Skylar Spence
Skylar Spence, formerly known as Saint Pepsi, is the electronic music project of American musician, producer and vocalist Ryan DeRobertis. The project began in December 2012 and as Saint Pepsi, he released his debut album Hit Vibes in May 2013.
Career
Stereogum named him their "band to watch" in July 2013, and called the 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."
In June 2014, Saint Pepsi went on tour with Painted Palms, after signing to Carpark Records, whose roster includes such artists as Beach House, Cloud Nothings, Toro y Moi, and Memory Tapes.
Before beginning his career in music, Saint Pepsi attended Boston College.
Style
Saint Pepsi has been described as "vaporwave", "disco pop", "future pop", "liquid disco", "slow jam", and "gibber boogie", though the project crosses borders between traditional music genres. The millennial often incorporates unorthodox sounds in his music, using sources such as Mario Kart 64. He often samples pop songs and The Fader calls his nonchalant approach to Top 40 hits "refreshing," and calls his music "restless and nostalgic and sonically curious." DeRobertis is quoted as saying, "I’m drawn to tuneful melodies; complex chord structures; outlandish synths and drums; and I like to take pop a capellas and see how I can warp the songs while keeping the melodies almost entirely intact…I want to make pop music for freaks, basically."
Skylar
Skylar or Skyler is a given name used for both males and females, a spelling variant of Schuyler. Skylar may refer to:
People
Fiction
Skylar (album)
Skylar is the debut full-length album recorded by the band Skylar.
The album was released by Do The Dog Music in April 2006, but was first made available both directly from the band members whilst on their 2005 summer tour in Howards Alias and online via their website.
The re-release featured two additional acoustic tracks and new cover art courtesy of thr33 designs of Cambridge.
Track listing
Spence
Spence may refer to:
See also
E. Lee Spence
Edward Lee Spence (born 1947 in Germany) is a pioneer in underwater archaeology who studies shipwrecks and sunken treasure. He is also a published editor and author of non-fiction reference books; a magazine editor (Diving World, Atlantic Coastal Diver, Treasure, Treasure Diver, and Treasure Quest), and magazine publisher (ShipWrecks, Wreck Diver); and a published photographer. Spence was twelve years old when he found his first five shipwrecks.
Dr. Spence's past work has been funded by such institutions as the Savannah Ships of the Sea Museum, the College of Charleston, the South Carolina Committee for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1991 and 1992, Spence served as Chief of Underwater Archeology for San Andres y Providencia, a 40,000 square-mile Colombian owned archipelago in the western Caribbean. He has worked on the wrecks of Spanish galleons, pirate ships, Great Lakes freighters, modern luxury liners (cruise ships), Civil War blockade runners and submarines.
Spence (tugboat)
Tugboat Spence and her barge Guantanamo Bay Express are owned by the American shipping company TransAtlantic Lines LLC. Together, they make a twice-monthly trip between Naval Station Mayport; near Jacksonville, Florida; and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Each leg of the trip takes approximately 4 1⁄2 days and covers approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km). Unloading the barge can take up to five days.
History
On 13 June 2001, TransAtlantic Lines won a contract with an estimated cumulative value of $16,738,001 for dedicated ocean liner cargo service to US military installations in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This contract extended until 30 June 2004. The government announced the requirements for the charter on the World Wide Web on 4 December 2000, and seven bids were received. Military Traffic and Management Command in Alexandria, Virginia, is the contracting activity.
On 14 February 2002 the Department of Defense announced an award of contract DAMT01-02-D-0025, a $17,923,770 firm-fixed-price contract for the tug and barge combination. The contract required provision of international cargo transportation services using ocean common or contract carrier offering regularly scheduled commercial liner service for requirements that may arise in any part of the world. Contract requirements included provision of dedicated ocean, inter-modal, and related transportation services primarily between the Continental United States and Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. There were seven bids solicited on 26 September 2001, and seven bids received. The Military Traffic Management Command located in Alexandria, Virginia was the contracting activity.
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