Pogo (musician): Difference between revisions
Kendal Ozzel (talk | contribs) |
ConradKilroy (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 53: | Line 53: | ||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
[[Kutiman]] - another electronic artist who gained notoriety solely through video sampling on youtube. |
* [[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 hugely influentially to the emerging [[UK Garage]] scene in Britain during the mid-nineties and holds a cult status amongst many fans. |
* [[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 hugely influentially to the emerging [[UK Garage]] scene in Britain during the mid-nineties and holds a cult status amongst many fans. |
||
== External links == |
== External links == |
||
Revision as of 02:23, 16 February 2010
 |
Pogo |
|---|
Pogo is an electronic music artist in Perth, Western Australia[1]. He is known for his work recording small sounds from a single film or scene and sequencing them to form a new piece of music. This method of sampling was first made popular by House music producer and UK Garage influence Todd Edwards throughout the 1990s. The lack of coherent lyrics in his work allows for puzzled fans to suggest words that fit the nonsensical sounds that typify his music. His work has quickly led to a perceived cult following, including many derivative works and fan-made tributes.
Notability
His most noteworthy track, Alice, is a composition of sounds from the Disney film ‘Alice in Wonderland’. As of November 2009 it has garnered over 4,000,000 views on Youtube.[2] Although having the most exposure through Youtube, many of Pogo's tracks are available for download at Last.fm where examples from his combined discography has been heard over 1,000,000 times. Pogo has since produced tracks using samples from films such as ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘The Sword in the Stone’, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang‘ ‘Hook’, ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Most recently, Pogo's talent was recognised by Disney/Pixar, who commissioned him to produce a track based on their recent film, Up,[3] although it was on the condition that his previous Disney mixes be removed from public view.
Bangarang Controversy
When Pogo released his track 'Bangarang' featuring footage and sound samples from Steven Spielberg's film 'Hook', the video was removed from Youtube following complaints made by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The disappearance of the video prompted several Youtube users to upload their own, previously saved versions of the video in protest.
Among other assertions, Pogo made the following statement concerning the removal of Bangarang on September 10, 2009[4]:
My work serves as free viral marketing to the organisations that own the films I sample from. It's high time the music industry pulls its head out of its ass, and realises that today's remix culture is an asset, not a liability. To shoot down the potential here would be utterly illogical.
Within weeks the outcry was heard, and Bangarang returned to Youtube by October. However, following Pogo's work on 'Upular', which was commissioned by Disney/Pixar, Pogo has hidden videos pertaining to other Disney properties, such as 'Alice', 'Expialidocious' and 'White Magic', from public view.[5]
Discography
Albums
Singles and EPs
Sources
See also
- 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 hugely influentially to the emerging UK Garage scene in Britain during the mid-nineties and holds a cult status amongst many fans.