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Artist
Dragonette
12+ albums
electropopelectronicfemale vocalistsCanadianpop
about
Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band comprising Sorbara, her then husband Dan Kurtz as bassist and producer (also in The New Deal) and drummer Joel Stouffer. Will Stapleton replaced original guitarist Simon Craig following the band's move to London). The band originally formed in Toronto, Canada in 2005. Originally called "The Fuzz", the band's first gigs were touring the USA as support act for Duran Duran. Since then the band have gone on to support other major UK acts including New Order, Basement Jaxx and the Sugababes. They have recently completed a series of headline gigs in small venues in the UK and Canada, and performed at the Glastonbury Festival 2007. Prior to signing their record contract, the Dragonette (EP) was independently released as promo only and the songs have gained the attention of many critics such as the popular music blog Popjustice where they were named the #1 pop act to look out for in 2007. The band shares management with the Scissor Sisters. On Thursday, February 08 2007, the video for the track "Jesus Doesn't Love Me", which was filmed in December 2006, leaked onto the internet, through the website MySpace and also Popjustice. The video has since been removed from MySpace, as it was not intended to be viewed at this point in time. A 'taster' of this video is currently available to watch on the band's official YouTube page. In early February 2007 the band flew to Toro
