- Hunter Burgan
Infobox musical artist
Name = Hunter Burgan
Img_capt = Hunter Burgan talking to fans at the Download Festival in Mountain View, California, in 2007.
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | Instrument =Bass Guitar ,Guitar ,Drums ,Saxophone ,Piano
Birth_name = Hunter Lawrence Burgan
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Born = Birth date and age|1976|5|14|mf=y
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Origin =Long Beach, California , USA
Instrument =Bass guitar
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Genre =Alternative rock Punk rock Hardcore punk R&B
Occupation =Musician
Years_active = 1991 - Present
Label =Interscope Records
Associated_acts = AFI
Hunter RevengeTegan and Sara
The ForceThe Frisk
Badical Turbo Radness
Ginger Sling (according toGinger Reyes 'MySpace page.
URL = [http://www.afireinside.net/ AFI.net]
[http://www.hunterrevenge.com/ HunterRevenge.com]
[http://twitter.com/TranquilMammoth/ Hunter's Blog]
[http://tranquilmammoth.blogspot.com/ Hunter's other Blog]
Notable_instruments =Hunter Lawrence Burgan (born on
May 14 ,1976 inLong Beach, California ) grew up inGrass Valley, California . He is the third and currentbass guitar ist of AFI. He played in a band called The Force at the time that he joined 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 has his own side-project called Hunter Revenge dedicated to singing early-80s-style R&B. Burgan can play drums, bass, guitar, saxophone and piano. He was the drummer and one of the founding members of
The Frisk , who played their final show in December, 2005. He has also played drums forThe Eyeliners and theHalo Friendlies on tour.Hunter was featured on
Tegan and Sara 's newest album, "The Con", playing bass on the songs written by Tegan. He recently 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. [ [http://www.tranquilmammoth.blogspot.com Tranquil Mammoth ] ]He is often referred to as simply Hunter, as his last name is never given in the list of band members on
AFI 's albums.Trivia
*Hunter is
vegan .
*He plays Fender American Jazz Basses andAmpeg Amps. [Liner notes from "Decemberunderground "]
*He has a tattoos of a snake and a tribute toMarvin Gaye (the words "What's Going On") on his left forearm, and a winged skull on his chest, among others.
*He is fromGrass Valley ,California .
*He has his own band, Hunter Revenge. [ [http://www.hunterrevenge.com/ HUNTER REVENGE] ]
*He co-created a vegan shoe design by Macbeth Footwear.
*He hosted the "SHOE ODYSSEY: A Look Inside Macbeth" film for Macbeth Footwear that he also co-wrote. [ [http://www.macbethfootwear.com Macbeth Footwear] ]Discography
With The Force
*"Fettish EP" (1996)
*"I Don't Like You Either" (1997)
*"Split EP" with The Traitors (1998)
*"Complete Discography" (2008)With Badical Turbo Radness
*"To The Rescue" (1997)
With AFI
*"
Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes " (1997)
*"A Fire Inside EP " (1998)
*"Black Sails EP " (1999)
*"Black Sails in the Sunset " (1999)
*"All Hallows EP " (1999)
*"The Art of Drowning " (2000)
*"336" (2002)
*"Sing The Sorrow " (2003)
*"Decemberunderground " (2006)With The Frisk
*"Rank Restraint" (2001)
*"Audio Ransom Note" (2003)With Hunter Revenge
*"Hunter Revenge" (2001)
With Tegan and Sara
*"The Con" (2007)
References
External links
* [http://www.hunterrevenge.com/ The Official Hunter Revenge Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/hunterrevenge Hunter Revenge Myspace]
* [http://entertainment-news-network-archive.blogspot.com/2006/08/interview-hunter-burgan-of-afi.html Interview: Hunter Burgan of AFI on "Decemberunderground"]
* " [http://tranquilmammoth.blogspot.com/ Tranquil Mammoth] ", Hunter's blog
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