Gunship is a British

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band formed in 2014 by

Dan Haigh Dan Haigh (born 5 December 1980) is an English musician, film director, video game designer, writer and visual effects artist. He is best known as co-founder of synthwave band Gunship and as the bass player in the English rock band Fightstar. ...

and

Alex Westaway Alex Westaway (born 1983) is the lead vocalist of Gunship and co-vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Fightstar alongside Charlie Simpson, Omar Abidi and Dan Haigh. Early life Westaway was born and raised in Northamptonshire and attended ...

; they were later joined by drummer Alex Gingell.

History

After Westaway and Haigh's other musical act,

Fightstar Fightstar are a British rock band from London that formed in 2003. The band is composed of lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and co-vocalist Alex Westaway, bassist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi. Generally c ...

, went on hiatus in 2010, the pair decided to focus on other musical ventures, including forming Gunship, eventually joined by Gingell. Their debut release, self-titled ''Gunship'', was released in 2015 to positive reviews. Their follow up, ''Dark All Day'', was released 5 October 2018. In 2019, Gunship appeared in the documentary film ''

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,'' which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre. Westaway, Haigh and Gingell appeared alongside various other composers from the scene, including

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, who also starred in and narrated the film. In May of 2021, tattoo artist and model Kat Von D collaborated with Haigh on her debut album, ''Love Made Me Do It''.

Equipment and gear

Gunship has a large collection of synthesizers, including the

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, DSI Prophet 12, DSI Prophet 6, MOOG

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, MOOG Mother 32, and various

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units.

Collaborators

''Gunship''

The first Gunship album featured collaborations with: * Lou Hayter (

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, Tomorrows World) *

(director/composer) *

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(

, Busted) *

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* Stella Le Page was featured on 'Fly For Your Life'

''Dark All Day''

The second Gunship album featured collaborations with: * Tim Cappello (''

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'') * Richard K. Morgan (Author -

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) * Kat Von D *

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* Stella Le Page was featured on 'Art3mis & Parzival' *

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''The Video Game Champion'' (single)

The single featured a collaboration with the guitarist

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''Ghost'' (Single)

This single was a collaboration with

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duo

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Members

– vocals, multi-instruments *

– multi-instruments *

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– multi-instruments

Discography

Studio albums Collaborations and other releases * Collaborated with

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on the track "Electric Echo" (2016) * Remixed a track for Lionface's ''No Hope State'' (2017) * Collaborated with Lazerhawk on the track "Feel the Rush Tonight" (2017) * Included the track "Vale of Shadows" on the album '' Rise of the Synths EP2'' official companion album. (2017) * Released the single "Art3mis & Parzival" (2018) * Collaborated with Tim Cappello and

for the single "Dark All Day" (2018), which features on their album of the same name. * Included the track "Cthulhu" on the album ''Fangoria Presents: Hollydoom (Original Magazine Soundtrack)'' (2019) *Collaborated with

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and

Dave Lombardo David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of American thrash metal band Slayer. He is currently playing drums with Testament, Fantômas, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle ...

for "Berserker" on the ''Dark Nights: Death Metal'' Soundtrack

Remixes

The following artists have remixed Gunship songs: *

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(Tech Noir) * Makeup and Vanity Set (Black Sun on the Horizon) * Miami Nights 1984 (Revel In Your Time) *

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(Dark All Day)

References

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