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World Gang
Imputor? is an independent record label founded in 1999 by Darrin Wiener (aka Plastiq Phantom) and Jordan Snodgrass. Originally based in Seattle and San Diego, Imputor? began releasing experimental electronic music (also known as Intelligent dance music or IDM), and has since expanded into styles such as Indie rock and Comedy. Imputor? moved its base of operations to Portland, Oregon. History The duo had first met 7 years earlier while attending high-school together in Vista, California, a suburb located in North San Diego County. The name ''Imputor?'' is said to be a made-up contraction of the phrase "I am a computer." It was inspired by the title track ''Select Imputor?'' from Plastiq Phantom's debut CD-R EP which was released by the label in 1999. The official logo of the label is a 5.25" floppy disk, a nostalgic relic from the founders' childhood exposure to computers. In addition to releasing its own records, Imputor? has distributed other labels including Neversto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrin Wiener
Darren is a masculine given name of uncertain etymological origins. Some theories state that it originated from an Anglicisation of the Irish first name Darragh or Dáire, meaning "Oak Tree". According to other sources, it is thought to come from the Gaelic surname meaning ‘great’, but is also linked to a Welsh mountain named Moel Darren. It is also believed to be a variant of Darrell, which originated from the French surname ''D'Airelle'', meaning "of Airelle". The common spelling of Darren is found in the Welsh language, meaning "edge": Black Darren and Red Darren are found on the eastern side of the Hatterrall Ridge, west of Long Town. In New Zealand, the Darran Mountains exist as a spur of the Southern Alps in the south of the country. Darren has several spelling variations including Daren, Darin, Daryn, Darrin, Darran and Darryn. In the United Kingdom, its popularity peaked during the 1970s but declined sharply afterwards. In England and Wales, it first appeared in the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleaseeasaur
Pleaseeasaur (pronounced Please-ee-uh-saur) is an American comedic musical act made of JP Hasson (formerly in We’re Not From Idaho and Touch Me Zoo, both with Joe Genaro of The Dead Milkmen). The music is high energy camp style humor. The live performance usually includes Hasson in many costumes, each of which coincides with the song, along with multimedia animations of related images on a large screen. Many songs are commercials for fake companies such as "No Prob Limo", "Pizza Brothers and Sons, Inc." and "Action City News." Eventually garnering the attention of executives at Comedy Central, who in 2006 released what was essentially a greatest hits CD/DVD titled ''The Amazing Adventures of Pleaseeasaur'' featuring music videos directed by artist TH3 and a cartoon adventure, animated by the team from the Adult Swim series '' Sealab 2021'' and '' Frisky Dingo''. Pleaseeasaur toured internationally during its 12 years, most often with alternative comedian Neil Hamburger as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Von Schirach
Otto von Schirach (born March 10, 1978 in Miami, Florida) is an American IDM and breakcore musician. Of Cuban and German heritage, he grew up in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami and heavily incorporates elements of Miami bass Miami bass (booty music or booty bass) is a subgenre of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The use of drums from the Roland TR-808, sustained kick drum, heavy bass, raised dance tempos, and frequently sexually explicit ... into his music. He started out DJing at house parties in the 1990s and began composing his own music. In 2001 he released his first album, ''8000 B.C.'', on his own Triangle Earth label. Von Schirach has a son who was born in 2016. Discography Albums * 2001: ''8000 B.C.'' (Triangle Earth/Schematic) * 2001: ''Escalo Frio'' (Schematic) * 2004: ''Global Speaker Fisting'' (Schematic) * 2006: ''Maxipad Detention'' (Ipecac Recordings) * 2006: ''Pimps of Gore'' (collaborative album with Gut) (Supreme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nando Costa
Nando (from "News and Observer") was an American internet news service and Internet service provider (ISP), founded in 1993 by the publishers of ''The News & Observer'' newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina. Initially it relied on access via bulletin board technology. One of the first 24-hour news websites, the ''Nando Times'', was launched in 1994, providing edited information from major news agencies that had not then developed their own websites. The parent corporation was sold in 1995 to the California-based McClatchy newspaper chain. The dial-up ISP business was closed down, and the Nando Times pages were discontinued in 2003. The editorial staff continued to process wire stories, which fed other McClatchy outlets. The Nando brand itself was abandoned in 2005 in favor of the name McClatchy Interactive. Inception Nando was produced by the New Media division of ''The News & Observer'' newspaper in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1993 George Schlukbier, a news librarian from McClatc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masterdome (artist)
The Masterdome was located at 137 S. G St. in San Bernardino, California and was a popular concert, sports and rave venue until its destruction. Originally, it was a trolley barn for the Pacific Electric Railway. The Masterdome was home to many concerts, sporting events and raves from 1996 to the Summer of 2001. The city of San Bernardino unsuccessfully tried to close the Masterdome. It was ultimately closed on August 2, 2001, by the San Bernardino fire department recalled the entertainment permits and condemned the venue "Unsafe" due to a collapsing roof. The final event at the Masterdome was Summer Dreams by 26C which took place late in the summer of 2001. The building had already been condemned, thus the entire event took place in the outdoor area. The venue featured a large indoor boxing arena setting, full sized bleachers on both sides of the dance floor, a large balcony at the front portion of the venue, with a large stage filled with massive concert audio, intelligent lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FCS North
FCS may refer to: Education * Faith Christian School (other) * Faujdarhat Collegiate School, in Chittagong, Bangladesh * Florence Christian School in South Carolina, United States * Florida College System, in the United States * Foothills Christian Schools, in San Diego County, California, United States * Forsyth County Schools in Georgia, United States * Franklin College Switzerland, an American college in Switzerland * Friendship Christian School (other) * Friends' Central School, in Pennsylvania, United States Sports * Football Championship Subdivision, an American football classification in the NCAA in the United States for college football * Fox College Sports, an American television sport network Association football clubs * 1. FC Saarbrücken, in Germany * FC Red Bull Salzburg, in Austria * FC Schaffhausen, in Switzerland * 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, in Germany * 1. FC Slovácko, in the Czech Republic * FC South End, in Trinidad and Tobago * FC St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Poeta
''El poeta'' is a Spanish opera composed by Federico Moreno Torroba. It premiered at the Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Spain on 19 June 1980, starring Plácido Domingo, Ángeles Gulín, and Carmen Bustamante. The idea of a new opera had originally been suggested to Moreno Torroba by Domingo. ''El poeta'' would be the 89-year-old composer's last major work for the stage. Background Federico Moreno Torroba was one of the most prolific composers of Spanish zarzuelas and modern classical guitar music, but had only worked on operas early in his career. In 1946, he formed a traveling zarzuela company with baritone Plácido Domingo Ferrer and his wife Pepita Embil. Decades later, he was contacted by their son about a possible operatic collaboration. Moreno Torroba recalled in 1980: "Three years ago, in Bilbao, I met our great tenor Plácido Domingo, whom I had not seen since he was three years old. I was great friends with his parents, Pepita Embil and Plácido Domingo, Sr., and our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJs On Strike!
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile DJs (who are hired to work at public and private events such as weddings, parties, or festivals), and turntablists (who use record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records). Originally, the "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to shellac and later vinyl records, but nowadays DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to also describe persons who mix music from other recording media such as cassettes, CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ, controller, or even a laptop. DJs may adopt the title "DJ" in front of their real names, adopted pseudonyms, or stage names. DJs commonly use audio equipment that can play at least two sources of recorded music simultaneously. This enables them to blend tracks together to create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diagram Of Suburban Chaos
Diagram of Suburban Chaos is the pseudonym of William Collin Snavely, a composer of electronic music. Biography Snavely has been creating electronic music in various forms since 1994, exploring editing waveforms on Amiga computers. Acquiring various pieces of gear as a teenager, the Ohio rave scene played a major part in his musical development. He and his older brother formed a musical partnership recording homebrewed techno to cassette with a mixer, old tape deck, samples, Roland Tr-606 and anything else he could find. Snavely moved to Seattle in 1997, where he met Darrin Wiener, the cofounder of Imputor? Records. They worked together on several projects, and the first Diagram of Suburban Chaos album, ''Status Negatives'', was released by Imputor? in 2002. Snavely has released a number of tracks since then on labels including Tiger Style Records and Audiobulb. While his professional focus has moved more towards soundtrack composition and sound desig Snavely continues to w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
