Time Out, Reader part 7

Electronic, Minimal-wave project from San Diego, California



Audio Playground is a Canadian band formed in June 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The group consists of Canadian producers Rubix & DSL and vocalist Anthony Gitto. In 2012, they opened a studio and established themselves in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Audio Playground releases its songs simultaneously in various formats and versions in a unique formula targetting diverse genres, including pop, dance, electro, hard house, Latin hip‐hop and urban, cooperating with many DJs, producers and performers. They also work on utilizing various languages- mostly French and Spanish, to maximize the reach of their audience worldwide.
 
Audio Playground is known to use the abbreviation and letters "AP" as well as their signature audio slogan "AP Let's go!" in their graphics, imagery and most of their vocal recordings.
 
Their debut single "(A Little) Respect" was a remake of British synthpop duo Erasure. Its EP included several versions including a mainstream radio-friendly ballad: It topped the Canadian charts for several weeks. The same formula was followed for their next hit titled "Shadows" which peaked at #77 on the USA Billboard digital song sales charts and got the band a new fanbase in Europe.
 
In September 2011, Audio Playground released "Famous" featuring Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall. The single was cerified Canadian gold in June 2012; it peaked at #10 on the USA Billboard dance charts.
 
In October 2012, the hit "Emergency", a collaboration featuring Snoop Dogg was released peaking at #31 at top40 airplay in Canada. In the United States, "Emergency" reached #56 on the chr/top40 airplay charts and #13 on the US Billboard dance charts .
 

The band is preparing its first studio album in 2013.  Gett ready for more Audio Playground!


Time Out, Reader part 7

Francis Patrick Kevil