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'''Pomplamoose''' is an American [[indie music]] and [[Jazz Fusion|indie jazz]] duo consisting of [[multi-instrumentalist]]s |
'''Pomplamoose''' is an American [[indie music]] and [[Jazz Fusion|indie jazz]] duo consisting of [[multi-instrumentalist]]s Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn. The band was formed in the summer of 2008.<ref name="brock">{{cite web | title = Pomplamoose: your new favourite band | publisher = The Brock Press | url = http://media.www.brockpress.com/media/storage/paper384/news/2008/11/04/ArtsEntertainment/Pomplamoose.Your.New.Favourite.Band-3523536.shtml | accessdate = 2009-08-25}}</ref><ref name="pomplamoose">{{cite web | title = Pomplamoose's MySpace Music page - About Pomplamoose | publisher = Pomplamoose | url = http://www.myspace.com/pomplamoosemusic | accessdate = 2009-08-19}}</ref> The name of the band derives from the French word ''pamplemousse'', meaning grapefruit.<ref>{{cite web | title = Last.fm - Pomplamoose | publisher = Last.fm | url = http://www.last.fm/music/Pomplamoose}}</ref> The duo sold approximately 100,000 songs in 2009 online.<ref name=npr/> |
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==2008–2010== |
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Despite the group's presence being mostly through video uploads to [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace]] with few live performances, the collaboration has garnered significant fan support, with approximately 150,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel as of June 2010. The group first gained widespread recognition when their video performance of ''Hail Mary'' was featured on the front page of YouTube. The band recently produced the next studio album of [[Julia Nunes]]. |
Despite the group's presence being mostly through video uploads to [[YouTube]] and [[MySpace]] with few live performances, the collaboration has garnered significant fan support, with approximately 150,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel as of June 2010. The group first gained widespread recognition when their video performance of ''Hail Mary'' was featured on the front page of YouTube. The band recently produced the next studio album of [[Julia Nunes]]. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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* ''Pomplamoose VideoSongs'' |
* 2009: ''Pomplamoose VideoSongs'' |
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* ''Tribute To Famous People'' |
* 2010: ''Tribute To Famous People'', a compilation of covers |
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* ''3 New Songs Woot!'' |
* 2010: ''3 New Songs Woot!'' |
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==Jack Conte== |
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Conte maintains a solo career, releasing videos through [[YouTube]] and songs through the [[iTunes Store]]<ref name="crunchgear">{{cite web |title=Interview: Jack Conte, Internet musician |publisher=CrunchGear |date=June 11, 2009 |url=http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/11/interview-jack-conte-internet-musician/ |accessdate=2009-07-25}}</ref> Conte has recorded two [[Extended play|EP]]s - ''Sleep in Color'' and ''Nightmares and Daydreams'' and released them along with the compilation ''VideoSongs Volume I'' through the iTunes Store.<ref name="adequacy">{{cite web |title=Jack Conte – Sleep in Color EP |publisher=DOA |date=October 13, 2008 |url=http://www.adequacy.net/2009/03/jack-conte-sleep-in-color-ep/ |accessdate=July 25, 2009}}</ref>. Conte's use of [[Electro-Harmonix]] audio equipment has been featured by the company in several different videos.<ref name="ehx">{{cite web |title=Voice Box Demo by Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn |publisher=[[Electro-Harmonix]] |date=January 6, 2009 |url=http://www.ehx.com/blog/voice-box-demo-by-jack-conte-and-nataly-dawn |accessdate=July 25, 2009}}</ref><ref name="gearwire">{{cite web |title=Electro-Harmonix Tube Zipper Soups The Heck Out Of Jack Conte's Martin |publisher=Gearwire |date=June 24, 2009 |url=http://www.gearwire.com/electroharmonix-tubezipper-reviewjackconte.html |accessdate=2009-07-25}}</ref><ref name="gearwire2">{{cite web |title=Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth Makes Some Amazing Low End For Jack Conte of Pomplamoose |publisher=Gearwire |date=June 24, 2009 |url=http://www.gearwire.com/electroharmonix-bassmicrosynth-reviewjackconte.html |accessdate=July 25, 2009}}</ref> |
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===Early career=== |
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Conte's first notable appearance in mainstream media was when he supplied his voice for the "teenage boy" character in the popular videogame [[The Sims 2]].<ref name=gamefaqs>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/914811-the-sims-2/data |title=The Sims 2 |work=GameFAQs |accessdate=June 13, 2010}}</ref> |
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===YouTube Success=== |
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Conte first gained widespread attention when his video ''Yeah Yeah Yeah'' was featured on YouTube's main page.<ref name="maneater"> |
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{{cite web |title=Jack Conte gets emotional in new album |publisher=The Maneater |date=October 13, 2008 |url=http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2008/10/13/Jack-Conte-gets-emotional-in-new-album/ |accessdate=July 25, 2009}}</ref> The video, animated in [[stop motion]], has garnered over 600,000 views as of April 2010. The majority of his new music is released as singles posted to [[YouTube]] in the form of "VideoSongs", a medium he defines with two rules: |
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===Reception=== |
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Much of Conte's work has been met with positive review, citing evocative lyrics in ''Sleep in Color''<ref name="maneater"/>, creative delivery of his videosongs<ref name="antiquiet">{{cite web | title = Breaking Ground With Jack Conte | publisher = Antiquiet | date = August 4, 2008 | url = http://www.antiquiet.com/interviews/2008/08/breaking-ground-with-jack-conte/ | accessdate = July 25, 2009}}</ref> and the tenacity to create his own niche in the Internet music market.<ref name="nowpublic">{{cite web | title = Jack Conte Interview with Crunchgear: from Basement to the Web | publisher = NowPublic | date = June 11, 2008 | url = http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/jack-conte-interview-crunchgear-basement-web | accessdate = July 25, 2009}}</ref> However, Conte's music was reviewed less favorably by Amplifier magazine: "Hints of [[Conor Oberst]], [[Radiohead]], [[Patrick Watson (musician)|Patrick Watson]], contemporary punk rock (screamo), radio power pop, and incalculable other singer songwriters are more than borrowed, making for a short mishmash of electro rock."<ref name="amplifier">{{cite web | title = Jack Conte - Sleep in Color EP | publisher = Amplifier Magazine | date = January 12, 2009 | url = http://www.amplifiermagazine.com/reviews/cds/jack_conte_cd_ep.php| accessdate = July 25, 2009}}</ref> |
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* 2007: ''Nightmares and Daydreams'' |
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* 2008: ''Sleep in Color'' |
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* 2008: ''VideoSongs Volume I'' |
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==References== |
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Pomplamoose is an American indie music and indie jazz duo consisting of multi-instrumentalists Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn. The band was formed in the summer of 2008.[2][3] The name of the band derives from the French word pamplemousse, meaning grapefruit.[4] The duo sold approximately 100,000 songs in 2009 online.[5]
2008–2010
Despite the group's presence being mostly through video uploads to YouTube and MySpace with few live performances, the collaboration has garnered significant fan support, with approximately 150,000 subscribers on their YouTube channel as of June 2010. The group first gained widespread recognition when their video performance of Hail Mary was featured on the front page of YouTube. The band recently produced the next studio album of Julia Nunes.
Their videos mostly take the form of "VideoSongs", a medium Jack Conte defines with two rules:
- What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice)
- If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds)[6]
On April 10, 2010, the band was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. Conte discussed the "glitz-free" manner in which they record:
I guess I kinda don't like how there's such a pedestal for music culture and especially for band culture, it just feels fake; it feels like smoke and mirrors. I feel like music doesn't have to be like that. It can be something that's very normal and very accessible.
— Jack Conte[5]
Also in April of 2010, their cover of The Chordettes' Mr. Sandman was used in a commercial for Toyota's Avalon series, set in an art-deco train station.[7] [5]
Discography
- 2009: Pomplamoose VideoSongs
- 2010: Tribute To Famous People, a compilation of covers
- 2010: 3 New Songs Woot!
Jack Conte
Conte maintains a solo career, releasing videos through YouTube and songs through the iTunes Store[8] Conte has recorded two EPs - Sleep in Color and Nightmares and Daydreams and released them along with the compilation VideoSongs Volume I through the iTunes Store.[9]. Conte's use of Electro-Harmonix audio equipment has been featured by the company in several different videos.[10][11][12]
Early career
Conte's first notable appearance in mainstream media was when he supplied his voice for the "teenage boy" character in the popular videogame The Sims 2.[13]
YouTube Success
Conte first gained widespread attention when his video Yeah Yeah Yeah was featured on YouTube's main page.[14] The video, animated in stop motion, has garnered over 600,000 views as of April 2010. The majority of his new music is released as singles posted to YouTube in the form of "VideoSongs", a medium he defines with two rules:
Reception
Much of Conte's work has been met with positive review, citing evocative lyrics in Sleep in Color[14], creative delivery of his videosongs[15] and the tenacity to create his own niche in the Internet music market.[16] However, Conte's music was reviewed less favorably by Amplifier magazine: "Hints of Conor Oberst, Radiohead, Patrick Watson, contemporary punk rock (screamo), radio power pop, and incalculable other singer songwriters are more than borrowed, making for a short mishmash of electro rock."[17]
Discography
- 2007: Nightmares and Daydreams
- 2008: Sleep in Color
- 2008: VideoSongs Volume I
References
- ^ "Contact Us". Pomplamoose.com. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ "Pomplamoose: your new favourite band". The Brock Press. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Pomplamoose's MySpace Music page - About Pomplamoose". Pomplamoose. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ "Last.fm - Pomplamoose". Last.fm.
- ^ a b c "Pomplamoose: Making A Living On YouTube". National Public Radio. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "VideoSong 1 - Push". Jack Conte. March 9, 2008. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Toyota Avalon Train TV commercial". Toyota. YouTube. April 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ "Interview: Jack Conte, Internet musician". CrunchGear. June 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Jack Conte – Sleep in Color EP". DOA. October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Voice Box Demo by Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn". Electro-Harmonix. January 6, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Electro-Harmonix Tube Zipper Soups The Heck Out Of Jack Conte's Martin". Gearwire. June 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
- ^ "Electro-Harmonix Bass MicroSynth Makes Some Amazing Low End For Jack Conte of Pomplamoose". Gearwire. June 24, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "The Sims 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ a b "Jack Conte gets emotional in new album". The Maneater. October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Breaking Ground With Jack Conte". Antiquiet. August 4, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Jack Conte Interview with Crunchgear: from Basement to the Web". NowPublic. June 11, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Jack Conte - Sleep in Color EP". Amplifier Magazine. January 12, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
External links
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