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Playradioplay!
Biography
Dan Hunter, the man behind the electronic pop project Playradioplay!, once told an interviewer that he'd been able to score a contract with a major label because "I had already proven that kids want to hear my music before they even came knocking on my door." Of course, Hunter had an advantage in understanding the mind of the American teenager, since he was only 17 years old when Island Records signed Playradioplay! to a record deal. Born and raised in Aledo, TX, Hunter began writing electronic music when he took a class in music technology during his early years of high school. Hunter discovered he enjoyed creating music on computers, and put together a small electronic music studio at home, based around his laptop and sequencing programs like FL Studio. Hunter began writing songs inspired by his own life experiences -- the death of his father, his descent into drug abuse, his experiences in rehab, his subsequent embrace of the "straight-edge" lifestyle and Christianity, and his relationship with his girlfriend Madison, all married to slick synthesized melodies -- and started posting them on a MySpace page under the moniker Playradioplay! As word spread on the Internet about Hunter's music, Playradioplay! became one of the most popular groups on the networking site, eventually racking up over 6.
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