A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Andre Myers (b. 1973) received his B.Mus. in composition from the Eastman School of Music, and his M.Mus. and A.Mus.D. from the University of Michigan. His principal teachers in composition were William Banfield, Warren Benson, Samuel Adler, Joseph Schwantner, David Liptak, Robert Morris, Bright Sheng, William Bolcom, Evan Chambers and Erik Santos. Recent commissions include two works for the Plymouth Symphony Orchestra, where he served as Composer-in-Residence for the orchestra's CLASSical music outreach program, works for the new music groups Prime Directive and Warped Consort, and music for theater and multi-media installations. His works have been played by the symphony orchestras of Detroit, Plymouth, University of Michigan, and Occidental/Cal-Tech, featured on Minnesota public radio, and performed in conferences across the United States and in Europe. Honors include the University of Michigan's Rackham Merit Fellowship and King Spirit Award, the inaugural awarding of the University of Michigan's Willis Patterson Medal, and an associate artist residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts.

Andre Myers lives in Los Angeles, where he is an assistant professor in the music department at Occidental College.