Escort is an American

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band based out of Brooklyn, New York. Founded by Dan Balis, Eugene Cho and Darius Maghen including (previous) lead vocalist Adeline Michèle, they are known for their modern and live

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sound. Founders Dan Balis and Eugene Cho met at

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and started making

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singles in the early 2000s. Escort started as a studio project for the duo who, "wanted to make records in the spirit of the old ones we were sampling." Despite being a self-proclaimed

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band they "are very careful to make music that doesn't just sound and feel old, but is actually relevant for DJs and listeners today." Their first single, "Starlight", was released to critical acclaim, which led to the band being invited to make their live debut at the P.S.1 Warm Up series. A flash mob of 300 dancers coordinated a group dance to Escort's remix of Feist's " I Feel It All" in the Eaton Center in Toronto for International Dance Day. Escort's "Starlight" was featured in DSW's (Designer Shoe Warehouse) fall 2013 commercial, "Savvy Shoe Lovers."

Awards and recognition

* The video for "All Through the Night" was named as one of the top 50 videos of the 2000s by ''

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''. *The album ''Escort'' was listed at #40 on ''

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s list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "Up-all-night civic pride rarely sounds so fun."

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups established in 2006 Alternative dance musical groups American boogie musicians American dance music groups American disco groups American funk musical groups American house music groups American pop music groups American post-disco music groups Musical groups from Brooklyn Musical groups from New York (state) Nu-disco musicians