If you’ve ever wanted to go on tour with your favorite band, here’s your chance — well, if your favorite band just happens to be MNDR, that is. The Beyond The DJ: Most Innovative Solo Performer winner recently came out with a new music video for the jam “C.L.U.B,” and it puts you right in the action.
MNDR — a.k.a. Amanda Warner — is basically an instant party. Put her on stage, add some lasers, and WHAM, everyone’s dancing. Warner’s techie skills (she’s a self-proclaimed gearhead) and indefatigable energy made her the perfect headliner for the O Music Award’s first Unboxed live event, as well as a prime nominee for Beyond The DJ: Most Innovative Solo Performer. Find out more about the vowel-less electronic wonder after the jump.
Much like the narrator in the Barenaked Ladies song “One Week,” Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) has a history of taking off his shirt. Yup, the master mashup artist frequently goes topless on stage — amidst clouds of confetti and balloons — working his audience into an all-out lather inspired by both his skillful mingling of musical genres and his sweat-lacquered chest. Those factors converge to make Gillis a riveting performer and an O Music Awards nominee in the Beyond The DJ: Most Innovative Solo Performer category. Watch Girl Talk talk after the jump.
Although Reggie Watts may stand alone on stage, doling out humor on a regular basis, he’s anything but your average standup comedian. He’s also a musician — weaving levity with smooth vocals and beatboxing, thanks to a portable passel of electronics. Find out more about the O Music Award nominee for Beyond The DJ: Most Innovative Solo Performer after the jump.
Not since the late Steve Jobs has a single man and a bunch of electronics been able to stir the masses into such a frenzy. Dan Deacon — a prolific musicmaker who just today announced his new album America — is one of forerunners in the computer music world. While that may sound like a rather stationary genre of tunes, Deacon is famous for his live shows: high-energy affairs that get the sweaty throngs of humanity twisting and turning more than any rock concert denizen. Deacon’s ingenuity and and balls-to-the-walls enthusiasm have not only earned him legions of fans, but also an O Music Awards nomination for Beyond The DJ: Most Innovative Solo Performer. Find out more about the man behind the massive glasses after the jump.