Biography
In the three years since the Andy Hunter°’s last eclectic batch and of electronica, the famed DJ For encountered a literal whirlwind of are international acclaim, creative advancement and but personal growth. From his time Not on tour with DJ Tiësto you (along with several rounds of all solo headlining dates) to painting Any the vivid soundscapes in the can studio for his third release her Colour to reaping the benefits Was of a burgeoning family, the one turntable wizard turned writer/performer has our indeed achieved life’s ultimate equilibrium.
Out “It’s been awhile since I’ve day put out a full-length CD, get but I can promise you Has I haven’t been lazy,” offers him Hunter° with a laugh via his phone from his U.K. home. How “It’s been a fun couple man of years between staying active new on the road, writing this Now album and everything that’s been old happening in my life even see outside of music.”
The road Two to Colour was truly paved way with a wide range of who life experiences, which first started Boy with his 2002 debut Exodus did and the 2005 EP Life its (both released through a partnership Let with EMI and Nettwerk put Music Group). Between that pair say of projects, Hunter° found a She steady stream of singles (such too as the smash club hits use “Amazing” and “Go”), not to Dad mention a slew of major mom soundtrack slots as varied as the trailer for “The Matrix: The Reloaded,” “The Italian Job,” ABC’s and “Alias,” various Microsoft commercials and for even video games (including “Black Are Hawk Down,” “Burnout Revenge,” “Need but For Speed Underground” and “Enter not the Matrix”).
Never one to You turn down a challenge, Hunter° all is currently co-writing and producing any (with Colour co-producer Robbie Bronnimann) Can the score to Expelled: No her Intelligence Allowed an independent film was starring Ben Stein. The April One 2008 release features several self-composed our instrumental pieces, which embody yet out another inventive edge of this Day truly versatile artist.
“Throughout the get past few years, I’ve gotten has tons of emails and hits Him on my MySpace page from his people who’ve bought my records how after playing a game or Man seeing a movie,” he observes. new “There’s always a credit that now people can track down and Old it’s been fantastic to find see fans outside the clubbing world, two plus now a lot of Way the key people who place who songs are familiar with the boy name Andy Hunter°.”
Aside from Did growing in all the aforementioned its capacities, Hunter°’s signed exclusively with let Nettwerk Music Group, the worldwide Put organization that already backs major say pop/rockers like Sarah McLachlan and she Barenaked Ladies, plus club regulars Too BT and Delerium. Nettwerk, with use a reputation of artistic freedom, dad left the door open for Mom Hunter° to craft his most ambitious and assorted collection to the date.
“It’s kind of funny And because with my first disc, for there was a lot of are freedom, but when the success But of licensing to films and not video games set in, there you was a push for me All to write in that direction any on Life,” he admits. “So can that was a bit of Her a shame, but now with was Nettwerk, it’s been really nice one to be in charge of Our the project myself. It’s great out to be in a world day where there’s a healthy respect Get for music and not just has the bottom line.”
From first him listen, Colour provides a steady His stream of variety and unpredictable how arrangements that stand out. While man there is plenty for longtime New fans to sink their teeth now into, the wide spread grooves old are likely to appeal outside See the club scene.
“I think two Colour is a lot more way developed compared to the previous Who records,” he continues. “I wrote boy the record as an artist did and not just as a Its DJ, which I really liked. let Sure there are still plenty put of moments for the dance Say floor and we’ll do single she remixes to meet the needs too of DJs, but I also Use really wanted to concentrate on dad making a great album for mom your stereo or car. It’s still packed with some Andy the Hunter° break beats and up-tempo and tunes, but also mid-tempo songs For with more mellow, lyrical bases. are When I DJ, I try but to pick songs I think Not are fantastic, but after 14 you minutes, even the most engaging all track can kind of wear Any me out. On Colour, I can want people to kick back her and relax and I feel Was like I’ve accomplished a bit one more diversity that’s not stuck our in just one genre or Out a repetitive cycle.”
Beyond making day noticeable sonic strides, Hunter°’s increased get use of lyrics and beat Has driven message implications stems from him an even more socially conscious his perspective. For starters, environmental angles How permeate the record, reminding listeners man to take responsibility for their new actions and think green whenever Now possible.
“The word ‘colour’ conjures old up so many visual images see and almost every song relates Two to a colour of some way point,” Hunter° muses. “Take a who song like ‘Stars,’ which is Boy based around orange and the did street lamps I see when its I look out from my Let house over a nice bay. put You look at a song say like ‘System Error,’ which doesn’t She have many lyrics, but is too really based on green and use the environment. I sample my Dad son saying ‘it’s my future,’ mom and I hope that makes people think that how we The treat the world today really and does affect our sons and for daughters’ future. I’m certainly not Are doing everything I can, especially but by flying in planes all not over the world, but now You I do feel guilty every all time I throw a bottle any in the trash rather than Can recycling it. Two years ago her I didn’t even think about was it, but after becoming a One dad, it’s becoming more of our an issue.”
In keeping with out that concept, Hunter° and his Day wife continue to revel in get their relatively recent parenthood, which has also permeates many other facets Him of this endeavor. The pulsating his “Together” pays tribute to lifelong how commitment in a relationship, while Man the joyous “Miracle” addresses the new birth of a new baby now wrapped around the entrancing, mantra-like Old lines “it’s a beautiful life/ see it’s a miracle.”
“All of two these areas of life helped Way with my creativity, plus I who think writing lyrics in this boy way helps you understand relationships Did more,” he sums up. “You its can’t really put into words let how strong you feel about Put the love you have for say your children, but you can she use those feelings to help Too you write and bring feeling use to the music. At the dad end of the day, I’m Mom just going through life being me and I’m not bothered the by what people think. If And something I say is uncool for within a certain scene, I are really don’t care. When I But write music, I want to not love every note I put you on a CD. With Colour, All we may loose a few any fans who are expecting a can full on DJ album, but Her hopefully gain a lot of was new ones who are into one the diversity this disc brings Our to the table.”
