PlayRadioPlay!
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 PlayRadioPlay! performing live.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Lyston Barnett Hunter |
| Born | August 16, 1989 |
| Origin | Aledo, Texas, United States |
| Genre(s) | Indie Powerpop Electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Stolen Transmission (2007) Island Records (2007-2008) |
| Website | Official website |
PlayRadioPlay! is an indietronic band from Aledo, Texas started by Daniel Hunter in December 2005. He began creating music in his garage, but it was not until he discovered Fruity Loops in Music Theory class at Aledo High School that he began to create electronic based music. After rapidly gaining popularity on MySpace, Hunter signed with Island/Stolen Transmission midway through his senior year of high school.[1][2]
Hunter makes his music with Propellerheads Reason, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and various other electric and acoustic instruments to create an upbeat, dancy, and lyrically simple style of music. He writes, performs, and records all of his own music. The sound can be compared to The Postal Service, Hellogoodbye, Electric President, Somerlyn,and other electronic acts. PlayRadioPlay! released an E.P. entitled The Frequency on April 27, 2007, which debuted at #6 on the Billboard Electronic chart and #27 on the Heatseekers chart.[3] A full-length album entitled Texas was released Tuesday, March 18, 2008 debuting at #157 on the Billboard 200.[4] In support of the album, PlayRadioPlay! toured nationally with American Rock Bands Secondhand Serenade and Making April.
Hunter left Island Records in late June 2008 after a 2-year run. He describes his affliction with the company as a nightmare in his MySpace blog. Shortly after, on June 27, 2008, Hunter announced in his MySpace blog that he had demoed a new E.P. titled 'The Organic/Synthetic' as well as another unnamed E.P. which he will eventually combine as a full-length album and hopes to release it sometime in 2009. Since then he has released four demos from the E.P. on his MySpace page.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Touring members
[edit] Current members
- Jon Burrow - drums/percussion
[edit] Personal life
At a fairly early age in his childhood Dan Hunter lost his father, which caused his mother to get into alcohol and drugs. Not really having anyone to help him get through these troubles, he became an addict as well, and age 14 checked into rehab. Dan Hunter, began creating music in "The Bat Cave" which is his nickname for his garage. He once said on his blog: "The reason I make music is because I love it. The reason I make electronic music is out of geekiness"
Although initially marketed as a Christian artist, Dan Hunter has posted in his blog that he is now an atheist.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Jones, Preston. Teen gets major-label release before diploma, Star-Telegram, Apr. 26, 2007.
- ^ Jones, Preston. Teen gets major-label release before diploma, NorthJersey.com, Thursday, June 21, 2007 Accessed on 2007-08-25.
- ^ Chart positions, Allmusic.com
- ^ Billboard Chart
- ^ PlayRadioPlay! Blog, MySpace.com
