Punk Bunny

Punk Bunny
Young man singing into a microphone
Punk Bunny performing in Utrecht, Netherlands, 2010
Background information
Birth name Gil Sandoval
Born Los Angeles
Origin Los Angeles
Genres Punk Rock Electroclash Outsider Music
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Vocals,Synthesizer,Guitars,Bass,Drums
Years active 1987–present
Website www.punkbunny.com

Gil "Luigi" Sandoval, known by his stage name Punk Bunny, is a Los Angeles–based musician. His music is notable for incorporating unusual elements in his live performances. In the early and mid-2000s he garnered a substantial cult following.

Early life

Gil Sandoval (born May 18, 1973) was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. In 1987, while just 14 years old, he started his first band called Spastik Children. In 1994, he started a band called Marble, that lasted 6 years.

Punk Bunny

In 2003, he decided to create an electronic outfit called Punk Bunny. He has headlined Club Party Monster in Hollywood, CA and has made appearances on The Jack E. Jett Show and World of Wonder sfter being contacted by Vans to play select California dates on the 2005 and 2006 Warped Tour.

Since 2006, he has been touring the U.S, Europe and performed on Spanish television show Radio 3 TVE. He performed at Stockholm Pride 2011. He has done various interviews and performances on notable radio stations such as KXLU, KPFK, Los Angeles. His "Money Shot Remixes" album was also featured on MTV.com.

In 2014, Punk Bunny released the single "We Love You (feat. Jan Terri)" from his "Hollywood Trash" album. The song features outsider musician Jan Terri, who also appears in the video.[1]

In the summer of 2016 Sandoval disbanded Punk Bunny and started to work under the stage name Electric Carlos.[2]

Discography

Albums

  1. A Hole Is A Hole (2006)
  2. Money Shot (Remixes) (2008)
  3. Remixxx (2009)
  4. Hollywood Trash (2014)
  5. Leather Nights by Electric Carlos (2016)
  6. Strange Planet by Electric Carlos (2017)
  7. Schizomania (2018)

References

  1. ↑ Punk Bunny's Official MySpace Retrieved 2015-3-15.
  2. ↑ "Bye bye Bunny – hello Electric Carlos – LA alternative punk on tour". Sonic Mag. December 16, 2016.

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