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Freezepop
Freezepop Ultramix 3. Freezepop songs continue to appear in certain
Harmonix titles. Former member Kasson Crooker cur-
rently works as a senior producer at Harmonix.
The group is popular with college students in Boston
and has become part of the US synthpop scene.[1]
Background
Originally, their music was entirely composed on a small
portable MIDI sequencer, a Yamaha QY70, which has of-
ten been mistaken for a Game Boy. On more recent al-
bums, they have expanded their toolkit due to a lack of
Freezepop performing at the Cambridge River Festival on
June 18, 2005 variety in the sounds the QY70 provided, but it still re-
mains an important part of the composing process. The
Background information release of Future Future Future Perfect only features the
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States QY70 in a single song, that being "Pop Music Is Not a
Crime".
Genres Electropop, synthpop, electroclash, electronic
In addition to Freezepop, Kasson, who had previously
rock
been in fellow Boston band Splashdown, still records as
Years 1999–present a solo artist Symbion Project. Drinkwater is also a mem-
active ber of the bands Lifestyle and Karacter, and worked with
Labels The Archenemy Record Company, Elefant, the band Polystar on their debut album. Enthusiasm ap-
Cordless, Rykodisc pears on the song "Boom Box Chic" by Los Angeles-based
LeMans Electro.
Associated Symbion Project, Lifestyle, Karacter
acts In addition to dozens of remixes released over the
years, Freezepop released a remix of their song "Shark
Website www.freezepop.net Attack" done by chiptune band 8 Bit Weapon in October
Members 2007. The remix was done with a Nintendo Entertain-
ment System and a Commodore 64 computer. Robotkid
Liz Enthusiasm
also used a similar approach in his Lameboy mix of
The Other Sean T. Drinkwater
Robert John "Bananas" Foster "Science Genius Girl" that featured the Game Boy audio
Christmas Disco-Marie Sagan software Little Sound DJ.
A recurring theme in Freezepop’s music is references
Past members
to science, technology, and mathematics. As examples,
The Duke of Pannekoeken the hi-phive mix of "Science Genius Girl" features Enthu-
siasm reciting the first thirty digits of Phi. Additional-
Freezepop is an American electronic band from Boston, ly, the "Robotron 2002" All Your Base Are Belong to Us
Massachusetts.[1] They formed in 1999 with Liz Enthusi- remix by DJ Nebula pays homage to the Internet meme
asm, Sean T. Drinkwater, and The Duke of Pannekoeken, All your base are belong to us.
an alias for composer Kasson Crooker. As of December Freezepop was arrested in Canada in November 2006
2009, the current lineup includes Enthusiasm, Drinkwa- for trying to enter the country under false pretenses.[7]
ter, Robert John "Bananas" Foster and Christmas Disco- Harmonix pokes fun at them for this in the loading
Marie Sagan.[2] The band is named after the frozen snack, screens for their songs, in Rock Band and Rock Band 2.
and the members describe their music as "sweet and cold On June 4, 2009, it was announced on Freezepop’s of-
and fruity and plastic-y".[3] ficial website that founding member the Duke of Pan-
Several of the band’s songs have appeared in video nekoeken (originally the Duke of Candied Apples, as well
games, including the Harmonix titles Frequency, Ampli- as the Duke of Belgian Waffles, all three pseudonyms of
tude, Karaoke Revolution, Phase, the Guitar Hero series, and Crooker), would be leaving the band. Crooker stated, "My
the Rock Band series.[4][5][6] Their music has also been in- responsibilities at Harmonix making games continue to
cluded in Downhill Domination and Dance Dance Revolution increase which takes away from my time and energy to
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compose and go out on the road to play shows."[8] He also • "Seven Boom Medley" (Multi-cover), "Boom Boom"
added that he had plans to focus on his side endeavor by Paul Lekakis and "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!" by
Symbion Project while also doing Freezepop remixes in The Vengaboys, 2001
the future.[8] His last show as a member of the band was
at the Penny Arcade Expo 2009 in Seattle on September
5.[8]
References
Along with bands such as The Aquabats, Bad Credit, [1] ^ Damas, Jason. "Freezepop – Biography". Allmusic.
and Slowdraw the Hungry Eskimo, their music is featured Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/
in the comedy series Mega64, which also produced the artist/freezepop-p527954/biography. Retrieved
music video for Freezepop’s song "Brainpower".[9] December 10, 2009.
Freezepop’s song "Swimming Pool" was featured in [2] ^ "a big announcement!". Myspace. November 25,
the episode "Liquid Heat" in the fifth season of The L 2009. http://www.myspace.com/freezepop/blog/
Word, originally aired March 2, 2008. In 2010, their song 519845464. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
"Less Talk, More Rokk" was featured in The Fourth Panel, a [3] "faq". freezepop.net. http://www.freezepop.net/
web TV series from the webcomic Penny Arcade. oldsite/bios/faq.html. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
On November 25, 2009, the band announced the addi- [4] "Freezepop track on Sony PlayStation 2 game
tion of two new members: Robert John "Bananas" Foster soundtrack". Side-Line. September 5, 2003.
and Christmas Disco Marie Sagan.[2] http://www.side-line.com/
news_comments.php?id=142_0_2_5855_C.
Retrieved March 1, 2011.
Critical reception [5] "Rock Band Freezepop Pack 01". PlayStation. Sony
Freezepop won Best New Band at the 2002 American Syn- Computer Entertainment.
thpop Awards and were semifinalists on WBCN’s Rumble http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/add-
competition.[1] In early 2006, Freezepop’s "Stakeout" ons/rock-band-freezepop-pack-01.html. Retrieved
won in the Dance/Electronica – Song category at The 5th March 1, 2011.
Annual Independent Music Awards.[10] [6] "PSPKick Official Soundpack Collection Vol. 3:
Freezepop Attacks!". QJ.net. Caputo Media. July 28,
Discography 2006. http://www.qj.net/psp/homebrew-
applications/pspkick-official-soundpack-
collection-vol-3-freezepop-attacks.html. Retrieved
Studio albums March 1, 2011.
• Freezepop Forever (2000) [7] "Thursday, November 9". freezepop.net. November
• Fancy Ultra•Fresh (2004) 9, 2006. http://www.freezepop.net/oldsite/pix/
• Future Future Future Perfect (2007) 110906.html. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
• Imaginary Friends (2010)[11] [8] ^ "news archives". freezepop.net. June 4, 2009.
http://www.freezepop.net/oldsite/news/
EPs and remix albums archives.html. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
• The Orange EP (2000, EP, limited edition CD-R) [9] "Mega64: Freezepop "Brainpower" Music Video".
• The Purple EP (2000, EP, limited edition CD-R) YouTube. March 4, 2008.
• Fashion Impression Function (2001, EP) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZRzGZL6d70.
• Hi-Five My Remix (2003, remix) Retrieved December 20, 2010.
• Mini Ultra•Fresh (2004, remix, promo only) [10] "Past IMA Programs". Independent Music Awards.
• Maxi Ultra•Fresh (2005, remix, out-of-print) September 25, 2009.
• Form Activity Motion (2008 online, 2009 hard copy, http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/
remix) artist/past-ima-programs/. Retrieved October 20,
2011.
Singles [11] "MySpace blog post: ’new album, and free song!’".
Myspace. August 27, 2010.
• "Bike Thief" (2003, 12")
http://blogs.myspace.com/
• "Dancy Ultra•Fresh" (2005, 12")
index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=7149515&blogId=53861
• "The Rokk Suite" (2006, CD single)
Retrieved December 20, 2010.
Remixes by Freezepop
• "Duct Tape My Heart" (Remix), Hyperbubble, 2005 External links
• Official website
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