Space Cowboy 'Digital Rock Star' album

Those familiar with Lady Gaga’s platinum album “The Fame” will know her bold rallying cry from the song “Starstruck,” her duet with Space Cowboy featuring Flo Rida: “Space Cowboy just play that track.”

Indeed, the heavy bass, neck-breaking clap, sharp synths and duet vocals on that album’s “Starstruck” are courtesy of supa-producer, instrumentalist and vocalist Space Cowboy. As Lady Gaga’s collaborator and main foil in her intergalactic adventures (as chronicled in the episodic Web series “Transmission Gagavision”), Space Cowboy has built a loyal following as enigmatic musician/dj/producer extraordinaire.

But Space Cowboy’s story begins before that in the United Kingdom where he moved soon after being born in Paris to a guitar-collecting father.
Once in the UK, Space Cowboy’s began spinning in the sweaty London dance club scene. There, he found himself injecting the subliminal rock influences from his father into a new, stirring blend of techno, electro, hip hop and dance. Wrapping it all up in one cohesive pulse, Space Cowboy dubbed his new sound “Digital Rock” and began to experiment with the production of original recordings.

It wasn’t long before his first album, released on indy label Tiger Traxx, began causing a commotion in Japan where he was invited20to perform at the prestigious Fuji Festival. The reaction to his new sound there were such that another indy release followed and yielded the break-out track “Across the Sky.”

In 2006, Space Cowboy released his electronic-dance-rock manifesto “Digital Rock” in the UK with an early incarnation of the song “My Egyptian Lover” which was added to BBC Radio 1. It was a satellite transmission of the Radio 1 feed that caught the attention of Cherrytree Records whose roster also included a new, up-and-coming New York-based artist named Lady Gaga. The label made an introduction and the two hit it off creatively.

“I remember our first conversation was on the phone,” recalls Space Cowboy about his first chat with Lady Gaga. “She was talking about sequins, disco balls, Prince, David Bowie and body paint. Basically, she was speaking my language.”

Following that intial call, the two met up in LA where Lady Gaga invited Space Cowboy to join her touring ensemble. In the process, the two collaborated in the studio on the duet “Starstruck” as well as the futuristic Christmas song “Christmas Tree.”

Maestro of the portable studio and master of the multi-task, Space Cowboy not only crafted the personalized musical sound beds to each Lady Gaga show, but has also been recording part 2 of his “Digital Rock” opus: his new album “Digital Rock Star.”

Expounding on his unique combination of dance, hip hop, electro and rock, Space Cowboy has written all new songs as well as flipped a couple favorites from “Digital Rock” – in some cases, with a little help from his friends. For example, the hybrid rock-club anthem "I Came to Party" features German electro-glam rockers Cinema Bizarre.

"Falling Down," the first single off "Digital Rock Star" features vocals from Chelsea Korka of The Paradiso. The influences in the tracks are varied but the marriage of dance and rock is consistent as is Space Cowboy’s vocal delivery; an exotic tenor

shaped by the trials, tribulations and travels of his dj career. His delivery is a unique electronic patois somewhere between Sting and Hal, the computer from the film “2001.”

“I’ve always had a warped delivery, but it matches the idiosyncrasy of my beats.” Indeed, by harnessing the strange and wonderful, Space Cowboy has invented a new sound and made way for the first “Digital Rock Star.”

This November, Space Cowboy will join electro hip-hop superstars LMFAO on their national Party Rock Tour! Special guest performers also include the Shwayze, The Paradisio Girls, and Far East Movement! Produced by Live Nation and Moodwing360, the Party Rock Tour promises to be a "completely new concert experience" and "a non-stop party of continuous music"! Scroll down to check out the full list of tour dates!

Space Cowboy tour dates
Party Rock Tour with LMFAO
11/05/09 - Reno, NV @ Pearl at Grand Sierra
11/06/09 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
11/07/09 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/09/09 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
11/10/09 - Vancouver, Canada @ Gossip
11/12/09 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at The Market
11/14/09 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
11/17/09 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
11/18/09 - Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
11/19/09 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
11/20/09 - St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/21/09 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
11/22/09 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
11/24/09 - Des Moines, IA @ People’s Court
11/27/09 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargos
11/28/09 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
11/29/09 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Diesel
11/30/09 - State College, PA @ The Cell Block
12/01/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
12/03/09 - New Haven, CT @ Toad’s Place
12/04/09 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
12/06/09 - Farmingdale, NY @ Crazy Donkey
12/08/09 - Richmond, VA @ The National
12/09/09 - Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
12/10/09 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
12/11/09 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
12/14/09 - Orlando, FL @ Firestone
12/17/09 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues
12/18/09 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
12/19/09 - San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit
12/20/09 - McAllen, TX @ Las Palmas Event Center

Space Cowboy biography
It wasn't long before his first album, released on indy label Tiger Trax, began causing a commotion in Japan where he was invited to perform at the prestigious Fuji Festival. The reaction to his new sound there were such that another indy release followed and yielded the break-out track "Across the Sky."

In 2006, Space Cowboy released his electronic-dance-rock manifesto 'Digital Rock' in the UK with an early incarnation of the song "My Egyptian Lover" which was added to BBC Radio 1. It was a satellite transmission of the Radio 1 feed that caught the attention of Cherrytree Records whose roster also included a new, up-and-coming New York-based artist named Lady Gaga. The label made an introduction and the two hit it off creatively.

"I remember our first conversation was on the phone," recalls Space Cowboy about his first chat with Lady Gaga. "She was talking about sequins, disco balls, Prince, David Bowie and body paint. Basically, she was speaking my language."

Following that initial call, the two met up in LA where Lady Gaga invited Space Cowboy to join her touring ensemble. In the process, the two collaborated in the studio on the duet "Starstruck", as well as the futuristic Christmas song "Christmas Tree".

Maestro of the portable studio and master of the multi-task, Space Cowboy not only crafted the personalized musical sound beds to each Lady Gaga show, but has also been recording part 2 of his 'Digital Rock' opus: his new album 'Digital Rock Star'.

Expounding on his unique combination of dance, hip hop, electro and rock, Space Cowboy has written all new songs as well as flipped a couple favorites from 'Digital Rock' – in some cases, with a little help from his friends. For example, the hybrid rock-club anthem "I Came 2 Party" features German electro-glam rockers Cinema Bizarre.

"Falling Down", the first single off 'Digital Rock Star' features vocals from Chelsea Korka of The Paradiso Girls. The influences in the tracks are varied but the marriage of dance and rock is consistent as is Space Cowboy's vocal delivery; an exotic tenor shaped by the trials, tribulations and travels of his dj career. His delivery is a unique electronic patois somewhere between Sting and HAL, the computer from the film 2001.

"I've always had a warped delivery, but it matches the idiosyncrasy of my beats." Indeed, by harnessing the strange and wonderful, Space Cowboy has invented a new sound and made way for the first 'Digital Rock Star'.

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