Electronic music can conjure impressions of being cold and repetitive, but Celldweller is anything but: sweepingly orchestral and daringly rock-n-roll, Klayton, the mastermind behind the music, heats up the circuits and rouses the spirit. Even if the name Celldweller or Klayton is new to you, you may recognize his work, which has been used in too many movies, video games, and television shows to list.
Klayton hails from New York but has relocated to Detroit, both cities with rich musical roots and electronic music scenes. In the 1990s, he was active in an industrial metal band Circle of Dust and even collaborated with the notorious illusionist Criss Angel in a project called Angeldust. In 2001, Klayton began work on songs as Celldweller, becoming one of the first artists to utilize the Internet to distribute news and music to fans. Even before the Celldweller self-titled debut was released in 2003, songs were posted to the pioneering music site Mp3.com and earned over half a million plays--mind you, this is before broadband when most Internet connections were at the tortoise pace of dial-up!Celldweller’s first album received seven Just Plain Folks Music Awards including Album of the Year and Producer of the Year, and the momentum and demand began to build for bigger and better things. Celldweller continued to record new albums and tour with well-known artists such as Three Days Grace, Mindless Self Indulgence, and Godhead, and the music has been used for CSI as well as Hollywood blockbuster trailers for Superman Returns, Iron Man, and Spiderman 2. As if that’s not enough, Klayton’s chops as a talented and imaginative electronic music producer has been featured in key music magazines as well as demonstrations for aspiring producers.Currently, Celldweller is releasing new songs from the album Wish Upon a Black Star in two-song chapters digitally, then a physical album will be made available after all the chapters are out. JamLegend is proud to feature songs from this new album as well as many other Celldweller tracks! Check out “Louder Than Words” from the first chapter of Wish Upon a Black Star below, but be sure to visit the Celldweller artist page on JamLegend for more. Celldweller will be a tour to support Wish Upon a Black Star in Fall 2010. For more info about the band and Klayton, visit the official site, MySpace, or Facebook! Celldweller songs are available for purchase via iTunes.
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