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PlayRadioPlay! is a electronic/pop 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, 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 this year. Since then he has released three demos from the E.P. on his MySpace page.
Discography
Albums
Touring Members
Current members
- Jude Zasadzki - keyboards
- Jon Burrow - drums/Percussion
Former members
Crew
- Joe Amato - tour manager/FOH engineer
- Shane Haase - merchadise management/monitor engineer
Songs
Themes frequently appearing in the music of PlayRadioPlay! include Hunter's relationship with ex-girlfriend Madison, adjusting to life as a signed artist, and his former drug habit and rehabilitation.
PlayRadioPlay! released at least 27 songs before being signed as well as several tracks, both new and remixed, after being signed to Island/Def Jam.[citation needed] Some songs have specific release dates, while it is unclear when others went up on his MySpace/PureVolume. Hunter, in an interview with AbsolutePunk.net, stated that "Let It Shine" is the first song where he used electronic effects, but "Jello" is the first PlayRadioPlay! song. He also mentions that he made acoustic tracks before going into electronica.[citation needed]
Dan states on his MySpace that he makes music due to boredom, and electronic music due to "nerdiness." His songs contain lyrics about many difficult, emotional topics (such as drug use and the death of his father), but he does it in a way that doesn't evoke a great deal of sadness. He frequently puts up songs on his MySpace, and often responds to fans' responses to those songs.
On Mother's Day 2008, Dan posted a new demo titled "1989" for a Mother's Day gift to his mother.
The second single off The Frequency E.P., "Complement Each Other Like Colors", is featured on the soundtrack of NHL 08.
Many of Dan's earlier songs have gone through a process of being renamed, re-recorded or remixed and immortalized on an album while others remain a rough demo.
The following is a complete list of demo songs released to the public before and after being signed:
1. 1-2-3 Entertain
2. 1989
3. Abe Lincoln's Old School Alibi
4. At This Particular Moment in Time (Remixed, and released on The Frequency E.P.)
5. Bad Cop, Bad Charity (Renamed, remixed, and released on The Frequency E.P.)
6. Bad Cops, Bad Charities (Live)
7. Bound to Get Caught
8. Complement Each Other Like Colors (Remixed, and released on The Frequency E.P.)
9. Complement Each Other Like Colors (Acoustic)
10. Complement Each Other Like Colors (Live)
11. Confines of Gravity (Remixed, and released on The Frequency E.P.)
12. Confines of Gravity (Live)
13. Decipher Reflections From Reality
14. Decipher Reflections From Reality (Live)
15. Do Not Listen to This
16. Do Not Listen to This 2 (Renamed, remixed, and released as "Confines of Gravity")
17. Easy to the Slaughter
18. Elephants as Big as Whales (Remixed, and released as a bonus track on Texas)
19. Even Fairy Tale Characters Would Be Jealous (Remixed, and released on The Frequency E.P.)
20. Happy Birthday Madi (Alternate title, "Madi's Birthday Song")
21. Hole in My Brain (Renamed, remixed, and released on Texas)
22. I am a Pirate, You Are a Princess (Renamed, remixed, and released on Texas)
23. I'm Guessing There's a Pill for That
24. Introduce Facts for the Sake of Fiction
25. Introduce Facts for the Sake of Fiction (Remix)
26. Jello
27. Juice Box, Paper Hat, and a Line of Pixie Stix
28. Let It Shine
29. Little Drummer Boy (Cover)
30. Loco Commotion (Remixed, and released on Texas)
31. Madi Don't Leave (Remixed, and released on Texas)
32. Marla Singer Doesn't Take Standardized Tests
33. Mario vs. Mr. Freeze Round 9
34. Oh, Happy Neighbor!
35. Penelope (Pinback cover)
36. Same Outfit
37. Selfish Introvert
38. Sometimes I Doubt Your Commitment to Sparkle Motion
39. Symmetry
40. Ten Thousand Lines (Electric President cover)
41. This Corner Office Is Not My Home (Renamed, remixed, and released on Texas)
42. Tooth Decay (Renamed, remixed, and released on Texas)
43. The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904
44. The Newcomer of Seven Years (Alternate title, "Draw White Lies From Red Blood Cells (New Skin)")
45. There Are Cooler Ways to Die
46. We've Been Searching the Sky for Answers
47. We've Been Searching the Sky for Answers (Rough Mix)
48. Without Gravity (Remixed, and released on Texas)
Videos
PlayRadioPlay! has released three music videos for; "Confines of Gravity", "Complement Each Other Like Colors", and "Madi Don't Leave".
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