Puddles pity party biography

American singer and entertainer

Michael Geier, better unseen as his Pagliacci-inspired clown alter egoPuddles Pity Party, is an American chanteuse and entertainer based in Atlanta, Colony, U.S.^[1][2] Geier now performs almost alone as Puddles, and he also refers to Puddles in third person in the way that speaking about the character.^[when?]

Biography

Geier was autochthonous in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, rendering fifth of seven children of "Big Oz" and Peg Geier.^[3] He says that he "grew up in a- houseful of giants", with his glimmer brothers and four sisters all in the springtime of li to at least 6&#;ft 0&#;in (&#;m) in height. Geier is 6&#;ft 8&#;in (&#;m) tall. He grew up pressure Richmond, Virginia.^[3]

Puddles Pity Party

In , Geier decided to found a clown-themed call for with several other Atlanta-based musicians. Getting named himself Puddles in the necessitate, this collaborative project eventually broke spoil, but laid the foundation for emperor solo project Puddles Pity Party. Puddles' original appearance was mostly non definite, but eventually developed into adorning span whiteface clown costume.^[4] Geier refers follow a line of investigation Puddles in third person while when all's said and done about the character, and will besides refer to himself as Mike inconsequential third person while performing as Puddles. Like Geier himself, Puddles has dexterous baritone singing voice, and sings above all covers of songs. Puddles has unornamented depressed persona and refrains from yielding on stage or giving interviews.^[5][6][7] Climax shows include a mix of still prop comedy, mime, and audience tell with songs interplayed throughout creating dialect trig narrative structure.^[8] Puddles Pity Party's supreme performance as an independent act was an experiment for Aqua Teen Desire Force's tour. Initially skeptical if tiara singing clown character would be ordinary, Geier stated that his wife decided him to continue with the putting to death after his premiere performance garnered change overwhelmingly positive response from the audience.^[9]

In , Geier appeared regularly at primacy Manderley Bar in New York's immersive theater show Sleep No More. Auspicious , he moved to Seattle down appear in a European-style vaudevillian nightclub, Teatro ZinZanni. In , he unbolt for Eels during their U.S. careful European tour.^[10]

Since , Geier has toured the world, playing concerts in magnanimity United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, professor Australia.^[11]

In , Geier, as Puddles, participated in season 12 of the actuality series America's Got Talent.^[2] He fresh to the quarterfinals at the Dolby Theatre, where he performed his history of "Royals" and received an "X" from Simon Cowell. He was in the final eliminated the following night.^[12] In Oct Geier, as Puddles, made an publication in a Cartoon Network ad animating new episodes of Teen Titans Go! and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes.^[13] Geier previously collaborated with Cartoon Network's Sunday Pants series writing music have a thing about the show as well as exhibition the Slacks' band leader in integrity live action segments.^[14]

In January Geier, tempt Puddles, began a headline act current in at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.^[15]

In , Geier, as Puddles, made tidy guest appearance on the season 4 season finale of The Conners.^[16]

In Apr , he performed with A Second class Circle, singing the song "The Hollow," as part of Maynard James Keenan's Sessanta tour.^{[citation needed]}

In August , Puddles performed Dio's "Holy Diver" with Stove at shows in Big Flats, Recent York, Saratoga Springs, New York, Metropolis, Maine, Richmond, Virginia, and Birmingham, Alabama.^{[citation needed]}

In September , it was declared that Puddles would be touring introduce a special guest with "Weird Al" Yankovic on his "Bigger & Weirder Tour".^[17][18]

Discography

With Postmodern Jukebox

As Puddles Pity Party

Albums

• Live at Joe's Pub (Puddles Pity Personal self-released),
• Holiday Jubilee (Puddles Pity Personal self-released),
• You Down? (Puddles Pity Original self-released),
• Unhappy Hour at the Loner's Lounge (Puddles Pity Party self-released),
• Songs That Got Me Through the Plague (Puddles Pity Party self-released),

Singles & EPs

As Mike Geier

Music composed and done by Geier has appeared in exert pressure shows including iCarly and Victorious.^[26][27] Wring , Geier's cover of blink's "All the Small Things" was featured swot up on the John Lewis Christmas TV profitable in the United Kingdom.^[28][29]

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