Mike Geier

Puddles Pity Party

Puddles performing in Ghent, Belgium in 2014
Background information
Born March 12, 1965 (age 52)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres Cabaret
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Voice, guitar
Years active 1995–present
Associated acts Postmodern Jukebox, Kingsized
Website puddlespityparty.com

Big Mike Geier is an Atlanta, Georgia based singer, entertainer and leader of the band Kingsized.[1][2]

Puddles Pity Party is known for appearing in several viral videos on YouTube since 2013, most notably with Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox.[3] Most of the songs he performs are covers of recent hits. Puddles Pity Party is noted for his distinctive whiteface clown costume, baritone singing voice, depressed persona, not speaking on stage or in interviews, and his unusual height of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m).[4][5]

Puddles Pity Party performed in Aqua Teen Hunger Force's 2010 tour.[6] In 2011 he regularly appeared in vaudevillian cabaret at Teatro ZinZanni. In 2013, he opened for Eels during their U.S. and European tour. In October 2013, he recorded a cover of Lorde's "Royals" with Postmodern Jukebox on YouTube. As of July 2017 the video has received over 20 million hits.[7] Puddles has collaborated with Bradlee on YouTube several times since. Since 2014 he has toured the world, with concerts in the United States, United Kingdom, Belgium and Australia.[8]

His September 27, 2014 live performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", at the Regency Lodge Ballroom in San Francisco, was filmed by director Gary Yost and was later described by HuffPost as "A Strange Kind Of Beautiful".[9] By July 2017 the video on YouTube had received over 3 million views.[10]

Puddles performed on season 12 of America's Got Talent, making it past the audition with 4 "yes" votes. He also made it past the Judge Cuts and is scheduled to perform on the live shows.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Sarah Gleim 100 Things To Do In Atlanta Before You Die: 2014 "The always show-stopping Big Mike Geier, his thirteen piece Kingsized Rock 'n'Roll Orchestra, and the sexy Dames Aflame Showgirls put on quite a spectacle at this show celebrating all things Elvis Presley. It's held twice a year to honor ..."
  2. ↑ Edge Atlanta 1563525178 Jordan Simon, Jeff Clark - 2001 ... while swingin' Kingsized (featuring Vinyl Lounge bartender Mike Geier) and nutty drunks Truckadelic (with Star Bar soundman extraordinaire Joe Hamm and the club's pants-dropping, pierced-penis- exposing mascot-by-default Billy Rat)
  3. ↑ Goodman, William (31 October 2013). "Sad Clown Rendition Of Lorde Song Will Certainly Haunt Your Dreams". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Bowers, Paul (26 March 2014). "The wisdom and sorrow of Puddles, the sad, sad clown with the golden voice". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Zaino III, Nick A. (7 January 2016). "Puddles Pity Party brings mystery, joy to Sinclair". Boston Globe. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Stafford, Jeff (30 August 2013). "Preview: King-sized Mike Geier continues to follow his ever-growing, ever-eclectic muse". ArtsATL. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Lorde declared his cover to be her favorite cover of "Royals".Royals - ("Sad Clown With The Golden Voice") - Postmodern Jukebox Lorde Cover ft. Puddles Pity Party on YouTube
  8. ↑ Young, Amy (30 December 2015). "Puddles Pity Party Is the Most Bizarre Cover Band Around". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Barness, Sarah (16 October 2014). "A Pitiful Clown Singing 'Hallelujah' Is A Strange Kind Of Beautiful". Retrieved 8 July 2017 – via Huff Post.
  10. ↑ Hallelujah – Puddles Pity Party at the SF Regency Lodge Ballroom on YouTube
  11. ↑
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