Cut Copy to perform in Manila concert in September

MANILA, Philippines  – Australian group Cut Copy is coming to Manila to perform for the very first time on September 13 at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura in Bonifacio Global City. 

Known for their electronic music, the group is expected to perform songs from their album Free Your Mind, released in 2013. 

Here are some of the group’s popular songs:

Founded in 2001 in Melbourne, Australia, the group started as a solo project of Dan Whitford, a DJ and graphic designer. The group was previously nominated for a Grammy in 2012 for Best Dance/Electronica Album.

When asked how they came out with the name, Whitford said it was a random choice. 

“I was in the edit menu of my computer and I moved down in the document to the few words that didn’t make sense together, and at that particular day and time the words ‘cut’ and ‘copy’ really stood out to me. At the time it felt like a fairly abstract choice but now it feels very tied in with what we do,” he said.

The group started to touring in 2005, starting for artists such as Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party. They also played in a few  European festivals. 

In 2008,  the song “Lights and Music” was used in FIFA 09, and another son “Far Away” was used in a club scene for the show Nip/Tuck.

Cut Copy’s latest album Free Your Mind was launched at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago in 2013.  The song was publicized via large billboards in 6 locations all bearing the phrase “Free Your Mind.” The locations are California, Chile, Western Australia, Mexico, Wales, and Detroit.

Asked about the song “Free Your Mind,” Whitford said: “Whether the billboard sits in decrepit suburbs of Detroit, the mountains of Chile or the Aussie outback, people come back with a totally different impression of what it might mean. It’s open ended, with infinite interpretations. I think the concept of freedom is one that’s universally positive and timeless, and whatever each person’s version of that freedom is, it’s a good thing to be reminding people or even just ourselves to be “free.”   

Excited to hear Cut Copy perform live? Let us know in the comments section below. – Rappler.com