Dangerous Muse
Encyclopedia
Dangerous Muse is an American
electropop duo based in New York
. The duo comprises vocalist Mike Furey and Musician/Programmer Tom Napack, who is often depicted using a Keytar
.
, New York City
. Furey, a singer-songwriter trained in piano, wanted to experiment with a more electronic sound and Napack, a musician-programmer, was looking to collaborate with a lyricist. Their first recording, "The Rejection", caught the attention of record mogul Seymour Stein
who offered the duo a demo deal with Sire Records
and facilitated their signing to Cordless Recordings
, a digital imprint of Warner Music Group. Soon after, the duo signed with former Warner Bros. Records Senior Executive, Craig Kostich of Operational Art, for management.
"The Rejection
" was their debut three-song digital EP
. A music video for the lead single aired on MTV
/Logo Network
and in its second week went to #1 on the countdown. A remixes EP was issued, including mixes by Eric Kupper
and LorD and Master, under his former name of SilverSpirit.
This success rallied significant press coverage for the duo. Highlights include the cover of The Advocate
's annual music issue, Perez Hilton
's popular blog, and the New York Daily News
"Year End Ones to Watch." They were featured in the H&M
Fashion Against Aids annual campaign among other artists to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. An exclusive t-shirt designed by Dangerous Muse was sold in stores worldwide and online to support the cause.
Dangerous Muse is currently in the final stage of recording their debut album, Take Control, which is being readied for release on the Scarce Goods label. To introduce the album, the song "I Want It All
" produced by Bloodshy & Avant
, and music video, directed by visual artist Greko Sklavounos, were released. Producers on the album include Bloodshy & Avant (Britney
, Madonna
, Miike Snow
), recording artist Esthero
(making her production debut), Josh Harris
(The Killers, Seal
, Dangerous Muse), Ted Ottaviano (Book Of Love, Dangerous Muse), and David Siskovic (Justin Timberlake
, Cut Copy
, Gwen Stefani
, and Goldfrapp
).
Dangerous Muse have been performing songs from the album at live dates and club performances since their New York show at The Fillmore on New Year's Eve with Fischerspooner
. On stage, the duo has added two musicians (on keyboards and acoustic/electronic drums) and new technology production, including the integration of a "laser harp" — a musical instrument/midi controller
made of laser beams that respond to touch.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
electropop duo based in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The duo comprises vocalist Mike Furey and Musician/Programmer Tom Napack, who is often depicted using a Keytar
Keytar
A keytar is a relatively lightweight keyboard that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders, similar to the way a guitar is supported by a strap. Keytars allow players a greater range of movement compared to conventional keyboards, which are placed on stands...
.
History
Dangerous Muse formed when Mike Furey and Tom Napack met as students at Fordham UniversityFordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Furey, a singer-songwriter trained in piano, wanted to experiment with a more electronic sound and Napack, a musician-programmer, was looking to collaborate with a lyricist. Their first recording, "The Rejection", caught the attention of record mogul Seymour Stein
Seymour Stein
Seymour Stein is an entrepreneur in the music industry who has been a part of the business since getting his first job as a clerk for Billboard magazine in 1958. Stein is a vice president of Warner Bros...
who offered the duo a demo deal with Sire Records
Sire Records
Sire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
and facilitated their signing to Cordless Recordings
Cordless Recordings
Cordless Recordings is a netlabel owned by Warner Music Group. The label was founded in 2005 by Jac Holzman, who also founded Elektra Records and Nonesuch Records.-Affiliation with Rykodisc - Present:...
, a digital imprint of Warner Music Group. Soon after, the duo signed with former Warner Bros. Records Senior Executive, Craig Kostich of Operational Art, for management.
"The Rejection
The Rejection EP
The Rejection is the debut EP by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse, released on November 8, 2005.-Track listing:# "The Rejection" - 3:54# "All Yours " - 3:16# "Apart" - 4:10-External links:* *...
" was their debut three-song digital EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. A music video for the lead single aired on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
/Logo Network
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
and in its second week went to #1 on the countdown. A remixes EP was issued, including mixes by Eric Kupper
Eric Kupper
Eric Kupper is an American keyboardist, arranger, songwriter, remix artist, DJ and record producer of French descent. Playing in bands in his formative years, he got his real start in the mid-1980s working as a keyboardist, guitarist, and songwriter for such producer/remixers as David Morales,...
and LorD and Master, under his former name of SilverSpirit.
This success rallied significant press coverage for the duo. Highlights include the cover of The Advocate
The Advocate
The Advocate is an American LGBT-interest magazine, printed monthly and available by subscription. The Advocate brand also includes a web site. Both magazine and web site have an editorial focus on news, politics, opinion, and arts and entertainment of interest to LGBT people...
's annual music issue, Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. , better known as Perez Hilton , is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities...
's popular blog, and the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
"Year End Ones to Watch." They were featured in the H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....
Fashion Against Aids annual campaign among other artists to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. An exclusive t-shirt designed by Dangerous Muse was sold in stores worldwide and online to support the cause.
Dangerous Muse is currently in the final stage of recording their debut album, Take Control, which is being readied for release on the Scarce Goods label. To introduce the album, the song "I Want It All
I Want It All
"I Want It All" is a song by English rock band Queen, featured on their 1989 twelfth studio album The Miracle. Written by guitarist and backing vocalist Brian May and produced by David Richards, the song was released as the lead single from the album on 2 May 1989...
" produced by Bloodshy & Avant
Bloodshy & Avant
Bloodshy and Avant are a music production and songwriting team from Sweden made up of Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg...
, and music video, directed by visual artist Greko Sklavounos, were released. Producers on the album include Bloodshy & Avant (Britney
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
, Miike Snow
Miike Snow
Miike Snow is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg and Andrew Wyatt.-Early years:Miike Snow was formed in 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden....
), recording artist Esthero
Esthero
Esthero ,born Jenny-Bea Englishman, is a Canadian singer-songwriter who currently lives in Los Angeles, California. The name Esthero refers both to the singer and formerly to the two-person team of herself and producer Doc McKinney...
(making her production debut), Josh Harris
Josh Harris (artist)
Josh Harris is an American dance musician best known for his remixes of various pop musicians and other dance artists.Harris the son of Joel and Marcia Harris, was born in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in an area called the Central West End near Forest Park . He began to take lessons in classical...
(The Killers, Seal
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
, Dangerous Muse), Ted Ottaviano (Book Of Love, Dangerous Muse), and David Siskovic (Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
, Cut Copy
Cut Copy
Cut Copy are an Australian electronic band formed in 2001 by Dan Whitford on vocals, keyboard and guitar. Other members are Tim Hoey on guitar and sampler, Ben Browning on bass guitar and Mitchell Scott on drums. Their second album, In Ghost Colours peaked at number-one on the ARIA Albums Chart in...
, Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
, and Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
).
Dangerous Muse have been performing songs from the album at live dates and club performances since their New York show at The Fillmore on New Year's Eve with Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner
Fischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
. On stage, the duo has added two musicians (on keyboards and acoustic/electronic drums) and new technology production, including the integration of a "laser harp" — a musical instrument/midi controller
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDI is an industry-standard protocol, first defined in 1982 by Gordon Hall, that enables electronic musical instruments , computers and other electronic equipment to communicate and synchronize with each other...
made of laser beams that respond to touch.
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Take Control Take Control (album) Take Control is the debut album from electro-pop duo, Dangerous Muse. After seven years of producing music, their debut album was finished, and is one of the most anticipated releases by fans.-Confirmed Tracks:...
|
Extended plays
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2005 | The Rejection The Rejection EP The Rejection is the debut EP by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse, released on November 8, 2005.-Track listing:# "The Rejection" - 3:54# "All Yours " - 3:16# "Apart" - 4:10-External links:* *...
|
| 2006 | Give Me Danger Give Me Danger Give Me Danger is Dangerous Muse's second EP and last release through Cordless Recordings. The EP was not released as a physical product but as a digital download. The EP has been released twice. On August 22nd, it was released as a three song EP featuring all new Dangerous Muse songs... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2006 | The Rejection
|
| 2007 | Give Me Danger Give Me Danger (song) "Give Me Danger" is a song by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse. It was written by Mike Furey, Tom Napack, and produced by Ted Ottaviano for the duo's second EP of the same name... Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
| 2009 | I Want It All I Want It All (Dangerous Muse song) I Want It All is a song/single by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse, released on December 15, 2009. The music video was directed by Greko Sklavounos... |
| 2011 | Fame Kills
|
B-Sides
| Year | Title | A Side |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Everyday Is Halloween
|
Give Me Danger Give Me Danger (song) "Give Me Danger" is a song by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse. It was written by Mike Furey, Tom Napack, and produced by Ted Ottaviano for the duo's second EP of the same name... |
Music Videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2006 | The Rejection The Rejection EP The Rejection is the debut EP by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse, released on November 8, 2005.-Track listing:# "The Rejection" - 3:54# "All Yours " - 3:16# "Apart" - 4:10-External links:* *... |
| 2009 | I Want It All I Want It All (Dangerous Muse song) I Want It All is a song/single by American electropop duo Dangerous Muse, released on December 15, 2009. The music video was directed by Greko Sklavounos... |
Compilations
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry (soundtrack) (July 20, 2007) "The Rejection"
- Asleep By Dawn Magazine Presents: DJ Ferret's Underground Club Mix #3 (October 30, 2007 Dancing Ferret Discs) "Give Me Danger"
- I Love Montreal : Mixed By Peter RauhoferPeter RauhoferPeter Rauhofer is a DJ, remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including "Nothing Really Matters", "American Life", "Nothing Fails, "Nobody Knows Me", "Get...
(2007) "Give Me Danger (Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Dub)"
Other Remixes
- Tegan And SaraTegan and SaraTegan and Sara are a Canadian indie band composed of identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin . Both Tegan and Sara play guitar and keyboard and write songs.-History:...
- Back In Your HeadBack in Your Head"Back in Your Head" is a song by the Canadian indie band Tegan and Sara from their 2007 album The Con. It was released as a single in the same year. It was written by Sara Quin....
(Dangerous Muse Remix) - The VeronicasThe VeronicasThe Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....
- UntouchedUntouched (song)"Untouched" is an electropop song written by Jessica and Lisa Origliasso, and Toby Gad, produced by Gad for The Veronicas' second album Hook Me Up . It was released as the album's second single in Australia on 10 December 2007. The song is notable for becoming the band's breakout hit in the United...
(Napack - Dangerous Muse Remixes) - Alanis MorissetteAlanis MorissetteAlanis Nadine Morissette is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actress. She has won 16 Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and also shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination...
- Not As WeNot as We"Not as We" is a song from Alanis Morissette's seventh studio album, Flavors of Entanglement. "Not as We" was remixed and released as the second single from Flavors of Entanglement in North America, while "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" was released as the second single in Europe.The single was...
(Dangerous Muse Remix) - Lady GaGaLady GaGaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
- Bad RomanceBad Romance"Bad Romance" is a song by American recording artist Lady Gaga. It was released as the lead single from her third extended play , and second major release The Fame Monster . Written by Lady Gaga and produced by RedOne, the track was inspired by Gaga's fear of negative love relationships and the...
(Dangerous Muse "Match In The Gas Tank" Remix) - Adam LambertAdam LambertAdam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...
- If I Had YouIf I Had You"If I Had You" is a 1928 song by "Irving King" with Ted Shapiro. The romantic love song has become a mainstream jazz standard, and continues to be performed and used in movie soundtracks into the 21st century...
(Dangerous Muse Remix)