Mad Planet

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Mad Planet was an indie electronic rock band from Silverlake, California, consisting of Cooper Gillespie (bass/vocals), Greg Gordon (drums, sequences) and Tony Crouse (guitars, keys). Mad Planet was formed in 2009. Their debut album, All Elephants, was released in 2010. The record garnered them a position in the CMJ Top 200 charts. [1] [2] In 2011 the band released an EP, Gliese 581g.

The band has been featured in Filter Magazine (Discovering the Undiscovered) [1] , CMJ.com (Sonicbids Spotlight Artist), [3] Deli Magazine (named as one of Los Angeles' best new artists), [4] Consequence of Sound [5] and BMI.com (Indie Spotlight Artist). [6]

After Mad Planet, Gillespie and Gordon started a new band, called Ultra Violent Rays. [7] Later they moved to Landers and formed another band, named Landroids. [8] Tony Crouse continued his career as independent songwriter and producer. [9]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 Staff. Filter Magazine (2011-01-10) http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/news/entry/discover_the_undiscovered_mad_planet
  2. ↑ CMJ Radio 200 Chart Issue 1166 (2010-08-24)
  3. ↑ Lipsitz, Ari. CMJ.com (2011-05-13) http://www.cmj.com/column/sonicbids-spotlight-mad-planet/
  4. ↑ Putnam, Jenna. Deli Magazine (2011-02-22) http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/4612/best-la-37-hot-sun-36-mad-planet
  5. ↑ Maider, Ted. Consequence of Sound (2010-11-27) https://consequence.net/2010/11/listen-mad-planet/
  6. ↑ Staff. BMI.com (2010-11-11) http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/549849
  7. ↑ artistrack (May 12, 2016). "Ultra Violent Rays - Wish". ArtistRack (One of the world's leading music promotion platforms, one of the best Music Blogs). Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Recent". FANATIC. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Halfway To Eternity, by Tony Crouse". Tony Crouse. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
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