Vice Cooler

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Vice Cooler
Vice Cooler at Sled Island 2016
Background information
Born	Mobile, Alabama, United States
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar, drums, Synthesizer, Computer Audio Production
Years active	1998–present
Associated acts	XBXRX, Stereo Total

Vice Cooler ^[1] is an American musician, music video director, and photographer.

He has been recognized by people like High Places and Henry Rollins as an "inspiration".^[2][3] Peaches has crowned him as the world's greatest performer.^[4]

Band history[]

Cooler started performing music live in 1998 with XBXRX. He drummed for the band KIT and has also guested as the live drummer for Chicks On Speed and The Raincoats.

Now he spends most of his time as a music writer and producer working with such artist as Peaches, Ladytron and Louisahhh.

Directing[]

• Offend Maggie by the band Deerhoof (2008)
• Front My Hope by the band Hawnay Troof (2008)
• Ear Ever Hear by the band XBXRX (2008)
• "Everything Is" by the band Hawnay Troof (2009)
• "What Dreams?" by the band (2010)
• "Years Not Long" by the band Male Bonding (2010)
• Fake Drugs by the band Hollerado (2010)
• "theFUNsun" by the band (2010)
• "Throwing Shade" by the band Abe Vigoda (2010)
• "Candy" by the band Frankie Rose and The Outs (2010)
• "Little Trouble Girl" by the band Free Moral Agents (2010)
• "Rain" by the band KIT (2010)
• "Ambrosia" by the band KIT (2011)
• "Mud" by the singer Peaches (2011)
• "Junky for Her" by the band Cerebral Ballzy (2011)
• "A Commotion" by the band Feistodon, a collaboration between Feist and Mastodon (2012)
• "Please Be My Third Eye" by the band La Sera (2012)
• "Burst" by the singer (2012)
• "My Love Won't Wait" by the band Two Gallants (2012)
• "Untitled Echos" by the band Deerhoof (2012)
• "Lost In A Dream" by the singer Vice Cooler (2012)
• "Put A Light On" by the band Generationals (2013)
• "Atlantis" by the band STRFKR (2013)
• "City Slickers' Night Pressure" by the band Go Chic (2013)
• "Late Descent #2" by Sonic Youth member Lee Ranaldo (2014)
• "The Creature" by the band La Luz (2018)

Discography[]

Production and songwriting credits[]

This list is incomplete; you can help by . (June 2015)

Print[]

• (Nieves, 2005)
• (NFJM, 2005)
• (Penne Ante, 2006)
• (Self Released, 2008)
• (NFJM, 2008)

References[]

External links[]

• Four Paws Media: XBXRX
• Retard Disco Records: Hawnay Troof
• Deleted Art: Hawnay Troof
• KIT page
• XBXRX article written for Vice Magazine by Vice Cooler
• San Francisco Bay Guardian article
• Interview in SFBG
• Hawnay Troof Homo A Go Go 2004 bio
• XBXRX SFBG live review
• HT "Community" Review
• New York Times Review
• Vice Cooler interview with DIRTY on 15 October, 2008