Jupiter One
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| Jupiter One | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Genres | Indie rock Synthpop New Wave |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Labels | Cordless Recordings |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| K Ishibashi Zac Colwell Mocha David Heilman Pat "Panda" Dougherty |
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| Past members | |
| Mark Guiliana Neal Persiani Ben Wright |
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Jupiter One is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2003. Inspired by a wide range of influences, they create upbeat indie pop songs, with a grounding in futuristic-sounding New Wave-style synth sounds. Their self-titled and self-released debut album was distributed by Cordless Recordings in 2007, following another release of the album in 2008 under the Cordless Recordings label. The album Sunshower followed in 2009.
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[edit] Band history
K Ishibashi and Zac Colwell are the founding members of the group. Other members are K's wife Mocha, a Japanese-born keyboardist and violinist, drummer Dave Heilman, and bassist Pat "Panda" Dougherty. K also performs in of Montreal, Regina Spektor's touring band, and a solo project, Kishi Bashi.
Ishibashi and Colwell first met while travelling musicians in the orchestra of Barnum's Kaleidoscape.[1] After the circus tour ended they spent time in Zac's hometown of Austin before moving to New York in 2003, where Jupiter One would officially form. In New York, Ishibashi re-connected with then-girlfriend Mocha, a Japanese-born keyboardist and fellow violinist who also joined the group.[2] Drummer Dave Heilman and bassist Pat "Panda" Dougherty later joined the band.
The band is named after the spaceship in the '60s television show Lost in Space.[3]
[edit] Releases and performances
Many of their tracks have been used in Electronic Arts video games. "Countdown" has been featured in Madden NFL 08,[4] while "Turn Up the Radio" featured in NHL 08,[5] "Fire Away" featured in Burnout Paradise,[6] and "Unglued" featured in FIFA 08.[7] The track "Platform Moon" was used in a commercial for Mazda cars outside of the US and in FIFA 09.[8]
In 2008 their track "Countdown" was played during the pre-episode of Heroes Season 3 on NBC,[9] and Kyle XY season 2 on ABC.[10] It was also featured in commercials for Payless[11] and MLB Network.[12]
They opened for Regina Spektor on her 2009 North American tour.[13] They also opened for Spektor on her 2010 Australasian tour.[14]
[edit] Critical reception
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Jupiter One EP (2005)
- Jupiter One (2007) (Limited edition self-release)
- Jupiter One (2008)
- The Remix EP (2008)
- Sunshower (2009)
[edit] Singles
- "Countdown"/"Wrong Line"/"Turn Up the Radio" (promo single) (2006)
- "Flaming Arrow" (2009)
[edit] Members
- K Ishibashi – vocals, guitar, keyboards, violin
- Zac Colwell – vocals, guitar, keyboards, flute
- Mocha – vocals, keyboards, violin
- David Heilman – drums
- Pat "Panda" Dougherty - bass
[edit] Former members
- Mark Guiliana – drums
- Neal Persiani – bass
- Ben Wright – bass
[edit] References
- ^ Jupiter One - Sunshower
- ^ "Jupiter One Bio". http://blogs.cordless.com/jupiterone/bio.html. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Jupiter One Biography", allmusic.com, Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved on 2009-06-16.
- ^ "The Official Madden NFL 08 Soundtrack". http://www.ea.com/music/the-official-madden-nfl-08-soundtrack. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "NHL 08 Soundtrack Review". http://soundcentral.wordpress.com/2008/01/10/nhl-08-soundtrack-review/. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Burnout Paradise Soundtrack Revealed". http://kotaku.com/335159/burnout-paradise-soundtrack-revealed. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "FIFA 08 Soundtrack Announced". http://kotaku.com/298502/fifa-08-soundtrack-announced. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "EA's FIFA 09 Soundtrack Features Wales' Own Tom Jones". http://kotaku.com/5036935/eas-fifa-09-soundtrack-features-wales-own-tom-jones. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ "Jupiter One: Our Heroes In Heroes". http://www.rykodisc.com/home/?id=6614979467191522683. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Season 2 Music: Complete listings". http://kylexyonmultiply.multiply.com/journal/item/17. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Payless commercials". http://www.splendad.com/brands/show/266-Payless. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
- ^ "Who ever said Jupiter One wasn't athletic???!". http://jupiteronemusic.blogspot.com/2009/04/who-ever-said-jupiter-one-wasnt-athetic.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Regina Spektor Taps Jupiter One To Open Upcoming Tour". http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/article/regina-spektor-taps-jupiter-one-to-open-upcoming-tour. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ "Gig review: Regina Spektor in Wellington". Stuff.co.nz. 4 May 2010. http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/gig-reviews/3654141/Gig-review-Regina-Spektor-in-Wellington. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
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