Album: The Frequency
Artist: PlayRadioPlay!
Website: MySpace

Out of Fort Worth, Texas, seventeen year-old musical entrepreneur, Dan Hunter, is the mastermind behind the electro-pop project, PlayRadioPlay! Hunter's music passion started out as a hobby in late 2005. As a self-taught musician, Hunter began posting his songs online, catapulting them through his MySpace . Before long, his music rapidly grew into a phenomenon, boasting over 30,000 plays per day within seven months of posting the first song.

{mosgoogle right} PlayRadioPlay! (PRP) houses a sound comparable to the likes of Postal Service or Death Cab For Cutie. The lyrics of PRP's songs speak darkly, but flow against a background of mesmerizing electronic beats and melodies. Hunter describes his sound as "generally happy music with deep, not-as-happy subject lines." The depth and meaning behind the music shows that Hunter is brilliant far beyond his seventeen years.

At the age of fourteen, Hunter experienced the heartache of his father's untimely passing. As a result, he struggled with addiction and depression and ended up spending four months in rehab. He reemerged with a new, more positive outlook on life, which is clearly reflected in his music.

The six-track EP titled The Frequency, is due out in stores later this month. On it are five original PRP songs and a memorable cover of The Killers hit, "Mr. Brightside". Each track has a lengthy title, a trait that can be found on the albums of bands such as Fall Out Boy or Panic! At the Disco. Despite some similarities to other artists in the music scene today, the music of PlayRadioPlay! still strongly holds its own ground.

The lyrics, though mostly ominous, still flow poetically through the music, guided by Hunter's soothing, youthful voice. The track "Confines of Gravity" captures a story of entrapment that almost any teen can at some point relate to: "I want to be an astronaut and get high; just want to be free from the confines of gravity." Tracks such as "Even Fairy Tale Characters Would Be Jealous" and "Compliment Each Other Like Colors", tell similar stories of personal turbulence.

Hunter is in the process of bringing PlayRadioPlay! to the mainstream, and has already been seen on tour with Fall Out Boy. He is now working on his debut full length album with Grammy Award winning producer, Garret Lee. The full PlayRadioPlay! album is expected to be released sometime this fall.

Dan Hunter is a great representation of personal triumph and reflects this through his music. He is a positive influence for teens who are not given very many decent role models these days. PlayRadioPlay! is a landmark in the evolution of popular music and the world has certainly not seen the last of Hunter and his incredible talents. The Frequency EP hits stores on April 24th.

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Tiffany   |2007-06-24 16:01:09 Niceee. Dan hunter is an amazing kid. Reply 0   0

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