Hynes and a violinist Mike Siddell began a short US tour in March 2008, ending with an appearance at SXSW in 2008. The band's affinity with Star Wars continued when they played the main theme to the trilogy at the Wireless Festival in 2008.
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Other guest members to have contributed in live shows include Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, Faris Badwan of the Horrors, Frederick Blood-Royale of Ox., Jack Peñate and Eugene McGuinness as well as We Are Scientists' Keith Murray on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on 6 June 2008.īacked by a full band, Hynes appeared at the NME 2008 Awards, broadcast on Channel 4 on 29 February 2008, dressed as characters from Star Wars, including Princess Leia on the drums. Anna Prior, formerly of Leeds bands Dead Disco and the Ivories, played drums for most of the tour. Mike Siddell, formerly of Hope of the States, played violin with the band.
The touring band for the Falling Off the Lavender Bridge album at various points consisted of friends of Hynes' from other bands, including Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine and Emmy the Great.
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The name 'Lightspeed Champion' comes from a series of comic strips Hynes drew as a teenager in his school mathematics books. These recording sessions resulted in the single " Galaxy of the Lost", released on 30 July 2007, and the album Falling Off the Lavender Bridge, released on 21 January 2008. A number of Omaha-based musicians appeared on the record, including Mogis himself, trumpet player and pianist Nate Walcott, the Faint's drummer Clark Baechle and guest vocalist Emmy the Great, along with moonlighting members of Cursive and Tilly and the Wall. In early 2007, Hynes, under the name Lightspeed Champion, recorded his debut album in Omaha, Nebraska with Saddle Creek producer Mike Mogis. Hynes relocated to New York in 2007 where he resides. They released one full-length album, For Screening Purposes Only, in 2005. From their formation in 2004 until their break-up in 2006, Hynes was a member of the dance-punk band Test Icicles, playing guitar, synth, and occasionally performing vocals. He was educated at the Chadwell Heath Foundation School, now known as Chadwell Heath Academy. Early life ĭev Hynes was born in Houston, Texas, and raised in Ilford, East London to a Guyanese mother and a Sierra Leone Creole father.
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He has written, played or produced for and with artists such as Caroline Polachek, Tinashe, Solange Knowles, Connan Mockasin, Tei Shi, Sky Ferreira, FKA twigs, Britney Spears, Haim, Florence and the Machine, Carly Rae Jepsen, the Chemical Brothers, Kylie Minogue, A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, Blondie, Jazmine Sullivan, Sugababes, and Mariah Carey. Hynes went on to release two solo studio albums as Lightspeed Champion and subsequently five more as Blood Orange, between 20. They released one full-length album in 2005. From 2004 to 2006, Hynes was a member of the band Test Icicles, playing guitar, synth, and occasionally performing vocals. Devonté Hynes (born David Joseph Michael Hynes, 23 December 1985), also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer and director based in New York City.
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