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Hyperreal

.."Imagine an electrifying fusion of futuristic pop, SHOEGAZE GUITARS & cosmic lush synths from the year 9000, in LA, IN dazzling colourful outfits, & elevated by a BLACK GOSPEL SOUL CHOIR"..

IN A MOMENT OF PROFOUND INSPIRATION, A VIVID VISION OF DAVID BOWIE SITTING DOWN WITH SINGER AND MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST DRE 9:23 AND saying, "I WANT TO HEAR YOU, AND NO ONE ELSE, SING THE SONGS OF ALIENATION AND STRUGGLING TO FIT IN THAT YOU WRITE", IGNITED THE BIRTH OF HYPERREAL.

AN AUDACIOUS SONIC VENTURE THAT DEFIES CONVENTIONS AND CELEBRATES THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY AND BEING WHO YOU TRULY ARE. BURSTING ONTO THE SCENE, HYPERREAL TAKES LISTENERS ON A CAPTIVATING MUSICAL JOURNEY WHERE THE REALMS OF ELECTROPOP, DREAM SYNTH POP, SHOEGAZE AND DEEP SOUTH GOSPEL CHOIRS INTERTWINE INTO  AN ALLURING  NEVER BEFORE HEARD COMBINATION OF  SEDUCTIVE, UPLIFTING EMPOWERING CHARM. 

DRAWING INFLUENCE FROM DIVERSE ICONIC ACTS SUCH AS EMPIRE OF THE SUN, PRINCE, EARLY 90'S SHOEGAZE, STEVIE WONDER, DAFT PUNK, THE THOMPSON TWINS, 1967 ERA BEATLES, MAHALIA JACKSON AND BLACK GOSPEL MUSIC AS WELL AS THE MESMERIZING WORLD OF EARLY TO MID-1980S WEST COAST AMERICAN TV AND MOVIE CULTURE, DRE 9:23 INFUSES HYPERREAL'S SOUND WITH A KALEIDOSCOPE OF NOSTALGIA AND FUTURISTIC VIBES. 

AS A DYNAMIC LIVE BAND, DRE 9:23 AND HYPERREAL HAVE BUILT A LOYAL FOLLOWING THROUGH AD 9000 SYNTHTOPIA, THE BI-MONTHLY  SYNTHPOP EVENTS  WITH  360° IMMERSIVE VJ VISUALS & DJ AFTERPARTIES.

BRINGING A VISUAL SPECTACLE OF DOPAMINE -DRENCHED , MULTI COLOURED OUTFITS THAT LIGHTS UP EVERY CROWD. THINK “SPRINKLES AND RAINBOWS" MEETS - ALICE IN WONDERLAND - MEETS SGT.PEPPER 

BRACE YOURSELF FOR AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE THAT TRANSCENDS THE ORDINARY AND LEAVES AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE SENSES. 

Media

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A musician playing a bass guitar on stage bathed in purple and pink lights.

MUSIC

PRESS PHOTOS

A person standing in a field of yellow flowers under a clear blue sky, wearing a pink patterned jacket and red pants, with large pink text saying 'HYPERREAL' in the sky.
A person wearing colorful, patterned clothing and jewelry is holding a guitar in a room with multicolored, textured fabrics. The person is also wearing sunglasses and a headscarf with bold patterns. The words "HYPER REAL" are written in pink on the right side of the image.
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PRESS

“Unique.”

“The best music I’ve heard in the last couple of years.”

“Like Porter Robinson but better, and that’s saying A LOT!!”

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