Daniel Hunt (born 25 July 1974) is an English musician,

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and

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. He is a founding member, principal songwriter and producer of the electronic band

Ladytron Ladytron are a largely British electronic band formed in Liverpool in 1999. The group consists of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, synthesizers), Mira Aroyo (vocals, synthesizers), Daniel Hunt (synthesizers, guitar, vocals), and Reuben Wu (synth ...

Biography

Hunt met Reuben Wu in

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in 1995 and formed

with him in 1999, along with Mira Aroyo and Helen Marnie. In 2003, Hunt set up the Liverpool club, Evol and subsequently collaborated in 2005 on the celebrated Korova bar in the city. In addition to the band, he also DJ's around the world both solo and with other band members. His vocals are featured in the Ladytron' songs "International Dateline" and "Versus". Hunt has produced other artists such as

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, Marina Gasolina and Niue, and remixed

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, Soulwax,

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, Paul Weller and Blondie. Hunt has worked on several movie scores, including that of ''Would You Rather'' starring Sasha Grey, in collaboration with Icelandic friend Barði Jóhannsson. Hunt joined

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as guitarist for their first show in 25 years in January 2012 at Cine Joia, São Paulo, Brazil. Hunt produced Ladytron bandmate Helen Marnie's debut solo album ''

Crystal World ''Crystal World'' is the debut studio album by Scottish musician Marnie, self-released on 11 June 2013 through the site PledgeMusic. The album was produced in 2012 in Reykjavík, Iceland, by her Ladytron band-mate Daniel Hunt in collaboration ...

'', that was released in 2013. He is currently producing the forthcoming sixth Ladytron album, and working on other unrelated projects. In 2016, Hunt co-produced the '' Blind Spot (EP)'' for the band

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Instruments

* Roland SH-09, Crumar Stratus (''604'' tour); *

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Pro-One,

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Delta, Roland SH-09 (''Light & Magic'' tour); * Vox Phantom Six Strings guitar, Roland SH-09, Korg MS2000B (''Witching Hour'' tour); * Vox Phantom Six Strings guitar, Roland SH-201, Korg MS2000B (''Velocifero'' tour); * Crumar Stratus (''Best of 00-10'' and ''Gravity the Seducer'' tours). On the early part of ''Witching Hour'' tour, Ladytron named their four identical

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B to be easier installed on stage. Hunt's was called Ulysses.

Discography

Ladytron

*'' 604'' (2001) *'' Light & Magic'' (2002) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Velocifero'' (2008) *'' Gravity the Seducer'' (2011) *''

'' (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Daniel 1974 births Living people musicians from Liverpool English keyboardists English songwriters English DJs English electronic musicians Ladytron members Electronic dance music DJs