3D Friends | |
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![]() 3D FRIENDS performing at MR Fest 2014 in San Marcos, TX | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Dan Chavez Wright |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | July 2, 1989
Origin | Austin, Texas Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Indie rock, Dream pop, [1] Ambient, Chillwave, [2] Pop |
Years active | 2009 | –present
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Website | 3d-friends |
Daniel Chavez Wright (born July 2, 1989), known professionally as 3D Friends, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer from Austin, Texas. Daniel formed the project in 2009 as a solo project, [2] but has collaborated with other musicians in the past. Wright was previously signed to Hype Music, a collaboration between Extreme Music and MTV.
Wright's single "Lina Magic" was chosen as the theme song for MTV's North American version of the hit television show Skins . [3] His music has also been featured in many other MTV productions, notably the World of Jenks , Underemployed , The Pauly D Project , [4] and Punk'd , [5] in addition to ABC's Revenge and Bravo's Gallery Girls . [3] [5]
Wright's music style been compared to singer-songwriter Elliott Smith and Thomas Mars from the French alternative band Phoenix by the American radio journalist Nic Harcourt. [6] He lists his influences as Destroyer and The Radio Dept. [2]