Drew Danburry is a singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 who has toured independently and released records since 2002. He currently owns and runs a barber shop in Provo, Utah.

Beginnings (2003-2005)

In 2003, Drew Danburry began recording songs in the basement apartment where he lived in Provo, UT. In 2004, after trying to organize a backing band on the road and selling homemade copies of his first album "An Introduction To Sex Rock" he began touring alone.

Beginning in 2005, he re-released a shorter version of his first album "An Introduction To Sex Rock" and released his second album "Besides: Are We Just Playing Around Out Here Or Do We Mean What We Say?" and began touring nationally. He toured extensively with the bands Lydia

Lydia

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, The Robot Ate Me

The Robot Ate Me

The Robot Ate Me is an experimental indie rock band formed by Ryland Bouchard in 2002 which has been through many distinct phases incorporating aspects of folk, jazz, psychedelia and avant-garde rock. Their critically acclaimed albums alternated between accessible pop and obscure musical art projects...

, and Aubrey Debauchery.

He was invited to play the Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal

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 Music Festival and played shows with bands such as Scary Kids Scaring Kids

Scary Kids Scaring Kids

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, Meg & Dia

Meg & Dia

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, Hockey Night, Racetrack, Benton Paul, Will Sartain and Seve vs. Evan.

Full-time (2006-2007)

In 2006, he embarked on a seven month long national tour playing pretty much everywhere he could in the United States. He toured for short stints with Harry and the Potters

Harry and the Potters

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, Aubrey Debauchery, TaughtMe, and Seve vs. Evan. He played shows with the bands Deer Tick

Deer Tick

Deer Tick is an American indie folk band from Providence, Rhode Island led by guitarist and singer-songwriter John McCauley. Deer Tick's music has been described as a combination of folk, blues, and country.-History:...

, Viking Moses, Joshua James

Joshua James

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, Headlights, The Little Ones

The Little Ones

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, Horse Feathers

Horse Feathers

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, Red Pony Clock, Jason Anderson, Cedarwell, and Southerly

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. He met Elliot Maldonado who began to play banjo with him and in the fall they embarked on a two month long self-booked European tour. They decided to name the new formation of the musical project "Drew Danburry/Fatal Fury and the Lasercats".

In 2007, Drew released Drew Danburry/Fatal Fury and the Lasercats's "Live In France!" a live album from two separate shows recorded in France and toured with the bands Lilu Dallas, BigBigCar (later known as Grampall Jookabox, or just Jookabox), Jacob Smigel, The Robot Ate Me

The Robot Ate Me

The Robot Ate Me is an experimental indie rock band formed by Ryland Bouchard in 2002 which has been through many distinct phases incorporating aspects of folk, jazz, psychedelia and avant-garde rock. Their critically acclaimed albums alternated between accessible pop and obscure musical art projects...

, Aubrey Debauchery, Riesage, and Iji. At the turn of July he marked his 500th show at Kilby Court in Salt Lake City since his tour kickoff there in February 2005 and announced his indefinite hiatus from touring for a chance to recoup physically, emotionally and financially.

By the end of the year though, he had already released a new EP called "Mother", had been invited back to play the Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal is an annual music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 acts are scheduled to play in more than 50 venues across the city, mostly located in the Mile End area...

 Music Festival and played shows with Lydia

Lydia

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, Zookeeper

Zookeeper

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, Umbrellas, Jake Bellows (of Neva Dinova

Neva Dinova

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), Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is an indie pop band from Springfield, Missouri. Their first full-length album Broom, independently released in 2005, received good reviews from Spin Magazine and they are now signed with Polyvinyl Record Co....

, Headlights, Mount Eerie

Mount Eerie

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, Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

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, Deer Tick

Deer Tick

Deer Tick is an American indie folk band from Providence, Rhode Island led by guitarist and singer-songwriter John McCauley. Deer Tick's music has been described as a combination of folk, blues, and country.-History:...

, Math the Band

Math the Band

Math the Band is an American electronic band formed in 2003 in Westford, Massachusetts by Kevin Steinhauser. Justine Mainville was added to the lineup in 2007. They've released many full-length albums and various EPs...

, Fishboy

Fishboy

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, Everthus the Deadbeats, Chick Pimp, June Madrona, and Seve vs. Evan.

Emergency Umbrella Records (2008-2010)

In 2008, Drew signed to the label Emergency Umbrella Records and established an official lineup for the band that lasted for roughly two weeks until finances forced him to again tour alone. He released the album "This Could Mean Trouble, You Don't Speak For the Club" on Emergency Umbrella Records and toured to promote the album throughout the fall. Playing shows with Bishop Allen

Bishop Allen

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, An Horse

An Horse

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, Brighten

Brighten

Brighten is a pop rock band from Chico, California, consisting of brothers Justin and Jimmy Richards, and Alex Draper . The band has recently been on tour with This Providence, Cute Is What We Aim For, Eisley, and All Time Low. In 2007, their debut album, King vs...

, Surrogate, Deer Tick

Deer Tick

Deer Tick is an American indie folk band from Providence, Rhode Island led by guitarist and singer-songwriter John McCauley. Deer Tick's music has been described as a combination of folk, blues, and country.-History:...

, Larkin Grimm

Larkin Grimm

Larkin Grimm is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Memphis, Tennessee.She was born into a monastic order called Holy Order of MANS...

, Karl Blau

Karl Blau

Karl Blau is an indie rock and folk musician based in Anacortes, Washington, and member of the Knw-Yr-Own/K Records collective. His music is eclectic, incorporating elements of folk, dub, R&B, bossa nova, grunge, hip hop, drone, and worldbeat....

, Math the Band

Math the Band

Math the Band is an American electronic band formed in 2003 in Westford, Massachusetts by Kevin Steinhauser. Justine Mainville was added to the lineup in 2007. They've released many full-length albums and various EPs...

, Will Sartain, The Giranimals, Redbear, The Blanket Truth, Watercolor Paintings, Iji, Adam and Darcie, and Canoe.

In 2009, he toured with the bands Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is an indie pop band from Springfield, Missouri. Their first full-length album Broom, independently released in 2005, received good reviews from Spin Magazine and they are now signed with Polyvinyl Record Co....

, Ryland Bouchard

Ryland Bouchard

Ryland Louis Bouchard is an American vocalist and musician who has gone through many distinct phases spanning between 2002 and 2010 in which he has incorporated aspects of folk, electronica, jazz, psychedelia and avant-garde rock...

 (previously the Robot Ate Me), Emperor X

Emperor X

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, Zoe Boekbinder (of Vermillion Lies

Vermillion Lies

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) and Desert Noises. He played the Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal

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 Music Festival and the Pygmalion Music Festival

Pygmalion Music Festival

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. He played shows with Lenka

Lenka

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, Pomegranates, Wye Oak

Wye Oak

The Wye Oak was the honorary state tree of Maryland, and the largest white oak tree in the United States. Located in the town of Wye Mills, Talbot County, Maryland, the Wye Oak was believed to be over 460 years old at the time of its destruction during a severe thunderstorm on June 6, 2002, and...

, Grand Archives

Grand Archives

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, The Local Natives, Elsinoire, Hallelujah the Hills

Hallelujah the Hills

Hallelujah the Hills is an independent rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their current line-up consists of Ryan Walsh, David Bentley, Dave Bryson, Brian Rutledge, and Nicholas Ward...

The Terrordactyls, Polka Dot Dot Dot, and many other independent artists such as The Awful Truth, Iji, Fishboy, Viking Moses, Wild Moccasins, Wonky Tonk, Chick Pimp, Ash Reiter, JP Haynie, Jacob Smigel, Will Sartain, Adam and Darcie. He also released the EP Geraniums with the French Label Another Record.

In 2010, he played with the bands Miniature Tigers

Miniature Tigers

Miniature Tigers is an Indie rock band with elements of indie pop based in Brooklyn, NY. The band is made up of frontman-guitarist Charlie Brand, Rick Schaier on drums and vocals, Algernon Quashie on guitar, keyboard....

, Paleo

Paleo

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 and Cameron McGill. He released the album "Goodnight Gary" on Emergency Umbrella Records and self-released the sequel "Goodnight Dannii". He began a large amount of side projects and played his supposed "last live show" at Kilby Court on May 14, 2010.

Albums/EPs

• An Introduction to Sex Rock (Self-Released, 2004)
• Besides: Are We Just Playing Around Out Here... (Self-Released, 2005)
• Live In France! (Self-Released, 2007), as Drew Danburry/Fatal Fury and the Lasercats
• Mother EP (Self-Released, 2007)
• This Could Mean Trouble, You Don't Speak For the Club (Emergency Umbrella, 2008)
• Geraniums EP (Another Record, 2009)
• Goodnight Gary (Emergency Umbrella, 2010)
• Goodnight Dannii (Emergency Umbrella, 2010)
• Grad School Application (Self-Released, 2010)

Sources

• http://www.emergencyumbrella.com/drewdanburry.html
• http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/live_reviews/5541/Someone_Still_Loves_You_Boris_Yeltsin_surprises_a_hip_Chicago_crowd
• http://www.orovillemr.com/entertainment/ci_12310599
• http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Drew-Danburry
• http://subculture.in/music/drew-danburry-this-could-mean-trouble-you-don%E2%80%99t-speak-for-the-club/
• http://www.bumpershine.com/2007/10/03/pop-montreal-starts-today.html
• http://indierockreviews.com/index.php?Itemid=70&id=892&option=com_content&task=view
• http://archives.heavemedia.com/interview/2007/11/14/interview-drew-danburry
• http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=1614
• http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=3628
• http://www.americana-uk.com/auk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=4544
• http://www.punknews.org/review/8202
• http://www.punknews.org/review/7109
• http://www.punknews.org/review/8162
• http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=288504
• http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=152550 credibility|date=May 2009}}

External links

• http://www.drewdanburry.com/
• http://www.emergencyumbrella.com/
• http://drewdanburry.blogspot.com/
• http://www.last.fm/music/Drew+Danburry