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Neon infused electronica meets the darker motivations of indie rock in this avant-garde collaboration, featuring talented San Diego musicians Trent Hancock and Mike Cooper (Transfer). Wanting to allow the spectrum of their music the freedom to reach out beyond its norm, Trent and Mike chose a style and name that allows just that; ghostbird literally means owl and both men allow their fascination with the solitary sentinels of the night to inspire the creation of a captivating sound that transcends the boundaries of indie rock. Emotionally charged lyrics, coupled with dynamic beats and explorative melodies, broadcast ghostbird’s vast range to their audience, while still winking in the direction of their diverse influences. Trent, whose early influences include Chili Peppers, Sublime, Radiohead, Strokes, Soundgarden, Beck, Zeppelin, and Nirvana, is proud of the Fray-like tenderness of their track “Sing”, as well as the Radiohead intensity in the longing of “Night Kills Day”.
The duo got their start shortly after finding a commonality in their music styles, one that neither had yet to fully translate into their own work. Prior to forming ghostbird, Trent spent several years showcasing his original music and unique voice throughout venues in San Diego and Arizona. Having gained notoriety as a solo artist, he became interested in adding various instruments, new sounds and beats to accompany his melodic songs. Now, Trent says he wants, “fans to have an emotional connection to the music; to make people feel something, whatever that feeling may be.” While experimenting with various producers and possible band-mates in San Diego, Trent struck up a friendship with drummer Mike Cooper, whose style inspired and intrigued him. For his part, Cooper is pretty open regarding the shotgun pattern of his influences, “Well, deep down, I’m attached to what came from England in the 60's and 50's like Led Zepplin, Beatles, Stones, t-rex, and Sabbath, but growing up, I morphed thru many different stages, starting with metal and punk then pushing to jazz, hip-hop and reggae in my early twenties.”
Their friendship allowed for much more experimentation and the two began working on several early tracks at Capricorn Studios in San Diego with the help of several local musicians, including co-producer Bryan Stratman, Jeffery Downer, of Sexy Moments and Blues from a Gun, on guitar and Joy Bishop of Hello Sunshine, who lent her beautiful and unique vocals on several tracks. Trent and Cooper were able to record an array of intriguing songs as ghostbird; soon to be showcased on their self-titled debut EP. The first single, “Toy Soldier”, is a great example of the electronica infused within their music, and the influences that come from deep within these two amazing artists. Although masked by its airy, catchy beats, the song’s focus is actually based on a solemn report of a soldier killed in the war only a few months prior to the recording.
Cooper’s experience as a drummer in the critically acclaimed group, Transfer, added a shade more darkness to the music, “living in a desert environment gave me a harder, darker, cowboy edge” he explains. Adding to ghostbird’s diverse style, Trent tends to write songs that have more of a pop sound, but are influenced by mystery and darkness. “Night Kills Day” exemplifies the style of song that captures the hearts of the artists. Trent says his lyrics, “started out based on a past relationship, but quickly became about life in general; idea is that sometimes what you want is right in front of you and you don’t realize it until it’s too late.”
