Lolly Pop
Lolly Pop is an on-stage persona of Brooke R. Calder, produced by Ricardo Autobahn, Monte Moir and Doctor Fink.
Lolly Pop a.k.a. Lorraine Price | |
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| Also known as | Brooke R. Calder |
| Born | 1975 (age 47–48) |
| Genres | Electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, synthesizer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | - Official Site 01 - Official Site 02 |
Biography
Raised between the United States and Zimbabwe, Africa, Calder moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota to work as a dancer for Prince in 1994. Shortly after being cast in the New Power Generation (NPG)'s "Get Wild" video, she suffered a debilitating back injury and shifted to a studio apprenticeship with NPG keyboardist Morris Hayes.[1] Following completion, she served as a label intern with Twin/Tone Records, where she worked for related acts of Information Society (band), The Suburbs (band), Semisonic and more.
In 2002, Calder adopted the moniker Lolly Pop and formed Electro-Kitsch act TELEPHONE!. Circa 2006, Pop emerged as a solo artist produced by Fink, Moir and Autobahn. The following year, she was featured on RockAmerica,[2] the soundtrack of the film Loveless in Los Angeles,[3] appeared at Winter Music Conference in Miami, as well as in the Paul Moering short Climbing Trees.[4]
Next recruited as the female vocalist for POP INC., she also contributed vocals to and/or produced American acts A*O*A and glean (with Rick McCollum of The Afghan Whigs); British outfits Cuban Boys and The Rude Awakening, as well as Norway's Frode Holm. With The Rembrandts' Phil Solem, Calder co-wrote the theme song for the Launch TV comedy Graham Crackers. In 2019, she had a cameo appearance in Jellybean Johnson's Put Some Jelly On It[5] and formed dark wave duo The Red Hour with ENDIF. She most recently collaborated with BBC award-winning director Martin Gooch for the short film "Everybody Loves Dancing",[6] and runs the Philadelphia-based electronic music imprint Manual Control Records.[7]
Charitable efforts
During 2019, Calder helmed a suitcase and donations initiative for survivors of the Drake fire.[8] Throughout 2017, A*O*A donated their sales profits to the NODAPL Legal Fund and continue to provide a $1 royalty to RAICES for each maxi-single sold.[9] In 2004, Calder partnered with First Avenue (nightclub) to raise money for the Tubman Alliance [10] and organized a female-fronted bill dubbed GIRLFEST.
Discography
- 2000: BURNING SHAKESPEARE - No Juliet EP - Self Released
- 2000: THOUSAND VOID CRUSH f. BURNING SHAKESPEARE - "Radio Free" - Sursumcorda Records
- 2001: BROWN RAINBOW - Underground Soundtracks (Various tracks) - Self Released
- 2002: TELEPHONE! - Love... EP - Self Released
- 2003: TELEPHONE! - *69 EP - Self Released
- 2003: CHUCK LOVE - Continuous (Song: "Perfect") - Om Records
- 2004: TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 1 (Song: "Life on Hold")
- 2004: DORY/1DJ - 8Bits (song: "Encore") - Self Released
- 2005: TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 2 (Song: "Elevator Operator")
- 2005: SUNNY SMACK - Mezzanine Girls (Song: "Mezzanine") - Self Released
- 2006: THE CUBAN BOYS - Satellite Junkyard (Song: "Claudine Is Blue") - Banoffeesound
- 2006: THE CUBAN BOYS - BBC Radio [live] (Song: "Walking In The Air") - Banoffeesound
- 2007: LOLLY POP - Elevator Operator (Danny Morris remix video) - Rockamerica
- 2007: LOLLY POP - Elevator Operator (Digital maxi single) - Modo Disco (UK)
- 2007: LOLLY POP (Self-titled debut and remixes) - Modo Disco (UK)
- 2008: THE PLASTIC CONSTELLATIONS - We Appreciate You (Songs: "Stay That Way", "So Many Friends") - Longtime Listener
- 2009: POP INC. - "Looking 4 The KLF" (Video - original edit and download card/maxi single) - Modo Disco (UK) / Rockamerica
- 2009: TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 5 (Song: POP INC. - "Disenchanted")
- 2010: ANDRA - "Love Is 4 Suckaz" Mixtape (Song: Models & Bottles) - Krucial Noize/Kerry Brothers Jr
- 2010: POP INC. vs. SYMPHONO - "Looking 4 The KLF" (Single) - Ninthwave Records
- 2011: POP INC. - "BLVD (Boulevard of Broken Dreams)" (Video/DVD, digital maxi single)
- 2012: TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 6 (Song: POP INC. - "Hollywood Kills")
- 2014: glean - Echoes & Waves (EP)
- 2014: GRAHAM CRACKERS THEME SONG - "Steady On (True Blue)" featuring Phil Solem
- 2015: glean - Shadows & Sand (EP)
- 2016: A*O*A - "I'm Afraid of Americans" (Digital single)
- 2017: AIDAN CASSERLY - Spoken (Song: "April 21st")
- 2017: THE RUDE AWAKENING - "Pride" - Electro London
- 2017: LOLLY POP - LINGERIE: Lost Remixes & Bonus Tracks - Banoffeesound Records
- 2018: A*O*A - "I'm Afraid of Americans" (Remixes)
- 2019: FRODE HOLM - Third (Engineer, Vocal Producer, Backing Vocals)
- 2021: THE RED HOUR - "Cracks" - Manual Control Records
- 2022: BROOKE R. CALDER - "Everybody Loves Dancing" (Video and Digital Single) - Manual Control Records
- 2023: BURNING SHAKESPEARE - RADIO-FREE EP (Digital Reissue)- Manual Control Records - In Pre-sale
- 2023: REGAL THE RARE f. Brooke R. Calder & Jellybean Johnson - "Blue Goo" - In Production
- 2023: BROOKE R. CALDER - "Everybody Loves Dancing" (Remixes) - Manual Control Records - TBA
- 2024: POP INC. - Best Of - Manual Control Records
References
- Greenwood, Ashley. "Morris Hayes talks Prince, Bono and Obama". Vantage Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-12-21.
- RockAmerica
- "Loveless in Los Angeles (2007)". IMDb. Archived from the original on Oct 14, 2022.
- Moehring, Paul (10 June 2009). "Climbing Trees". Vimeo. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015.
- "Jellybean Johnson". Real music Radio. Archived from the original on Oct 25, 2021.
- Everybody Loves Dancing - Brooke R. Calder f. Jeff Sherman on YouTube
- "Manual Control Records". manualcontrolrecords.com. Archived from the original on Dec 2, 2022.
- "Drake Hotel fire extinguished, city orders partial demolition". 25 December 2019.
- "I'm Afraid of Americans : RAICES REMIXES, by A*O*A".
- "Contact Us : Who We Are : Tubman".
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