Phil Danyew

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Phil Danyew
Birth namePhillip Bruce Danyew
Also known asDanyew, Elephant Castle
Born Orange County, California, U.S.
Origin San Diego, California
Genres Indie, rock, pop electronica
Occupation(s)Producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums, bass, percussion, piano
Years active2006–present
Labels EMI/Sparrow
Spouse
(m. 2017)
Children1 [1]

Phillip Bruce Danyew is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He released two extended plays in 2009, Danyew and Wake Up with EMI/Sparrow Records. He was a touring member of Foster the People. [2] [3]

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Early life

Phillip Bruce Danyew was born [4] in Orange County, California and has a twin sister, Rachael Marie Danyew. [5] Phillip Danyew started his songwriting career while he was in the seventh grade. [5]

Music career

Danyew started his music career in 2006, but his first extended play, The EP, was not independently released until February 17, 2009. [6] His next two extended plays were released by Sparrow Records, Danyew on April 21, 2009, [7] [8] [9] and Wake Up was released on November 17, 2009. [10] [11]

In 2011, Danyew started a band, Hitpoints. [6] He joined the band Foster the People in late 2013[ citation needed ] as a touring member. Danyew released the single "Friends for Life" via the label Old Wizard in August 2019 as a homage to The Beatles. [2]

Danyew has produced music for HalfNoise, Katelyn Tarver,Sarah Denham and Danae. [12]

Discography

As Danyew [6]
As Phil Danyew
As Elephant Castle (solo project) [3]
As Wave System (with Taylor Johnson)

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