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{{Short description|Musical duo}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Metro Area
| name = Metro Area
| image = Metroarea1_crop.jpg
| image = Metroarea1_crop.jpg
| caption = Metro Area in 2006
| caption = Metro Area in 2006
| image_size = 220
| image_size = 220
| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| Years active = Mid-90's to Present
| years_active = 1998-present
| genre = [[house music|House]], [[Nu-disco|Nu-Disco]]<ref name='allmusic' />
| genre = [[house music|House]], [[nu-disco]]<ref name='allmusic' />
| label =
| associated_acts = Essa 3
| associated_acts = [[Essa 3]]
| current_members = [[Morgan Geist]]<br />Darshan Jesrani
| website =
| current_members = Morgan Geist<br/>Darshan Jesrani
| past_members =
| past_members =
| label = Environ<br>[[Source (record label)|Source]]
| website = {{Bandcamp | metroarea | Metro Area}}
}}
}}


'''Metro Area''' is a Brooklyn-based [[house music|house]] and [[nu-disco]] duo composed of [[Morgan Geist]] and Darshan Jesrani.<ref name='allmusic'>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p513226|pure_url=yes}} |title=Metro Area: Biography |accessdate=2007-08-24 |last=Kellman |first=Andy |work=[[Allmusic]] }}</ref><ref name="sanneh">{{cite news |first= Kelefa|last= Sanneh |authorlink= Kelefa Sanneh|title= Making Something New Out of Dance Music's Past |url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E4DB173CF934A15753C1A9649C8B63|format= |work= [[The New York Times|New York Times]]|publisher= |page= 2.27|date= 2002-10-27|quote= }}</ref>
'''Metro Area''' is a Brooklyn-based [[house music|house]] and [[nu-disco]] duo formed in 1998 by [[Morgan Geist]] and Darshan Jesrani.<ref name='allmusic'>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p513226|pure_url=yes}} |title=Metro Area: Biography |accessdate=2007-08-24 |last=Kellman |first=Andy |work=[[Allmusic]] }}</ref><ref name="sanneh">{{cite news |first= Kelefa|last= Sanneh |author-link= Kelefa Sanneh|title= Making Something New Out of Dance Music's Past |url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E07E4DB173CF934A15753C1A9649C8B63|work= [[The New York Times|New York Times]]|page= 2.27|date= 2002-10-27}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
Geist grew up in [[Wayne, New Jersey]],<ref name="romano1">[http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0210,romano2,32805,16.html village voice > nyclife > Spring Arts Clubs: Electro-Shock by Tricia Romano<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while Jesrani is from upstate New York.<ref name="sanneh" /> Both arrived at electronic music through their interest in rock music (Geist through the electronic sound effects he noticed in progressive rock songs, Jesrani through the electronic introduction to [[Rush (band)|Rush]]'s song [[Tom Sawyer (song)|Tom Sawyer]], which he says "led me into [[Devo]], [[Thomas Dolby]]")<ref name="sanneh" /> and both had been producing music independently since the mid-90s.<ref name="allmusic" /> Before forming Metro Area, Geist attended [[Oberlin College]] (where he founded his record label, Environ, in 1995) and was responsible for a number of highly regarded solo releases, while Jesrani began his production career as half of the groups Essa 3 and Acronym City.<ref name="allmusic" /> The two met through internet mailing lists<ref name="allmusic" /> in 1995 or 1996.<ref name="ra1" /> After collaborating under the names "Sage."<ref name="allmusic" /> and "Phenom,"<ref name='ra1'>{{cite news | first=Helen | last= | coauthors= | title=Metro Area's Darshan Jesrani Touring | date=2006-02-03 | publisher= | url =http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=7567 | work =[[Resident Advisor]] | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-24 | language = }}</ref> they began Metro Area in 1998,<ref name="ra1" /> releasing four 12"s on Environ under that name between 1999 and 2001.<ref name="allmusic" /> Edits of six tracks from these releases later turned up on their 2002 self-titled album.<ref name="allmusic" /> Both Jesrani and Geist are DJs as well as producers; in 2002 and 2003 they hosted a monthly residency at APT in the [[Meatpacking District, Manhattan|Meatpacking District]], called Party Out of Bounds.<ref name="nymag">[http://nymag.com/nymag/features/coverstory/n_7754/index3.html They Will Rock You<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="romano2">[http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0328,romano,45409,16.html village voice > nyclife > Club Crawl: Listings by Tricia Romano<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="sanneh" />
Geist grew up in [[Wayne, New Jersey|Wayne]], [[New Jersey]],<ref name="romano1">[http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0210,romano2,32805,16.html village voice > nyclife > Spring Arts Clubs: Electro-Shock by Tricia Romano<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> while Jesrani is from upstate [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name="sanneh" /> Both arrived at electronic music through their interest in rock music, with Geist through the electronic sound effects he noticed in progressive rock songs and Jesrani through the electronic introduction to [[Rush (band)|Rush]]'s song [[Tom Sawyer (song)|Tom Sawyer]], which he says "led me into [[Devo]], [[Thomas Dolby]]"<ref name="sanneh" /> in which both had been producing music independently since the mid-90s.<ref name="allmusic" /> Before forming Metro Area, Geist attended [[Oberlin College]] (where he founded his record label, Environ, in 1995) and was responsible for a number of highly regarded solo releases, while Jesrani began his production career as half of the groups Essa 3 and Acronym City.<ref name="allmusic" /> The two met through internet mailing lists<ref name="allmusic" /> in 1995 or 1996.<ref name="ra1" /> After collaborating under the names "Sage."<ref name="allmusic" /> and "Phenom,"<ref name='ra1'>{{cite news | author=Helen | title=Metro Area's Darshan Jesrani Touring | date=2006-02-03 | url =http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=7567 | work =[[Resident Advisor]] | accessdate = 2007-08-24 }}</ref> they began Metro Area in 1998,<ref name="ra1" /> releasing four 12"s on Environ under that name between 1999 and 2001.<ref name="allmusic" /> Edits of six tracks from these releases later turned up on their [[Metro Area (album)|2002 self-titled album]],<ref name="allmusic" /> which received good reception, being named as "the second best album of the decade" by ''[[Resident Advisor]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1144 |title=Top 100 albums of the '00s |work=[[Resident Advisor]] |date=January 25, 2010 |accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref> and "the nineteenth best album of the decade" by ''[[FACT Magazine|Fact]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/2010/12/01/100-best-albums-of-the-decade/9/ |title=The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s |work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |date=December 1, 2010 |accessdate=December 1, 2010}}</ref> Both Jesrani and Geist are DJs as well as producers; in 2002 and 2003 they hosted a monthly residency at APT in the [[Meatpacking District, Manhattan|Meatpacking District]], called Party Out of Bounds.<ref name="nymag">[http://nymag.com/nymag/features/coverstory/n_7754/index3.html They Will Rock You<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="romano2">[http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0328,romano,45409,16.html village voice > nyclife > Club Crawl: Listings by Tricia Romano<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="sanneh" />


Morgan Geist also works under the name 'Storm Queen' and is best known for his successful single "Look Right Through".
Morgan Geist also works under the name '[[Storm Queen (musician)|Storm Queen]]' and is best known for the successful single "[[Look Right Through]]", made popular as a dub version by [[Marc Kinchen]].


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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* ''[[Fabric 43]]'' (mix) (2008)
* ''[[Fabric 43]]'' (mix) (2008)
* ''Metro Area 5 & 6'' (2012)
* ''Metro Area 5 & 6'' (2012)

===Singles and EPs===
* ''Metro Area'' (1999)
* ''Metro Area 2'' (2000)
* ''Metro Area 3'' (2001)
* ''Metro Area 4'' (2001)
* "Piña" (2001)
* "Dance Reaction" (2002)
* "More G.D.M. Vol. 3" ''with Gina X'' (2002)
* ''Metro Area 5'' (2004)
* ''Metro Area 6'' (2005)
* ''Metro Area 7'' (2007)
* "Straight A's" (2013)


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Electronic music duos]]
[[Category:Electronic music duos]]
[[Category:Nu-disco musicians]]
[[Category:Nu-disco musicians]]

Latest revision as of 16:50, 3 December 2024

For metro areas in general, see Metropolitan area.
Metro Area
Metro Area in 2006
Metro Area in 2006
Background information
GenresHouse, nu-disco[1]
Years active1998-present
LabelsEnviron
Source
MembersMorgan Geist
Darshan Jesrani
WebsiteMetro Area on Bandcamp

Metro Area is a Brooklyn-based house and nu-disco duo formed in 1998 by Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani.[1][2]

History

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Geist grew up in Wayne, New Jersey,[3] while Jesrani is from upstate New York.[2] Both arrived at electronic music through their interest in rock music, with Geist through the electronic sound effects he noticed in progressive rock songs and Jesrani through the electronic introduction to Rush's song Tom Sawyer, which he says "led me into Devo, Thomas Dolby"[2] in which both had been producing music independently since the mid-90s.[1] Before forming Metro Area, Geist attended Oberlin College (where he founded his record label, Environ, in 1995) and was responsible for a number of highly regarded solo releases, while Jesrani began his production career as half of the groups Essa 3 and Acronym City.[1] The two met through internet mailing lists[1] in 1995 or 1996.[4] After collaborating under the names "Sage."[1] and "Phenom,"[4] they began Metro Area in 1998,[4] releasing four 12"s on Environ under that name between 1999 and 2001.[1] Edits of six tracks from these releases later turned up on their 2002 self-titled album,[1] which received good reception, being named as "the second best album of the decade" by Resident Advisor[5] and "the nineteenth best album of the decade" by Fact magazine.[6] Both Jesrani and Geist are DJs as well as producers; in 2002 and 2003 they hosted a monthly residency at APT in the Meatpacking District, called Party Out of Bounds.[7][8][2]

Morgan Geist also works under the name 'Storm Queen' and is best known for the successful single "Look Right Through", made popular as a dub version by Marc Kinchen.

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]

Singles and EPs

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  • Metro Area (1999)
  • Metro Area 2 (2000)
  • Metro Area 3 (2001)
  • Metro Area 4 (2001)
  • "Piña" (2001)
  • "Dance Reaction" (2002)
  • "More G.D.M. Vol. 3" with Gina X (2002)
  • Metro Area 5 (2004)
  • Metro Area 6 (2005)
  • Metro Area 7 (2007)
  • "Straight A's" (2013)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kellman, Andy. "Metro Area: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ a b c d Sanneh, Kelefa (2002-10-27). "Making Something New Out of Dance Music's Past". New York Times. p. 2.27.
  3. ^ village voice > nyclife > Spring Arts Clubs: Electro-Shock by Tricia Romano
  4. ^ a b c Helen (2006-02-03). "Metro Area's Darshan Jesrani Touring". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  5. ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  6. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s". Fact. December 1, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
  7. ^ They Will Rock You
  8. ^ village voice > nyclife > Club Crawl: Listings by Tricia Romano


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