| More trips down freezepop memory lane |
[11 Jun 2009|10:30pm] |
In college I was working on a freezepop music video. I only ended up making 20 seconds of it, but I think it showed a lot of promise.
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| oh, and also... |
[08 Jun 2009|11:32am] |
today is freezepop's actual 10th anniversary. although it's somewhat bittersweet due to the recent retirement of the duke, it's still quite a milestone.
we've far surpassed any of my expectations back then, which, granted, were next-to-nothing. i just thought joining a band would be a fun thing to do and maybe we'd play a few shows and record some songs. but then people started listening. people who weren't already our friends started showing up at our gigs and buying our cds. lo and behold, we had actual fans. stuff kept happening along the way, we got little breaks here and there, and eventually some bigger breaks thrown in there as well, and more and more people heard about us and decided they liked us. and now, here we all are.
anyway, i just wanted to say thanks to you all, for all your support and love over the years. to the new fans and to the old-skoolers. i am happy and honored to have helped make something that you enjoy.
more music coming soon, i promise!
-liz e.
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| an announcement from the duke |
[08 Jun 2009|11:31am] |
Hello friends & freezepop fans around the world,
Almost exactly 10 years ago I cold-called Liz out of the blue to see if she might want to start a fun blippy synthpop band with me.
At that time, the idea of Freezepop and the music we would make were kind of a silly lark that I thought would be fun to make but probably wouldn’t really amount to much. Little did I know how untrue that would become in reality and that 10 years(!!) later the band would still be going strong and our successes continuing. Over the past 10 years we have played shows all over the world, met tons of amazing people, gotten into some wacky hijinks, oh yeah, and made some music along the way. I hope you have enjoyed listening to it, dancing to it live, and playing it in videogames as much as I have enjoyed making it. It’s with these incredibly fond memories rattling around in my brain that it pains me to bring you the news that I’m leaving Freezepop. But don’t fret as this is totally not the end of Freezepop, as Liz and Sean will continue to make amazing music and play fantastic shows for all you guys. They've already been working on a bunch of really exciting new songs that i think are gonna knock your soxxx offf. I'm even hoping to get my mittts on some of these hottt tracks for some remix action!
The details leading to my decision to leave aren’t terribly interesting or dramatic as it's been something that I’ve been thinking about for a year now. My responsibilities at Harmonix making games continue to increase which takes away from my time and energy to compose and go out on the road to play shows. My plan is devote the time I do have creating music for my side endeavor Symbion Project for which I’m releasing a 4th album in just a few months. I hope that you find my music interesting enough to follow me on whatever music adventures I decide to pursue. Your best bet for keeping in touch would be through the symbion facebook page and myspace page and I’ll still be getting freezepop email at duke@freezepop.net so please stay in touch!
For those of you who want to catch me one last time at a Freezepop show rocking the keytar/qy70, my last 2 shows will be our 10th anniversary show in Boston on July 25th and at PAX2009 on Sept. 5th in Seattle, although you never know when i might drop in for some danceparty action. In the spirit of brevity, let me just say what an honor it has been to make music for all of you over the past decade. To know that I’ve impacted your lives in even the most minute ways brings me immense satisfaction and delectation. Freezepop Forever yo!
::the duke of pannekoeken
and the sean-and-liz update:
Hey gang. If you're like us you're probably reacting to the Duke’s news with shock, sadness and a little fear mixed in for good measure. Although we were not super-duper-surprised, and definitely understand his reasons for doing so, it is still jolting to hear that a very, very important third of your band is no longer on-board.
We were really just acquaintances when we started Freezepop, but over the years, through many trials and tribulations (and lots of small victories) we became quite a close unit, more like a little family. So it's always tough to lose a family member, especially the one who had the idea for Freezepop in the first place.
The Duke was more than just 'important' in the early days of the band, he basically was the band. Liz would sometimes send in three sentences about robots or science or whatever and then two days later, blammo, a song, fully programmed on the QY-70 in Freezepop's, and in particular The Duke's, own unique style. I (Sean) was constantly impressed at the creatively and breadth of the programming and production, especially on the second album, which is probably the best recorded example of what a $200 sequencer with a few sounds in it can do. You won't be disappointed with the new Symbion stuff either....
It has been tough explaining the great Catch-22 of The Duke's career to our fans on the road the last few years. His job at Harmonix was the reason that the majority of our fans had found out about us, but the demands of this job made it such that he no longer had the time to tour with us, and a very limited amount of time to devote to writing music. When you add in the stress of having to deal with the business side of a band, it can quickly turn into a second "job", and when you can't have the satisfying stuff of being in a band (meeting fans, playing shows, making records) it's completely understandable that Kasson would need to step away from Freezepop and just focus on Symbion Project.
There is some good news: The three of us have gotten through the last ten years with our sanity (more or less) and our good friendships intact. This is the most important thing. Everyone is still on great terms, and from our perspective at least, the door is always open should Kasson want to contribute anything in the future (remixes, guest appearances, whatever).
As for the future, well, we're very very excited about the album we've been working on, and we'll have a lot of exciting announcements about that soon. We're not really looking to totally reinvent the band, but there are obviously going to be some changes.
Freezepop is very lucky in the sense that we can lose a major piece of our band and still have enough strengths to make an exciting new album that we're proud of. We will keep making music as long as we feel like we're making music that is still vital, and we hope you'll enjoy it too.
Kasson, of course, has our absolute best wishes going forward at Harmonix, in Symbion Project, and whatever else he decides to become part of. We're very proud of him in what he has already accomplished.
We'll have more news really soon. Hang in there with us this year, there is a lot of good stuff (and an excellent record) on the way...
Sean and Liz
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| hey boston! secret show tomorrow! |
[23 May 2009|08:17pm] |
well, i guess it's not really that much of a secret anymore. BUT... it is a theme show, and the theme will remain a secret! (hint: it is not a tennis show.)
anyway, come if you can! it'll be fun! we're trying out some new songs, as well as some covers and of course, the classics.
Sunday, May 24 - TOP SECRET SHOW at great scott in allston! we're trying out a bunch of new songs, as well as some old favorites, and some covers thrown in as well! also featuring campaign for real time, barnicle, and the pill DJs! 18+, $10. advance tickets are here: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1721484
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| For those of you who attended the PITTSBURGH show with MUSTACHE REQUIRED |
[04 May 2009|04:07pm] |
In less than ONE WEEK we'll be playing with MC LARS.
In honor of this. A most exciting development. MAY 7TH 2009 will be the first unveiling of MUSTACHE REQUIRED as a FULL ROCK BAND.
The band Fezzwig http://www.myspace.com/fezzwigband will be playing all the beats from our hits from the popular BOTTOM HALF SWIMMER in support of one of our coolest shows EVER. Trust me, you're not going to want to miss it.
Further exciting news, KOALA T will be able to play this show with an exception to his HOUSE ARREST rules. The news is mindblowing, and could seriously result in this being the best MUSTACHE REQUIRED show EVER.
Tickets are 12 dollars, but 8 dollars from us. Please buy them, and come see us perform. This show is gonna be off the hook.
-MC Mystery NOTE: Freezepop will not be at this show. This is just a shout out, if fans of Freezepop in this area were at the show yesterday, where MUSTACHE REQUIRED opened for Freezepop, wanted the down low on this show. It's going to be most excellent.
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| Win a Turntable in a remix contest! |
[14 Apr 2009|04:36pm] |
I saw this posted on another community and thought it'd be better suited here for DJs, so I'm spreading the news.
Now that you've been totally infected with the undeniable catchiness of "Open Happiness" -- featuring Cee-Lo, Janelle Monae, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Brendon Urie of Panic At the Disco, and Travis McCoy of Gym Class Hereos -- here's a chance to make yourself even happier:
( super expensive awesome prizes )
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| Augh! |
[12 Apr 2009|12:11pm] |
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Agh! Someone broke into my car and took my Freezepop CDs! Both my Future Future Future Perfect Special Edition and Maxi Ultra Fresh are GONE. Luckily, I still had Form Activity Motion at my house.
Damn it! He has no use for them! It's so upsetting.
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| remix us! |
[09 Apr 2009|12:03pm] |
this is pretty exciting: we have a featured session on indaba music, an online music community, where you can remix “frontload”! it’s been a while since we’ve had a remix contest, so it was definitely time to do something like that again, and we’re psyched to have the indaba folks helping out. check it out and have fun!
http://www.indabamusic.com/sessions/freezepop/86692
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| new dates added! |
[09 Feb 2009|08:30pm] |
we're going to Texas after Florida. then we're hitting up the midwest in April!
Southeast tour!
Thursday, February 19 - Orlando, FL, at AKA Lounge, 68 E. Pine St. With Zombies! Organize!!, I KILL PXLS & Videoboy. Doors at 9, we're on midnight-ish. $12, 18+.
Friday, February 20 - Miami, Fl, at the Vagabond, 30 NE 14th St. With the WVUM DJs and resident DJs Mike Deuce, Ray Milian, Lolo, Just Dandy, Carmel Ophir, Chris Graham, UVS, and Danny Ashe. Doors at 10, we're on around midnight. $10, 18+.
Saturday, February 21 - West Palm Beach, FL, at Respectable Street, 518 Clematis Street. With Zombies! Organize! and TV Kills Kids. Doors at 8, we're on around 11. $14, 18+.
Sunday, February 22 - Jacksonville, FL, at Club TSI, 333 E. Bay Street. With Cpt EO. Doors at 9. $10, all ages.
Monday, February 23 - Savannah, GA, at the Wormhole Bar, 2307 Bull Street between 39th and 40th. With Pink Kodiak. Doors at 6, we're on around 9. $10 in advance, $12 day of show, 21+
Tuesday, February 24- Houston, TX at The Jet Lounge, 1515 Pease St. Presented by HaVoK. Doors at 8, we're on around 11:30. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. All ages!
Thursday, February 26- Austin, TX at Elysium, 705 Red River. Doors at 9:30. $10 in advance, $12 at the door. 21+.
Saturday, February 28 - San Antonio, TX at the Warhol, 1011 Avenue B. With Bizarre Musik Machine. Doors at 7, we're on around 11. $10, All ages!
Midwest tour... Lots more shows being added to this one!
Saturday, April 4 - Tekkoshocon Anime Convention, Pittsburgh, PA. At the David L. Lawrence Convention Center/Westin Hotel, 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd. More details TBA. $45 for 3-day pass, all ages!
Monday, April 6 - Toledo, OH, at Frankie's, 308 Main St. With Sinker. Doors at 8. $10 in advance, $12 day of show, All ages.
Tuesday, April 7 - Lansing, MI at Mac's Bar, 2700 e. michigan ave. Early show! Doors at 5, we're on around 8. $8 in advance, $10 day of show. All ages.
Saturday, April 18 - Philadelphia, PA at North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar Street. Doors at 9, we're on around midnight. $10 in advance, $13 day of show. 21+.
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| boy in static with liz enthusiasm! |
[03 Feb 2009|10:23pm] |
if you've seen some of our recent tours, you may have had the good fortune of also catching our opening band, boy in static (aka alex chen and kenji ross (who bear a striking resemblance to, but totally are not, creme brulee the french ghost and michael diamonds)). anyway, they have a CD coming out soon, and i did backing vocals on a few songs, including "young san francisco," which you can download here:
http://www.boyinstatic.com/
or here:
http://www.myspace.com/boyinstatic
it's a lovely little pop tune that you might enjoy. go have a listen!
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| southeast tour! |
[16 Jan 2009|04:24pm] |
Now that it's like 10 degrees here in Boston, we are extra-psyched about this next tour. Here's the first batch of dates, more shows still to be added!
Thursday, February 19 - Orlando, FL, at AKA Lounge, 68 E. Pine St. With Zombies! Organize!!, I KILL PXLS & Vide. Doors at 9, we're on midnight-ish. $12, 18+.
Friday, February 20 - Miami, Fl, at the Vagabond, 30 NE 14th St. More details TBA...
Saturday, February 21 - West Palm Beach, FL, at Respectable Street, 518 Clematis Street. Doors at 8. $14, 18+.
Sunday, February 22 - Jacksonville, FL, at Club TSI, 333 E. Bay Street. Doors at 9. $10, all ages.
Monday, February 23 - Savannah, GA, at the Wormhole Bar, 2307 Bull Street between 39th and 40th. Doors at 6. $10 in advance, $12 day of show, 21+
And as usual, a blanket apology to you young'uns for the 21+/18+ shows, we try to avoid it when we can.
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