Christopher Nicholas "Nick" Bertke (born 26 July 1988), better known by his stage namePogo, is an Australian electronic music artist. His work consists of recording small sounds, quotes, and melodies from a film or TV programme, and sequencing the sounds together to form a new piece of music. In most of his works, the newly created piece of music consists solely of the sounds he samples from those films or scenes, without additional, 'external' music or sound effects.
Music
Bertke's track "Alice" is a composition of sounds from the Disney film Alice in Wonderland.[4] He took part in a project hosted by Disney/Pixar to produce a track based on their film, Up, titled "UPular".[5] Bertke has since produced many more mixes, including "Toyz Noize" and "Buzzwing" based on the film Toy Story.[6]
On 29 September 2016, Pogo had released a song called "Trumpular" on SoundCloud which consisted of quotes from republican nominee Donald Trump. An unusual release, Pogo's said that “Trump is such a crazy fucker that I couldn’t resist mixing him up,”.[10] Pogo later released the music video for the song on 2 October 2016.
On his September 2011 US tour, Bertke was arrested and taken into custody for three weeks due to the lack of a proper work visa.[11] He is now prohibited from re-entering the United States until 2021.[1][12]
In March 2014, Bertke abruptly deactivated most of his social media presence. In a blog post, he stated that social media has "become an unhealthy part of my life and a danger to the personal relationship I have with my work." Bertke explained that he was withdrawing from the public eye and would be selling his work "through digital stores."[13]
Kutiman - Another electronic artist who gained notoriety solely through video sampling on YouTube.
Todd Edwards - House music producer from the U.S who is known for his style of cutting up samples, especially vocals to make a whole new sound in his productions. He was influential to the emerging UK garage scene in Britain during the mid-nineties.
Deep Forest - Much like Pogo's current affairs in foreign lands, remixing sounds from various cultures.
References
^ abBertke, Nick (15 November 2011). "Banned From The USA". Pogo's blog. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^"Back On The Horse". Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^"Where'd ya go?". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)