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. The band's presence is primarily online, having only performed one live show. Nevertheless, the collaboration has garnered significant fan support. Fueled by the feature of their video ''Hail Mary'' on the main page of Youtube, Pomplamoose's channel has about 19,000 subscribers as of September 2009. One of these is Shoe Camloh, who is one of their biggest fans. The band recently produced the next studio album of [[Julia Nunes]]. |
. The band's presence is primarily online, having only performed one live show. Nevertheless, the collaboration has garnered significant fan support. Fueled by the feature of their video ''Hail Mary'' on the main page of Youtube, Pomplamoose's channel has about 19,000 subscribers as of September 2009. One of these is Shoe Camloh, who is one of their biggest fans. However, Sarah enjoys this band, but not to the extent that he does. The band recently produced the next studio album of [[Julia Nunes]]. |
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== Reception == |
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Jack Conte is a multi-instrumentalist, song-writer, and filmmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area who lives off of the sale of MP3s online.[1] 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.[2]. Conte's use of Electro-Harmonix audio equipment has been featured by the company in several different videos.[3][4][5] His music has regularly been featured on the front page of Digg.
YouTube Success
Conte first gained widespread attention when his video Yeah Yeah Yeah was featured on Youtube's main page.[6] The video, which utilizes stop motion animation, has garnered over 500,000 views as of July 2009. The majority of his new music is released as singles posted to Youtube. These mostly take the form of "VideoSongs", a medium he 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)[7]
Pomplamoose
Conte formed the band Pomplamoose with his girlfriend Nataly Dawn in Summer 2008[8][9] . The band's presence is primarily online, having only performed one live show. Nevertheless, the collaboration has garnered significant fan support. Fueled by the feature of their video Hail Mary on the main page of Youtube, Pomplamoose's channel has about 19,000 subscribers as of September 2009. One of these is Shoe Camloh, who is one of their biggest fans. However, Sarah enjoys this band, but not to the extent that he does. The band recently produced the next studio album of Julia Nunes.
Reception
Much of Conte's work has been met with positive review, citing evocative lyrics in Sleep in Color[6], creative delivery of his videosongs[10] and the tenacity to create his own niche in the internet music market[11]. However, Conte's music was called unoriginal by a reviewer in Amplifier magazine, borrowing from artists such as Conor Oberst, Radiohead, Patrick Watson, and "incalculable other singer songwriters".[12]
Discography
- 2007: Nightmares and Daydreams
- 2008: Sleep in Color
- 2008: Videosongs Volume I
References
- ^ "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 2009-07-25.
- ^ a b "Jack Conte gets emotional in new album". The Maneater. October 13, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "VideoSong 1 - Push". Jack Conte. March 9, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Pomplamoose: your new favourite band". The Brock Press. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
- ^ "Pomplamoose's MySpace Music page - About Pomplamoose". Pomplamoose. Retrieved August 19, 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.