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Darren Hart, better known as Harts, is a musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and music producer from Melbourne, Australia. He composes, produces and records his own music in his bedroom studio. Harts' music has been described as dance-oriented alternative rock and electronic indie, blending elements of funk, post-disco, psychedelic rock, soul, new romanticism, and blues. More recently, Harts has become known for his Hendrix-like guitar playing and unique blend of Funk, Pop, Rock and Soul music,〔http://ilikemymusicloud.com/latest-news/2013/10/14/if-you-mixed-prince-and-jimi-hendrix-you-might-get-this〕 which has earned praise from wide range of musicians such as Prince, Nick Littlemore, André Cymone, Ross Wilson, Lars Stalfors and music industry such as Paul Lester, Tom Robinson, Matt O'Connor and Richard Kingsmill〔http://hartsblog.tumblr.com/〕 ==Offtime (EP): 2009–13== Harts' first release, a teaser track and demo titled "Back to the Shore," was released on iTunes on 19 August 2010〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/back-to-the-shore-single/id387118579 )〕 through Australian independent A&R company, The A&R Department, headed by former Warner Music A&R Manager, Matt O'Connor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://theaandrdepartment.com/ )〕 The original demo along with a few other tracks attracted attention on the internet, leading to an offer from Lars Stalfors of The Mars Volta to mix the tracks. The newer versions of the tracks mixed by Stalfors formed Harts' debut EP, ''Offtime.''〔http://hartsmusic.com/about〕 On 20 July 2012, Harts released the first official single, titled "All Too Real".〔 "All Too Real," was released to positive reviews, which included many online blog features, national airplay on Australian radio station Triple J, in the UK on BBC Radio 6 Music, as well as being the second most added to Australian alternative radio the week of its release. The music video for the song also enjoyed airplay on Australian late night music video program ''Rage'' four weeks in a row. "All Too Real" was also released on a limited run of special edition double A-side vinyl, along with the track 'Back to the Shore', on 9 August 2012. Harts released his debut EP, "Offtime" on 1 March 2013 through Island Records Australia under Universal Music Australia. All songs on the EP were composed, produced, arranged, written and performed by Harts. It was mixed in Los Angeles by Lars Stalfors and mastered in New York by Heba Kadry.〔https://soundcloud.com/hartsmusic/sets/harts-offtime-ep〕 Stalfors said of working with Harts "''He has such a great ear for melody and his production is so unique, which is what I love''".〔http://hartsmusic.com/about.cfm〕 Although the EP was released in 2013, Hart revealed that the songs were written and recorded between 2009 and 2010, when he was 18/19 years old.〔http://hartsmusic.com/blog〕 The EP received positive reviews which included many online blog features and music publications.〔http://www.speakertv.com/article/221/Harts〕 Concert Blogger described Harts' EP as "''...nothing short of revolutionary to the indie/pop world''" stating "''Offtime, features five tracks of audacious, breakout feel-good pop rock that is as addictive as it is intricate; a carefully planned and pleasingly well-written masterwork of a debut...''"〔http://concertblogger.com/2013/06/the-aussie-invasion-harts-one-man-band-revolutionizes-pop-rock-with-debut-ep-offtime/〕 Indie music blog 'Indie Shuffle' wrote of the single "The Music" saying "''A great indication of the multi-instrumentalist’s musical prowess, everything about this track is spot on. From Hart’s brazen vocals, to the dazzling guitar riffs and carefully assembled synth lines, this is the work of a genius. As much as I don’t like comparing people to artists of the magnitude of Prince, the similarities are undeniable.''"〔http://www.indieshuffle.com/harts-the-music/〕 The Guardian music writer Paul Lester, said in his "New Band of the Day" feature on Harts that "''one of Harts' EP cuts is as good as Prince jamming with Chic.''" Music director of Australian radio station Triple J, Richard Kingsmill quoted Harts as "''A one man music making machine.''"〔http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/Harts〕 On 20 August 2013, Harts announced that he had now parted ways with Island Records and Universal Music Australia, planning to "''move on to the next phase independently.''"〔 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「Harts (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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