Californian Brian Hazard, the artist behind the Electronic project Color Theory, grew up listening to The Cure, Depeche Mode, and The Smiths. The brooding undercurrent of heartbreak, suffering, and alienation never brought him down. He found it oddly comforting, even uplifting. His songs explore the pleasure in sadness through the distinctive brand of melancholy Synthwave, resulting in intensely personal and highly emotive tunes. With a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, he left Beethoven to pursue his inspiration.
Career highlights of Brian Hazard's Color Theory include winning the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, songs in the hit video games Rock Band and Just Dance, and several song placements on MTV's The Real World. Hazard is currently working on his 10th full-length Color Theory release, a retro-nostalgic project inspired by 1980s film soundtracks.
Anyone who took music lessons as a kid calls themselves “classically trained, ” but Hazard went the distance, earning a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance. Immediately after graduation, he left Beethoven and Brahms behind to pursue his first musical inspiration, Depeche Mode.
The line between inspiration and imitation blurred when Hazard’s song Ponytail Girl spread like wildfire on Napster, mislabeled as a Depeche Mode b-side. “It’s pretty neat to be mistaken for your favorite band, ” he laughs. Hazard used the incident as the basis for a tribute album, Color Theory presents Depeche Mode.
This Deadmau5 styled EDM progressive house track with male vocals tells of a two-timing philanderer, who justifies his actions by claiming there's room in his heart for two. Syncopated synth stabs, chopped vocals, brassy leads, filter sweeps, build and fall away dramatically to an epic climax, Male Vocals, Electronic, Electropop
8-bit chiptune style video game synthpop track with male vocals, detailing a life of tongue-in-cheek espionage. A spy thriller for the imaginary hero, "when your middle name is danger." Bouncy synthpop arpeggios, cheesy synth pads, and a slightly off-time drum machine lurches from 4/4 to 6/8. Male Vocals, Electronic, Video Game Music
Midtempo Europop duet with soft vocals, dreamy style, romantic themes, and electronic synthpop instrumentation and piano. Explores the idea of sticking together despite the mistakes made over the years. Mixed Vocals, Electronic, Electropop
Have you ever stood on a bridge and had the sudden urge to jump, even though you didn't want to die? Or a fleeting inclination to turn the wheel into oncoming traffic? Modern electronica with 80s synth, world music, and EDM dance elements, a la Marshmello, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Zedd. Male Vocals, Pop, Synthpop
Dark and haunting retro 80s synthwave a la Stranger Things with a supernatural occult twist, inspired by early Cure records. Male tenor lead vocals and harmonies reminiscent of The Midnight, Depeche Mode. Male Vocals, Electronic, EBM
Dark and haunting retro 80s synthwave a la Stranger Things with a supernatural occult twist, inspired by early Cure records. Male tenor lead vocals and harmonies reminiscent of The Midnight, Depeche Mode. Male Vocals, Pop, Synthpop
Lush ambient experimental electronica reminiscent of David Sylvian, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Arcadia, Laughing Stock era Talk Talk. Swirling vocal lines build to a dramatic crescendo and wash away. Featuring male vocals, piano, and early vintage synthesizers. Male Vocals, Electronic, Experimental
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