Penguin Prison | |
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![]() Penguin Prison in October 2010 | |
Background information | |
Origin | New York City |
Genres | Synthpop, dance-pop, indietronica, Disco |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Downtown |
Members |
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Website |
penguinprison |
Penguin Prison is an electropop project composed solely of New York City singer, musician, producer and remixer Chris Glover. [1] [2] Penguin Prison's self-titled debut album was released on 18 October 2011 through Downtown Records to positive reviews. [3]
Chris Glover was born in 1983 grew up in New York City's Upper East Side. His early musical influences came mostly from his mother's love of country music[ citation needed]. Glover's favorite artists growing up were Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams.[ citation needed] Glover showed an interest in performing music at an early age when he joined his school's gospel choir at age 10, singing alongside future R&B artist Alicia Keys[ citation needed]. While a teen, he performed at CBGB's with his punk band The Museum[ citation needed]. He attended the Bard College, where he formed a popular "crazy, fake boy band" called The Smartest People At Bard, which he describes as "a cross between Backstreet Boys and Beastie Boys".[ citation needed] In the mid-2000s, before releasing music as Penguin Prison, he went by his birth name and recorded an unreleased pop-rap album, Hell Isn't Even That Funny, which was promoted with the single "Stand On Your Seat" (2005). [4]
Penguin Prison is known for remixing, among others, the Jamiroquai song " White Knuckle Ride" the Darren Hayes song " Talk Talk Talk", the Ellie Goulding song " Starry Eyed", the Imagine Dragons song " It's Time", the Faithless song "Feel Me Now" and the Marina and the Diamonds song "I Am Not a Robot".
Penguin Prison | |
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![]() Penguin Prison in October 2010 | |
Background information | |
Origin | New York City |
Genres | Synthpop, dance-pop, indietronica, Disco |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Downtown |
Members |
|
Website |
penguinprison |
Penguin Prison is an electropop project composed solely of New York City singer, musician, producer and remixer Chris Glover. [1] [2] Penguin Prison's self-titled debut album was released on 18 October 2011 through Downtown Records to positive reviews. [3]
Chris Glover was born in 1983 grew up in New York City's Upper East Side. His early musical influences came mostly from his mother's love of country music[ citation needed]. Glover's favorite artists growing up were Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams.[ citation needed] Glover showed an interest in performing music at an early age when he joined his school's gospel choir at age 10, singing alongside future R&B artist Alicia Keys[ citation needed]. While a teen, he performed at CBGB's with his punk band The Museum[ citation needed]. He attended the Bard College, where he formed a popular "crazy, fake boy band" called The Smartest People At Bard, which he describes as "a cross between Backstreet Boys and Beastie Boys".[ citation needed] In the mid-2000s, before releasing music as Penguin Prison, he went by his birth name and recorded an unreleased pop-rap album, Hell Isn't Even That Funny, which was promoted with the single "Stand On Your Seat" (2005). [4]
Penguin Prison is known for remixing, among others, the Jamiroquai song " White Knuckle Ride" the Darren Hayes song " Talk Talk Talk", the Ellie Goulding song " Starry Eyed", the Imagine Dragons song " It's Time", the Faithless song "Feel Me Now" and the Marina and the Diamonds song "I Am Not a Robot".