Pierce Fulton

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Pierce Fulton
Fulton in January 2016
Fulton in January 2016
Background information
Birth namePierce Collins Fulton
Born(1992-06-06)June 6, 1992[1]
OriginVermont, U.S.[2]
DiedApril 29, 2021(2021-04-29) (aged 28)
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • musician
  • record producer
Instruments
Years active2011–2021
Labels
Websitewww.piercefulton.com

Pierce Collins Fulton (June 6, 1992 – April 29, 2021) was an American DJ, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.[4] In 2014, Fulton's single "Runaway" topped the Billboard Emerging Artists chart.[5][6] Later that year, his song "Kuaga (Lost Time)" was listed at number 38 on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart and used in a Smirnoff ad campaign.[7]

Career

In 2011, Fulton released his debut EP on Cr2 Records.[8] In 2012, Fulton toured with Wolfgang Gartner.[9] Fulton released the Runaway EP in March 2014,[10] the single from the album, "Runaway" reached the top spot on Billboard's Twitter Emerging Artists chart. Fulton's follow-up single, "Kuaga (Lost Time)" experienced similar success and reached 38 on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.[11]

In 2015, Fulton began releasing music on

Armin Van Buuren's label Armada Music. That same year, Fulton launched a side-project called "Shirts & Skins" with actor and DJ Ansel Elgort.[12][13] In July 2016, Fulton released the four song EP, Borrowed Lives.[14]

On June 30, 2017, he released his debut album, "Better Places" following the release of singles "Life in Letters", "Home in August", "Better Places", and "Listen To Your Mama".[15]

In January 2020, Fulton and Gordon Huntley of Canadian duo Botnek introduced their Leaving Laurel alias.[16] They released their first EP, titled Sometimes It's Scary...but It's Still You and Me / Need Little, Want Less, through Anjunadeep on January 10, 2020.[17]

Death

On May 3, 2021, Pierce's brother Griffith Fulton announced that he had died on the evening of April 29, at age 28, following struggles with mental health.[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Introducing Pierce Fulton[19]
  • Released: December 14, 2014
  • Label: Cr2 Records
Better Places[20]
  • Released: June 30, 2017
  • Label: Potential Fun
Keeping the Little Things[21]
  • Released: August 14, 2020
  • Label: Self-released

Extended plays

Title Details
Borrowed Lives[22]
  • Released: July 22, 2016
  • Label: Seeking Blue Records
Hoarder's Paradise[23]
  • Released: June 14, 2019
  • Label: Potential Fun
Back to the Neck[24]
(with Aspetuck)
  • Released: April 3, 2020
  • Label: Potential Fun
Free Fall[25]
  • Released: August 7, 2020
  • Label: Potential Fun

Charted singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
Airplay

[26]
US
Dance/Electronic

[27]
"Kuaga" 2014 38 Introducing Pierce Fulton
"Waiting for Tomorrow"
(with Martin Garrix and Mike Shinoda)
2018 26 Bylaw
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As lead artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Down"[28] 2010 Non-album singles
"Lucid Dream / Procella"[29] 2011
"Who Wants Spaghetti?"[30] 2012 Introducing Pierce Fulton
"Sink or Swim / Mr Mime"[31]
"Wanna Be"[32]
(with Maor Levi)
2013
"Where We Were"[33]
(featuring Polina)
"10/6 (That Should Do It) / West Egg"[34] Non-album single
"Runaway"[35] 2014 Introducing Pierce Fulton
"As You Were"[36]
"Kuaga / Noon Gun"[37]
"In Reality"[38] 2015 Non-album singles
"Kuaga (Lost Time)"[39]
"Landmines"[40]
(featuring J-Hart)
"Boy and the Beast"
(with Puppet)
Soft Spoken EP
"No More"[41] Non-album singles
"False Proof" 2016
"Losing You"[42] We Are NoFace
"Make Me Blue"[43] Borrowed Lives
"Borrowed Lives"
(featuring Nvdes)
"Life in Letters"[44] 2017 Better Places
"Home in August"[45]
"Better Places"[46]
(featuring Nvdes)
"Listen to Your Mama"[47]
"Overthinking Rain"[48]
(with Noosa)
2019 Non-album singles
"What Is Gonna Make You Happy?"[49]
(with Noosa)
"I Know (March 2015)"[50] Hoarder's Paradise
"Old Times"[51]
"Esplanade"[52] 2020 Keeping the Little Things
"Friday Island"[53]

Remixes

Original artist Title Date Label
Pierce Fulton "I Know" (Pierce Fulton and Blue Mora Remix)[54] October 4, 2019 Potential Fun
Bo Diddley "Can't Judge"[55] November 9, 2017 Self-released
Echos "All I Want" March 1, 2016 Echos
Pierce Fulton "No More" January 22, 2016 Armada Music B.V
Life of Dillon "Overload"[56] October 23, 2015 Life of Dillon
Eden "Nocturne"[57] October 12, 2015 Seeking Blue Records
Goldhouse "FeelGood"[58] December 4, 2014 Goldhouse
Cash Cash "Surrender"[59] November 24, 2014 Big Beat Records
Above & Beyond featuring Alex Vargas
"Sticky Fingers"[60] July 18, 2014 Anjunabeats
Tritonal featuring Phoebe Ryan "Now or Never"[61] November 18, 2013 Enhanced
Dada Life "Boing Clash Boom"[62] June 3, 2013 So Much Dada
Steve Aoki featuring Polina "Come With Me"[63] February 19, 2013
Ultra Music
Usher
"Scream"[64] August 21, 2012 RCA Records
Felix Cartal "Domo"[65] February 21, 2012 Dim Mak Records
Rob & Jak featuring Emil "All My Love"[66] December 29, 2011 WeRecommendRecords
Chuckie "What Happens in Vegas"[67] December 12, 2011 Cr2 Records
Mync, Ron Carroll and Dan Castro "Don't be Afraid"[68] August 28, 2011
Fabian Gray featuring Emanuele "When U Fall"[69] July 29, 2011 Neon Records

Music videos

List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Kuaga (Live Version)"[70] 2015 Arthur Valverde[71]
"Borrowed Lives" (featuring Nvdes)[72] 2016 Rob Wadleigh[73]

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