DANGEROUS MUSE — New York City's electronic/rock duo, formed when Mike Furey and Tom Napack met as students at Fordham University. Furey, a singer-songwriter trained in piano, wanted to experiment with a more electronic sound and Napack, a musician-programmer, was looking to collaborate with a lyricist. Their first recording, "The Rejection," caught the attention of legendary record mogul Seymour Stein who offered the duo a demo deal with Sire Records and facilitated their signing to Cordless Recordings, a digital imprint of Warner Music Group. Soon after, the duo signed with former Warner Bros. Records Senior Executive, Craig Kostich of Operational Art, for management.
"The Rejection," their debut three-song digital EP, entered at 2 on the iTunes Dance album chart and held its position for weeks. A music video for the lead single aired on MTV/LOGO Network and in its second week went to 1 on the countdown. "Give Me Danger," their second single and digital EP debuted top ten on iTunes' Electronic album chart.
This success rallied significant press coverage for the duo. Highlights include the cover of The Advocate's annual music issue, Perez Hilton's popular blog, and the New York Daily News "Year End Ones to Watch." They were recently featured in the H&M Fashion Against Aids annual campaign among other artists to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. An exclusive t-shirt designed by Dangerous Muse was sold in stores worldwide and online to support the cause.
Dangerous Muse is currently in the final stage of recording their debut album, Take Control, which is being readied for release on Scarce Goods. To introduce the album, the song "I Want It All" produced by Bloodshy & Avant, and music video, directed by visual artist Greko Sklavounos, were released. Producers on the album include Bloodshy & Avant (Miike Snow, Madonna, Britney), recording artist Esthero (making her production debut), Josh Harris (The Killers, Seal, Dangerous Muse), Ted Ottaviano (Book of Love, Dangerous Muse), and David Siskovic (Justin Timberlake, Cut Copy, Gwen Stefani, Goldfrapp).
Dangerous Muse have been performing songs from the album at live dates and club performances since their New York show at The Fillmore on New Years Eve with Fischerspooner. On stage, the duo has added two musicians (on keys and acoustic/electronic drums) and new technology production, including the integration of a laser harp — a musical instrument/midi controller made of laser beams that respond to touch.
