Phillip Bruce Danyew (born October 31, 1986) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He released two extended plays in 2009, ''Danyew'' and ''Wake Up'' with

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. He is a former touring member of

Foster the People Foster the People is an American indie pop band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2009. Its members are singer Mark Foster, guitarist Sean Cimino, and keyboardist Isom Innis. Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in ...

Early life

Danyew was born as Phillip Bruce Danyew Work ID No. 505926814 ISWC No. T9019921596 on October 31, 1986 in

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. His father, Gregory Bruce Danyew, is a painter and musician, and mother, Julie I. Danyew (''née'' Barnes) is also a musician. He has a twin sister, Rachael Marie Danyew. Danyew started his songwriting career while he was in the seventh grade.

Music career

Danyew started his music career in 2006, yet his first extended play, ''The EP'', was not independently released until February 17, 2009. His next two extended plays were released by

, ''Danyew'', on April 21, 2009, while ''Wake Up'' was released on November 17, 2009. In 2011, Danyew created a band, Hitpoints. He joined the band Foster the People in late 2013 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. Danyew has produced music for

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, and Danae.

Discography

;As Danyew * ''The EP'' (February 17, 2009, Independent) * ''Danyew'' (April 21, 2009, Sparrow) * ''Wake Up'' (November 17, 2009, Sparrow) ;As Phil Danyew * "Friends for Life" (August 16, 2019, Old Wizard) * "Can't Help but Fall" / "Strange Fate" / "You and Me Together" / "Life's a Cherry Pie" (with

Katelyn Tarver Katelyn Tarver (born November 2, 1989) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She has independently released four EP's since 2011, most notably ''Tired Eyes'' in 2017.

) / "Can't Stand the Heat" (2020) for ''The Planters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' ;As Elephant Castle (solo project) * "Cool to Be Unhappy" (March 27, 2020, Old Wizard) * "I'm a Loser" (May 8, 2020, Old Wizard) * "Life in Outer Space" (2020) * "My Muse" (2020) * "Euphoria" (2020) * "In Circles" (2021) * "French Food" (2021) * "Rocket to the Moon" (2021) * "Caught in a Twilight Zone" (2021) * "Quicksand" (2022) * "No Me and You" (2022) ;As Wave System (with Taylor Johnson) * ''Inside a Dream'' (2021)

References

External links

Cross Rhythms artist profile

Louder Than the Music artist profile
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