Daniel Ahern
Daniel Ahern | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel John-Paul Poggi Ahern |
| Also known as | Bus Vipers |
| Born | 1993 (age 30–31) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Future Classic |
Daniel John-Paul Poggi Ahern (born 1993), who performs as Bus Vipers, is an Australian recording artist.
Biography
Daniel John-Paul Poggi Ahern,[1] is a Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist, who signed to Australian record label Future Classic and records solo material under the moniker, Bus Vipers.[2][3] Bus Vipers was initiated in 2013 when he independently released his debut single, "Lonely Ghost", which was picked up by Triple J's Unearthed.[4]
Ahern holds Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of New South Wales and was the programme director of FBi Radio in Sydney.[5]
Bus Vipers' debut six-track extended play, Federal Highway, was released on 8 September 2017,[6] which received widespread play on Australian community radio and on national youth radio, Triple J.[7][8][9] Danielle Kfare of BroadwayWorld oberved, "[it is] filled with melodic power-pop, kaleidoscopic textures, electronic flourishes, garage rock and funk pulses."[10]
The EP was preceded by two video-clips "CSIRO Weeds" (July 2017) and "Fluid" (August); both are directed by Prue Stent and Honey Long.[11][12][13] "CSIRO Weeds" was described by Purple Sneakers' Lloyd Crackett, "it could slide right into the mountains of psych-tinged pop dominating the airwaves at the moment, with the falsetto tone over a plethora of effects."[2] Jonny Nail of Rolling Stone Australia felt the "Fluid" video clip is "a unique visual embracement of his alopecia."[11] The song, "embraces both the clinically precise nature of the clip and it’s strange subject focus, saddling the fidelity border between bedroom lo fi and studio shine as Ahern’s soothing vocals dissect the psych-pop clutter."[11] The EP was toured around Australia in October and November 2017 with The Belligerents.[14]
References
- ^ "'CSIRO Weeds' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b Crackett, Lloyd. "Bus Vipers 'CSIRO Weeds' is as weird as it sounds (but listen anyway)". Purple Sneakers. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bus Vipers — future classic". future classic. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "2SER Acting Music Director's dilemma with EP release". radioinfo. 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "News: FBi Radio announces Daniel Ahern as new Program Director | FBi Radio". FBi Radio. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Federal Highway - EP 12". store.futureclassic.com.au. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "2017 Year Book: FBi Radio's Most Played Tracks". FBi Radio. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Artist Profile - jplay". jplay. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Tania Kernaghan Joins Bus Vipers At The Top Of The Community Radio Charts - The Music Network". www.themusicnetwork.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Kfare, Danielle (8 September 2017). "Bus Vipers Releases Debut EP Today on Future Classic". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Nail, Jonny (21 August 2017). "Watch Bus Vipers Get Weird Amidst the Wilderness in Arty 'Fluid' Video". Rolling Stone Australia. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Future Classic (1 June 2017), Bus Vipers - CSIRO Weeds (Official Video), retrieved 14 January 2018
- ^ Future Classic (20 August 2017), Bus Vipers - Fluid (Official Video), retrieved 14 January 2018
- ^ Newstead, Al (1 September 2017). "The Belligerents announce debut album tour, share 'Science Fiction'". triple j. Retrieved 14 January 2018.