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Christofer Drew (born Christofer Drew Ingle, 11 February, 1991) is an American musician. He began writing indie pop music under the alias "NeverShoutNever!" in 2007, recording and mixing his own vocals, guitars, drums and piano, as well as ukulele, violin, banjo, harmonica and synths on three EPS before signing to Warner Bros. Records in 2009. The project was re-stylised as Never Shout Never, and members of the touring band joined to create Never Shout Never’s first record as a group, Time Travel, in 2011. Drew remained primary songwriter and frontman of the group, maintaining his solo efforts under his own name. The same members formed the screamo band "EatMeWhileImHot!", later renamed "Eat Me Raw", as the yin to Never Shout Never’s yang. With Ben Wayne, Drew co-created the techno project "Gonzo" (later "Ganza") in the early 2010s. In the height of his musical career, Drew was incredibly prolific, releasing records for each of his four projects in 2012 and achieving a 20-album discography before his 23rd birthday. He is inactive as of 2022.
Associated Acts: Never Shout Never (solo project "NeverShoutNever!" 2007 - 2011, group 2011 - 2019), Eat Me Raw (previously Mister Owl, then EatMeWhileImHot!) (2008 - 2019), Ganza (previously Gonzo) (2012-2016), Christofer Drew (solo) (2010 - 2022)
Vocal Range: G2 - B5
Significant High Notes:
B5 ("Boom")
A5 ("Boom")
G5 ("Skyhighstandard")
F5 ("Screw the Standard")
E5 ("Awful", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "California Slang", "Gods of Metal", "High & Mighty (Cool Cat)", "Seven Nation Army" live Salt Lake City 2015, "xVAMPIRESx")
E♭5 ("Fone Tag", "I Beat Girls at Sports", "I Hit a Squirrel It Changed My Life", "Mother May I", "Piggy Bank" Lennon Bus version, "Sorry" demo, "Trouble" live Journeys Backyard BBQ 2012)
D5 ("Awkward Conversations (Best Day)", "Did It Hurt?", "The Point", "Robot", "She's Got Style", "Simple Enough", "Someone" live demo, "Red Balloon", "Trouble", "The Two-Armed Man", Uraltalk", "Woohoo", "xGRIZZLYx")
C♯5 ("Fone Tag", "Hey! We Ok", "Smelyalata" demo, "xDESTROYx")
C5 ("allmyfriendsaredead", "Bigcitydreams", "The Duet", "California", "Dare4distance", "Falling Up", "First Dance", "Gargle-Oil", "Happy", "High & Mighty (Cool Cat)", "Hound Dog" live Orlando, 2016, "I Beat Girls at Sports", "I Love You 5" live Salt Lake City 2015, "Judgement", "Losing It", "Lost at Sea" Recycled Youth, "Lovers Love, Liars Lie", "lovesick", "Magic" live San Diego 2013, "Malibu", "Mother May I", "On the Brightside" Recycled Youth, "Piggy Bank" Lennon Bus version, "Robot", "Screw the Standard", "Silver Ecstacy", "Skyhighstandard", "Smelyalata", "Sweet Perfection" Recycled Youth, "Time Travel" Hot Sessions, "The Two-Armed Man")
B4 ("69", "Aeroplane", "All My Friends", "Boom", "Can't Stand It", "CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater", "Ever So Sweet", "Good Times" Sunflower, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "Hummingbird", "I'll Meet You There", "Jingle Bells", "Liar, Liar", "New Sound", "On the Brightside", "The Passing Time", "Seven Nation Army" live 2016, "Seven Years", "Someone" live demo, "Something" "Sorry", "Trouble" live Ventura Theatre 2012)
B♭4 ("The 11th Hour", "Anti-Venom", "Aquarius", "Black Cat", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Gargle-Oil", "Green Velvet", "Heregoesnothin'", "Hey! We Ok", "I Beat Girls at Sports", "I Hit a Squirrel It Changed My Life", "I Love You 5" live Salt Lake City 2015, "Judgement", "lovesick", "Magic" live San Diego 2013, "Mother May I", "Piggy Bank" Lennon Bus version, "The Point", "Small Town Girl", "Smelyalata" (demo), "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Trouble", "When In Rome!")
A4 ("All Is Love", "All Mine", "Anti-Venom", "Awkward Conversations (Best Day)", "Can't Stand It", "CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater", "Coffee and Cigarettes", "Complex Heart", "Countdown", "Dare4distance", "Damn Straight", "Did It Hurt?", "Esoteric", "Everything Is Cool", "Falling Up", "Fifteen", "Gates of Hell", "The Great Flood", "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "High & Mighty (Cool Cat)", "Hummingbird", "I Love You 5", "Knock, Knock" live acoustic Colorado Springs, 2012, "Liar Liar", "Lost at Sea" Recycled Youth, "The Lousy Truth", "Love Is Our Weapon", "Lust", "Metaphysiology", "Mushroom", "Myfriendjane", "No Pain No Gain", "Peace Song", "Red Balloon", "Robot", "Rock n' Roll", "Seawhatweseas", "Sacrilegious", "Sellout", "Silver Ecstacy", "Simple Enough", "Skyhighstandard", "Smelyalata", "Trampoline", "Uraltalk", "Vultures", "weareallgonnadie", "What Is Love?" live Lovedaze 2012, "Wild Child", "Winter Wonderland", "Wrong Side of Town", "xPIZZAx", "xSMWHOREx", "Your Biggest Fan")
G♯4 ("Ever So Sweet", "Hippopotamus Heartbreak", "I Hit a Squirrel It Changed My Life", "I Just Laugh", "I'll Meet You There", "Jane Doe", "Ladybug", "The Look", "Lust", "The Passing TIme", "Seven Years", "Silent Night", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Subliminal Messages", "Talk Is Cheap")
G4 ("Aeroplane", "All Is Love", "All My Friends", "Awkward Conversations (Best Day)", "Bigcitydreams", "Black Cat", "Bohemian Rhapsody", "California", "California Slang", "Countdown", "Cute Without the E", "Demons", "Did It Hurt?", "Falling Up", "First Dance", "Good Times" Sunflower version, "Green Velvet", "Growinpains", "Happy", "Happy New Year", "Heregoesnothin'", "Hey Jude" live Hoodwink 2009, "Honey Dew", "Hummingbird", "I Love You 5", "i love you more than you will ever know", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "If You Go Leave Your Key In the Mailbox", "Imagine", "It Ain't Me, Babe", "Knock, Knock" live acoustic Colorado Springs, 2012, "Losing It", "Lost at Sea", "Making Love", "Malibu", "Metaphysiology", "Myfriendjane", "Old Timer", "Overtheyears", "The Past", "Piggy Bank", "Reincarnate", "Robot", "Rock n' Roll", "Sacred Geometry", "Sacrilegious", "Sellout", "She's Got Style", "Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway", "Smelyalata", "Something", "Sorry", "Time Travel", "Time Traveler Blues", "Trouble", "Under the Mistletoe", "Until I Die Alone", "What Is Love?", "Yesterday", "Your Biggest Fan")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Between Two Worlds", "California Slang", "Damn Dog", "First Dance", "The First Noel", "Gangster Life", "The Great Flood", "Happy New Year", "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "Honey Dew", "Hummingbird", "I Love You 5", "Imagine", "Life Goes On", "The Light", "Love Me Tender", "Lust", "Making Love", "New Sound", "On the Brightside" live San Diego 2013, "The Passing Time", "Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway", "Subliminal Messages", Untitled Stickam song, "Winter Wonderland", "Wrong Side of Town", "Your Biggest Fan")
E♭3 ("Bohemian Rhapsody", "Dare4distance", "God Only Knows", "Heregoesnothin'", "Mother May I", "Seven Years", "Silent Night", "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "This Shit Getz Old", "When In Rome!")
D3 ("Across the Universe", "Advent of Violett Soul", "allmyfriendsaredead", "Awkward Conversations (Best Day)", "Black Cat", "Cute Without the E", "Delirious", "Everything Is Cool", "Happy", "High & Mighty (Cool Cat)", "i love you more than you will ever know", "If You Go Leave Your Key in the Mailbox", "Losing It", "Lost at Sea", "Lovesick", "The Modern Racket", "Myfriendjane" demo, "Overtheyears", "Peace Song", "Seawhatweseas", "Silver Ecstacy", "Simple Enough", "Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway", "Skyhighstandard", "Sorry", "Trampoline", "Wrong Side of Town", "Yesterday")
C♯3 ("All Is Love", "Between Two Worlds", "Ever So Sweet", "Fone Tag", "God Only Knows", "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "Hey! We Ok", "Hippopotamus Heartbreak", "I Like to Spit", "I Need You", "I'll Meet You There", "Love is Our Weapon", "Piggy Bank" Lennon Bus version, "Red Balloon", "Subliminal Messages", "Trouble" live AP Tour Minneapolis, 2010, "Woohoo")
C3 ("Awkward Conversations (Best Day)", "Bigcitydreams", "Black Cat", "Chillin' in the Club 24/7" MTV New York 2010, "Coffee and Cigarettes", "The Duet", "Falling Up", "Gypsy Jamboree", "Happy", "i love you more than you will ever know", "Lay Lady Lay", "Lost at Sea", "Magic", "The Past", "Sacrilegious" Recycled Youth, "Small Town Girl", "Someone", "Soul Surfin'", "Sweet Perfection", "This Shit Getz Old", "Time Travel", "Time Traveler Blues", Untitled Stickam song)
B2 ("30 Days", "69", "Bigcitydreams" live on Fearless Music, "Black Cat" Hot Sessions, "Boom", "California Slang", "Dare4Distance" first demo, "Delirious", "Ever So Sweet", "Happy" live Bamboozle East Rutherford 2009, "Happy New Year", "Hippopotamus Heartbreak", "Honey Dew", "I'll Meet You There", "Jingle Bells", "Ladybug" demo, "Liar Liar", "The Look", "The Lousy Truth", "Mr. Funny Man", "Mushroom", "The Passing Time", "Simplistic Trance-Like Getaway" Recycled Youth, "Sorry", "Woohoo", "Your Biggest Fan" live on Fearless Music)
B♭2 ("The 11th Hour", "And I Love Her", "Falling Up", "Fone Tag", "Hazel Eyez", "Heregoesnothin'", "Hey! We Ok", "Raindrop Blues", "Rock n' Roll", "Trouble" live Warped Tour, Ventura, 2015)
A2 ("30 Days", "69", "All Mine", "CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater", "Coffee and Cigarettes", "Delirious", "Einstein", "Jane Doe", "Ladybug" Sunflower version, "The Lousy Truth", "Mr. Funny Man", "The Past", "Peace Song", "Red Balloon", "Simple Enough", "Subliminal Messages", "Time Traveler Blues", "Trampoline", "Uraltalk", "The Waltz", "We're All Gunna Die" "xDESTROYx")
G♯2 ("Good Times demo, "Hippopotamus Heartbreak", "How Deep Is Your Love", "Wild Child")
G2 ("All Mine", "duwachudo")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh screamed notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Questionable Notes}
F6 ("xDESTROYx" [2])
B♭5 ("Bohemian Rhapsody" [2])
F5 ("Happy" [4a])
E♭5 ("Assshake" [3])
G4 ("Einstein" [2])
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D3 ("Can’t Stand It" [1])
C♯3 ("Infintus Speculum" [2])
C3 ("The Day That Music Died" [4b])
A2 ("If You Go Leave Your Key in the Mailbox" [4b])
G♯2 ("Talk Is Cheap" [1]
F♯2 ("Black Cat" Hot Sessions [4b])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that are not confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or that may have been pitch-shifted.
[4a] marks passages that are so heavily processed they raise suspicion of pitch-shifting.
[4b] marks passages that appear to intend a specific pitch but fall to vocal fry.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
[6] marks harsh screamed notes with pitches significantly disconnected from the rest of the singer’s range.
F6 ("xDESTROYx" [2])
B♭5 ("Bohemian Rhapsody" [2])
F5 ("Happy" [4a])
E♭5 ("Assshake" [3])
G4 ("Einstein" [2])
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D3 ("Can’t Stand It" [1])
C♯3 ("Infintus Speculum" [2])
C3 ("The Day That Music Died" [4b])
A2 ("If You Go Leave Your Key in the Mailbox" [4b])
G♯2 ("Talk Is Cheap" [1]
F♯2 ("Black Cat" Hot Sessions [4b])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that are not confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or that may have been pitch-shifted.
[4a] marks passages that are so heavily processed they raise suspicion of pitch-shifting.
[4b] marks passages that appear to intend a specific pitch but fall to vocal fry.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
[6] marks harsh screamed notes with pitches significantly disconnected from the rest of the singer’s range.
{Discography}
As/With Never Shout Never
demo-shmemo (2008, solo): D3 - C♯5 - D5
The Yippee EP (2008, solo): A2 - D5
Me & My Uke (2009, solo): E3 - A4 - D5
The Summer (2009, solo): B2 - B4 - D5
What Is Love? (2010, solo): A2 - A4 - C5
Harmony (2010, solo): A2 - G4 - C5
Time Travel (2011, group): C3 - C5 - E5
Indigo (2012, group): G2 - A4 - E5
Sunflower (2013, group) G♯2 - A4
The Xmas EP (2013, solo) C♯3 - B4
Recycled Youth (2015, group): B2 - A4 - C5
Black Cat (2015, group): A2 - E♭5 - B5 ("rangiest" album)
Advent of Violett Soul (2016, group)/Violett Soul (2018, group): B♭2 - B4
All For Love (YouTube releases, 2018 - 2019, solo): G♯2 - G4
+ "30 Days", "Coffee and Cigarettes", "The Day That Music Died", "The Duet", "Ever So Sweet", "Growinpains", "Seven Years", "Skyhighstandard", "Small Town Girl"
With Eat Me Raw
All My Friends (2009): E♭3 - F5
xALBUMx (2010): A2 - A4 - E5
Mushroom (2012): A2 - C5 - E5
As Christofer Drew/The Modern Racket (solo)
The Modern Racket EP (2010): A2 - C♯4
The Light EP (2012): A2 - G4
With Ganza/Gonzo
(Trance music with occasional vocals)
Beet Pharm (2012), DaFunQ (2013), Esoteric EP (2013), Velvet Soul EP (2013): A2 ("Einstein") - E3 ("Gangster Life") - A4 ("Esoteric") - C5 - E5 ("High & Mighty (Cool Cat)")
The Passing Time, A shizzle, the oolala, This Tragedy Of, Trading Hearts, and New Tradition are all also either short-lived groups involving Drew, minor projects of Drew's, or what appear to be aliases Drew used to release demo tracks before he eventually decided on the name Never Shout Never.
As/With Never Shout Never
demo-shmemo (2008, solo): D3 - C♯5 - D5
The Yippee EP (2008, solo): A2 - D5
Me & My Uke (2009, solo): E3 - A4 - D5
The Summer (2009, solo): B2 - B4 - D5
What Is Love? (2010, solo): A2 - A4 - C5
Harmony (2010, solo): A2 - G4 - C5
Time Travel (2011, group): C3 - C5 - E5
Indigo (2012, group): G2 - A4 - E5
Sunflower (2013, group) G♯2 - A4
The Xmas EP (2013, solo) C♯3 - B4
Recycled Youth (2015, group): B2 - A4 - C5
Black Cat (2015, group): A2 - E♭5 - B5 ("rangiest" album)
Advent of Violett Soul (2016, group)/Violett Soul (2018, group): B♭2 - B4
All For Love (YouTube releases, 2018 - 2019, solo): G♯2 - G4
+ "30 Days", "Coffee and Cigarettes", "The Day That Music Died", "The Duet", "Ever So Sweet", "Growinpains", "Seven Years", "Skyhighstandard", "Small Town Girl"
With Eat Me Raw
All My Friends (2009): E♭3 - F5
xALBUMx (2010): A2 - A4 - E5
Mushroom (2012): A2 - C5 - E5
As Christofer Drew/The Modern Racket (solo)
The Modern Racket EP (2010): A2 - C♯4
The Light EP (2012): A2 - G4
With Ganza/Gonzo
(Trance music with occasional vocals)
Beet Pharm (2012), DaFunQ (2013), Esoteric EP (2013), Velvet Soul EP (2013): A2 ("Einstein") - E3 ("Gangster Life") - A4 ("Esoteric") - C5 - E5 ("High & Mighty (Cool Cat)")
The Passing Time, A shizzle, the oolala, This Tragedy Of, Trading Hearts, and New Tradition are all also either short-lived groups involving Drew, minor projects of Drew's, or what appear to be aliases Drew used to release demo tracks before he eventually decided on the name Never Shout Never.
{Title Notes}
"The Passing Time" (recorded ~2007) is also known as "The Time Passing", and is not to be confused with The Passing Time, the alias used by Drew around 2006-2007 to record some demos that would eventually appear on demo-schmemo by Never Shout Never.
"Liar, Liar" (from The Summer) is also known as "Liarliarpantsonbackwards".
"Simple Enough" (from The Summer) is also known as "Stuckonyou".
"xVAMPIRESx" (from xALBUMx) is also known as "Vampiresliveinmybrain".
"Time Travel" (title track of Time Travel) and "Time Traveler Blues" (from Sunflower) interestingly share the same key and have similar titles but are completely separate melodically and lyrically.
"Livin’ the Dream" (from The Modern Racket) is a melodically identical remix of "Good Times".
The demo version of "Someone" (from The Light) was titled "Finally".
The demo version of "All Mine" (from Indigo) was titled "Upside Down Kisses".
The demo version of "California Slang" (from Indigo) was titled "Til the Sun Comes Up".
The demo version of "Sorry" (from Indigo) was titled "Unwinding".
"The Waltz" (the bonus track for Indigo) and "Fone Tag" (from Black Cat) share much of the same lyrics but not the same melody.
"Black Hole" (from Recycled Youth) is a significant remix of "Liar, Liar".
The demo version of "Peace Song" (from The Light, then Black Cat) was titled "Pray for Peace".
"The 11th Hour" (from (Advent of) Violett Soul) is also known as "The Sun Still Shines".
"The Passing Time" (recorded ~2007) is also known as "The Time Passing", and is not to be confused with The Passing Time, the alias used by Drew around 2006-2007 to record some demos that would eventually appear on demo-schmemo by Never Shout Never.
"Liar, Liar" (from The Summer) is also known as "Liarliarpantsonbackwards".
"Simple Enough" (from The Summer) is also known as "Stuckonyou".
"xVAMPIRESx" (from xALBUMx) is also known as "Vampiresliveinmybrain".
"Time Travel" (title track of Time Travel) and "Time Traveler Blues" (from Sunflower) interestingly share the same key and have similar titles but are completely separate melodically and lyrically.
"Livin’ the Dream" (from The Modern Racket) is a melodically identical remix of "Good Times".
The demo version of "Someone" (from The Light) was titled "Finally".
The demo version of "All Mine" (from Indigo) was titled "Upside Down Kisses".
The demo version of "California Slang" (from Indigo) was titled "Til the Sun Comes Up".
The demo version of "Sorry" (from Indigo) was titled "Unwinding".
"The Waltz" (the bonus track for Indigo) and "Fone Tag" (from Black Cat) share much of the same lyrics but not the same melody.
"Black Hole" (from Recycled Youth) is a significant remix of "Liar, Liar".
The demo version of "Peace Song" (from The Light, then Black Cat) was titled "Pray for Peace".
"The 11th Hour" (from (Advent of) Violett Soul) is also known as "The Sun Still Shines".
{Some Top Performances}
Your Biggest Fan, live on Fearless Music, date disputed, I believe approx. 2009 since his voice is just a little more polished than in Cute Without the E.
Cute Without the E, New York, 9 July 2008, cover of Taking Back Sunday
The Passing Time, bedroom live video demo from around 2007
Your Biggest Fan, live on Fearless Music, date disputed, I believe approx. 2009 since his voice is just a little more polished than in Cute Without the E.
Cute Without the E, New York, 9 July 2008, cover of Taking Back Sunday
The Passing Time, bedroom live video demo from around 2007