Dangerous Muse was an American electronic rock project founded by songwriter and vocalist, Mike Furey and keyboardist, synthesizer programmer, songwriter, background vocalist Tom Napack.

History

Dangerous Muse formed when Mike Furey and Tom Napack met as students at

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. Furey, a singer-songwriter trained in piano, wanted to experiment with a more electronic sound and Napack, a musician-programmer/guitarist/keyboardist, was looking to collaborate with a lyricist. Their first recording, "The Rejection", caught the attention of record mogul Seymour Stein who offered the duo a demo deal with Sire Records and facilitated their signing to Cordless Recordings, a digital imprint of Warner Music Group. Soon after, the duo signed with former Warner Bros. Records Senior Executive, Craig Kostich of Operational Art, for management. " The Rejection" was their debut three-song digital EP. A music video for the lead single aired on

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and in its second week went to #1 on the countdown. This success rallied significant press coverage for the duo. Highlights include the cover of

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's annual music issue, Perez Hilton's popular blog, and the

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"Year End Ones to Watch." The song "The Rejection " was on the soundtrack for the movie " I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry ". They were featured in the H&M Fashion Against Aids annual campaign along with

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and other artists to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. An exclusive t-shirt designed by Dangerous Muse was sold in stores worldwide and online to support the cause. Dangerous Muse was the band on stage for the movie "House of Boys". Tom Napack did remixes for artists such as Adam Lambert, Lady Gaga, The Veronicas, Eddie Amador, Crystal Waters, Blush Response and Aesthetic Perfect. Significant Dangerous Muse performances include direct support for Erasure in

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Tour,

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(MTV Studios, Times Square),

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and

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. In April 2012, the band officially announced that Tom Napack had left Dangerous Muse to begin his own project, Vanity Police. Dangerous Muse currently performs as a 4-piece band with live video art projections by Mojo Video Tech. In March 2017, the band released their album Electric Eternity.

Discography

LPs

Extended plays

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Give Me Danger ''Give Me Danger'' is Dangerous Muse's second EP and last release through Cordless Recordings. The EP was not released as a physical product but as a digital download. The EP has been released twice. On August 22, it was released as a three-song E ...

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Singles

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B-Sides

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Music videos

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Compilations

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) "Give Me Danger" *''I Love Montreal : Mixed By

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'' (2007) "Give Me Danger (Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Dub)"

Dangerous Muse Official Remixes

* Tegan And Sara - Back In Your Head (Dangerous Muse Remix) *

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- Untouched (Napack - Dangerous Muse Remixes) *

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(Dangerous Muse Remix) *

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(Dangerous Muse "Match In The Gas Tank" Remix) *

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References

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External links

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