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About Me

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SCHOOL OF TWO
MIST & SEA
UNREASONABLE ADULTS
MYSTERY TWIN
LUXURY GAP
Pretty Boy Crossover began in 1996 as a side-project for Jason Sweeney, who at the time was writing and playing in various bands in adelaide, australia, some pop, some experimental.
In 1998, Jason met Cailan Burns, a visual artist/designer/illustrator/electronic music boy - and the crossover began. First of all as a electronica-based radio show, then into a recording project. During this time Jason had already compiled tracks (the majority of which had been used in short films, theatre performance, live club events and art installations) which eventuated into the debut CD, 'System Soundtracks 01' in 1998 on the Pleasurecraft label.
In 1999 Adelaide-based label, Surgery signed 'em up and the LP, "The Building & Formation" was released, the first for Surgery in 2001. In 2002, Clan Analogue released the LP "Any Number Can Play", and a special 12" vinyl-only issue tracks taken from "The Building & Formation" on Optikut Records.
In 2001 Sensory Projects began working with the duo and in 2004 the next LP, 'Always Buildings, Always Cities' was released.
In 2004 Prettyboy Crossover began a recording relationship with COCOSOLIDCITI, based in Canada/France/UK. The 2006 LP, 'We Are All Drifting' will be released as a 2CD/DVD project with video artist, Julio Soto.
At other times, Jason records with Nicole Lowrey (Toupee) - with some added help from Cailan, as Other Peoples Children (releases on Morr Music and Library Records) - and Jason also has some jangle pop electronica with Simpatico, a kind of solo outfit that records for american label, Matinee Recordings - as well as... too many other side-projects. Jason also makes soundtracks for film, dance and theatre around Australia.
Cailan is also a renown designer and illustrator and has been published worldwide.
The duo take their name from the cyberpunk short story by Pat Cadigan.

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Music:

Member Since: 12/20/2005
Band Website: prettyboycrossover.com
Band Members: Cailan Burns, Jason Sweeney
Record Label: Sensory Projects (AUS); cocosolidciti (UK/Canada)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Reviews + Upcoming Shows

A review of "A Different Handwriting" by Ben Gook has appeared in the latest issue of Rolling Stone Magazine.Plus - a really nice review by Dan Rule in today's issue of The Age (Melbourne):http://www....
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:50:00 PST

New Album - "A Different Handwriting" - Released 15 July

Pretty Boy Crossover 'A Different Handwriting' (Released 15 July 2007 on Sensory Projects)(words from Sensory Projects...)The relationship between Pretty Boy Crossover and Sensory Projects is one we...
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:33:00 PST

Spanish Award for "We Are All Drifting"

The cd/dvd album we released with Julie Soto - We Are All Drifting - just won a video/art award at VAD International Video and Digital Arts Festival in Spain! http://www.vadfestival.net/2006/VAD_eng.h...
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:55:00 PST

Mess+Noise -> Pretty Boy Crossover Sounds

Two of our LPs are profiled on the fabulous Mess+Noise Magazine website this month:ALWAYS BUILDINGS, ALWAYS CITIES (2004)http://www.messandnoise.com/releases/5389WE ARE ALL DRIFTING (2006)http://www.m...
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:08:00 PST

New LP - We Are All Drifting CD/DVD

CSC 013Artist: Pretty Boy Crossover + Julio SotoTitle: We Are All DriftingWe Are All Drifting is a first time collaboration between Australian based masters of melancholic electronica Pretty Boy Cros...
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Wed, 24 May 2006 12:52:00 PST

Current collaborations + music makings

Currently making music/performance stuff with/for: Tubby Justice and Solon Ulbrich at Australian Dance Theatre (Adelaide) Tanja Leidtke at Tasdance (Tasmania) 'From A Distance' Version 1.0...
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:55:00 PST

Live show @ Frigid Sunday 8th - Sydney Australia

First live set in 2006! Sunday 8 January @ Frigid @NEWTOWN! Sunday 6.00pm-11.30pm 52 Enmore Road, Newtown http://www.snarl.org/frigid/
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:48:00 PST

Where it at

Our track 'Insofar' is featuring on a new Greek compilation on the label Eros Music/Tomorrow Music, compiled by K.Bhta. Our official website is currently, erm, "under consideration". Will be back ...
Posted by Pretty Boy Crossover on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 01:00:00 PST