Who Is Danger Radio?

Today begins the reign of Danger Radio as this week's EdgeMusic Artist of the Week. They will be featured starting now until Saturday night. Now we have to answer the big question: Who Is Danger Radio?

Our story begins with the formation, which occured sometime in 2003. The band's origins trace to Edmonds, Washington, a small city within the Seattle metropolitan area. Andrew de Torres (lead vocals) was a middle school student when he met Nico Hartikainen (drums). Soon after, they formed a band called "Chasing Tomorrow". They added Marvin Kunkel and started playing shows and school gigs. The band later added Matt Goodwin and Spencer Mertle on guitars. Right before recording began on their first EP, Chasing Tomorrow changed its name to Danger Radio.

The band released their debut EP in 2004 titled "The Difference Between Love and Envy". One year later, the band began to experience frequent lineup changes. Matt and Spencer both left the band. They chose to replace them with Andrew Brookins (guitar) and Elan Wright (guitar). Right after, Jackson Phillips joined the band to play keyboards, and Danger Radio became a six-member band. However, Jackson left the band after one year, and he was replaced by Spencer Phillips (keyboards) in 2007.

They signed sometine that year to Photo Finish Records, and they released their second EP, "Punch Your Lights Out". In 2008, longtime member of 5 years, Marvin Kunkel parted ways with the band. His replacement was Robbie Cochrane (bass). Danger Radio released their first LP album in July 2008 titled "Used & Abused".


This past year, they supported Forever The Sickest Kids on their UK tour. Last month, they took part in the Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The day before, they participated in the Hoodwink Festival, held by the Bamboozle organizers as a warm-up festival for bands covering catalogs from popular artists. Danger Radio performed songs from Britney Spears, including "Oops... I Did It Again", "Piece Of Me", and "Womanizer".

Last July, they were nominated in a special 2 part "Vans Warped" contest. Not only did their poll fail to generate a winner, but they also dropped out of the Vans Warped Tour to go on a tour with Cute Is What We Aim For, Ace Enders, and Powerspace. In April, they were nominated in a special 7 part "Bamboozle Festival" contest. The contest set out to generate seven winners during the week of the Bamboozle Festival. Danger Radio was nominated in the fifth poll along with New Found Glory, The White Tie Affair, The Bigger Lights, and Runner Runner, who eventually won that matchup.

Danger Radio tied for first place with The Real You yesterday with 19 votes each. While The Real You took back the lead with a total of 20 votes, Danger Radio claimed first place in the last few hours and won the contest with 3 votes ahead of The Real You. We congratulate Danger Radio for pulling out the win, and we welcome them into the EdgeMusic family.

Official Website for Danger Radio (www.dangerradio.net)

Official MySpace for Danger Radio (www.myspace.com/dangerradio)

Official PureVolume Page for Danger Radio (www.purevolume.com/dangerradio)

Danger Radio's album, "Used and Abused" is currently available on iTunes, Amazon, and Hot Topic.