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Birth name
  
Ryan DeRobertis

Years active
  
2012–present

Genres
  
Nu-disco, Vaporwave

Also known as
  
Saint Pepsi

Record label
  
Carpark Records

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Born
  
February 2, 1993 (age 24) Baltimore, Maryland, United States (
1993-02-02
)

Origin
  
Long Island, New York, United States

Occupation(s)
  
Record producer DJ singer

Labels
  
Self-released Fortune 500 Keats Collective Carpark

Albums
  
LATE NIGHT DELIGHT, EMPIRE BUILDING, LASER TAG ZERO, Prom King

Similar
  
Vektroid, Luxury Elite, MACROSS 82‑99, YUNG BAE, tofubeats

Profiles

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 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 eighth studio album Hit Vibes in May 2013. He is a current resident of Brooklyn, New York.

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Career

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

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

Style

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DeRobertis' musical style has been described as being in the categories of future funk, vaporwave, disco pop, future pop, liquid disco, slow jam and gibber boogie, 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," and calls his music "restless and nostalgic and sonically curious." 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."

Albums

  • Laser Tag Zero (December 27, 2012)
  • Triumph International (January 1, 2013)
  • New Generation (January 2, 2013)
  • World Tour (January 3, 2013)
  • Empire Building (January 29, 2013)
  • Late Night Delight (split LP with Luxury Elite) (February 2, 2013)
  • Studio 54 (March 7, 2013)
  • Winner's Circle (split LP with ショッピングワールドjp) (May 11, 2013)
  • Hit Vibes (May 31, 2013)
  • Extended plays

  • Local Singles (December 28, 2013)
  • Gin City (February 25, 2014)
  • Studio albums

  • Prom King (September 18, 2015)
  • Singles

  • "Fiona Coyne / Fall Harder" (August 12, 2014)
  • "Can't You See" (July 7, 2015)
  • "Faithfully" (October 10, 2016)
  • Mixes

  • Mysteryland (June 15, 2016)
  • Songs

    ENJOY YOURSELF2013
    Fiona CoyneProm King · 2015
    Cherry PepsiHit Vibes · 2013

    References

    Skylar Spence Wikipedia