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Jack Stauber
Born (1996-04-06) April 6, 1996 (age 28)
McKean, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh
Occupations
  • Musician
  • music producer
  • animator
  • designer
  • YouTuber
Musical career
Also known asJack Stauber's Micropop
OriginErie, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • drums
  • guitar
Years active2007–present
LabelsPlopscotch Records
Websitejackstauber.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2013–present
Genres
Subscribers2.39 million[1]
Total views316.82 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2018
1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: 05 Aug 2022

Jack Stauber (born April 6, 1996)[2] is an American musician, producer, animator, and YouTuber based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] He is originally from Erie, Pennsylvania.[3][4] He is known for his VHS-aesthetic live-action, stop motion, and computer animated music videos which contain perceiving and strange lyrics, as well as his songs being in a variety of internet memes on YouTube and TikTok. Stauber first published on YouTube in April 20, 2013. His website was launched in late 2017; however, it mainly contains links to other content such as his social media and merch stores.[5] Stauber has been a member of the bands Joose[4][6] and Zaki.[7] In 2020, he won the Shorty Award for Best in Weird.[8]

His debut album, Finite Form (2013), was released on March 18, 2013, when he was 16. Drawing inspiration from folk music, his second album, Viator (2015), was released two years later, on September 18, 2015. Stauber's third studio album Pop Food (2017) experimented with pop, lo-fi, and a 1980s and '90s-esque aesthetic. The first two tracks, "Buttercup" and "Oh Klahoma", went viral on TikTok, and boast a combined 485 million Spotify streams as of July 2022. His latest album, HiLo (2018), contains elements of funk, pop, and rock.

Personal life

Stauber grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. He has one sister, named Kharly.[9][3] He majored in marketing and minored in studio arts[10] at the University of Pittsburgh.[11] In an interview, Stauber revealed his favorite cartoon is Rugrats, and praised the art style, stating "Take some time to watch a minute of the pilot of Rugrats if you haven’t seen that before. The art style is beyond incredible." Stauber is also a fan of Pink Floyd – The Wall, Merrie Melodies, the Pink Panther, M83, Bruce Bickford, The Mighty Boosh, Donovan, and The Residents.[2]

Notable projects and videos

"Buttercup" and "Oh Klahoma"

Stauber's most famous work of art, called "Buttercup", is the opening song released on his 2017 album Pop Food. The song, along with remixes and covers of it, became a popular internet meme, especially on TikTok,[12] which contributed substantially to its success. The song had 350 million Spotify streams as of July 2022. Stauber did not release an official music video for "Buttercup". The song has been described as "bubbly, dramatic pop with Panda Bear-esque vocals."[13] YouTuber lisuga made a popular fan made video using clips from the Japanese short film, "Kick-Heart". It is the most viewed Jack Stauber-related video on YouTube, with 227 million views as of July 2022.

"Oh Klahoma", the second track from Pop Food, also became popular. The song has 131 million Spotify streams as of July 2022. The song is most famously used as background music to a TikTok trend called #ghostphotoshoot, where creators dress up as ghosts and take photos of themselves, sometimes wearing sunglasses and other fashion accessories.[14][12] However, the trend has become controversial, with critics saying the bedsheet costumes used look like KKK robes.[15]

Adult Swim

Stauber has done multiple projects for Adult Swim. These projects have received widespread praise, getting millions of views on YouTube.

Wishing Apple and Valentine's Day is Not for the Lonely

The first short Stauber created for Adult Swim was called "Wishing Apple," a short released on July 3, 2018 on the Adult Swim YouTube channel.[16][17]

The next was "Valentine's Day is Not for the Lonely," which premiered on Off The Air's season eight episode "Love" on August 28, 2018.[16] However, the short was created and released on Valentine's Day, almost 6 months before the short was released on Adult Swim, on February 14, 2018.[18] The video was also shortened for its Adult Swim premiere.

SHOP: A Pop Opera

Nearly a year after "Valentine's Day is Not for the Lonely" was created, the surreal musical comedy SHOP: A Pop Opera premiered on Adult Swim in March 2019. The series utilizes mixed media, incorporated clay animation, music, and VHS-like filters.[19] The six-part series aired each episode at midnight from March 4 to March 9. The episodes were also uploaded onto YouTube the next day. A year later, Stauber released the soundtrack for the miniseries on March 8, after someone hacked into his account and fraudulently uploaded the soundtrack in October of the previous year.[20] On November 4, 2020, the full series was uploaded onto the Adult Swim YouTube channel.[21]

Jack Stauber's OPAL

The latest Adult Swim project created by Stauber is a short surreal musical psychological horror film, entitled Jack Stauber's OPAL, which premiered on October 31, 2020.[note 1][19][16] The same day, OPAL was also released on the Adult Swim YouTube channel.[22] Stauber also received help from the producers at Williams Street for the creation of OPAL. The series utilizes stop-motion, 3D-animated, and live action segments.[23][24][25]

Style

"Buttercup"
Stauber's song "Buttercup", from his 2017 album Pop Food is a mix of pop and lo-fi, with a 80s and 90s aesthetic. The song is popular on the social media platform TikTok.
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I get playful with the words but they’re always chosen very carefully. They all make perfect sense. I wouldn’t sing something if it didn’t.

Jack Stauber, interview from NewRetroWave[2]

Meg Fair of Pittsburgh City Paper highlighted Stauber's knack of "pulling unrelated sounds and influences into [his] music, throwing them into a bowl and tossing them into a strange salad that challenges your musical taste buds."[26] Jenna Minnig of PennState CommMedia compared Stauber's music to Ariel Pink's; as both have hypnagogic-pop styles and have similar voices, but believed it was unnecessary and reductionary to compare the two.[11] Knoxville News Sentinel's Chuck Campbell described Stauber's music videos as "nostalgic and childlike, but there’s also something disturbingly adult about them, the kind of thing that might have surfaced on Pee-wee's Playhouse back in the day."[27]

Music

Stauber is well known for his hypnagogic pop,[11] avant-pop,[28][2] and synth-pop[8] music. Stauber's unique vocal effects are developed in the shower, and are inspired by Donovan in his song "Hurdy Gurdy Man".[2] Stauber also collects objects to create sounds to use in songs, and has a drawer filled with "various noise-makers" he has collected.[2] Stauber uses the Plopscotch Records label to enlist copyright on his music.

Aside from his perennial avant-pop style, Stauber is well-versed in traditional guitar playing, regularly incorporating it into his music. Stauber’s album Viator is a particular example, for the fact it’s a radical contrast to the rest of his discography, both in music and tone. Viator consists of somber and bleak indie folk and lo-fi acoustic music. Despite this being the only folk album he’s released, Stauber would include songs in a vein like that of Viator, such as “Bothersome” and “Calm Water Fast Living” on Pop Food and Micropop respectively.[citation needed]

Artists that have expressed admiration for Stauber's music include rock musician Jon Bon Jovi,[29] comedian Andy Milonakis,[30] actor Verne Troyer,[31] indie singer-songwriter Sidney Gish,[32] and model Paris Jackson.[33][34]

Videos

Stauber's videos utilize a mixture of different types of media, such as traditional animation, 3D computer animation, claymation,[27] and live action. Almost all voices in these videos are done by Stauber himself.[2] His videos are usually separated into three styles: "surreal", characters with odd and striking facial expressions and frequently part of his claymations, "colorful", which are usually featured in his VHS animations and music videos, and "Stauber faces", light-skinned characters with cartoon noses.[16]

To create his animations, Stauber uses Microsoft Paint for the drawings. He then sequences the frames in Adobe Premiere Pro, and then runs the finished video through a VHS tape.[2]

Teeth play a constant theme in Stauber's work, often referenced in his music and videos. Teeth featured in Stauber's videos are most often fake, these false teeth being created using resin, though he has also sometimes used actual teeth in his work.[16]

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Recipient Result Ref.
2020 Shorty Awards Creative & Media: Best in Weird Jack Stauber Won [8]

Discography

As Jack Stauber

Albums

Title Details
Finite Form[35]
  • Released: March 18, 2012
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Viator[6]
  • Released: September 18, 2015
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, CD
Pop Food[35][13]
  • Released: March 25, 2017
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl
HiLo[26][4][36]
  • Released: April 14, 2018
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl

Extended plays

Title Details
Reviator[37][note 2]
  • Released: September 18, 2017
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Album
"Help You" 2012 Non-album singles
"Axis of Dam"
"Lines"
"Summer Sickness"
"Left"
"Times"
"Juana Maria" 2013
"Christ Potion" 2015 Viator
"Grins Hells" Non-album singles
"Tenderly" 2017
"Oh Klahoma" Pop Food
"Dead Weight"[note 3] 2018 HiLo
"Gettin' My Mom On"[note 3]

Jack Stauber's Micropop

Stauber also publishes under the name "Jack Stauber's Micropop", releasing extended versions of short songs found on his YouTube channel.[27] These songs are less popular than his songs and albums released under his main name, Jack Stauber. These extended versions are often released early for Stauber's Patreon supporters.[38] Under the Micropop name, Stauber has released six EPs and one compilation album, along with two soundtracks for his works with Adult Swim.[16]

Albums

Title Details
Micropop
  • Released: June 29, 2019
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Shop: A Pop Opera
  • Released: March 12, 2020
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Jack Stauber's OPAL (Original Soundtrack)
  • Released: November 6, 2020[note 4]
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming

EPs

Title Details
Inchman / Two Time
  • Released: June 4, 2018
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Cheeseburger Family / Fighter
  • Released: August 6, 2018
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
The Ballad of Hamantha / Today Today / Al Dente
  • Released: November 5, 2018
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Baby Hotline / Tea Errors
  • Released: March 21, 2019
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Deploy / Those Eggs Aren't Dippy / Out the Ox
  • Released: November 4, 2019
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming
Dinner Is Not Over / There's Something Happening / Keyman / Cupid
  • Released: February 7, 2020
  • Label: Plopscotch Records
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Notes

  1. ^ Although Adult Swim lists the short as being released on October 30th, it was released at midnight, so it is essentially October 31st.
  2. ^ Reviator is only viewable on Stauber's YouTube channel. It consists of three remade tracks from Viator, for its two-year anniversary.
  3. ^ a b Released only on YouTube.
  4. ^ also released under Adult Swim Smalls

References

  1. ^ a b "About JackStauber". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Zistler, Andrew (July 20, 2018). "An Interview With Jack Stauber". NewRetroWave. Retrieved June 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "FRIDAY Magazine Jack Stauber". FRIDAY Magazine. Retrieved May 5, 2021 – via Imgur.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b c Sabella, Roman (April 11, 2018). "Jack Stauber to Release Third Solo Album HiLo at Basement Transmissions". Erie Reader. Retrieved April 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Stauber, Jack. "jackstauber.com". jackstauber.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b Warren, Nick (January 1, 2020). "Ten Local Picks from the 2010s". Erie Reader. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. ^ Connor, Sarah (March 13, 2018). "Zaki defies genre in debut of self-titled album". The Pitt News. Retrieved May 23, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b c "jackstauber - Weird - The Shorty Awards". Shorty Awards. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  9. ^ "Jack's sister just posted this on Instagram". Instagram. October 3, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Reddit.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Glitz, Henry (April 13, 2017). "Jack Stauber". Pitt News. Retrieved May 5, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b c Minnig, Jenna (April 18, 2018). "Jack Stauber - HiLo Album Review". commmedia.psu.edu. Retrieved May 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ a b Serra, Maria (November 5, 2020). "10 artists you've heard on TikTok who you actually need to listen to". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Fair, Meg (April 12, 2017). "New Releases - Jack Stauber's Pop Food". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved April 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Ainsworth, Harry (September 24, 2020). "Seriously, why is everyone dressing up as ghosts on TikTok right now?". The Tab. Retrieved May 18, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ Haasch, Palmer (September 26, 2020). "TikTokers are being called out for a 'ghost photoshoot' trend that critics say reminds them of KKK robes". Insider. Retrieved May 18, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b c d e f Grutter, Felipe (March 3, 2021). "Conheça o bizarro mundo de Jack Stauber, rei do Micropop e animador do Adult Swim". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 1, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ Stauber, Jack (July 3, 2018). "Wishing Apple | adult swim smalls". YouTube. Jack Stauber. Retrieved May 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ Stauber, Jack (February 14, 2018). "Valentine's Day is Not for the Lonely". YouTube. Jack Stauber. Retrieved May 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ a b Keeley, Matt (March 11, 2019). "'Shop: A Pop Opera' Is Tops, Full of Bops, and You Should Watch Chop-Chop". Kittysneezes. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  20. ^ Stauber, Jack (October 17, 2019). "Regarding a Fraudulent Release". Patreon. Retrieved March 21, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ Stauber, Jack (November 4, 2020). "SHOP: A Pop Opera | adult swim smalls". YouTube. Adult Swim. Retrieved May 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ Stauber, Jack (October 31, 2020). "Jack Stauber's OPAL | adult swim smalls". YouTube. Adult Swim. Retrieved May 9, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (October 28, 2020). "Adult Swim Scares Up Halloween Marathon". Animation Magazine. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  24. ^ Field, Matthew (November 14, 2020). "'Opal' is a unique, surreal animation". Go! & Express. Retrieved April 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ Weir, Oliver (February 27, 2021). "OPAL ★★★★☆ | Film | Felix Online". felixonline.co.uk. Retrieved April 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. ^ a b Fair, Meg (April 25, 2018). "Jack Stauber releases absurdist pop-record HiLo". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved April 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. ^ a b c Campbell, Chuck (December 13, 2019). "The Weeknd grows, despite odd timing". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ Fair, Meg (February 14, 2018). "Critics' Pick: Spish's Love Dungeon". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved February 14, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ^ Bon Jovi, Jon [@jonbonjovi] (May 11, 2018). "Thank you @JackStauber for giving great honest advice on lyrics to young songwriters" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
  30. ^ Milonakis, Andy [@andymilonakis] (March 28, 2018). "This bangs" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ Stauber, Jack [@JackStauber] (April 7, 2018). "I love you, @VerneTroyer" (Tweet). Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
  32. ^ Connolly, Mikayla (November 19, 2020). "Sidney Gish Impresses Horn @ Home With Unique Sound". The Kenyon Collegian. Retrieved May 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. ^ Nur Pervan, Melek (November 19, 2020). "Michael Jackson Daughter Paris Explains The Meaning Of Almost Every Single Tattoo On Her Body". Metalhead Zone. Retrieved May 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. ^ Gursoy, Eren Merdan (August 18, 2020). "Paris Jackson Shows Off Her New Tattoo And Says She Did It Herself". Metalhead Zone. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  35. ^ a b Warren, Nick (March 29, 2017). "Jack Stauber // Pop Food". Erie Reader. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  36. ^ Warren, Nick (April 25, 2018). "Jack Stauber // HiLo". Erie Reader. Retrieved April 1, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  37. ^ Stauber, Jack (September 18, 2017). "Jack Stauber - Reviator EP". YouTube. Jack Stauber. Retrieved May 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  38. ^ Stauber, Jack. "Jack Stauber is creating Music and VHS Cartoons". Patreon. Retrieved January 14, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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