Pierce Collins Fulton (June 6, 1992 – April 29, 2021) was an American DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. In 2014, Fulton's single "Runaway" topped the ''

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'' Emerging Artists chart. Later that year, his song "Kuaga (Lost Time)" was listed at number 38 on ''Billboard''s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart and used in a

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ad campaign.

Career

In 2011, Fulton released his debut EP on Cr2 Records. In 2012, Fulton toured with

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. Fulton released the ''Runaway'' EP in March 2014, the single from the album, "Runaway" reached the top spot on Billboard's Twitter Emerging Artists chart. Fulton's follow-up single, "Kuaga (Lost Time)" experienced similar success and reached 38 on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. In 2015, Fulton began releasing music on Armin Van Buuren's label

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. That same year, Fulton launched a side-project called "Shirts & Skins" with actor and DJ

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. In July 2016, Fulton released the four song EP, ''Borrowed Lives''. On June 30, 2017, he released his debut album, "Better Places" following the release of singles "Life in Letters", "Home in August", "Better Places", and "Listen To Your Mama". In January 2020, Fulton and Gordon Huntley of Canadian duo Botnek introduced their Leaving Laurel alias. They released their first EP, titled ''Sometimes It's Scary...but It's Still You and Me / Need Little, Want Less'', through Anjunadeep on January 10, 2020.

Death

On May 3, 2021, Pierce's brother Griffith Fulton announced that he had died on the evening of April 29, at age 28, following struggles with mental health. Reports say that Fulton committed suicide.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Charted singles

As lead artist

Remixes

Music videos

References

External links

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