perspective. The third track, entitled “Rollercoaster Ride”, was a favorite of children’s radio shows “Radio Active Kids” and “Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl”. “Rollercoaster Ride” explores the journey of children from facing the fear of riding a rollercoaster for the first time to the triumph of finishing the ride and eagerly anticipating the next one. The title track “Outside” is all about the wonder and majesty you find simply by stepping through your front door, from the animals playing and beautiful flowers, to the awe-inspiring starry sky.

In April of 2018, Best released a special “Deluxe Edition” of his “Emerson the Moose” album featuring all-new bonus tracks in addition to all the original favorites. One of the new tracks "Memphis Moose" is a second chapter in the story of Emerson the Moose in which he explores Best’s home city of Memphis, TN.

Best released his latest single “Crazy Cat!!!” in 2022, and earned a spot as a finalist in the 2023 USA
Songwriting Competition for his song “Sleuthy Sloth” which will be featured on his upcoming
full-length album!