Falling Up was an American Christian rock band from Albany, Oregon. Falling Up formed in October 2001, and released their debut album Crashings in 2004. They were signed to BEC Recordings in 2003 after a recommendation from friends in the band Kutless. The band's name came from the first song they wrote, which talked about their belief in both human imperfection and in the grace of God which compensates for that imperfection; their lyrics were heavily grace-themed.
The Chapin Sisters are an American folk rock and harmony duo from Brooklyn, New York. The band consists of sisters Abigail and Lily Chapin, and formerly their half-sister Jessica Craven. Their sound blurs the lines between old-time Appalachian music, classic country-rock and pop.
William James McAuley III, best known by his performing name, Bleu, is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced songs for Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, John Oates, Michelle Branch, Hey Violet, Big Freedia, and the Jonas Brothers, and has won multiple Independent Music Awards for his work with Air Traffic Controller.
Julia Nunes is an American singer-songwriter from Fairport, New York. Her career has progressed online through her videos of pop songs on YouTube, in which she sings harmony with herself and plays acoustic instruments, primarily the ukulele, guitar, melodica, and piano.
Fan-funded music is crowdfunding for music. Often, fan-funded music occurs in conjunction with direct-to-fan marketing. Fans of music have the option to donate and collectively raise money with the goal of jump-starting the career of a given musical artist. The fan-funding of music occurs primarily through web-based services using a business model for crowdfunding. Fans are typically given rewards based on their monetary contributions.
Hoots & Hellmouth is an American band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of July 2021, Kickstarter has received nearly $6 billion in pledges from 20 million backers to fund 205,000 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects.
Studio Killers is a Finnish-Danish-British electropop virtual band made up of four animated characters: vocalist and designer Chubby Cherry, keyboardist Goldie Foxx, DJ Dyna Mink, and manager Bipolar Bear.
The Doubleclicks are a nerd-folk musical duo based in Portland, Oregon, consisting of siblings Laser Malena-Webber and Aubrey Turner. They first became known for performing nerd-friendly comedy music, including songs about Dungeons & Dragons, dinosaurs, and other geeky themes. While their later songs retain those elements, there has been a stronger focus on feminist and other social issues, and more personal themes.
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Hello, The Future! | image = Nicole Dieker performing as Hello the Future.jpg | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Washington, D.C., United States | genre = Nerd-folk, singer-songwriter | years_active = 2010–present | birth_date = November 4, 1981 | associated_acts = The Long Holidays, Adam Sakellarides, Glen Raphael | label = | website = hello-the-future.net | current_members = Nicole Dieker | past_members = }}
Me is the fifth studio album by country singer Jo Dee Messina. The album was released on Messina's own Dreambound Records and distributed by Entertainment One on March 18, 2014. Me is Messina's first album since parting ways with her former label, Curb Records, who launched her career in 1995. The album was "crowd-funded" by help from Messina's fan base and Kickstarter in spring of 2013. The album's lead single, "Peace Sign", was issued to radio on August 23, 2013. A second single, "A Woman's Rant", went to radio on February 24, 2014.
Nerd music is the overall category of music collecting the musical genres that grew from nerd culture; different styles that share the same common ground.
Chainmail and Cello is the debut album of nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks as The Doubleclicks. It was released on 30 April 2012. An earlier demo album, called Beta Testing 1-2-3 (2010) was recorded under the more-generic band name "Angela and Aubrey Webber Version 1.0".
Lasers and Feelings is the second album from the nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks, released on July 9, 2013. The album debuted at #7 on Billboard's Comedy Albums chart for the week ending July 27, 2013.
"Nothing to Prove" is a feminist nerd-folk song by The Doubleclicks released on their second album Lasers and Feelings. It is a response to the misogynist concept of the "fake geek girl" and the subsequent bullying and gatekeeping prevalent within the geek community. The Doubleclicks released a crowd-sourced music video, featuring segments filmed by women within the geek community, that went viral and received over a million views.
President Snakes is the fourth album from the nerd-folk duo The Doubleclicks, released on August 11, 2015. The album was funded via Kickstarter with a goal of $30,000. The goal was achieved within the first few days of the campaign's launch. It exceeded this and raised $55,535, on June 2, 2015.
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Lucia Fasano | image = | background = group_or_band | alias = | birth_date = February 1, 1993 | origin = Los Angeles, California, United States | occupation = Singer-songwriter, comedian, musician, writer, actress, YouTuber | genre = Folk, Indie, Singer-Songwriter, Comedy | instrument = Mandolin, ukulele | years_active = 1999–present | label = | associated_acts = The Doubleclicks, Sammus, The Thermals | website = luciafasano.com }}
Pink Cloud is the fourth extended play by electronic duo Pegboard Nerds. Pink Cloud was released on 21 October 2015, by independent electronic music label Monstercat to help fund breast cancer research.
Kooky Spooky...In Stereo is the sixth studio album and the ninth album overall by American band The Aquabats, released on August 21, 2020.
