Andrew de Torres

Last updated
Andrew de Torres
Origin Puerto Rico
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
guitar
ukulele
Years active2003–present
Labels Photo Finish Records
Destiny Worldwide Records

Andrew de Torres is the lead vocalist of Danger Radio and former lead vocalist and guitarist of The Scene Aesthetic. Along with Eric Kimberlin, who was also in The Scene Aesthetic, he also released music as Prince of Spain. Andrew continued to write and record music as a solo artist under the name Kaptan. [1]

Contents

Biography

Danger Radio

De Torres met his future Danger Radio band-mate Nico Hartikainen during their time at middle school in Edmonds in 1999. The pair involved bassist Marvin Kunkel to form what would morph into Danger Radio [2] after several line-up changes. Danger Radio have released three EPs and one full-length album, Used and Abused .

The Scene Aesthetic

Andrew got together with Eric Kimberlin in January 2005 to write a song, which became their successful single "Beauty in the Breakdown". The two continued to write together throughout 2005 and 2006 as The Scene Aesthetic until they had enough material for their debut full-length, Building Homes from What We've Known. [3] The Scene Aesthetic have released three full-length albums, a DVD and an EP. They have also covered Taylor Swift's "Love Story" for a compilation disc.

Solo work

De Torres started his solo work under the moniker Man with Robot Hands in 2007 [4] with several tracks being available for streaming on MySpace.

On March 9, 2010, de Torres stated that he has plans to release a solo album in early 2010. [5] It seems unlikely that his solo release will be under the name Man with Robot Hands as all of the demos are available for streaming on MySpace under his own name. [6]

Andrew de Torres released his first single "All That I Need Is You" featuring Cady Groves. (January 18, 2011)

Other projects

Andrew de Torres is featured in Jeffree Star's single titled "Starstruck", from his Cupcakes Taste Like Violence EP. Andrew is also featured in AJ Rafael's single, "When We Say" off his 2011 album, Red Roses. Together with Eric Kimberlin of The Scene Aesthetic, they released a single album called, "His Majesty" under the name Prince of Spain. It was a transition from an acoustic sound to a more indie one.

Kaptan

De Torres currently releases music under the name Kaptan through the label South x Sea Music, [7] a label he started with his friend Brandon Metcalf after they both moved from Seattle, WA to Nashville, TN.

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
Billboard: Uncharted Territory
UK
"All That I Need Is You (feat. Cady Groves)"2011'TBA'

Danger Radio

YearAlbum Details
2004 The Difference Between Love and Envy EP
  • Released: May 21, 2004
  • Label: I Ate Her Records
  • Format: CD
2008Punch Your Lights Out EP
2008 Used and Abused
2020The Difference between Love and Envy(album)
  • Released: October 30, 2020
  • Label: Billy Records
  • Format: CD, DL

The Scene Aesthetic

YearAlbum details
2006Building Homes from What We've Known
2007The Scene Aesthetic
2009A Type & a Shadow EP

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References

  1. "About". KAPTAN. Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  2. Danger Radio Full Biography Archived December 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine at dangerradio.net. Retrieved on July 29th, 2009.
  3. Lyricsmania biography Archived May 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on July 29th, 2009.
  4. Man with Robot Hands at Myspace Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  5. Andrew de Torres Tumblr blog Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  6. Andrew de Torres at MySpace. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  7. "Home". South By Sea. Retrieved 2017-06-22.