Euphoria Audio

Euphoria Audio
From left to right: Ben Hughes (bass), Josh Hughes (drums), Matt Shirty (vocals), and Ben Lloyd (guitar)
Background information
Origin	Wakefield
Genres	rock, pop
Years active	2008 (2008)–present
Associated acts	Nickelback, Goo Goo Dolls, Daughtry, Lifehouse, One Republic, Biffy Clyro, Maroon 5
Website	www.euphoria-audio.com
Members	Matt Shirty Ben Lloyd Ben Hughes Josh Hughes

Euphoria Audio is a 21st-century rock/ pop band from Wakefield, England.^[1] Formed in 2008, Euphoria Audio draw their influences from a variety of artists such as Goo Goo Dolls, One Republic, Nickelback, Daughtry, and Lifehouse.^[2]

History

Euphoria Audio consists of members Matt Shirty (lead vocals), Ben Lloyd (guitar/ vocals), Ben Hughes (bass) and Josh Hughes (drums/ vocals).^[1] Since their formation, Euphoria Audio have worked closely with producers Stuart Epps (Oasis, Jimmy Page) and Steve Levine (Culture Club, The Beach Boys), as well as recorded in Trondheim, Norway with Universals D-sign Music (Kylie Minogue, Joe Cocker, Blue); receiving vocal coaching and production from Stevie Vann Lange (Def Leppard).^[2]

In 2010 Euphoria Audio was invited to Los Angeles to perform at the annual MuseXpo event, which is known worldwide for discovering artists such as Muse, Katy Perry and Adele; who have gone on to mass global success. Euphoria Audio returned to Los Angeles in late 2010 to work with record producer and songwriter Jeff Blue (Linkin Park, Korn) and record producer Brandon Friesen (Nickelback, Sum 41) on their 4 track EP, which includes the tracks “Speechless”, “House On Fire”, “By My Side” and “3 Seconds”. Euphoria Audio were then once again invited back to perform at the MuseXpo event in Los Angeles for a second time in 2011, which lead to the recording of their debut album in Bradford, UK and Los Angeles, USA with producer Brandon Friesen.^[3]

Euphoria Audio have played multiple gigs in UK venues such as The Barfly, Camden; The Fly Club, London; Rock City, Nottingham; The Cockpit, Leeds; The Rockhouse, Derby; The Roadhouse, Manchester and have supported chart toppers Iglu & Hartley and Wind Up Records' People in Planes on their UK tours.^[2] Euphoria Audio have also made a name for themselves in both their homeland the UK as well as the USA, having played headline gigs at the House Of Blues and the legendary Viper Rooms in Los Angeles; being announced as "Artist of the Week" by freelance Billboard reviewer Menox.^[1][4] Euphoria Audio also secured a sponsorship deal with Tesco Digital who are currently one of the biggest distributors of music, and also recorded a music video with Flynn Productions (Foo Fighters, Snow Patrol).^[1][2] In April 2012 The Official Euphoria Audio phone app was launched and has currently received over 11,000 unique downloads worldwide. By downloading the app, fans can view their Music, Videos, Gig Listing, Twitter Feed and Facebook.^[5]

In April 2013 Euphoria Audio made their debut in Classic Rock magazine, which included their song 'Gravity' as an exclusive feature on the cover mount CD. In May 2013 the band were announced as the only support band for legendary American rock band Aerosmith at their first ever headline show in Singapore, at Starcount’s Singapore Social outdoor festival, which was streamed worldwide via YouTube.^[6]

Self Titled Album - Present

Since performing with Aerosmith in 2013, Euphoria Audio completed the recording of their much awaited self-titled debut album which was produced by Brandon Friesen. After a long await, the debut Euphoria Audio (Album) was released on September 8th 2014 through Ninelives Records, with distribution from Absolute, via Universal Music. Within the first week of its release, the album was placed in the 'Recommended' section of all HMV stores throughout the UK. ^[7] The band are currently working on tour dates in support of the album.

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