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Dirty Radio
Dirty Radio live in Vancouver in 2010
Dirty Radio live in Vancouver in 2010
Background information
OriginVancouver, Canada
GenresElectro, RNB, Indie
Years active2010-present
LabelsTrickery Records
MembersFarshad "Shaddy" Edalat, Anthony "Tonez" Dolhai, Zachary "Waspy" Forbes
Websitewww.dirtyradio.ca

Dirty Radio (stylized as DiRTY RADiO) is a Canadian Indie-Electro-R&B band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2010. The band consists of members Farshad Edalat (lead vocalist, supporting percussion and song writer) known by his stage name Shaddy, Anthony Dolhai (keyboardist, song writer) known by his stage name Tonez, and Zachary Forbes (drummer, producer, song writer) known by his stage name Waspy. The band have released two full length studio albums and one EP, the most recent titled LiCK 1.0, released on April 22, 2013 [1]

History

Dirty Radio released their first full-length album "Debut" in August, 2010 with the singles "My Heart ft. Sherry St. Germain" and "Wanna Ride" both charting on the Billboard Canadian Emerging Artists Chart.[2] In 2011, follow-up single "Ground Shake" was released to radio in Canada, receiving regular rotation on stations nationwide.[3] In March 2012, "Pressure" from Debut was sampled by Rusko and released on his album Songs, receiving acclaim from Pitchfork Media who in their review of the album highlighted the band's "commanding vocal performance." [4]

Band members

  • Shaddy - vocals, percussion
  • Tonez - piano, synthesizers
  • Waspy - drums, keyboards, production

Touring

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Debut
Cassette
  • Released: October 30, 2012
  • Label: Trickery Records
  • Format: Digital download, Cassette
LiCK 1.0 EP
  • Released: April 22, 2013
  • Label: Trickery Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Year Title Peak Album
CAN
2010 "My Heart" (feat. Sherry St. Germain) 44 Debut
2011 "Wanna Ride" -
"Ground Shake" 45
2012 "Found You" 37
"In My Head" 43 LiCK 1.0
2013 "F.I.N.E."
2015 "As Long As You're With Me" (Co-Producer: STINT)
"Heart Break Fantasy"
"Numbers"
2016 "Curious"

Awards and Nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Pop Artist or Group of the Year Sirius XM Indie Awards[5] Nominated
Dance/Urban/Rhythmic Song of the Year “Found You” Canadian Radio Music Awards[6] Nominated
Urban Recording of the Year - Cassette Western Canadian Music Awards[7] Won

References

  1. ^ [<http://blog.muchmusic.com/dirty-radio-release-video-for-in-my-head-and-announce-new-lp-lick-1-0/ "DIRTY RADIO RELEASE VIDEO FOR IN MY HEAD AND ANNOUNCE NEW LP LICK 1.0"]. Much Music. Retrieved 2013-06-09. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  2. ^ "Tale of a Rising Pop Group: Thanks to Hard Work, Humility and Talent, DiRTY RADiO are Set for a Fairy Tale Ending". Vancouver View. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ "Billboard - Emerging Canadian artists - March 30, 2012" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ^ "Rusko|Songs". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  5. ^ Sirius XM, (February 5, 2013). " . Sirius XM. Retrieved March 7, 2013
  6. ^ Canadian Radio Music Awards, (July 20, 2012). [http://cmw.net/media/press-room/nominees-performers-announced-for-2013-canadian-radio-music-awards-featuring-a-special-concert-performance-by-marianas-trench . Canadian Radio Music Awards. Retrieved January 29, 2013
  7. ^ Western Canadian Music Awards, (June 18, 2013). " . Western Canadian Music Awards. Retrieved June 18, 2013