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Undid revision 418246682 by Trapezzoid (talk) Whether this was his holiness Sir Neil himself or not, I think it is fine the way it was.
Okay. Still, I don't think info about my unsuccessful music from when I was 12 is important. Other non-famous short films don't really warrant a section either.
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==Animutation==
==Animutation==
{{Main|Animutation}}
{{Main|Animutation}}
Cicierega created a genre of [[dadaist]] or [[surrealist]] Flash animation he termed "Animutation".<ref name="Salon">{{cite web|url=http://archive.salon.com/tech/log/2001/04/26/animation/ |title=All hail Neil Cicierega |first=Katharine |last=Mieszkowski |first2= Amy |last2=Standen|publisher=[[Salon.com]]|date=April 26, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/animutation/ |title=Animutation | format=Flash | publisher=AlbinoBlackSheep.com}}</ref> Animutations feature arbitrary, nonsensical scenes and [[Popular culture|pop culture]] imagery and are typically set to novelty or foreign music, often Japanese. Most of his early Animutations used music from the original Japanese version of ''[[Pokémon]]''. One of his earliest works entitled "Hyakugojyuuichi" was published on the web, and was described as a "hit" in 2001 by ''Salon'' magazine.<ref name="Salon"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Hyakugojyuuichi |last=Cicierega |first=Neil |publisher= |url=http://member.iquest.net/~derecho/pika.swf |format=Shockwave Flash |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010603080529/http://member.iquest.net/~derecho/pika.swf |archivedate=2001-06-30}}</ref>
Cicierega created a genre of [[dadaist]] or [[surrealist]] Flash animation he termed "Animutation".<ref name="Salon">{{cite web|url=http://archive.salon.com/tech/log/2001/04/26/animation/ |title=All hail Neil Cicierega |first=Katharine |last=Mieszkowski |first2= Amy |last2=Standen|publisher=[[Salon.com]]|date=April 26, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/animutation/ |title=Animutation | format=Flash | publisher=AlbinoBlackSheep.com}}</ref> Animutations feature arbitrary, nonsensical scenes and [[Popular culture|pop culture]] imagery and are typically set to novelty or foreign music, often from the Japanese version of ''[[Pokémon]]''. One of his earliest works entitled "Hyakugojyuuichi" was published on the web, and was described as a "hit" in 2001 by ''Salon'' magazine.<ref name="Salon"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Hyakugojyuuichi |last=Cicierega |first=Neil |publisher= |url=http://member.iquest.net/~derecho/pika.swf |format=Shockwave Flash |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20010603080529/http://member.iquest.net/~derecho/pika.swf |archivedate=2001-06-30}}</ref>


==''Potter Puppet Pals''==
==''Potter Puppet Pals''==
{{main|Potter Puppet Pals}}
{{main|Potter Puppet Pals}}
Cicierega's '''''Potter Puppet Pals''''' is a comedy series which parodies ''[[Harry Potter]]''. It originated as a pair of Flash animations on [[Newgrounds]] in 2003, and later resurfaced in the form of a series of live action [[puppet show]]s released onto [[YouTube]] and PotterPuppetPals.com<ref>[http://potterpuppetpals.com Potterpuppetpals.com]</ref>, starting in 2006 and continuing to the present.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/NeilCicierega |title=YouTube Channel Displaying Potter Puppet Pals episodes through 2010 |publisher=YouTube |author=Cicierega, Neil |date=}}</ref> The central characters of the Harry Potter series are portrayed simply by puppets. The video currently has almost 100 million views (as of November 2010). Cicierega has done puppetry live at Harry Potter-themed events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XbWVZ89z1E&feature=player_embedded |title=Video of Neil doing puppetry at Middle East Yule Ball 07 |publisher=YouTube |format=Flash}}</ref>{{dubious|date=February 2011}}
Cicierega's '''''Potter Puppet Pals''''' is a comedy series which parodies ''[[Harry Potter]]''. It originated as a pair of Flash animations on [[Newgrounds]] in 2003, and later resurfaced in the form of a series of live action [[puppet show]]s released onto [[YouTube]] and PotterPuppetPals.com<ref>[http://potterpuppetpals.com Potterpuppetpals.com]</ref>, starting in 2006 and continuing to the present.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/NeilCicierega |title=YouTube Channel Displaying Potter Puppet Pals episodes through 2010 |publisher=YouTube |author=Cicierega, Neil |date=}}</ref> The central characters of the Harry Potter series are portrayed simply by puppets. The video currently has almost 100 million views (as of November 2010). Cicierega has done puppetry live at Harry Potter-themed events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XbWVZ89z1E&feature=player_embedded |title=Video of Neil doing puppetry at Middle East Yule Ball 07 |publisher=YouTube |format=Flash}}</ref>


==Lemon Demon and Deporitaz==
==Lemon Demon==
Cicierega created music from 1999 to 2002 under the name "Trapezoid", but changed it to "Deporitaz" (an [[anagram]]) when an [[Trapezoid (band)|existing band of the same name]] requested he rename it. Cicierega currently releases music and performs it live under the name of "'''Lemon Demon'''".<ref name=Globe>{{Cite document|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/06/22/hes_a_hit_with_internet_set/|title=He's a hit with Internet set |author=Emily Sweeney |publisher=Boston Globe |date=June 22, 2006|postscript=.}}</ref> He has released six Lemon Demon albums since 2003, selections from the first four of which have been made available for free download on the Lemon Demon website.<ref name="Lemon Demon's website">{{cite web |url=http://lemondemon.com |title=Lemon Demon website}}</ref> His most recent album View-Monster, originally released in 2008, was released to [[iTunes]] in November 2009. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/view-monster/id342123548 |title=View-Monster |publisher=iTunes |format=Flash (link requires iTunes software)}}</ref> Lemon Demon does, occasionally, perform live, mostly at local venues and events around the [[Boston Massachusetts]] area.{{dubious|date=March 2011}} The Lemon Demon live band, as of 2007, consisted of Cicierega on [[electronic keyboard]], [[keytar]], and lead vocals, Charles "Chooch" Sergio on lead [[guitar]], Alora Lanzillotta on bass, and Tony Wry on [[drums]].<ref name="Lemon Demon's website"/>
Cicierega currently releases music and performs it live under the name of "'''Lemon Demon'''".<ref name=Globe>{{Cite document|url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2006/06/22/hes_a_hit_with_internet_set/|title=He's a hit with Internet set |author=Emily Sweeney |publisher=Boston Globe |date=June 22, 2006|postscript=.}}</ref> He has released six Lemon Demon albums since 2003, selections from the first four of which have been made available for free download on the Lemon Demon website.<ref name="Lemon Demon's website">{{cite web |url=http://lemondemon.com |title=Lemon Demon website}}</ref> His most recent album View-Monster, originally released in 2008, was released to [[iTunes]] in November 2009. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/view-monster/id342123548 |title=View-Monster |publisher=iTunes |format=Flash (link requires iTunes software)}}</ref>


===''The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny''===
===''The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny''===
{{main|Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny}}
{{main|Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny}}
In 2005, Neil Cicierega and animator Shawn Vulliez released the Flash [[music video|video]] ''Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny'' on [[Newgrounds]]. This became very popular, reaching over 12 million views on Newgrounds,<ref>{{cite web |first=Shawn |last=Vulliez (altffour) |first2=Neil |last2=Cicierega (Trapezoid)|url=http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/285267|title=Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|publisher= Newgrounds|date=December 22, 2005 }}</ref> as well as topping the "Funny Five" on ''The [[Dr. Demento]] Show'' for several weeks and becoming the #1 Request for 2006. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} The song was later included in the 2006 album, "Dinosaurchestra."
In 2005, Neil Cicierega and animator Shawn Vulliez released the Flash [[music video|video]] ''Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny'' on [[Newgrounds]]. This became very popular, reaching over 12 million views on Newgrounds,<ref>{{cite web |first=Shawn |last=Vulliez (altffour) |first2=Neil |last2=Cicierega (Trapezoid)|url=http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/285267|title=Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny|publisher= Newgrounds|date=December 22, 2005 }}</ref> as well as topping the "Funny Five" on ''The [[Dr. Demento]] Show'' for several weeks and becoming the #1 Request for 2006. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} The song was later included in the 2006 album, "Dinosaurchestra." An updated recording of the song was released to the [[Rock Band Network]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockband.com/songs/artists/Lemon+Demon |title=Lemon Demon on Rock Band Network}}</ref>


===''Discography''===
===''Discography''===
*"Clown Circus" (2003)
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*"Live From The Haunted Candle Shop" (2003)
*"Clown Circus" (2003){{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
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*"Hip To The Javabean" (2004)
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*"Live From The Haunted Candle Shop" (2003){{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
*"Damn Skippy" (2005)
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*"Hip To The Javabean" (2004){{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
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*"Dinosaurchestra" (2006)
*"Damn Skippy" (2005){{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
*"View-Monster" (2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lemondemon.com/store.php |title=Lemon Demon online store}}</ref>
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*"Dinosaurchestra" (2006){{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
*"View-Monster" (2008){{citation needed|date=March 2011}}
*"Almanac 2009"(2009) (limited release){{citation needed|date=March 2011}}

==Short films==
{{Or|date=March 2011}}
In addition to ''Potter Puppet Pals'', Cicierega adds regular video content to his YouTube channel. He has worked on videos with fellow Massachusetts internet film makers and friends Kevin James, Ryan Murphy, Max Pacheco and J.L. Carrozza. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} In 2008, Neil, Ryan and Kevin were commissioned to make a series of "[[webisodes]]" for [[Plymouth Rock Studios]]. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}The series, ''New Kids on the Rock'', is a [[tongue-in-cheek]] comedy about the trio's attempts to make webisodes for Plymouth Rock Studios. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} Several of Neil's short films have been featured on television shows such as [[G4 (TV channel)|G4]]'s ''[[Attack of the Show!]]'', [[The CW]]'s ''[[Online Nation]]'' and [[CBBC]]'s ''[[Chute! (television programme)|Chute!]]''. {{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.eviltrailmix.com/ EvilTrailMix.com]. Neil Cicierega, personal website.
*[http://www.neilcic.com/ NeilCic.com]
*[http://www.lemondemon.com/ Lemon Demon homepage]
*[http://www.lemondemon.com/ Lemon Demon homepage]
*[http://www.potterpuppetpals.com/ Potter Puppet Pals homepage]
*[http://www.potterpuppetpals.com/ Potter Puppet Pals homepage]
*[http://www.eviltrailmix.com/animutation/ Animutation homepage]
*[http://www.eviltrailmix.com/animutation/ Animutation homepage]
*[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NeilCicierega Neil Cicierega, YouTube profile]
*[http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=NeilCicierega Neil Cicierega, YouTube profile]
*[http://www.hollywoodeasttv.com/profile/NewKidsOnTheRock ''New Kids on the Rock'']. HollywoodEastTV.com.
*[http://wiki.illemonati.com/Potter_Puppet_Pals ''PPP on WikiLemon'']. Illemonati.com.
*[http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2989669 Neil Cicierega posts on Something Awful]


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Revision as of 23:08, 11 March 2011

Neil Cicierega
Neil with Soul Portrait, 2010.
Born
Neil Stephen Cicierega

(1986-08-23) August 23, 1986 (age 37)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLemon Demon
Occupation(s)Internet personality, actor, comedian, puppeteer, vocalist, musician, animator, filmmaker
Known forAnimutation, Flash animation
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WebsiteEvilTrailMix.com NeilCic.com

Neil Stephen Cicierega (born August 23, 1986), is an American comedian, filmmaker and musician. He is the creator of a genre of Flash animation known as "Animutation". He has also gained success as a musician under the stage name "Lemon Demon".

Animutation

Main article: Animutation

Cicierega created a genre of dadaist or surrealist Flash animation he termed "Animutation".[1][2] Animutations feature arbitrary, nonsensical scenes and pop culture imagery and are typically set to novelty or foreign music, often from the Japanese version of Pokémon. One of his earliest works entitled "Hyakugojyuuichi" was published on the web, and was described as a "hit" in 2001 by Salon magazine.[1][3]

Potter Puppet Pals

Main article: Potter Puppet Pals

Cicierega's Potter Puppet Pals is a comedy series which parodies Harry Potter. It originated as a pair of Flash animations on Newgrounds in 2003, and later resurfaced in the form of a series of live action puppet shows released onto YouTube and PotterPuppetPals.com[4], starting in 2006 and continuing to the present.[5] The central characters of the Harry Potter series are portrayed simply by puppets. The video currently has almost 100 million views (as of November 2010). Cicierega has done puppetry live at Harry Potter-themed events.[6]

Lemon Demon

Cicierega currently releases music and performs it live under the name of "Lemon Demon".[7] He has released six Lemon Demon albums since 2003, selections from the first four of which have been made available for free download on the Lemon Demon website.[8] His most recent album View-Monster, originally released in 2008, was released to iTunes in November 2009. [9]

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

Main article: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

In 2005, Neil Cicierega and animator Shawn Vulliez released the Flash video Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny on Newgrounds. This became very popular, reaching over 12 million views on Newgrounds,[10] as well as topping the "Funny Five" on The Dr. Demento Show for several weeks and becoming the #1 Request for 2006. [citation needed] The song was later included in the 2006 album, "Dinosaurchestra." An updated recording of the song was released to the Rock Band Network in 2010.[11]

Discography

  • "Clown Circus" (2003)
  • "Live From The Haunted Candle Shop" (2003)
  • "Hip To The Javabean" (2004)
  • "Damn Skippy" (2005)
  • "Dinosaurchestra" (2006)
  • "View-Monster" (2008)[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Mieszkowski, Katharine; Standen, Amy (April 26, 2001). "All hail Neil Cicierega". Salon.com.
  2. ^ "Animutation" (Flash). AlbinoBlackSheep.com.
  3. ^ Cicierega, Neil. "Hyakugojyuuichi". Archived from the original (Shockwave Flash) on 2001-06-30. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2001-06-03 suggested (help)
  4. ^ Potterpuppetpals.com
  5. ^ Cicierega, Neil. "YouTube Channel Displaying Potter Puppet Pals episodes through 2010". YouTube.
  6. ^ "Video of Neil doing puppetry at Middle East Yule Ball 07" (Flash). YouTube.
  7. ^ Emily Sweeney (June 22, 2006). "He's a hit with Internet set" (Document). Boston Globe. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ "Lemon Demon website".
  9. ^ "View-Monster" (Flash (link requires iTunes software)). iTunes.
  10. ^ Vulliez (altffour), Shawn; Cicierega (Trapezoid), Neil (December 22, 2005). "Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny". Newgrounds.
  11. ^ "Lemon Demon on Rock Band Network".
  12. ^ "Lemon Demon online store".

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