About Plushgun
Dance-aholic
Unapologetically poppy and catchy, Plushgun uses digital sounds to craft addictive indie-pop.
Plushgun is a project birthed in the cramped confines of Dan Ingala's overpriced and undersized "bedroom" in New York City. While writing a song on his acoustic guitar, Dan had an idea: "what if I added some synths to this?" And synths he added, and this song is known today as "Just Impolite." Dan incorporated the name Plushgun to this project, as in something soft, something killer.
"Just Impolite" hit Myspace in February of '07, and in just months, through word of mouth, the project spread from one fan to another, until it was heard by RagTag productions, producers of the popular "We Need Girlfriends" web-tv series who approached Dan about using his music in their show. Plushgun was then introduced to a new audience, and Plushgun's popularity grew exponentially.
When people started to demand live shows, Dan was scared. It was just him and a computer, and computers tend to be terrible showmen. So he asked for help from past acquaintance, guitarist, and showman extraordinaire Taylor Armstrong to bring this project to the live stage. Plushgun then absorbed the talents of Pearson Constantino, a drummer whose ability to compete with electronic drums was unmatched, and Sam Kim aka "Kamuela", bassist, backup-singer, actor, and all-around cool-dude.
Plushgun's songs are nostalgic, poppy, dance-able, and surprisingly deep. Whether they are about chasing dying romances ("Just Impolite"), high-school anxiety ("How We Roll") or angst-riddled anthem's for a lost generation ("Dancing in a Minefield,") Plushgun tackles these themes with unabashed catchyness in an electrolicious soundscape.
Plushgun is a project birthed in the cramped confines of Dan Ingala's overpriced and undersized "bedroom" in New York City. While writing a song on his acoustic guitar, Dan had an idea: "what if I added some synths to this?" And synths he added, and this song is known today as "Just Impolite." Dan incorporated the name Plushgun to this project, as in something soft, something killer.
"Just Impolite" hit Myspace in February of '07, and in just months, through word of mouth, the project spread from one fan to another, until it was heard by RagTag productions, producers of the popular "We Need Girlfriends" web-tv series who approached Dan about using his music in their show. Plushgun was then introduced to a new audience, and Plushgun's popularity grew exponentially.
When people started to demand live shows, Dan was scared. It was just him and a computer, and computers tend to be terrible showmen. So he asked for help from past acquaintance, guitarist, and showman extraordinaire Taylor Armstrong to bring this project to the live stage. Plushgun then absorbed the talents of Pearson Constantino, a drummer whose ability to compete with electronic drums was unmatched, and Sam Kim aka "Kamuela", bassist, backup-singer, actor, and all-around cool-dude.
Plushgun's songs are nostalgic, poppy, dance-able, and surprisingly deep. Whether they are about chasing dying romances ("Just Impolite"), high-school anxiety ("How We Roll") or angst-riddled anthem's for a lost generation ("Dancing in a Minefield,") Plushgun tackles these themes with unabashed catchyness in an electrolicious soundscape.
Plushgun's Achievements
Feature on AOL Music
OurStage Showcase at CMJ Music Marathon
Information Session with Ken Weinstein
Mentor Session with Noise Pop
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Plushgun's Stuff
Dancing in a Minefield
Uploaded Dec 06, 2007
- 122nd in Electronic / Electro-Pop
Played: 2503 Favorited: 73
Number of fans: 85
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Sincerely
Jim Bearce
hearing "dancing in a minefield" on a sampler CD I got a music careers fair in Chicago, loving it, finding you on myspace, reading your blog, you suggesting OurStage as a great tool for bands, me signing up for Ourstage, got used to it for a month, and then we won the grand prize for May.
So thank you for having a great, great song and giving great advice - even the passive "its on my blog" kind. Thanks a whole lot!
~Matt from Cobalt & the Hired Guns
heard about your awesome performance at SXSW and can't wait to see the video and pictures of your experience.
all the best!
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