Quadron is a Los Angeles-based

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consisting of singer Coco O. and musician/producer Robin Hannibal. The group considers their genre " electronic soul music". The self-titled debut album ''Quadron'' was released in late July 2009. '' Paste Magazine'' named Quadron "Best of What's Next" in August 2010, and ''

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'' Magazine named Quadron's self-titled album number 7 in their top 10 best albums of the year. The duo released their second studio album ''Avalanche'' in 2013.

History

In 2009, Hannibal and

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of electronica collective Boom Clap Bachelors formed the group Quadron. The name of the band refers to the multi-racial heritage of the band members (from the term " quadroon"). Both Hannibal and Coco O. have one biracial parent. Quadron's first professional project, released 2009, was a collection of seven songs on the soundtrack for the

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movie, ''Hush Little Baby'' including the film's theme song "Slippin'". Their music gained wider prominence in the United States due to Hannibal's connections to US-based music industry professionals. They re-located to Los Angeles in 2010. The duo released their eponymous debut album under Plug Research in 2010. Their second album, '' Avalanche'', was released in June 2013. In 2011, Quadron contributed the track "Samba De Verão" to the

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s charitable album '' Red Hot+Rio 2''. The album is a follow-up to the 1996 '' Red Hot + Rio''. Proceeds from the sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight HIV/AIDS and related health and social issues. That year they also collaborated with American DJ and record producer Kaskade for the song "Waste Love" off his album '' Fire & Ice''. In 2014 Quadron was booked as the opening act on Mayer Hawthorne's U.S. tour. *

Band members

* Robin Hannibal is one-half of the duo

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. After releasing two tracks, they released their first album ''Woman'' on 4 March 2013. Coco_O

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. She has also been a featured vocalist for French DJ/producer Cedric Gervais's 2014 single "Through the Night", the track "Business Casual" on the album ''Mr. Finish Line'' by

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released in 2017, and the track "Don't Want It to Be Over" on the 2018 album ''Inside Voice'' by Joey Dosik.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Quadron
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