Andy Hunter°
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Andy Hunter°
(born 1974) is a British Christian DJ
and composer of electronic dance music
.
, England on 23 April 1974. He became involved in music in his early days of adolescence, and later became interested in sound engineering in the 90s. He worked with Suede
and The Wonder Stuff
. In 1992, he joined New Generation Music and Mission as a travelling engineer and moved to Bristol
—the scene that was breaking drum and bass
. In 1997, Andy formed a band named "Trip" with lead programmer Martin King and several other production partners. In 1999 Trip released an album called Cultural Shift. In the following years, Hunter worked in the studio, producing techno music. In fall of 2002, his work culminated into the album Exodus, which Hunter released on Nettwerk
. Early in 2005, Hunter released a six-track album, Life
.
He gained attention from Rolling Stone
magazine, which praised his first album, Exodus, and from appearances in video games (including "Black Hawk Down", "SSX 3
", "Burnout Revenge
", "Need For Speed: Underground
" and "Enter the Matrix
"), movies (including "The Matrix Reloaded
" (trailer) and "The Italian Job
") and ABC’s "Alias
". Hunter toured the United States, Japan and Europe with top names in the dance music business, including Tiësto
in 2002, and at the Flevo festival
in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008. He performed at Midem
's opening night party in Cannes, France, an international music conference that gathered heads of industry from the music and technology world. In November 2004, Hunter performed at the Digital Entertainment Anywhere launch party in Los Angeles, hosted by Bill Gates
, and presented his piece "Go" in surround sound.
Hunter has been recognized as a Christian DJ, as he has been nominated for the Gospel Music Association Awards, and won a Dove Award for his album Life. He also performed a New Year's Eve (2005)/New Year's (2006) block party in Phoenix
, Arizona, which was hosted by the Christ's Church of the Valley in Phoenix.
In 2006 Hunter signed a new record deal with Nettwerk
, which produced Exodus. At the end of the 2006 voting for DJ Magazine's Top 100 List, Andy Hunter° ended up ranked 117. Hunter also won a Dutch dance award from Seven FM in 2006. On March 18, 2008 he released his third album "Colour." The album had 12 tracks, his longest album to date. Hunter did a series of 'video diary' podcasts during the recording of the new album. He gradually revealed some track names and on the final episode, he gave viewers very short audio snippets of each track.
Hunter wrote and produced the score of the 2008 film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
with Robbie Bronnimann.
Hunter completed a remix for Per Lichtman and the Beyond Belief Music Corporation (BBMC) in early June 2009. The "Escalation
" remix was released exclusively at indieTorrent on June 15, 2009, with the track being promoted as only available for purchase on that site until July 15. It was made available on more sites (including Amazon, Napster and iTunes) in January, 2010. On December 6, 2010, Andy released a new EP titled, "Collide", which contained five new tracks.
(trailer), Sky High
(trailer), National Treasure
(trailer), Tomb Raider 2 (trailer), "Ballistic: Ecks VS. Sever", The Italian Job
, and ABC
’s hit Alias
. His work has also been featured in a handful of video games, including SSX 3
, Enter The Matrix
, Black Hawk Down, Lumines Mobile, Need for Speed Underground, Burnout Revenge
and Forza Motorsport 2
. His music is also featured in the Christian video game
Dance Praise
. The songs "Come On", "Go", and "Open My Eyes" are included with the game.
In 2007, Microsoft
used "Go" in the promotional video for Silverlight
as well as in 2005 for promoting their "Plays For Sure" downloads.
In 2008, the song "Come On" was used in promotional advertisements for the feature film version of Speed Racer
.
The songs "Go" and "Translucent" were used in the Dutch sport programme "Studio Sport" in the "Champions League" yearview.
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(born 1974) is a British Christian DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and composer of electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
.
Biography
Hunter, professionally known as Andy Hunter°, was born in LeicesterLeicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England on 23 April 1974. He became involved in music in his early days of adolescence, and later became interested in sound engineering in the 90s. He worked with Suede
Suede (band)
Suede are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. The group's most prominent early line-up featured singer Brett Anderson, guitarist Bernard Butler, bass player Mat Osman and drummer Simon Gilbert. By 1992, Suede were hailed as "The Best New Band in Britain", and attracted...
and The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff
The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band, originally based in Stourbridge, West Midlands, in the Black Country, England.-Origins:...
. In 1992, he joined New Generation Music and Mission as a travelling engineer and moved to Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
—the scene that was breaking drum and bass
Drum and bass
Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...
. In 1997, Andy formed a band named "Trip" with lead programmer Martin King and several other production partners. In 1999 Trip released an album called Cultural Shift. In the following years, Hunter worked in the studio, producing techno music. In fall of 2002, his work culminated into the album Exodus, which Hunter released on Nettwerk
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
. Early in 2005, Hunter released a six-track album, Life
Life (Andy Hunter° album)
Life, released in 2005, is the second full-length album by British DJ and electronic dance music composer Andy Hunter°. It may actually be considered an EP as it features only six songs, but each song's duration of +6 minutes makes up for a total playing time of 43:45.The album's content is modeled...
.
He gained attention from Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine, which praised his first album, Exodus, and from appearances in video games (including "Black Hawk Down", "SSX 3
SSX 3
SSX 3 is a snowboarding extreme racing game published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA Sports BIG, which was released in late 2003. It is the third installment in the SSX series, and is THX approved. Like the previous installments, the game was critically acclaimed...
", "Burnout Revenge
Burnout Revenge
Burnout Revenge is the fourth video game in the Burnout series of racing games, released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on September 13, 2005 and Xbox 360 on March 7, 2006, alongside the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS title Burnout Legends....
", "Need For Speed: Underground
Need for Speed: Underground
Need for Speed: Underground is the seventh racing game in the Need for Speed video game series developed by EA Black Box and published by Electronic Arts in 2003...
" and "Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix is the first video game based on The Matrix series of films. It was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Atari and WB Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube game systems, and for the PC. It was published in Japan by Bandai...
"), movies (including "The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science fiction film and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowskis. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and went on general release by Warner Bros. in North American theaters on May 15,...
" (trailer) and "The Italian Job
The Italian Job
The Italian Job is a 1969 British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Collinson. Subsequent television showings and releases on video have established it as an institution in the United Kingdom....
") and ABC’s "Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
". Hunter toured the United States, Japan and Europe with top names in the dance music business, including Tiësto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
in 2002, and at the Flevo festival
Flevo Festival
The Flevo Festival is an open air Christian music festival held each August in The Netherlands. The festival was first organized as the Kamperland Festival in 1978 by the Dutch arm of Youth for Christ and became a private foundation in 2002....
in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008. He performed at Midem
Midem
-MIDEM:Short for Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale, MIDEM is the world's largest music industry trade fair, which has been held annually at and around the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, since 1967...
's opening night party in Cannes, France, an international music conference that gathered heads of industry from the music and technology world. In November 2004, Hunter performed at the Digital Entertainment Anywhere launch party in Los Angeles, hosted by Bill Gates
Bill Gates
William Henry "Bill" Gates III is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. Gates is the former CEO and current chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen...
, and presented his piece "Go" in surround sound.
Hunter has been recognized as a Christian DJ, as he has been nominated for the Gospel Music Association Awards, and won a Dove Award for his album Life. He also performed a New Year's Eve (2005)/New Year's (2006) block party in Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Arizona, which was hosted by the Christ's Church of the Valley in Phoenix.
In 2006 Hunter signed a new record deal with Nettwerk
Nettwerk
The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
, which produced Exodus. At the end of the 2006 voting for DJ Magazine's Top 100 List, Andy Hunter° ended up ranked 117. Hunter also won a Dutch dance award from Seven FM in 2006. On March 18, 2008 he released his third album "Colour." The album had 12 tracks, his longest album to date. Hunter did a series of 'video diary' podcasts during the recording of the new album. He gradually revealed some track names and on the final episode, he gave viewers very short audio snippets of each track.
Hunter wrote and produced the score of the 2008 film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed is a 2008 documentary film, directed by Nathan Frankowski and hosted by Ben Stein. The film contends that the mainstream science establishment suppresses academics who believe they see evidence of intelligent design in nature and who criticize evidence supporting...
with Robbie Bronnimann.
Hunter completed a remix for Per Lichtman and the Beyond Belief Music Corporation (BBMC) in early June 2009. The "Escalation
Escalation
Escalation is the phenomenon of something getting more intense step by step, for example a quarrel, or, notably, a war between states possessing weapons of mass destruction. Compare to escalator, a device that lifts something to a higher level...
" remix was released exclusively at indieTorrent on June 15, 2009, with the track being promoted as only available for purchase on that site until July 15. It was made available on more sites (including Amazon, Napster and iTunes) in January, 2010. On December 6, 2010, Andy released a new EP titled, "Collide", which contained five new tracks.
Recognition
"Go" and "The Wonders of You" garnered placements in film and television, including uses in The Matrix ReloadedThe Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded is a 2003 American science fiction film and the second installment in The Matrix trilogy, written and directed by the Wachowskis. It premiered on May 7, 2003, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, and went on general release by Warner Bros. in North American theaters on May 15,...
(trailer), Sky High
Sky High (2005 film)
Sky High is a 2005 American comedic superhero family film about an airborne school for teenage superheroes. It was directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Paul Hernandez, Robert Schooley, and Mark McCorkle...
(trailer), National Treasure
National treasure
The idea of national treasure, like national epics and national anthems, is part of the language of Romantic nationalism, which arose in the late 18th century and 19th centuries. Nationalism is an ideology which supports the nation as the fundamental unit of human social life, which includes shared...
(trailer), Tomb Raider 2 (trailer), "Ballistic: Ecks VS. Sever", The Italian Job
The Italian Job (2003 film)
The Italian Job is a 2003 heist film directed by F. Gary Gray. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def, and Donald Sutherland. It is an American remake of a 1969 British film of the same name, and is about a team of thieves who plan to steal...
, and ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
’s hit Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
. His work has also been featured in a handful of video games, including SSX 3
SSX 3
SSX 3 is a snowboarding extreme racing game published by Electronic Arts and developed by EA Sports BIG, which was released in late 2003. It is the third installment in the SSX series, and is THX approved. Like the previous installments, the game was critically acclaimed...
, Enter The Matrix
Enter the Matrix
Enter the Matrix is the first video game based on The Matrix series of films. It was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Atari and WB Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube game systems, and for the PC. It was published in Japan by Bandai...
, Black Hawk Down, Lumines Mobile, Need for Speed Underground, Burnout Revenge
Burnout Revenge
Burnout Revenge is the fourth video game in the Burnout series of racing games, released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on September 13, 2005 and Xbox 360 on March 7, 2006, alongside the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS title Burnout Legends....
and Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2 is a racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It is the second title in the Forza Motorsport series, and is the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport and is followed by Forza Motorsport 3 .The box art features a tuned Nissan 350Z...
. His music is also featured in the Christian video game
Christian video games
Christian video games were first marketed successfully by BibleBytes in the early 1980s on several different microcomputer platforms and in the late 1980s for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Wisdom Tree. Now they are made by many different developers...
Dance Praise
Dance Praise
Dance Praise is a series of dance video games developed by Christian video game developer Digital Praise, with a particular emphasis on Contemporary Christian music. Peter Fokos, CTO of Digital Praise, started the Dance Praise series after his daughter asked him to create a dance game with...
. The songs "Come On", "Go", and "Open My Eyes" are included with the game.
In 2007, Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
used "Go" in the promotional video for Silverlight
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft Silverlight is an application framework for writing and running rich Internet applications, with features and purposes similar to those of Adobe Flash. The run-time environment for Silverlight is available as a plug-in for web browsers running under Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X...
as well as in 2005 for promoting their "Plays For Sure" downloads.
In 2008, the song "Come On" was used in promotional advertisements for the feature film version of Speed Racer
Speed Racer (film)
Speed Racer is a 2008 American live action film adaptation of Tatsuo Yoshida's 1960s Japanese anime series of the same name, produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The film is written and directed by the Wachowskis...
.
The songs "Go" and "Translucent" were used in the Dutch sport programme "Studio Sport" in the "Champions League" yearview.
Albums
- Spiritualisation (Hydro Album) (1996)
- Aborigination (Hydro Album) (1998)
- Cultural Shift - Trip Album with Martin King, Vocals by Tanya Farthing (1999)
- ExodusExodus (Andy Hunter album)Exodus, released in October 2002, is the first full-length album produced by British DJ Andy Hunter°. The music is a sweeping mix of sophisticated Techno and Electronic Dance Music. On his website, Hunter° explains how the inspiration for many of the tracks came from the Book of Exodus...
(October 2002) - Life (May 2005)
- ColourColour (album)Colour, released in 2008, is the third full-length album by British DJ and electronic dance music composer Andy Hunter°. It is the follow-up to his second album Life, as well has his longest album to date; However, Exodus is over 3 minutes longer, so if the album was reissued on two discs, it would...
(March 2008) - CollideCollide (Andy Hunter album)Collide is the second full-length EP by British DJ and electronic dance music composer Andy Hunter°. It is the follow-up to his 2008 album Colour. "Collide" was released as an iTunes exclusive on December 6, 2010. It will be made available to other digital retailers in the new year.- Reception...
(December 2010)
Singles
- Amazing (12" and 2x12" promo single on Nettwerk) (2002) (including remixes by Deep DishDeep DishDeep Dish is a duo of DJs and house-music producers consisting of Iranian-American members Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi. Based in Washington, D.C., Shirazinia and Tayebi are well known for providing house or dance remixes of tracks of famous stars such as Madonna, Cher and Gabrielle,...
, Fade and Summit) - Go (12" single on Nettwerk) (2003) (remixes by Satoshi Tommie and Antillas)
- To Live To Love (Single on EMI) (2006) (Remixes by Cedric Gervais and Andy himself)
- Stars (Single / EP) (2008)(Including remixes by Giuseppe Ottaviani, The Camel Rider and Phonat)
- On Automatic / Stars (Camp America Remix) (2010) By donating money for Andy walk the London Marathon
- Raining Sunshine (Club Mix) (2011)
- Hold On (2011)
Remixes
- Avalon - Testify To Love (New Birth Remix)
- Gary Jules - Mad World (Andy Hunter Remix)
- Plumb - Cut (Andy Hunter Remix)
- Coco O'Connor - Hard Time To Shine (Andy Hunter Remix)
- Per Lichtman ft. Kathlin Rivers - Escalation (Andy Hunter Remix)
- Andy Hunter - Collide (Mark Webb Remix) (Was given away because Andy's Facebook page has 12000 likes)http://www.andyhunter.com/giveaway
Unreleased
- Amazing (Chris FortierChris FortierChris Fortier is an American DJ and founder of the Balance Record Pool as well as co-founder and owner of Fade Records. Fortier's DJ-ing covers a range of styles from dark progressive to minimalist techno...
's Unreleased Mix) - Out Of Control (JHT3 Wacko Mix)
- Smile (Type 41 Club Mix)
- Lifelight (Dulac & Dubois Remix)
- Malacates Trebol ShopMalacates Trébol ShopMalacates Trebol Shop is a Guatemalan Rock Pop Latino band best known for their innovative and unique compositions. The band's varied musical style has fused traditional rock and ska with various elements of Latin and pop. They have recorded four Albums: 1.Paquetecuetes2. Sí, 3. Sólo éxitos… 4. De...
- Outro (Andy Hunter Remix) - Peter FurlerPeter FurlerPeter Andrew Furler is an Australian musician, songwriter, producer, and record executive but is best known as the former lead singer for the Christian rock band Newsboys.-Biography:...
- I'm Alive (Andy Hunter Remix) (Release probably in January 2012)