HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Air Dubai is an American six-piece hip hop band from Denver,
Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the ...
, United States. The band is composed of vocalists Julian Church and Jon Shockness, with Lawrence Grivich (guitar), Michael Ray (keyboards/synth), Taylor Tait (bass), and Nick Spreigl (drums). The band is known for their highly energetic live performances and their sound has been characterized as a mixture of R&B, jazz, and
alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercia ...
. The band was voted Westword Magazine's best Hip Hop band in their 2010, 2011 and 2012 award showcases. In December 2012 the band announced via their social media pages they had been signed to Hopeless Records and released their major label debut album '' Be Calm'' in 2014. In August 2015, the band announced that they would be going on an "indefinite hiatus".


History


Beginnings (2009)

Air Dubai began as a collaboration between Julian Church and Jon Shockness while the two were still in high school in Denver, Colorado. Starting initially as a side project, the pair focused more seriously when local blogs and publications began to take notice. In June 2009, the duo decided to forego
electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...
beats and began performing with all live instrumentation. Adding new members, also Denver-based musicians; Lawrence Grivich, Michael Ray, Nicholas Spreigl and Taylor Tait.


''Wonder Age'' (2010)

On April 19, 2010, Air Dubai announced on their official website that a new EP was in the works, with an expected release date of June 15, 2010. On June 1, Air Dubai announced they would be extending the EP into a full album and pushing the release date back. The album was their first release as a full band and titled ''
Wonder Age ''Wonder Age'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Air Dubai, released on October 5, 2010 with production by Andrew Guerrero. Background On September 29, 2010 Air Dubai gave an interview with Westword Magazinebr>announcing that their in ...
''. Andy Guerrero, member of Colorado Hip Hop band
Flobots Flobots is an experimental rap rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2005 by Jamie Laurie. The band's origins date back 5 years earlier to a similar project by Laurie. Flobots found mainstream success with their major label debut '' Fight ...
acted as producer for the album. On August 7, 2010 Air Dubai announced via their official YouTube channel that ''
Wonder Age ''Wonder Age'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Air Dubai, released on October 5, 2010 with production by Andrew Guerrero. Background On September 29, 2010 Air Dubai gave an interview with Westword Magazinebr>announcing that their in ...
'' would be released worldwide on October 5, 2010. On March 28, 2011, Air Dubai released a remix album featuring remixed songs from ''
Wonder Age ''Wonder Age'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Air Dubai, released on October 5, 2010 with production by Andrew Guerrero. Background On September 29, 2010 Air Dubai gave an interview with Westword Magazinebr>announcing that their in ...
'' for free on their official website.


''Day Escape'' (2011)

In summer of 2011, Air Dubai visited northern California to work on their next musical venture. Legendary producer Sylvia Massy, who has done albums for such bands as Tool, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Prince was the lead producer for the album. On October 14, 2011, they announced via their facebook page that they would be releasing their newest album on October 25 titled ''Day Escape''. The release of Day Escape saw further success for the band, with multiple songs being featured on MTV's '' Jersey Shore'' and ''
I Used To Be Fat ''I Used to Be Fat'' is an MTV reality series about overweight teens striving to achieve weight loss through means of diet and exercise. Each episode follows one teenager who is paired with a motivational personal trainer A personal trainer ...
''. With the release of Day Escape, Air Dubai also began touring extensively as well as making several festival appearances.


''Be Calm'' and hiatus (2012 - 2015)

Shortly after the release of "Day Escape", Air Dubai began writing for what was to be a follow up EP. When they compiled their scrapped demos with the new songs they were writing, they decided they had enough material to produce a full-length. The album, which finished production on June 20, 2012 was recorded in Austin, Texas and was produced by Grammy Award winning producer Dwight Baker. On August 17, 2012 they announced via a video trailer on their YouTube channel and website that their new album, which was planned to be released in Fall of 2012, would be titled ''Be Calm''. On September 12, 2012 they released the first single from ''Be Calm'' titled "All Day" and shortly after the second single titled "'Warning". On November 11, a few days before the planned release date for the album, Air Dubai announced they would have to postpone the release of ''Be Calm''. In December 2012 it was revealed that this was due to the band being signed to indie music label Hopeless Records. On December 4, 2013, Air Dubai was announced as one of the bands taking a part in
Vans Warped Tour The Warped Tour was a traveling rock tour that toured the United States plus three or four stops in Canada annually each summer from 1995 until 2019. It was the largest traveling music festival in the United States and the longest-running tour ...
2014. '' Be Calm'' was released on July 1, 2014 through Hopeless Records, their label debut. In August 2015, the band announced that they would be going on an "indefinite hiatus", citing burnout and work on solo projects as the reasons.


Discography


Studio albums

* ''
Wonder Age ''Wonder Age'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Air Dubai, released on October 5, 2010 with production by Andrew Guerrero. Background On September 29, 2010 Air Dubai gave an interview with Westword Magazinebr>announcing that their in ...
'' (2010) * '' Be Calm'' (2014)


EPs

* ''Day Escape'' (2011) * ''Warning EP'' (2013) * ''Pastels'' (2020)


Singles


References


External links

* {{Authority control American hip hop groups Musical groups established in 2008 Musical groups from Denver Hopeless Records artists 2008 establishments in Colorado