Aerodrone
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Aerodrone is an American
United States
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 electro-rock band from Eugene
Eugene, Oregon
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, Oregon
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, that was founded in 2005 by Gary Zon. Aerodrone is a mix between New Wave
New Wave music
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, rock
Rock music
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, and electro, and are heavily influenced by both rock and electronic elements. According to interviews, Zon is responsible for composing much of the music digitally. The band has had a number of interchanging members, currently with Gary Zon on vocals, TZA on keyboards, and Joel Adkins on guitar.

Band Biography

Aerodrone quickly gained popularity on MySpace after becoming a featured band in the Summer of 2006. In Spring of 2007 the band signed a record deal with Cordless Recordings
Cordless Recordings
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 of Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
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.http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2007/05/24/Pulse/Local.Band.Signs.With.Major.Label-2907404.shtml?refsource=collegeheadlines. Since then, the band has had a deal with Myspace Records as well as other prominent outlets such as TrueAnthem.com, MTVU, and Hot Topic.

Band members

Gary Zon: Vocals, Keys & Programming

TZA: keys/synth/vocoder

Joel Adkins: drums/hair

Studio

Gary Zon: Vocals / composition
Joel Adkins: Drums / guitar (2009–present)
Tonya Pugh: All keyboards (2007–present)
Kevin Patrick Miller: All guitars from 2005 until 2009

Discography

  • Aerodrone Demo - 2005
  • The Spin EP - 2006
  • Sceneboy EP - 2008
  • Ready To Love EP - 2010

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