Lolly Pop
Lolly Pop is an on-stage persona of Brooke R. Calder, produced by the triad talents of Ricardo Autobahn, Monte Moir (The Time, Rihanna) and Doctor Fink (Prince).
Lolly Pop a.k.a. Lorraine Price | |
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| Also known as | Brooke R. Calder |
| Born | 1975 (age 45–46) |
| Genres | Electro-Kitsch, Synthpop, Electropunk, New Wave, Dark Wave, Ambient, Chamber Rock, Shoegazing, GloomPop, Electronic. |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, Songwriter, Producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Synthesizer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Associated acts | A*O*A, POP INC., Monte Moir, Doctor Fink, Prince, The Time, TELEPHONE!, Spray, glean, The Afghan Whigs. |
| 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. After being cast in the Prince and NPG "Get Wild" video, she suffered a debilitating back injury, so instead studied studio engineering with NPG keyboardist Morris Hayes [1] and acquired an office internship with Twin/Tone Records.
Circa 2002, Calder adopted the moniker Lolly Pop and formed Electro-Kitsch act TELEPHONE! with Har Mar Superstar producer Howard W. Hamilton III.[2] In 2006, Pop emerged as a solo artist produced by Fink, Moir as well as Autobahn. The following year, Pop was featured on RockAmerica,[3] the soundtrack of the film Loveless in Los Angeles,[4] appeared at Winter Music Conference in Miami, and in the Paul Moering short film Climbing Trees.[5]
Separately, Calder was recruited as the female vocalist for the Ricardo Autobahn project 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 The Cuban Boys and The Rude Awakening; Ireland's Aidan Casserly as well as Norway's Frode Holm. With Phil Solem of The Rembrandts, she co-wrote the theme song for the Launch TV comedy Graham Crackers. In 2019, she co-choreographed the video for Jellybean Johnson's Put Some Jelly On It[6] and formed dark electronic duo The Red Hour with ENDIF. Currently, Calder and her The Red Hour collaborator run the electronic music imprint Manual Control Records.[7]
Charitable Efforts
During the 2020 COVID pandemic, Calder and various band mates donated their royalties to help VA nurses risking their lives. In 2017, A*O*A donated sales profits to the NODAPL Legal Fund and continue to provide a $1 royalty to RAICES for each maxi-single sold.
Discography and Credits
- 1999: BURNING SHAKESPEARE - No Juliet EP (Leads and songwriting)
- 2001: STATION9 - Chrome EP (Leads and songwriting) Sursumcorda Records
- 2001: THOUSAND VOID CRUSH f. STATION9 - Radio Free (Song: "Radio Free") Sursumcorda Records
- 2002: BROWN RAINBOW - Underground Soundtracks (Various tracks)
- 2002: TELEPHONE! - Love... EP (Leads and songwriting)
- 2003: TELEPHONE! - *69 EP (Leads and songwriting)
- 2003: CHUCK LOVE - Continuous (Song: "Perfect")
- 2004: TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 1 (Song: "Life on Hold")
- 2004: DORY/1DJ - 8Bits (song: "Encore")
- 2005: TC ELECTROPUNK VOLUME 2 (Song: "Elevator Operator")
- 2005: SUNNY SMACK - Mezzanine Girls (Song: "Mezzanine")
- 2006: THE CUBAN BOYS - Satellite Junkyard (Song: "Claudine Is Blue")
- 2006: THE CUBAN BOYS - BBC Radio [live] (Song: "Walking In The Air")
- 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)
- 2020: THE RED HOUR - Cracks - Manual Control Records - In Production
- 2020: POP INC. - Best Of - Manual Control Records - In Production
References
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