Penguin Prison

Penguin Prison

Penguin Prison in October 2010
Background information
Origin New York City
Genres Synthpop, dance-pop, indietronica
Years active 2008–present
Labels Downtown
Website penguinprison.com
Members
  • Chris Glover
  • Ernesto Karolys
  • Andrew Pertes
  • David Gross

Penguin Prison is an electropop project composed solely of New York singer, musician, producer and remixer Chris Glover (1983).[1][2] Penguin Prison's self-titled debut album was released on the 18th of October 2011 through Downtown Records to positive reviews.[3]

Biography

Early life

Chris Glover grew up in New York City's Upper East Side. His early musical influences came mostly from his mother who loved country music. Glover's favorite artists growing up included Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams. He showed an interest in performing music at an early age when he joined his school's gospel choir at age 10, singing alongside future R&B artist Alicia Keys. While a teen, he performed at the legendary CBGB's with his punk band The Museum. He attended the prestigious Bard College , where he formed a popular "crazy, fake boy band" called The Smartest People At Bard, which he describes as "a cross between Backstreet Boys and Beastie Boys".

Career

Musician and sole member of Penguin Prison, Chris Glover, had already made several attempts to get into the music industry before founding Penguin Prison.[4] He first became known under this moniker for his, in the words of BBC Music's Tom Hocknell, "immaculate" remixes. Glover's debut release as Penguin Prison was the Animal Animal/A Funny Thing EP in 2009,[5] with the album Penguin Prison released on the 5th of September 2011.

Remixes

Penguin Prison is known for remixing, among others, the Darren Hayes song "Talk Talk Talk", the Ellie Goulding song "Starry Eyed", the Imagine Dragons song "It's Time" and the Marina and the Diamonds song "I Am Not a Robot".

Discography

Studio albums
Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Penguin Prison (No 664)", The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Penguin Prison: Popping Up", Idolator. Retrieved 05 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Penguin Prison Review BBC MUSIC", BBC Music. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Penguin Prison - Penguin Prison review". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Penguin Prison - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Calling Out - Single by Penguin Prison". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Calling Out Remix EP by Penguin Prison". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Never Gets Old - Single by Penguin Prison". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
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