Neil Cicierega

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Neil Cicierega

Neil with Portrait, 2010
Born Neil Stephen Cicierega
(1986-08-23) August 23, 1986
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other names Lemon Demon
Trapezoid
Trapezzoid
Deporitaz
Occupation Internet personality, comedian, actor, puppeteer, vocalist, musician, animator, filmmaker
Known for Animutation, flash animation
Website
eviltrailmix.com
neilcic.com

Neil Stephen Cicierega[1] (born August 23, 1986)[citation needed] is an American comedian, filmmaker, and musician. He is the creator of the genre of Flash animation known as "Animutation". He has also released several albums as a musician under the name of Lemon Demon.

Animutation

Main article: Animutation

Cicierega created a genre of dadaist or surrealist Flash animation he termed "Animutation".[2] Animutations feature arbitrary, nonsensical scenes and pop culture imagery and are typically set to novelty or foreign music, often from the Japanese version of Pokémon. One of his earliest works entitled Hyakugojyuuichi was published on the web, and was described as a "hit" in 2001 by Salon magazine.[2]

Potter Puppet Pals

Main article: Potter Puppet Pals

Cicierega's Potter Puppet Pals is a comedy series which parodies Harry Potter. It originated as a pair of Flash animations on Newgrounds in 2003, and later resurfaced in the form of a series of live action puppet shows released onto YouTube and PotterPuppetPals.com, starting in 2006 and continuing to the present. The central characters of the Harry Potter series are portrayed simply by puppets. The most successful Potter Puppet Pals video, The Mysterious Ticking Noise, currently has over 143,206,621 views (as of July 1, 2013). Cicierega has done puppetry live at Harry Potter-themed events.

Lemon Demon

Cicierega currently releases music and performs it live under the name of Lemon Demon,[3] for which he provides vocals and keyboards.

The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

Main article: Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny

In 2005, Neil Cicierega and animator Shawn Vulliez released the Flash video Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny on Newgrounds. This reached over 12 million views on Newgrounds as well as topping the "Funny Five" on The Dr. Demento Show for several weeks and becoming the #1 Request for 2006. [citation needed] The song was later included in the 2006 album Dinosaurchestra. An updated recording of the song was released to the Rock Band Network in 2010.[4]

Discography

  • Outsmart (2000) - Deporitaz
  • Microwave This CD (2001) - Deporitaz
  • Dimes (2002) - Trapezoid
  • Clown Circus (2003) - Lemon Demon
  • Live From The Haunted Candle Shop (2003) - Lemon Demon
  • Hip To The Javabean (2004) - Lemon Demon
  • Damn Skippy (2005) - Lemon Demon
  • Dinosaurchestra (2006) - Lemon Demon
  • Circa 2000 (2007) - Deporitaz
  • View-Monster (2008) - Lemon Demon
  • Almanac 2009 (2009) - Lemon Demon
  • Live (Only Not) (2011) - Lemon Demon
  • I Am Become Christmas EP (2012) - Lemon Demon

References

  1. ↑ Jarboe, Greg (October 7, 2011). YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day. John Wiley & Sons. p. 139. ISBN 9781118203811. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mieszkowski, Katharine; Standen, Amy (April 26, 2001). "All hail Neil Cicierega". Salon.com. 
  3. ↑ Emily Sweeney (June 22, 2006). He's a hit with Internet set. Boston Globe. 
  4. ↑ "Lemon Demon on Rock Band Network". 

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