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Escort is a contemporary disco band based out of Brooklyn, New York. Founded by Dan Balis and Eugene Cho, they are known for their modern and live dance music sound. Their live performances feature a 17 piece line-up.〔(Escort — The Highline Ballroom, NY | MTV IGGY )〕 Founders Dan Balis and Eugene Cho met at Vassar College and started making house singles in the early 2000s.〔 Escort started as a studio project for the duo who, "wanted to make records in the spirit of the old ones we were sampling." 〔 Despite being a self-proclaimed disco band they "are very careful to make music that doesn't just sound and feel old, but is actually relevant for DJs and listeners today." 〔 Their first single "Starlight" was a critical success,〔(Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 100 Tracks of 2006 )〕〔(Robert Christgau: Pazz & Jop 2006: Critics Poll )〕〔(#31: 2006 Best Of… - Beatz By The Pound - Stylus Magazine )〕 which led to the band being invited to make their live debut at the P.S.1 Warm Up series.〔〔(Brooklyn's Escort on "Cocaine Blues," Disco and the Rules of Ripping Off | Riff City | THIRTEEN )〕 A flash mob of 300 dancers coordinated a group dance to Escort's remix of Feist's "I Feel It All" in the Eaton Center in Toronto for International Dance Day.〔 Escort's "Starlight" was featured in DSW's (Designer Shoe Warehouse) fall 2013 commercial, "Savvy Shoe Lovers." ==Awards and recognition== * Time Out New York listed Escort as one of the top live shows of 2007.〔(Top live shows of 2007 - Music - Time Out New York )〕 * The video for "All Through The Night" was named as one of the top 50 videos of the 2000s by Pitchfork .〔(Pitchfork: Staff Lists: The Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s )〕〔(Muppet! at the Disco - Page 1 - Music - New York - Village Voice )〕 *The album ''Escort'' was listed at #40 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying "Up-all-night civic pride rarely sounds so fun." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=50 Best Albums of 2012: Escort, 'Escort' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Escort (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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