| Mixel Pixel | |
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| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 1995 - present |
| Labels | Kanine Records (United States) Mental Monkey (United States) |
| Associated acts | Fab Fur, Mail Order Monsters, Black Blunt, Jefferson Air Conditioner, The Eastern Stars, Mr. Mixel Pixel |
| Website | www.mixelpixel.com |
| Members | |
| Matty Kaukeinen Kaia Wong Rob Corradetti |
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| Past members | |
| Ben Russell Little John Matt Snee |
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Mixel Pixel is a music/video band based in Brooklyn, New York.
Influences include (but not limited to) The Byrds, Pink Floyd, Love, Daniel Johnston, Velvet Underground, King Missile, Bruce Haack and Laurie Anderson.
Formed in December 1995 in rural Minnesota, Mixel Pixel soon released their first home recorded 4 track cassettes, Lez Puff, Pastelogram, and Basement Mom. Later, they relocated to Delaware where they spent the next 4 years recording their first LP called Mappyland. Upon moving to New York in 1999, they made a string of LPs, Rainbow Panda, Contact Kid, Music For Plants, Let's Be Friends, and Highschool is not Hell. Rob Corradetti, the artist behind Mixel Pixel, has also worked on such other music projects: Fab Fur, Mail Order Monsters, Black Blunt, and The Eastern Stars.
In 2007 Mixel Pixel toured with Of Montreal. Through the years they've also shared the stage with Man Man, Chromatics, Extreme Animals, Chairlift, Grand Buffet, Ra Ra Riot, Grizzly Bear, We Are Wolves, They Might Be Giants, HEALTH, and Pit er Pat.
Mixel Pixel have collaborated on music videos with paperrad, Noah Lyon, Ricardo Rivera, Radical Friend, and Devin Clark.
Mixel Pixel have remixed bands including Professor Murder and Of Montreal.
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