Mad haPPy

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Mad haPPy is a guy/girl electronic duo with a distinctive sound, blending electro, hip-hop, folk and pop; Their lyrics, intelligent verse promoting tolerance and individuality. Mike iLL and Rivka draw on a rainbow of influences, from Hasidic folk melodies to Public Enemy to Hank Williams, Nina Simone, Madonna and Sly Stone. Mad haPPy twists it all up into electro-pop/hip-hop... continued at madhappy.com ..

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Member Since:

August 20, 2004

Members:

Rivka and Mike iLL write the lyrics and melodies and program the machines.

Mad Happy: Oozing Franken-Prophetics

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Video Credits:

Dustin Haynes - Director
Russel Macway - Cinematographer
Clark Deal - Gaffer
John Wells - Grip
Shelba Bright - Food Fetcher

Ransom Productions - Chaotic Productions

Title: Oozing Franken-Prophetics
Album: Frankenprophecy
Record Company: Mutiny Zoo Records
Year: 2007

A partial list of the "cast" (please fill us in with any other names you might know or recognize):

Maka Laughingwolf, Russ Bonge, Shannah Vassar, Collin Fowler, Christina Oreb, Keith Cook, Holly Tucker, Kevin Faulkner, Josh Pennington, John Elisha Walker, Sarah "S" Henry, Nathan Steinman, Balthazar

Thank you all so much for rocking out with us and being patient for all those hours.

Special thanks to David Stevens, Dorian Small and Dillon Mackie for providing the space.

Eternal gratitude to Dustin, Russel, Clark and John for working insanely hard and pulling blood from a stone to make this happen. You guys are awesome.

Influences:

P-funk, prince, billy joel, wu-tang clan, krs-one, beatles, rolling stones, celine dion, robert johnson, miles davis, ornette coleman, jean-michelle jarre, beck, beastie boys, RHCP, cex, lach, james brown, the police, madonna, hawnay troof, grand buffet, gold chains, rhcp, zef noi$e, perry robinson, joe ruddick, sun ra, noel pointer, james brown, janes addiction, jean-michele jarre, last poets, public enemy, beck, brian eno, talking heads, peaches, charles mingus, ran blake, dylan, zeppelin, ac/dc, elvis (both of them), dj spooky, neubauten, throbbing gristle, ministry, revolting cocks, mutiny zoo, sweet lizard illtet, sly stone, bootsy collins, antifolk, goldchains and sue cie, kik606, red hot chili peppers, blind lemon jefferson, diplo, MIA, the wailers, bob marley, bob dylan, talking heads, the fixx, duran duran, liquid liquid, david bowie, slick rick, schoolly d, drop the lime, prince, mc trachiotomy, tianna huxx, public enemy, the minutemen, gang of four, kraftwerk, boogie down productions, run dmc, mahavishnu orchestra, richie havens, sarah brightman, mr. bungle, the last poets, gil scott-heron, stevie wonder, steely dan, brian wilson, magnetic fields, brian eno, johnny thunders, white stripes, the yeah yeah yeahs, talking heads

Sounds Like:

cex, grand buffet, numbers, violent femmes, peaches, M.I.A., mad happy, drop the lime, p-funk, bootsy, goldchains and sue cie, le tigre, goldchains, sue cie

Record Label:

Mutiny Zoo Records NYC

Label Type:

Indie