Lolly Pop

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Lolly Pop
a.k.a. Lorraine Price
Also known asBrooke R. Calder
Born1975 (age 46–47)
GenresElectronic
Occupation(s)Vocalist, songwriter, producer
InstrumentsVocals, synthesizer
Years active2002–present
Associated actsA*O*A, POP INC., Monte Moir, Doctor Fink, Prince, The Time, TELEPHONE!, Spray, glean, The Afghan Whigs.
Website- Official Site 01
- Official Site 02

Lolly Pop is an on-stage persona of Brooke R. Calder, produced by the triad talents of Ricardo Autobahn, Monte Moir and Doctor Fink.

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 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 as well as Norway's . 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[]

  • 1999: BURNING SHAKESPEARE - No Juliet EP (Leads and songwriting)
  • 2001: STATION9 - Chrome EP (Leads and songwriting)
  • 2001: THOUSAND VOID CRUSH f. STATION9 - Radio Free (Song: "Radio Free")
  • 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) -
  • 2007: LOLLY POP (Self-titled debut and remixes) -
  • 2008: THE PLASTIC CONSTELLATIONS - We Appreciate You (Songs: "Stay That Way", "So Many Friends") -
  • 2009: POP INC. - "Looking 4 The KLF" (Video - original edit and download card/maxi single) - / 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" -
  • 2017: LOLLY POP - LINGERIE: Lost Remixes & Bonus Tracks -
  • 2018: A*O*A - "I'm Afraid of Americans" (Remixes)
  • 2019: FRODE HOLM - Third (Engineer, Vocal Producer, Backing Vocals)
  • 2021: THE RED HOUR - Cracks -
  • 2021: POP INC. - Best Of - - In Production

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.vantage-magazine.com/culturalist/morris-hayes-shanghai-interview.html
  2. ^ "Howard Hamilton". Discogs.
  3. ^ RockAmerica
  4. ^ "Loveless in Los Angeles (2007) - IMDb". IMDb.
  5. ^ "Climbing Trees". 10 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Jellybean Johnson – Real music Radio".
  7. ^ http://www.manualcontrol.net

Additional sources:

  • City Pages Magazine, February 14, 2007 [1]
  • Rift Magazine, February 2007 [2]
  • Star Tribune, February 9, 2007 [3]
  • St. Paul Pioneer Press July 27, 2006 [4]
  • Rift Magazine, November 2005 [5]
  • Star Tribune, March 18, 2005 [6]
  • City Pages, May 25, 2005 [7]
  • Stone Roller Magazine, May 2004 [8]

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