The Medic Droid
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| Origin | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Genres | Synthpop, electropop, dance-pop, alternative dance, techno |
| Years active | 2003–2008, 2012–2013, 2015–2016 |
| Labels | Modern Art Records Epic Records |
| Members | Chris Donathon Hector Bagnod |
| Past members | Johnny Chavez Greg Rudawski |
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| Studio album by The Medic Droid | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Emo, crunkcore, techno, electropop, synthpop, power pop | |||
| Length |
30:27 32:56 (iTunes release) |
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| Label | Modern Art | |||
| Producer | Back Ted N-Ted | |||
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The Medic Droid was an American synthpop band from Phoenix, Arizona.
The Medic Droid was started in 2005 with Chris Donathon, Hector Bagnod and Johnny Chavez (Droid). Bagnod and Donathon first met in 2003, but Donathon moved away from the city after they met, only to return (and begin the band) a few years later. The group gained a strong initial following through the social networking site Myspace; by mid-2008 the song "Fer Sure" had logged almost 2 million plays on the site and the group had accumulated over 100,000 friends there. Soon they were noticed by manager Avery Andon who brought the band to New York where they played their first live show opening for Enter Shikari at The Bowery Ballroom and caught the eye of A&R's from Epic Records who would later go on to sign the band. The group eventually made two new songs "Keeping Up with the Joneses" and "FSCENE8", enlisting the help of Australian DJ S3RL to remix these songs. In late 2007, Johnny Droid left the band due to issues with the other members and created his own solo band called J0hnny. In 2011, he announced he was making a band with S3RL called R0bots.
They later hired Greg Rudawski as drummer for live shows and were signed to Modern Art Records, a local Phoenix indie label distributed by Epic Records. They wrote and recorded their debut album Whats Your Medium and it was released June 10, 2008. Whats Your Medium reached no. 33 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
The band was heavily inspired by 1980's popular culture, their name referencing a character from the Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back, and recording a version of the Madonna anthem "Into the Groove".
The Medic Droid went on a "Spring Tour" with A Cursive Memory in Spring 2008 across the U.S.. A Cursive Memory was the only band to go to every show with them. They co-headlined for every date. Breathe Carolina and The White Tie Affair joined the tour for select dates, but did not go for the whole tour. Kill Hannah's Hope for the Hopeless U.S. Tour 2008 was presented by Hot Topic. Kill Hannah was the headliner and had the tour for their recently released album of b-sides and rarities. The Medic Droid, Innerpartysystem, and The White Tie Affair joined them as special guests for the whole tour. The tour began in July, 2008 and ended August, 2008.
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