Mathias Cole Anderle is an American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

, born and raised in Puyallup, WA. Anderle's stylistic influences include reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

, pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

, rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

, folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

, jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

, and hip hop

Hip hop

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Anderle played the male lead in the Nickelodeon Film School Gyrls

School Gyrls

School Gyrls is an American girl group. Signed to Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment, the group starred in an eponymous movie that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 21, 2010...

, which was written and directed by Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon

Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...

 and released his first single "Shine On

Shine On

Shine On can refer to:* Shine On , a 1983 album and song by George Jones* Shine On , a 1992 box set album by Pink Floyd* Shine On , a 1995 album by Kee Marcello...

" which is a featured track on Kidz Bop 17

Kidz Bop 17

Kidz Bop 17 is the 17th edition to the Kidz Bop series and was released on February 26, 2010.-Track listing:All songs are performed by the Kidz Bop Kids...

.

Personal life

Anderle was born in Puyallup, Washington. By the age of 5, he was singing and performing at local church productions. He taught himself how to play the guitar at the age of 10 and began playing the local coffee house circuit while he was still in Jr. High School. Mathias co-writes most of his own songs and his influences are varied. He attended public school at Hunt Elementary, Ferrucci Jr. High, Glacier View Jr. High and would have gone to Emerald Ridge High but he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his acting, singing and modeling career.

Anderle auditioned for John Robert Powers

John Robert Powers

John Robert Powers was an American actor and founder of a prominent New York City modeling agency.In 1923, John Robert Powers founded a modeling agency. The John Robert Powers Agency represented many models who went on to success in the Hollywood film industry, and even Betty Bloomer who became...

 Seattle in August 2005 which got him signed with TCM Modeling, Macy's

Macy's

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, Nordstrom

Nordstrom

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, and Norstrom's website.

Music career

In 2010, Anderle released his first single "Shine On

Shine On

Shine On can refer to:* Shine On , a 1983 album and song by George Jones* Shine On , a 1992 box set album by Pink Floyd* Shine On , a 1995 album by Kee Marcello...

" under the record label Razor & Tie

Razor & Tie

Razor & Tie is a New York-based corporation founded in 1990 by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam. The company encompasses a record label with major label distribution , a home video company, a media buying company, a music publishing business, a marketing, promotion and sales team, and a direct...

 which is featured on the Kidz Bop 17

Kidz Bop 17

Kidz Bop 17 is the 17th edition to the Kidz Bop series and was released on February 26, 2010.-Track listing:All songs are performed by the Kidz Bop Kids...

album. The single peaked at #14 on iTunes

ITunes

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He then released another single late summer 2010 entitled "Summertime" which peaked at #13 on iTunes. on March 11, 2011 he released a free single off his upcoming mixtape call "Gone" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMhC2oTt_M) . He is slated to release a mixtape late April, it is currently untitled.

Acting career

Anderle played the lead male role of Colin in the Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon

Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon is an American actor, comedian, rapper, entrepreneur, record producer, radio, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenage sketch comedian on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent...

 film School Gyrls

School Gyrls

School Gyrls is an American girl group. Signed to Nick Cannon's NCredible Entertainment, the group starred in an eponymous movie that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 21, 2010...

which debuted in early 2010 on Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

 and Teen Nick. Also in 2010 he was an extra in the Kate Voegele

Kate Voegele

Kate Elizabeth Voegele is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress. She is signed to Interscope Records. She is also known for her part as Mia Catalano in the CW TV series One Tree Hill.-Career:...

 music video for "99 Times

99 Times

"99 Times" is the second single from singer-songwriter Kate Voegele's second studio album, A Fine Mess.-Music Video:The music video starts with Voegele laying in bed, listening to the song on headphones. She is also playing the song with her band. Then she starts to sing to many men, including...

" as well as the Jason Castro music video "Let's Just Fall in Love Again". He is featured in a "Baby Bottle Pop

Baby Bottle Pop

Baby Bottle Pop is a brand of lollipops introduced by manufacturer Topps in 1998, in a baby bottle shape that come in a variety of fruit flavors including strawberry, cherry, blue raspberry, watermelon, bubblegum, ghost rust, green apple, and grape. The candy consists of a lollipop top with a...

" commercial in which he sings the jingle. In 2011 he was an extra in the Caitlyn Taylor Love

Caitlyn Taylor Love

Caitlyn Taylor Love is an American actress and singer. She currently co-stars in the Disney XD sitcom I'm in the Band.-Career:...

music video "Even If It Kills Me".

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