Gunship (band)


Gunship is a British synthwave band formed in 2014 by Dan Haigh and Alex Westaway and later joined by drummer Alex Gingell.

History

After Alex Westaway and Dan Haigh's other musical act, Fightstar, went on hiatus in 2010, Westaway and Haigh decided to focus on other musical ventures, including forming Gunship. They are joined by their long-time collaborator and close friend, Alex Gingell. Their debut release, self-titled Gunship, was released in 2015 to positive reviews. Their follow up, Dark All Day, was released 5 October 2018.
In 2019 Gunship appeared in the documentary film The Rise of the Synths which explored the origins and growth of the Synthwave genre. Westaway, Haigh and Gingell appeared alongside various other composers from the scene, including John Carpenter who also starred in and narrated the film.

Equipment and gear

Gunship have a large collection of synthesizers including the Juno 106, DSI Prophet 12, DSI Prophet 6, MOOG Minimoog, MOOG Mother 32, and various Oberheim units.

Collaborators

''GUNSHIP''

The first Gunship album featured collaborations with:
The second Gunship album featured collaborations with:
The single featured a collaboration with the guitarist *Thomas McRocklin

Members

Studio albums
Collaborations and other releases
The following artists have remixed Gunship songs: