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Phillip Bruce Danyew (born October 31, 1986) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer. He released two extended plays in 2009, Danyew and Wake Up with EMI/Sparrow Records. He is a former touring member of Foster the People.[2][3]

Phil Danyew
Birth name	Phillip Bruce Danyew
Also known as	Danyew, Elephant Castle
Born	(1986-10-31) October 31, 1986 (age 35) Orange County, California
Origin	San Diego, California
Genres	Indie, rock, pop electronica
Occupation(s)	Producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals, keyboards, guitar, drums, bass, percussion, piano
Years active	2006–present
Labels	EMI/Sparrow
Spouse	Hannah Leder ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1[1]

Early life

Danyew was born as Phillip Bruce Danyew[4] on October 31, 1986 in Orange County, California.[5] His father, Gregory Bruce Danyew, is a painter and musician, and mother, Julie I. Danyew (née Barnes) is also a musician. He has a twin sister, Rachael Marie Danyew.[6][7] Danyew started his songwriting career while he was in the seventh grade.[7]

Music career

Danyew started his music career in 2006, yet his first extended play, The EP, was not independently released until February 17, 2009.[8] His next two extended plays were released by Sparrow Records, Danyew, on April 21, 2009,[9][10][11] while Wake Up was released on November 17, 2009.[12][13]

In 2011, Danyew created a band, Hitpoints.[8] He joined the band Foster the People in late 2013^{[citation needed]} as a touring member. Danyew released the single "Friends for Life" via the label Old Wizard in August 2019 as a homage to The Beatles.[2]

Danyew has produced music for HalfNoise, Katelyn Tarver, and Danae.[14]

Discography

As Danyew[8]

• The EP (February 17, 2009, Independent)[8]
• Danyew (April 21, 2009, Sparrow)[8]
• Wake Up (November 17, 2009, Sparrow)[8]

As Phil Danyew

• "Friends for Life" (August 16, 2019, Old Wizard)
• "Can't Help but Fall" / "Strange Fate" / "You and Me Together" / "Life's a Cherry Pie" (with Katelyn Tarver) / "Can't Stand the Heat" (2020) for The Planters (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

As Elephant Castle (solo project)[3]

• "Cool to Be Unhappy" (March 27, 2020, Old Wizard)[3]
• "I'm a Loser" (May 8, 2020, Old Wizard)
• "Life in Outer Space" (2020)
• "My Muse" (2020)
• "Euphoria" (2020)
• "In Circles" (2021)
• "French Food" (2021)
• "Rocket to the Moon" (2021)
• "Caught in a Twilight Zone" (2021)
• "Quicksand" (2022)
• "No Me and You" (2022)

As Wave System (with Taylor Johnson)

• Inside a Dream (2021)

References

External links

• Cross Rhythms artist profile
• Louder Than the Music artist profile

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