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Food House (DRAFT COMPLETE/IN PROGRESS)
Fraxiom, from Massachusetts, met Gupi, from California, while performing for a rave in 2017. They became close friends after Gupi moved to Massachusetts. They first collaborated on the song "Thos Moser", which Dylan Brady of 100 gecs released on his label Dog Show Records in February 2020. The song quickly became popular in the hyperpop scene. Fraxiom was compelled by the COVID-19 pandemic to pause her{{efn|Fraxiom uses they/them and she/her pronouns.{{cite website |title=frax |url=https://x.com/fraxiommusic |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/2025.03.22-181401/https://x.com/fraxiommusic |archive-date=March 22, 2025 |access-date=March 22, 2025 |website=Twitter}} This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.|name=Fraxiom}} studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and quarantine with Gupi in Massachusetts. The two formed Food House and created a self-titled debut album. Food House was preceded by two singles and was released by Dog Show in October. After a period of inactivity involving frustrations with the music industry, the duo created a second album in different cities. The album, titled Two House, was released independently in February 2025.
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Goop House (IN PROGRESS)
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Food House (album) (IN PROGRESS)
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----Rebzyyx (IN PROGRESS)
----Syko (IN PROGRESS)
----Digicore (IN PROGRESS)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Umru
| image = thumb
| image_upright = 0.5
| landscape = yes
| caption = Umru at a photoshoot in 2018
| birth_name = Umru Rothenberg
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|04|02}}
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Pop{{Cite web |title=Umru is on the rise {{!}} Interview |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/interviews/umru-on-the-rise |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US}}|hyperpop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|DJ|record producer}}
| discography = Umru discography
| years_active = 2016-present
| label = PC Music
}}
Umru Rothenberg{{Efn|Stylized as umru (all lowercase)}} (born April 2, 1999) is an American musician, DJ, and record producer. To date, he has released two albums, along with many EPs and singles, and appeared on twelve others.
His first major breakthrough came with production on the Charli XCX song I Got It from her mixtape Pop 2. He gained a strong following within theexperimental music community via works with record labels such as PC Music, {{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2022-03-24 |title=PC Music’s umru on steampunk, Tetris, and his euphoric new EP |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/55747/1/pc-musics-umru-is-lvling-up-on-his-ep-comfort-noise |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Dazed |language=en}} including many compilation albums from the label,{{Cite web |title=Charli XCX producer umru drops new EP on PC Music, shares lyric video for “heat death” (feat. Banoffee) |url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/charli-xcx-producer-umru-drops-new-search-result-ep-pc-music-shares-heat-death-lyric-video |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Tiny Mix Tapes |language=en}} and collaborations with artists such as Dorian Electra, 100 gecs, Alice Gao, and Charli XCX. He is considered an influential figure in the hyperpop scene.{{Cite web |last=Press-Reynolds |first=Kieran |date=2024-10-03 |title=The Lost Promises of Hyperpoptimism |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/the-lost-promises-of-hyperpoptimism/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Biography
Umru Rothenberg was born on April 2, 1999 in New York City to a Jewish father,{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DH8vL40u74r/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=www.instagram.com}} music and philosophy professor David Rothenberg,{{Cite web |title=NJIT's David Rothenberg Offers Ocean of Possibility to Music-Makers |url=https://news.njit.edu/release-njits-david-rothenberg-offers-ocean-possibility-music-makers |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=NJIT News |language=en}} and an Estonian mother who is an artist.{{Cite web |title=15 questions {{!}} Interview {{!}} Umru {{!}} “The best music usually isn’t the most original, never-before-heard thing.” |url=https://15questions.net/interview/umru-charli-xcx-caroline-polachek-about-production-technology-and-creativity/page-1/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=15questions.net}} He was raised in Brooklyn, New York, where he still lives today. He played the drums in middle school and took up music production after becoming a fan of various electronic music producers such as Mr. Carmack, Sam Gellaitry, and Cashmere Cat.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-21 |title=DJ Umru wears O.N.S clothing from spring 2019. |url=https://ons-manual.onsclothing.com/menswear/dj-umru-wears-ons-clothing/ |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=O.N.S Manual |language=en}} He performed regularly in Brooklyn music clubs prior to being noticed by record labels.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-10 |title=Growing Up Hyperpop With Umru |url=https://hellgatenyc.com/growing-up-hyperpop-with-umru/ |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=Hell Gate |language=en}}
Career
Umru spent much of his teenage years connecting with other DJs and music producers via the internet. His first remixes were uploaded via SoundCloud, In 2018, he was discovered by record executive A. G. Cook and recruited via email to work with his record label, PC Music. He later worked on British singer Charli XCX's then-upcoming mixtape Pop 2,{{Cite web |title=Umru Is Getting Results - PAPER Magazine |url=https://www.papermag.com/umru-search-result-1#rebelltitem20 |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=www.papermag.com |language=en}} from which he has a production credit on the song "I Got It", widely considered to be his breakthrough single. His production on that mixtape gained him many sponsorships and requests to work on more releases from the label. He shortly after appeared on a compilation album by the record label which featured many other alternative and experimental music artists such as Dorian Electra,
In 2022, he released another collaborative single via PC Music along with artists
He is a frequent collaborator with many musicians from the hyperpop scene, such as Gupi, Fraxiom, Alice Gao, and Petal Supply.
Artistry
Although his sound is often labeled as hyperpop, Umru prefers not to be labelled with any specific music genres, or rather simply as a pop musician. Allison Harris from Ringtone Mag called his {{Cite web |title=umru on ‘comfort noise,’ SOPHIE’s Legacy, and the Delicate Balance Between Comfortable and Uncomfortable |url=https://www.ringtonemag.com/articles/umru-on-comfort-noise-sophies-legacy-delicate-balance |access-date=2025-04-04 |website=Ringtone Mag |language=en-US}}
Other ventures
Aside from his musical projects, Umru has also been a vocal supporter of the Palestinian liberation movement in the United States.
Discography
= '''Studio albums''' =
- Comfort Noise (Music Inspired by the Motion Picture) (2022)
= Collaboration albums =
Notes
References
= Vylet Pony (IN PROGRESS) =
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Vylet Pony
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| birth_place = California, U.S.
| origin = Portland, Oregon, U.S.
| genre = Hyperpop{{Cite web |title=Paging Through ‘can opener’s notebook’ with Vylet Pony |url=https://www.ringtonemag.com/articles/paging-through-can-openers-notebook-with-vylet-pony |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Ringtone Mag |language=en-US}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Music producer|songwriter|artist}}
| discography = Vylet Pony discography
| years_active = 2013-present
| label = DA5H Records
| website = {{URL|vyletpony.com}}
}}
Zelda Trixie Lulamoon{{Cite web |title=Vylet Pony's Carrd |url=https://trixielulamoon.com |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Vylet Pony's Carrd |language=en}} (born October 21, 1998), known professionally as Vylet Pony, is an American electronic music producer based in Portland, Oregon.
Vylet Pony wrote her{{Efn|Vylet Pony uses it/its, she/her and sea/seas{{Cite web |title=Pronouns - Vylet Pony's Carrd |url=https://trixielulamoon.com#pronouns |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Vylet Pony's Carrd |language=en}} pronouns. This article uses she/her pronouns for consistency.}} first song in 2007 and gained notability with various albums dating from 2013, most notably the 2021 album Cutiemarks (and the things that bind us). She has become an influential figure in various subcultures of Internet music and is considered a key figure in the My Little Pony and furry fandom communities.{{Cite web |title=cappyk's Review of 'Monarch of Monsters' by Vylet Pony |url=https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/cappyk/album/725522-monarch-of-monsters/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Album of The Year |language=en}}
Early Life
Vylet Pony was born in California{{Cite web |last=Pony |first=Vylet |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Vylet Pony Official |url=https://vyl3tpwny.tumblr.com/post/741644464930619392/hey-im-a-ca-bay-area-native-i-just-recently-came |url-status=live |access-date=April 1, 2025 |website=Tumblr}} in 1998. She is of Filipina, Chinese, Scottish, and Italian descent. She is transfeminine and non-binary{{Cite web |title=Vylet Pony's Carrd |url=https://trixielulamoon.com |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Vylet Pony's Carrd |language=en}} and has described music as playing a central figure in her upbringing.{{Cite web |title=Paging Through ‘can opener’s notebook’ with Vylet Pony |url=https://www.ringtonemag.com/articles/paging-through-can-openers-notebook-with-vylet-pony |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Ringtone Mag |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-01 |title=Vylet Pony Learned to Embrace Her Queer Identity Through the Music of a Saturday-Morning Cartoon |url=https://www.wweek.com/arts/2022/06/01/vylet-pony-learned-to-embrace-her-queer-identity-through-the-music-of-a-saturday-morning-cartoon/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Willamette Week |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-08-17 |title=Interview: Vylet Pony On CUTIEMARKS, Collaboration, And Confronting The Personal - The Fandomentals |url=https://www.thefandomentals.com/interview-vylet-pony-on-cutiemarks/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=www.thefandomentals.com |language=en-us}}{{Cite web |last=Rampertab |first=Bonnibel Lilith |date=2024-11-18 |title=Lamenting on trauma by creating a fictional world with Vylet Pony: “Monarch of Monsters” |url=https://dailycampus.com/2024/11/18/lamenting-on-trauma-by-creating-a-fictional-world-with-vylet-pony-monarch-of-monsters/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=The Daily Campus |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-03-29 |title=Mark Morrison |url=https://primarywave.com/writer/mark-morrison/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Primary Wave Music |language=en-US}}
Career
In 2024, she released an album with many songs