Population: 1

Population: 1 is a 1986 punk rock musical film written and directed by Rene Daalder.

The film stars Tomata du Plenty of the Screamers as a defense contractor who somehow becomes the sole survivor of a nuclear holocaust. In his solitude, he traces the history of U.S. civilization in the 20th century through musical numbers featuring himself and 1980s punk diva Sheela Edwards.

The film features early appearances by members of Los Lobos, Beck, Vampira (Maila Nurmi), Penelope Houston, Carel Struycken, K.K. Barrett, Mike Doud and El Duce.

Cast (in credits order) Tomata Du Plenty (as Tomata DuPlenty), Dino Lee (as Dino Lee Bird), Helen Heaven, Sheela Edwards, Nancye Ferguson, Holly Small, Jane Gaskill, El Duce, Tony Baldwin, Gorilla Rose, Tequila Mockingbird, Anthony-James Ryan (as A. James Ryan), Mike Doud, Steve Berlin, David R. Campbell (credited as both David Campbell and Richard Campbell), K.K. Barrett (as Keith 'KK' Barrett), Steve Hufsteter Robert Alexander (as Rob Wray), Beck (as Beck Campbell), Gino Havens (as Geno Havens), Mari-Sol García (as Mari-Sol Garcia), Tommy Gear, Al Hansen, Maicol Sinatra, Susan Ensley, Jean Leider, Paul Ambrose, Chase Holiday Penelope Houston, Jeff Laing.

DramaGods

Dramagods (formerly known as Population 1) is a rock band led by Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt.

The band originally started when Bettencourt released the album Population 1 in 2002 (late 2001 in Japan). On the album, he recorded all the instruments on most of the tracks. When he decided to go on tour to support the album, he formed a touring band with Joe Pessia on rhythm guitar, Steve Ferlazzo on keyboards and back-up vocals, Philip Bynoe on bass and Kevin Figueiredo on drums. Later Phil left and Joe took the role of bassist. In 2004, while still under the moniker of Population 1, they released an EP titled Sessions from Room 4.

In 2005, due to legal issues, Bettencourt dropped the name Population 1 and changed it to Dramagods with the same lineup.

Dramagods released their debut effort Love in December 2005, available as an import via Victor Entertainment (Japan). The band then made their record available as a digital download on iTunes in early 2006.

The band toured in Japan, where they appeared at the Udo Music Festival along with KISS, Santana, Jeff Beck, The Doobie Brothers, Alice in Chains, The Pretenders, Ben Folds Five, and others in July 2006 shortly after Bettencourt took part in a three-date reunion tour with Extreme in New England.

Population 1 (album)

Population 1 is the debut album of the project of the same name. The project is led by Nuno Bettencourt, formerly of Extreme. Some of the songs feature former Mourning Widows bandmates Donovan Bettencourt (bass) and Jeff Consi (drums).

The themes surrounding the album are mostly personal and intimate, given that Nuno's mother had recently died (Flow and Stiff). It also includes a tribute about 9/11, Ordinary Day.

Some of the songs were later used in the soundtrack and throughout the 2008 motion picture Smart People, as well as songs by his wife Suze DeMarchi's Baby Animals and fellow Extreme singer Gary Cherone.

Tracks

All songs written by Bettencourt, except where noted.

Personnel