A dance-pop group with bright shades of new wave, party rap, and EDM, Hyper Crush were formed in 2006 and consist of rapper Donny Fontaine (born Steven Love), singer Holly Valentine (born Angelina Araya), and DJ/keyboardist Preston Moronie (born Patrick Ridge). All three members attended Agoura Hills High School in California. Their debut was the 31-track Mixtape, Vol. 1 (August 2007), which was followed by The Arcade (May 2008), their first proper album. Both titles were self-released. The trio signed with Universal Motown and experienced some obstacles in the way of releasin...