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Color Theory

21st Century Piano Pop

About Me

For album tracklistings and high-quality mp3 samples of all songs, please visit the Color Theory Music Store . Our store sells the best quality mp3 files, with no copy protection. They are compatible with all players, including the iPod. You don't need to sign up for an account or download special software, and your entire purchase price goes directly to the artist. Our store features two albums worth of exclusive content that you won't find anywhere else.Visit the official Color Theory sites: colortheory.com , colortheory.de , dmtribute.comAll Color Theory CDs are available at iTunes , Amazon , A Different Drum , CD Baby , and many other outlets.

Click here to order my latest CD, Color Theory presents Depeche Mode direct from my label, 11th Records, for $12.99 plus $3 s/h:

Color Theory is the musical alter ego of Huntington Beach singer-keyboardist-songwriter Brian Hazard. Hazard creates piano-driven electronic pop with a romantic soul, combining the emotional intensity of Tori Amos with a spacious backdrop of luscious synths and dance floor beats to create a distinctly modern brand of pop sophistication. "Hazard writes songs that are intensely personal and uses technology to enhance material that is as emotive as the best folk." (Robert Kinsler, Orange County Register)Color Theory's latest release is Color Theory presents Depeche Mode, a one-man tribute to Depeche Mode, complete with two new instrumental interludes. The album reinvents eleven of their most underappreciated songs, and also includes the track "Ponytail Girl", the Color Theory original that was mistakenly credited as a Depeche Mode track from their Exciter album. To this day, several European web sites sell alternate versions of Exciter with Ponytail Girl included as a so-called bonus track.The Southern California based one-man band has been stirring emotions since the 1994 release of Sketches In Grey. The first pressing sold out quickly, due almost exclusively to word-of-mouth. Demand was high for a new album, and Color Theory responded with the 1997 release of Tuesday Song, which includes a daringly non-fiction song used for a real-life marriage proposal. 1999 heralded the release of Perfect Tears, which is so intimate that it was successfully promoted through a series of personal ads. The album was in regular rotation at over 40 European commercial radio stations. 2001s Lifes Fairytale further explores Hazards electronic tendencies, while 2002s Something Beautiful features only acoustic instruments. Twenty-six weekly demo recordings were posted on the web as part of the Bad Song of the Week project, which allowed fans to vote for their favorites and decide which songs would ultimately be included on the album.With a fiercely loyal fanbase, persistence, and clear artistic vision, Color Theory creates music of substance to savor for years.

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Member Since: 7/14/2005
Band Website: colortheory.com
Band Members: Brian Hazard
Influences: David Sylvian, Depeche Mode, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds, Tori Amos, The Postal Service, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, The Blue Nile, Camouflage, Cause & Effect, Wolfsheim, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Everything But the Girl, De/Vision, Goldfrapp, Iris, Junior Boys, Martin Gore, OMD, Peter Gabriel, Rupesh Cartel, The Echoing Green, Leiahdorus, Thomas Dolby
Sounds Like: Keane, Depeche Mode, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds, Tori Amos, The Postal Service, Fiona Apple, Frou Frou, Imogen Heap, The Blue Nile, Camouflage, Cause & Effect, Wolfsheim, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure, Everything But the Girl, De/Vision, Goldfrapp, Iris, Junior Boys, Martin Gore, OMD, Peter Gabriel, Rupesh Cartel, The Echoing Green, Leiahdorus, Thomas Dolby
Record Label: 11th Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New Album Progress

I've made substantial progress on the new album in the past couple of months, and am aiming to complete it by October 1. This morning I finished writing the tenth song (not counting one I know I'm not...
Posted by Color Theory on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:30:00 PST

Digital Download EP

As another year draws to a close, I'm a little embarrassed. I planned to put out an album in 2005, then in 2006, and now I'm promising you a new album in 2007. I'm about halfway through the fifth song...
Posted by Color Theory on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:09:00 PST

New Store, New Album!

Color Theory Music Store launched The Color Theory Music Store sells the best quality mp3 files, with no copy protection. It features two albums worth of exclusive content that you won't find anywhere...
Posted by Color Theory on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:16:00 PST

New Song Released!

Hi, friends. A lot has gone on in the four months since my last update. I'm on a bunch of new compilation CDs, my Depeche Mode tribute got picked up by a major distributor, and my mastering business h...
Posted by Color Theory on Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:56:00 PST

Behind the Rhine

I apologize for the long delay between updates! My life is overflowing these days, between caring for my new daughter Eve, expanding my mastering business, and recovering from my third foot surgery (t...
Posted by Color Theory on Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:42:00 PST

New CD Package

Starting today you can get the first five Color Theory CDs for $44.99 from colortheory.com (Sketches in Grey, Tuesday Song, Perfect Tears, Life's Fairytale, Something Beautiful). Shipping to anywhere ...
Posted by Color Theory on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 01:54:00 PST

I Stand By My Mistakes

Seems like something always gets in the way of working on the new album. Right now I'm "busy" recovering from surgery on my foot to remove a ganglion cyst, which requires me to keep my foot above my h...
Posted by Color Theory on Mon, 05 Dec 2005 05:46:00 PST

In With the New

First off, out with the old. Colortheory.com has long been offering a special package that includes all six Color Theory CDs and a t-shirt for $60. As I mentioned last month, I'm not sure that there w...
Posted by Color Theory on Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:01:00 PST

All Good Things

I'm pleased to report significant progress on the new album. I've got a bunch of little idea snippets, and three nearly complete drum tracks. This month I'll be fleshing out some rough mixes. Once I g...
Posted by Color Theory on Sun, 02 Oct 2005 02:19:00 PST

The Sky is Falling

Sorry for the short update. I've got a lot going on. I'm mastering a bunch of CDs that need to be back from manufacturing in time for the A Different Drum Festival at the beginning of September. Kirk ...
Posted by Color Theory on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST