Skylar Spence

Skylar Spence
Birth name Ryan DeRobertis
Also known as
  • Saint Pepsi
Born (1993-02-02) February 2, 1993
Baltimore, Maryland
Origin Long Island, New York
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Occupation(s)
Years active 2012–present
Labels
Associated acts
Website www.skylarspence.com

Ryan DeRobertis (born February 2, 1993, known by his stage name Skylar Spence and formerly known as Saint Pepsi) is an American electronic musician and singer[3] who grew up in Farmingville, New York and attended Boston College for two years studying music. His electronic music project Saint Pepsi began in December 2012. As Saint Pepsi, he released his critically acclaimed eighth studio album Hit Vibes in May 2013.[4] He is a current resident of Brooklyn, New York.

Career

Stereogum named him their "band to watch" in July 2013, calling his music "addicting and fun."[5] Pitchfork praised the release of "Mr. Wonderful,"[6] the lead track off the 2014 EP Gin City, which was hosted on the music blog Gorilla vs. Bear.[7] In February, Gorilla vs. Bear also hosted the premiere of the track "Baby."[8]

In June 2014, Saint Pepsi went on tour with Painted Palms[9] after signing to Carpark Records, whose roster includes artists such as Beach House, Cloud Nothings, Toro y Moi, and Memory Tapes.[10]

Style

DeRobertis' musical style has been described as being in the categories of future funk, vaporwave,[5] disco pop,[6] future pop, liquid disco, slow jam and gibber boogie,[3] although he also borders between traditional music genres. He often incorporates unorthodox sounds in his music, using sources such as Mario Kart 64. He also commonly samples pop songs.

The Fader calls his nonchalant approach to Top 40 hits "refreshing,"[11] and calls his music "restless and nostalgic and sonically curious."[12] He is quoted as saying, "I’m drawn to tuneful melodies; complex chord structures; outlandish synths and drums; and I like to take pop a cappellas and see how I can warp the songs while keeping the melodies almost entirely intact…I want to make pop music for freaks, basically." [4]

As Saint Pepsi

Albums

Extended plays

Discography

As Skylar Spence

Studio albums

Singles

Mixes

References

  1. ↑ http://fortune500.bandcamp.com/album/empire-building
  2. ↑ https://keatscollective.bandcamp.com/album/hit-vibes
  3. 1 2 Gruber, Jesse. "Saint Pepsi's Ryan DeRobertis talks music, method". Columbia Spectator. Spectator Publishing Company. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Saint Pepsi". Carpark Records. Carpark. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. 1 2 Bowe, Miles. "Band to Watch: SAINT PEPSI". Stereogum. Spin Media. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 Szatan, Gabriel. "Saint Pepsi: "Mr. Wonderful"". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Chris. "mp3 premiere: Saint Pepsi – Mr. Wonderful". Gorilla vs. Bear. Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Chris. "premiere: Saint Pepsi - Baby". Gorilla vs. Bear. Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  9. ↑ McDermott, Patrick. "Stream SAINT PEPSI's Feel-Good Remix of Painted Palms' "Hypnotic"". The FADER. The FADER Inc. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "Carpark Records". Carpark Records. Carpark Records. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  11. ↑ McDermott, Patrick. "Listen to SAINT PEPSI's K-Pop-Sampling "Baby"". The FADER. The FADER Inc. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  12. ↑ McDermott, Patrick. "Download Saint Pepsi's Gin City EP". The FADER. The FADER Inc. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

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