Hello, The Future!

Hello, The Future!
Background information
Born November 4, 1981
Origin Washington, D.C., United States
Genres Nerd-Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Years active 2010–present
Associated acts The Long Holidays, Adam Sakellarides, Glen Raphael
Website hello-the-future.net
Members Nicole Dieker

Hello, The Future! is the name of a nerd-folk band.

Nicole Dieker has been performing as Hello, The Future! since May, 2010,[1][2] when she recorded and uploaded one song a week to YouTube for 100 consecutive weeks.[3]

The band has released several albums and often performs at pop culture conventions.[4][5]

Although usually introduced as a solo act ("My name is Nicole, my band is Hello, The Future! and I am the only person in my band"[6]), Hello, The Future sometimes performs and/or records with other performers or even a full backing band; Giant Robot Album was a collaboration with the band The Long Holidays.[7]

Mink Car Cover

In 2011 Dieker organized a charity project called "Mink Car Cover" (based on the They Might Be Giants album Mink Car) in which 19 different artists (including MC Frontalot, Marian Call, Molly Lewis, and The Doubleclicks) recorded covers of the original TMBG tracks to release a new version of the album. In addition to providing project management, Hello, The Future! recorded one of the tracks. The new album was released on September 11, 2011 (the tenth anniversary of the Twin Towers attack) to raise money for the FDNY Foundation; over $5000 in donations were raised from sales.[8][9][10]

Kickstarter

In August 2012, Dieker ran a successful kickstarter campaign to support the development of Geek Girl EP and Giant Robot Album.[11][12]

Band Members

Nicole Dieker studied composition as an undergrad at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (where she performed with the Miami University Choraliers) and attended graduate school at Illinois State University.[2][13]

Discography

Albums available on CD

References

  1. ↑ "Nerd Band of the Week: Hello, the Future", Almost Nerdy, August 20, 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Search for Geek: Hello, The Future!, Debs and Errol, June 17 2013>
  3. ↑ "Geek Girl EP – Hello, The Future!", My Geek Review, August 31, 2012
  4. ↑ Hello The Future InterventionCon 2013 guest bio
  5. ↑ BlasterCon 2013 guest bio
  6. ↑ Kickstarter page for Geek Girl EP (funded)
  7. ↑ Meet an awesomeographer - Nicole of Hello the Future
  8. ↑ Mink Car Cover: A project to benefit the FDNY Foundation
  9. ↑ Marian Call: In which I officially cover They Might Be Giants
  10. ↑ Laughing Squid: Mink Car Cover album fundraiser
  11. ↑ Hello, The Future! releases Geek Girl EP
  12. ↑ Can Bold Stretch Goals Pay Off? Hello, The Future!'s Kickstarter, Launch & Release
  13. ↑ http://www.apimusic.org/pdf/resources/resources49.pdf

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