Andrew Burke is interested in exploring music’s ability to address and elucidate complex issues, providing spaces and experiences for the listener to reflect.
Burke began writing music in high school as a pop musician. His former band, The Da Vincis, released their debut album during their Junior year, which Robert Christgau praised for displaying a “mastery of the three-minute pop song.” His work has been recognized by various awards and organizations including Peabody’s Prix d’Été electronic music competition, the Macht Orchestral Composition Competition, the Delillo Composition Competition, Score Follower, University of Pennsylvania’s David Halstead Music Prize, Tribeca New Music, and the Kaleidoscope Orchestra’s Call for Scores. He has held artist residencies at the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts and the Merriweather District Artist in Residence. As a multimedia artist, his work has been programmed at the 20/92 Video Festival and SEAMUS 2024 where he was selected to be featured in the Music from SEAMUS CD volume 34.
He continues to create pop music under the moniker Danke Shane and will be releasing an EP with Nice Guys Records in December 2024. He received his master's in composition from the Peabody Institute and is currently pursuing his doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania where he has studied with Tyshawn Sorey, Natacha Diels, and Anna Weesner.