Cut Copy Overview

Cut Copy is a synthpop band from Melbourne, Australia. Their sound, often labeled as dance punk and/or electropop, draws considerable influence from 80s new wave, synth-pop and post-punk genres. Cut Copy is managed by Punkdafunk, and is signed to the record... [more]

Cut Copy is a synthpop band from Melbourne, Australia. Their sound, often labeled as dance punk and/or electropop, draws considerable influence from 80s new wave, synth-pop and post-punk genres. Cut Copy is managed by Punkdafunk, and is signed to the record label Modular Recordings, home of Wolfmother, The Presets, New Young Pony Club and The Avalanches. Cut Copy began in 2001 as the project of Dan Whitford, a DJ and graphic designer.[1] Whitford released the single "1981" and I Thought of Numbers EP before recruiting additional members Tim Hoey, Mitchell Scott and Bennett Foddy in 2003. In 2004 Cut Copy released their debut LP, Bright Like Neon Love. The album was written and produced by frontman Dan Whitford. Foddy left the band in mid-2004 to study for a Ph.D..[2] In 2005, the band toured internationally for the first time, visiting London, New York City and Los Angeles. They have toured with international acts Franz Ferdinand, Junior Senior, Bloc Party, and Mylo amongst others; in December 2007, the band toured Australia with Daft Punk on the Nevereverland tour, the Sydney leg of which attracted a crowd of almost 50,000. In 2007 the band announced the completion of their second album, In Ghost Colours, but its Australian release was delayed until 22 March 2008 in order to coincide with an international release. In Ghost Colours debuted on the ARIA Charts at number one on 30 March 2008.[3] In 2008, "Lights and Music" was featured in FIFA 09.[4] In 2009, Cut Copy were scheduled to play at the "Live at the Zoo" festival held at the Monarto Zoo, on the outskirts of Adelaide in South Australia. Upon entering the venue, they deemed the stage to be unsafe due to a makeshift security barrier being pushed over in the set of the previous band, British India. They then proceeded to exit the venue, leaving fesitval organisers to come to terms with the headline act of the 3-day festival cancelling their show. [show less]