Hunter Burgan

Hunter Burgan
Background information
Birth name Hunter Burgan
Also known as Hunter
Born (1976-05-14) May 14, 1976
Origin Grass Valley, California, US
Genres Alternative rock, punk rock, hardcore punk, R&B
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Bass, guitar, drums, piano, saxophone
Years active 1991–present
Labels Interscope, Nitro, DreamWorks
Associated acts AFI
Cold Cave
Hunter Revenge
Tegan and Sara
The Force
The Frisk
Badical Turbo Radness
Dan & Hunter
Ginger Sling
Las Gatas Beach Club
Matt Skiba and the Sekrets
Website www.afireinside.net
hunterrevenge.com

Hunter Lawrence Burgan (born May 14, 1976) is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is the third and current bass guitarist of AFI.

Biography

Burgan grew up in Grass Valley, California. He is a vegan.[1][2][3]

Career

Burgan was in a band called The Force at the time he joined California rock band AFI. He was meant to be a temporary replacement for the existing bassist, Geoff Kresge, for a few tours and a record, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes, but eventually became AFI's full-time bassist in November 1997. The Force broke up in September 1998.

Burgan loves Prince's music and even had his own side-project called Hunter Revenge dedicated to singing early-80s-style R&B. A talented multi-instrumentalist, Burgan can play drums, bass, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, and piano. He was the drummer and one of the founding members of The Frisk, who played their final show in December 2005. He was the drummer of the Nevada City, CA band, Badical Turbo Radness (BTR) in the mid 1990s. He has also played drums for The Eyeliners, Gardening, Not Architecture, F-Minus (one show), and the Halo Friendlies on tour.

Hunter was featured on Tegan and Sara's 2007 album, The Con, playing bass on the songs written by Tegan. He appeared with them on Late Night with Conan O'Brien playing the shakers on the song "Back in Your Head." He has also confirmed an upcoming side project with Tegan, and contributed lyrics to three of her songs on the 2009 album Sainthood.[4] He also played bass on Golden Shoulders's "Little Nixon," from their 2009 album Get Reasonable.[5]

He is often referred to simply as "Hunter," as his last name is never given in the list of band members on AFI's albums, with the exception of Crash Love. He plays Fender American Jazz Basses and Ampeg Amps.[6]

In May 2011, when asked why he had stopped recording with his Hunter Revenge project, Burgan stated "I had a lot of fun writing songs in a very specific style. However that is not the only style of music I want to write and can write." He also noted "I'm doing a lot of other music stuff now that's in different styles that are at least a little of a better representation of what I want to do musically."[7]

Burgan joined Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba and My Chemical Romance's Jarrod Alexander to form Matt Skiba and the Sekrets, which released their debut album Babylon on May 8, 2012.[8]

Discography

With The Force

With Badical Turbo Radness

With AFI

With The Frisk

With Hunter Revenge

With Tegan and Sara

With Dan and Hunter

With Matt Skiba and the Sekrets

Comics

Burgan illustrates and writes for the comic series Cats With Matches.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Trostle, Patricia Hunter Burgan Interview, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, archived from the original on 2011-07-15
  2. ↑ Ableson, Jon, Interview: AFI, Alter The Press, archived from the original on 2010-12-27
  3. ↑ Family Feature: Hunter Burgan, Macbeth Inc, 2011-02-10, archived from the original on 2012-05-05
  4. ↑ Tranquil Mammoth
  5. ↑ ". Contributors .::". . Golden Shoulders . Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  6. ↑ Liner notes from Decemberunderground
  7. ↑ "Hunter Burgan". VYou. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  8. ↑ "Superball Music – Matt Skiba and the Sekrets". Superball Music. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Comics - Hunter Burgan". Hunterburgan.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

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