Daniel Ahern
Daniel Ahern | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Daniel John-Paul Poggi Ahern |
| Also known as | Bus Vipers |
| Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Years active | 2013–2017 |
| Labels | Future Classic |
Daniel Ahern (born 1993), was a recording artist who performed as Bus Vipers from 2013-2017.
Biography
Daniel John-Paul Poggi Ahern,[1] was a Sydney-based multi-instrumentalist, who signed to Australian record label Future Classic and recorded solo material under the moniker, Bus Vipers.[2][3] He is an ambassador for alopecia universalis, which features prominently in his video clips, including "Fluid".[4] Bus Vipers began in 2013 when he independently released his debut single, "Lonely Ghost", which was picked up by Triple J's Unearthed for high rotation.[5] The song was described as having "broken guitar pedals, faint vocoder, and 909 drum sounds."[6]
Bus Vipers' debut six-track extended play, Federal Highway, was released on 8 September 2017,[7] which received widespread play on Australian community radio, and play on national youth radio, Triple J.[8][9][10]
The EP was preceded by two video-clips "CSIRO Weeds" (July 2017) and "Fluid" (August); both directed by Prue Stent and Honey Long.[11][12][13] "CSIRO Weeds" was described by Purple Sneakers' Lloyd Crackett as "chock full of effects and noises that distort and flurry...a wonderful release and this is all before talking about the music video."[2] Jonny Nail of Rolling Stone Australia felt "Fluid" is "a unique visual embracement of his alopecia...that 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]
Ahern also 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, from October 2017.[15]
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.
- ^ "The Belgravia Centre". The Belgravia Centre. 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.
- ^ "Bus Vipers – 'Lonely Ghost' - Music News, Reviews, Interviews and Culture". Music Feeds. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "News: FBi Radio announces Daniel Ahern as new Program Director | FBi Radio". FBi Radio. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.