POST PUNK: www.myspace.com/autodef

Biography


Singer, songwriter, and guitarist and vision behind "Auto Defiance" , Bradley Boyer, was born into a family of musical affluence and song.  His grandmother was a classical pianist, and his Uncle was an Opera singer.  With his first guitar he began writing songs at age 13, singing, recording, and performing with his first band at 19,  while a paratrooper in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne.

    
    Gaining experience in his early 20's; writing, recording, and crafting his sound, he performed various shows both solo acoustic, as well as with a band.  He performed at such venues as "The Warehouse", Clarksville, TN, while a paratrooper in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne.   Soon moved to Louisville, KY,  and embarked on an inspirational writing period, he performed at "The Rudyard Kipling", "Wick's Pizza", and "O'sheas", writing and performing with other like minded songwriters..  Moving to Nashville, TN. to team back up with Drummer Kurt Bartlett to begin independent recording in their own studio, he performed for larger crowds at "12th and Porter",  "The End", and "Rites O Spring" at Vanderbilt University. Captivated by powerful emotional singers such as Bono, Robert Smith and Jeff Buckley, he pushed himself to more interesting songwriting, and pushed the envelope of traditional alternative pop rock.
As a registered BMI songwriter, and recording artist, Bradley formed his own music publishing company. A sound marked by high energy guitars and unique vocal melodies in the vein of early U2 or The Cure, the music is energy driven yet has an open atmosphere.  

 
Auto Defiance from Nashville, Tennessee is the vision of Bradley Boyer. Writing music without boundaries, Auto Defiance playfully straddles the lines between Alternative Rock, Acoustic Pop and Post Punk. Small events that would mean little to the untrained eye, through Boyer's work are magnified to form a parallel to something greater in life. Inspired by larger than life characters from pop artist Andy Warhol to musical deity's such as Jeff Buckley, Robert Smith, Bono and Morrissey, Auto Defiance fully understands the power of iconography in music.

As a singer/songwriter, Bradley Boyer's unique palette morphs to accommodate the atmosphere of the song and numerous music business insiders have sung his praises.  Upon moving to Nashville in 2000, Bradley was approached by industry songwriter Robert Malec who wanted him to co-write four songs for an upcoming Goo Goo Dolls project.  Boyer turned it down. Though it never took off, it did introduce him to a slew of licensing opportunities and a number of well respected contacts, which led to on-air interviews, radio airplay and unanimous positive reviews for the independent artist and his already budding career.

Currently hard at work on a debut full length album, Auto Defiance is branching out to collaborative efforts in the pursuit of a new unique sound. Adding electronica elements with synthesizers, and orchestra strings courtesy of Gerald Gardiner and female vocals and violin courtesy of Petra Kelly, Auto Defiance chameleon-like pursuit of grandiose rock music is both endearing and inspiring. Working with five separate producers on the project, Boyer captures the specific feel and personality of each individual song. With a release date for the album set for fall of 2008, you can check out a preview of Auto Defiance's music at  www.myspace.com/autodef.
Auto Defiance is clearly an artist to watch in 2008.

This is not your typical Nashville rock, but a dreamy, post-punk, acoustic, indie-pop sound.
 

 



Discography
2007  "Auto Defiance"  Self-Titled  5 song EP courtesy SPAT! Records.

Publisher
Underground Mass Media Music  (BMI)




Discography

2007  "Auto Defiance"  Self-Titled  5 song EP courtesy SPAT! Records.
2008   "Ghost Inside Your House"     Debut Single