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Exberliner/Interview

INTERVIEW. Grimes, aka 24-year-old Montreal-ite Claire Boucher isn’t afraid to show off her more mainstream influences.

**Grimes**, aka 24-year-old Montreal-ite Claire Boucher, creates vocally intricate, sample-heavy home recordings, though her music is eminently more danceable than that of fellow Pitchfork loop gurus Nite Jewel and Julia Holter. Boucher isn’t afraid to show off her more mainstream influences: her crystalline soprano hooks recall mono-monikered pop princesses like Aaliyah and Ashanti. She echoes through Berghain on Friday, May 25.

**What makes your new disc *Visions* (4AD) different from your previous two albums?**

 I mean, I wanted this album to be a lot more about something than my other albums, you know? My other albums are definitely about shit, but it’s just so abstract. I definitely don’t want to go too much into it, but the album’s like the catharsis of everything shitty that’s ever happened to me in my life. It feels good to draw from emotional shit, addressing it, constantly being exposed to the stuff that freaks you out. “Be a Body” is definitely the best live song. It’s so hard to sing normally over tonnes of heavy drums onstage. It’s just so loud, I usually can’t hear myself. So I just started yelling. It’s a lot less trouble.

**You have all these international influences – do you still identify as a Canadian, or Montreal, artist?**

I guess socially I feel like a Canadian, or a Montreal artist, in the sense that I feel really involved in the scene. When I’m around other people, I recognise that there are certain things Canadians do that I definitely do. Like, apologising too much, saying “eh”… that shit is definitely real. But I feel like I don’t actually care about Canada. I’m glad I’m Canadian, I appreciate the health care and the administrative benefits, but given the choice, I would live in the States.

**What was behind the choice to put a Russian poem on your album cover?**

My grandma’s Ukrainian, and because my parents worked a lot I basically grew up with my grandparents, hearing Russian spoken a lot. They’re actually lines from two different poems by Anna Akhmatova, two different approaches to death. I kind of identified with her – she wrote a lot of poems about being a girl in the scene, all that shit. She’s a pretty cool lady. I also just wanted to put some writing on the cover, because I like the way fonts look.

**And you did the cover image yourself.**

I painted that while we were watching [Gaspar Noé’s 2009 film] *Enter the Void*, and I was just having a terrible time. It was like the day after and I was just trying to watch horrible movies. So the drawing… I wanted it to be kind of like a Bosch painting: very modern, but kind of reminiscent of surreal medieval shit.

**You’re a known sci-fi/fantasy fan. If you could live in any fictional universe, which one would it be?**

Hmm… probably Dune, I guess, as lame and obvious as that is. Although maybe Hyrule [from *The Legend of Zelda* video games]. That’s a pretty sweet universe.

18.05.2012 - 12:00 Uhr

**by Rachel Glassberg**

1. ↑ https://www.exberliner.com/music-clubs/six-questions-for-grimes/
Blaze forever like a useless star

Unofficial artwork

**blaze forever like a useless star** is an unreleased, currently unleaked, song by Grimes. It was originally intended for her sixth album, *Miss Anthropocene,* and then for an unknown project under the name Dark.

## Background

In 2019, in a Twitter reply, Grimes described the song as "largely an instrumental", and wanted to use an alter ego, likely Dark to release the song.

On February 21, 2020, in a livestreamed Q&A Grimes was asked "What happened to blaze forever and Nymphs At Versailles?" in which she replied:

>
> ❝ Honestly just like, I don’t know. Had a crazy year, kind of stopped working on music, kind of stopped caring about music. As you know my manager passed away and then when I finally got in with my new manager and stuff, we were kind of let’s just choose to finish songs and put out the album like fuck it like stop working you know. ❞
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## References

1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/ayweyt/blaze\_forever\_is\_delayed\_and\_is\_largely\_an/
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/qQXdDvs0cVc?t=1712
Corona Capital

**1. WOULD YOU RATHER BE BROKE AND FAMOUS OR SUPER WEALTHY AND TOTALLY UNKNOWN?**

Stocks in google

**2. HAVE EINSTEIN EXPLAIN TO YOU THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY OR PLAY CHESS WITH MARCEL DUCHAMP?**

Marcel Duchamp is not good at chess (he's dead) and I already know the theory of relativity

**3. JIM JARMUSCH OR DAVID LYNCH?**

David Lynch, duh.

**4. WHICH 3 PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE, ARE ON THE GUEST LIST FOR YOUR DREAM DINNER PARTY?**

Destiny's Child

**5. WHICH ARE YOUR TWO FAVOURITE SONGS THESE DAYS?**

Haim

**6. KANYE WEST OR GOD?**

Same thing

**7. WHO WOULD YOU RATHER GET TO PRODUCE A TRACK, PHIL SPECTOR OR DR. DRE?**

I would produce a beat for Dr. Dre

**8. WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN THE FILM OF YOUR LIFE?**

Jennifer Lawrence

**9. WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE ALBUM SLEEVE OF ALL TIME?**

Outkast Stankonia

**10. ONE RECORD THAT YOU CAN LISTEN TO AT ANYTIME (START TO END)?**

Outkast Stankonia

**11. WHAT ARE THE FIRST 3 THINGS THAT COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MEXICO?**

Selena, D'eon, Celine Dion

## References

1. ↑ https://gri--mes.tumblr.com/post/65371189704/grimes-written-interview-corona-capital
Angel

Album artwork

**Angel** is a song by Grimes. Appearing on her third studio album, *Visions*, it appears as the 14th track on the Amazon edition.

It also appears as the 1st track on the *Visions* (Resident edition)'s bonus CD.

## Lyrics

Hey, little girl

Why don't you fall?

Why don't you fall?

Why don't you fall

Right out of the sky?

Silence goes away

And I would pray

And I would play

And I would go

To see you every time
AC!D Reign Chronicles

The ***AC!D Reign Chronicles*** are seven videos released by Grimes and HANA on October 5, 2016, to promote their tour Ac!d Reign Tour.

The videos include Grimes' "Butterfly", "World Princess Pt. II", "Scream" and "Belly of the Beat", and HANA's "Underwater", "Avalanche" and "Chimera". After posting the seven videos, a director's cut with the full film was posted on Grimes' YouTube channel.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.factmag.com/2016/10/05/grimes-acid-reign-chronicles-butterfly-scream-belly-beast-videos/
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQLvqvLvUIY
BlackBook/Interview

* **Interview**
* Photoshoot

Claire Boucher has big plans for her audiovisual alter ego **Grimes**. “I just want to make a really fucking solid piece of art,” says the self-described curator of culture, who just wrapped a tour opening for Lykke Li. “I want everything about it to be really thought-out and constructed. It’s not just music, it’s an entire production.”

Once a fixture on the DIY scenes in Montreal and New York, the headstrong 23-year-old now finds herself performing in major venues across North America and Europe. With four albums in just two years, she’s on something of a tear—she even designs the covers—but her latest, *Visions*, is the result of near-monastic introspection. “I locked myself in my room for three or four weeks, blacked out my windows, and barely slept or ate. I was full-on hallucinating and going crazy.” What she emerged with, she says, is “an idealized version of life filtered through my brain.”

Grimes looks like a rogue pixie. Petite and badass with an array of colors flowing through her hair, she peppers her conversation with fantastic one-liners (“I want to work on completely removing any self-censorship when I’m on stage”). Her music is far more difficult to describe, which is just how she likes it. She draws inspiration from a broad spectrum—Enya to Timbaland—and prides herself on mixing it up. “It’s about anti-genre. There’s no taboo reference. The more distasteful, the better.”

What is it that drives her? A little thing called the apocalypse, which she predicts is on the way. “I just want to have as much experience as I can before that happens,” she says. “I don’t care about accomplishing shit, I just want to experience pleasure and pain to the utmost. Being a musician will give you that.” —DD

1. ↑ https://grimes-claireboucher.tumblr.com/post/16715533444/grimes-by-marley-kate-for-black-book-decjan
Arbutus Records/Blog/2009/Nov/25

## Blogpost

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

December 2009 Update

Aaron Levin at Weird Canada did a great review for Sean's CD release of Spread Free Like A Butterfly. There's also a good article in Edmonton's VUE. Read them here (Weird Canada, VUE), and get excited for the 12" that'll be out in one month. It'll have the best of these songs, and others!

We'll also be coming out with limited cassette releases of both Grimes' and Blue Hawaii's first recordings before the end of December. They'll be tastefully hand packaged coloured cassettes, with some sort of fun party to celebrate.

I mastered Grimes' stuff yesterday morning. She walks a line between classic Madonna glam pop and the twisted delay swamp of 80's LSD goth (think Cure, Siouxise and the Banshees, etc.)

Presently, I'm listening to Blue Hawaii mix a song about sea horses. Raph's heartmelting vocals playfully sing a catchy line, while enveloped in the warm washy reverby embrace of Alex's guitar. Oh yeah, and the drums are distorted, loud, and dancey. It sounds amazing.

This will be a great winter.

Written by sebastian at 11/25/2009

Labels: Alex Cowan, Blue Hawaii, Grimes, Raphaelle Standell-Preston, Sean Nicholas Savage, Spread Free Like A Butterfly, VUE, Weird Canada

## References

1. ↑ https://arbutusrecords.blogspot.com/2009/11/aaron-levin-at-weird-canada-did-great.html
Dazed/2019/Photoshoot

* Interview
* **Photoshoot**

 **Notes** | The producer and artist gives climate change a galling new aesthetic with her Dazed Beauty cover and forthcoming music, and talks biohacking, performing spells and shedding old identities. 📲 Tap the link in bio to read the full interview.
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Creative Director @isamayaffrench
Creative Director @ben\_ditto
Artwork @jonemmony
Text @annagranola / @dazedbeauty via Instagram

 **Notes** | Our fourth digital cover star is Grimes. In the nebulous climate emergency, environmental disaster-effacing art that discards the narratives we’re used to consuming is integral for our progress and survival. Grimes – the musical ego of musician and producer Claire Boucher, otherwise known as c – has been exploring this need, crafting her own cultural universe through the prism of human extinction, as her forthcoming fifth album MISS\_ANTHROPOCENE makes anthropomorphic figures of the things that threaten our annihilation. In her cover story for Dazed Beauty, she takes on some of these natural threats and modern anxieties to make them capricious higher beings – in one she is a goddess of plastic, her sprigs of hair molten and reformed into a crown as she presides over a burning Earth; the other is a goddess of sinister man-made technology, a deepfake face flickering from the visages of internet and pop culture icons (Marilyn Monroe to Kim Kardashian, Mark Zuckberg, Anna Nicole Smith, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the well-used crying cat meme) as she finds her true form. The earth that humans have tried to dominate and destroy, one we have made an ever-growing adversary, becomes pop. Credits Concept & CD Isamaya Ffrench @isamayaffrench Ben Ditto @ben\_ditto Artwork Jon Emmony @jonemmony Digital beauty Sam Fuller @arcjustice CGI + AI tech Ryan Vautier @ryan\_vautier Soundtrack James Kelly @wifesounds

 **Notes** | • “But the only consistent thing in my life is change. And sometimes I look back at Claire, and Grimes, and c, and whoever else I’ve been, and those names feel so loaded. Those stories are all quite heavy. I don’t want to be what I was. I want to make new things.” • Read the full interview on dazedbeauty.com 📲 #linkinbio
Text @annagranola
Artwork @jonemmony
Creative Director @isamayaffrench
Creative Director @ben\_ditto / @dazedbeauty via Instagram

### Credits

Creative Direction: Isamaya Ffrench & Ben Ditto

Artistry: Jon Emmony

Digital Beauty: Sam Fuller

CGI and AI Tech: Ryan Vautier

Soundtrack: James Kelly
Behaviour

Sampler artwork

**Behaviour** is a song by Grimes, released under her birth name, Claire Boucher. It appears as the 3rd track on Arbutus Records's Spring 2009 Sampler.

## Lyrics

We're all having fun

We're all awake and

Maybe the nighttime will hold me fast

And I'm not going to last

Oh, I'm not going to last

We're all awake and I'm not your island

I'm not your island

I'm not yours

I'm not you, because I'm not ready to be in your arms

Your arms

I'm not the only which way

I'm not the only which way to go, oh, oh

I'm not in the night

I'm just a good girl

I never asked if you would stay up with me

You would

I never asked if you would stay up with me

I'm just a good girl

I never asked you

I never told you

Would you stay up with me

I'm never thinking

Why do you cry, I'll cheer up with you

## References

1. ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/various-artists/spring-2009-sampler.p/
Arbutus Records/Blog/2011/May/5

## Blogpost

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Grimes goes on tour with Lykke Li + New Video!

Grimes - Vanessa from Arbutus Records on Vimeo.

director: GRIMES

director of photography: JOHN LONDONO

stylist: MARILIS CARDINAL

dancers: ALLY MACKINNON, ASHLEY OBSCURA, CAROLINE DUTKA, CLAIRE BOUCHER, EMILY KAI BOCK, JANE PENNY, MARILIS CARDINAL, MING LIN, MIRIAM GALLOU

music: GRIMES

Catch Grimes on a North-American tour with the Swedish songstress Lykke Li this month!

Tour Dates:

SUN 5/15 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club

MON 5/16 PHILADELPHIA, PA TLA

TUE 5/17 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall

WED 5/18 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall

FRI 5/20 BOSTON, MA House of Blues

SAT 5/21 MONTREAL, PQ Metropolis

SUN 5/22 TORONTO, ON Phoenix

MON 5/23 CHICAGO, IL Metro

THU 5/26 SEATTLE, WA Showbox

FRI 5/27 VANCOUVER, BC Vogue Theater

SAT 5/28 PORTLAND, OR Wonder Ballroom

MON 5/30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Regency

TUE 5/31 LOS ANGELES, CA Wiltern

++

MON 7/11 NEW YORK, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ Washed Out

Written by marilis at 5/05/2011

Labels: Grimes, lykke li, Music Video, tour dates, washed out

## References

1. ↑ https://arbutusrecords.blogspot.com/2011/05/grimes-goes-on-tour-with-lykke-li-new.html
Artangels

Album artwork

**Artangels** is a song by Grimes. It is the 7th track on her fourth studio album, *Art Angels*.

## Trivia

* Grimes has said the title can either be "Art Angels" or "Artangels", depending on "what you prefer on a given day".
* After replying to a fan with the chorus' lyrics, Grimes revealed that this song was "an ode to her beloved city", Montréal.

## Lyrics

Angel, baby, there is nothing I'd rather do

Than love you all over, I will never do

Everything I love becomes everything I do

So, tell me anything, anything you want

You're my darling girl, tell me what's on your mind

Tell me anything, anything you feel like

Anything you feel like

Je comprends

Je l'ai dit

C'est la vie

Oh Montréal, pull apart (I don't mind)

Running every red light, you were right

Oh Montréal don't break my heart

I think I love you

I think I love you

I think I love you

I think I love you

I think I love you

Angel, baby, you got me feeling kinda blue

Think I need you and you know the things I would do

Everything I love is consolation after you

So, tell me anything, anything you like

You're my darling girl, tell me what's on your mind

Tell me anything, anything you feel like

Anything you feel like

Je comprends [Translation: I understand]

Je l'ai dit [Translation: I said it]

C'est la vie [Translation: it's life]

Oh Montréal, pull apart (I don't mind)

Running every red light, you were right

Oh Montréal don't break my heart

I think I love you

I think I love you

I think I love you

I think I love you

I think I love you

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

I don't need your medicine

Gonna dance all night

I'm high on adrenaline

That's right, that's right, that's right

I don't need your medicine

Gonna dance all night

I'm high on adrenaline

That's right, that's right, that's right

That's right, that's right, that's right

That's right, that's right, that's right

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/662437727913320448
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/Grimezsz/status/662926320700014593
Dark Come Soon (cover)

Album Artwork

**Dark Come Soon (cover)** is a cover by Trashique (Grimes X HANA) of the song *Dark Come Soon* by *Tegan and Sara* from their studio album *The Con* for the compilation album *Tegan and Sara Present the Con X: Covers* in support of Tegan and Sara Foundation.

## Lyrics

[Grimes]

[Verse 1]

Dark, you can't come soon enough for me

Saved, from one more day of misery

[Refrain]

Everything I love

Get back, for me now

Everyone I love

I need, you now

[Verse 2]

Don't, forget a million miles for me

Safe, and another day passed by me

[Refrain]

Everything I love

Get back, for me now

Everyone I love

I need, you now

[Chorus]

So what, I lied

I'd lie to me, too

So what, I lied

I'd lie to me, too

Hold, out for the ones you know will love you

Hide, out from the ones you know will love you, you, you too

[Verse 3]

Right, to the edge I'm barely there

Slow, (slow), to make my move I'm almost there

[Pre-Chorus]

Everything I say, I say, to me first

Everything I do, I do, to me first

[Chorus]

So what, I lied

I'd lie to me, too

So what, I lied

I'd lie to me, too

Hold, out for the ones you know will love you

Hide, out from the ones you know will love you, you, you too

[Outro]

So what, I lied, ah

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/TeganandSara/videos/the-con-x-covers-out-now/10155775936664110/
Arbutus Records/Blog/2011/Mar/10

## Blogpost

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Grimes X Doldrums Tour Diary - Part II

Some good vibes in Baltimore... Day 2!

We also just added a new show at SXSW!

Written by marilis at 3/10/2011

Labels: altered zones, baltimore, doldrums, Grimes, sleepy, sxsw, tour diary

## References

1. ↑ https://arbutusrecords.blogspot.com/2011/03/grimes-x-doldrums-tour-diary-part-ii.html
Ambrosia

Album artwork

**Ambrosia** is a song by Grimes. Appearing on her third studio album, *Visions*, it appears as the 15th track on the Japanese edition.

It also appears as the 1st track on the *Visions* (Rough Trade edition)'s bonus CD.

## Lyrics

Hi, hi bitter heart and you look at me

And no one can ask you what you think

Hi, hi bitter heart, you look asleep

And no one can ask you what you think

Feeling no emotion

Step into the ocean

Now my mind is everywhere

And drowning is the only thought I have

Walk into the water

Boiling as it's hotter

I was looking everywhere

And drowning is the only thought I have

Cause every time you look away

I think I love you more each day

Cause every time you look away

I think I love you more each day

Hi, hi bitter heart and you look at me

And no one can ask you what you think

Hi, hi bitter heart, you look asleep

And no one can ask you what you think

Cause every time you look away

I think I love you more each day

Feeling no emotion

Step into the ocean

Now my mind is everywhere

And drowning is the only thought I have

Walk into the water

Boiling as it's hotter

I was looking everywhere

And drowning is the only thought I have
Elle Girl Japan/2013/Photoshoot

* Magazine Text
* **Photoshoot**

### Photoshoot

UntaggedUntagged

 **Notes** | Grimes meets marc by marc jacobs
グライムス meets マーク BY マーク ジェイコブス！
Original video: http://ellegirl.jp/article/grimes-mee...
Music: *Oblivion* by Grimes

### Credits

Photography: Masami Sano @ *Tron*

Styling: Keiko Hitotsuyama @ *Femme*

Hair: Ryoji Imaizumo @ *Signo*

Makeup: Noda Norikata @ *Lydia* pro
Chanel/2013/Photoshoot

### Photoshoot

[1][2]BTS

 **Location** | Grand Palais, Paris, France

### Credits

Photography: Michel Dufour, Marc Piasecki, Julien M. Hekimian

Location: Grand Palais

Clothing & Accesories: Chanel

**[1]** Left of Grimes: Elodie Bouchez

Right of Grimes: Ana Girardot

**[2]** Center of Grimes: Diane Kruger

Right of Grimes: Ines de la Fressange
Altered Zones

## Mix Series v8

Mixtape artwork

**Altered Zones** is a website which featured a mixtape from a different artist each month, Grimes made their April 2011 Mixtape, which was released on May 3, 2011.

## Background

On May 3, 2011 Altered Zones posted to their blog:

Say hey to the eighth edition of our monthly mix series. Each month, we get an artist to make us a mix based on their favorite tracks on the site from the past 30 days, along with whatever they've been rocking lately. Matthewdavid totally killed it with his March submission, and now the LA producer passes the torch to Grimes, who just released a split with Montreal new ager d'Eon. Below, she riffs on like-minded Canadians like Braids, Blue Hawaii, Nu Sensae, and Austra, while tipping her hat to some strong ladies in the mystery zone. But the fun doesn't stop there-- Grimes was nice enough to include an unreleased track with her mix to sweeten the pot. --Ric Leichtung, Altered Zones
01 Grimes: "Fragment Of The Future"
02 [mystery zone]
03 [mystery zone]
04 Austra: "Beat and the Pulse"
05 Braids: "Lammicken"
06 Fin: "Murder Bounce"
07 [mystery zone]
08 Grimes: "noise jam"
09 Blue Hawaii: "Belize (Grimes noise mix)"
10 Tian Ya Ge Nu: "The Wandering Songstress"
11 Hamza: "Wasslia"
12 Laurel Halo: "Supersymmetry"
13 Nu Sensae: "The Witch"
The post also included a link to the full version of Fragments of the Future. Some songs were misspelt such as "Wassilia" instead of "Wasslia", and referring to the unreleased track as both "Fragments of the Future" *and* "Fragment of the Future".

For unknown reasons the song was taken down from their SoundCloud, though other mixes from the time remain on the account.

## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111229075421/http://soundcloud.com:80/alteredzones/altered-zones-april-2011-mix/comment-15390643
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110505065158/http://www.alteredzones.com/posts/1315/altered-zones-april-2011-mix-series-v8-grimes/
3. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/alteredzones/altered-zones-april-2011-mix
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/JjX8Hj7BJfI
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/B3M4Agvuv1w
6. ↑ https://youtu.be/khT-s-3E8Uw
7. ↑ https://youtu.be/\_W7RX2n-LBQ
8. ↑ https://youtu.be/onkAsnw6OxI
9. ↑ https://youtu.be/FlZ6sFtd4Kk
10. ↑ https://youtu.be/E-JmtRItvbY
11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqw2tpF6zEk
Apple Music/2019

I actually finished my album a long time ago and I started working on my new album which is, like, a techno-pop; just, like, I was, like, man, I've produced five albums, I just wanna make an album in, like, a month that I just work with, like, my favorite producers, and I hit I\_o up and we made this song in, like, an hour, and then I was just like: *this must go on the album cuz it just feels good and...*

Zane Lowe:

If your album is done, why, where is it and why do you have to make new music to put on the old album to keep it fresh and you know where I'm going with this?

Grimes:

I mean, it's kind of a long story, but, um, I don't wanna get into it too much, but actually my manager pasted away, um, so it kinda, like, we just kept almost putting it out, but then she was, like, unable to do it, so, um, it just seemed more reasonable to just sort of let the situation ??? I problably shouldn't talk about this too much, but just let the situation pass and of the album's like pretty bummer too, due to, like, a fair number of things that were going on at the time, um, and so another thing is, like, I'm kinda in a good spot right now, and so I just wanted to, I was actually, like, the album's done, might as well start the next one.

### Video

Interview Grimes talks with Zane Lowe about Violence and upcoming albums November 2019
1. ↑ https://youtu.be/6d7K9aFvDns
Spirit Squad

The **Spirit Squad** is a group of mean cheerleaders at Mackendrick Prep. Valerie is the leader and the rest are her little "Valettes".

## Members

* Valerie Graves is the central antagonist in the series. She is the senior class "It Girl" and Captain of the "Spirit Squad." Quick-witted, beautiful, and honest to a fault, Valerie loves to be underestimated. Always followed closely by her sidekick Heather and the cheerleading "Valettes," little phases her... well, except for a few talented freshmen who turn up at the worst times, unable to share the spotlight with anyone and focused on winning Jared's attention, Valerie must constantly prove to all who really runs the school.
* Heather Duncan  is the secondary antagonist in the series. She is friends with Valerie and is one of the members of the Spirit Squad at Mackendrick Prep. She is shown to be mean, snobby, and not very smart.

## Trivia

* Valerie stole Jodi's dance moves to impress Ms. Diona and made it her own.
* The old dance was mediocre and very forgetful.
* They all follow Valerie.
* They made a new version of *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*.
Caleb Davis

**Caleb Davis** is the tritagonist in *Make It Pop*.Caleb is the disc jockey of the band. Half boy, half sub-woofer, this kid is all music. A talented DJ, Caleb always has the right beats for every song. Accident-prone and music-obsessed, Caleb cannot sit still. His parents sent him to Mackendrick so he could focus on academics and settle down, but naturally he chose to do the opposite. One of the masterminds behind the creation of the school's newest musical treat, XO-IQ, Caleb often neglects life's most basic navigation tools like logic and common sense, but is chock-full of creativity. At his core, he's a good kid who's passionate, excitable, and always up for a good time.

Caleb Davis is portrayed by Dale Whibley .

## Personality

An amazing DJ and musical genius, Caleb thinks faster than he can speak. So, he gets ahead of himself, a lot. He’s often found filling the halls of Mackendrick Prep with his earth-shattering beats. After meeting Sun Hi, Jodi and Corki, this hit-maker takes on the challenge of getting the girls together to perform at Club Ry-Ri, a skating rink that was turned into a club where he works part time. It's up to him to turn these three into a team!

## Trivia

* He is the first male to be a main character in the whole series.
* He is Mr. Stark's freshman 'problem'.
* He practices slow-motion walks.
* He is allergic to fur, pollen and babies.
* He has a huge crush on Jodi.
* He has his own DJ table in his room as seen in Rumors & Roommates.
* He is a 'brooding artist' done by DJ Maxwell.
* First main character to be seen in Rumors & Roommates.
* He is sometimes a safety hazard as seen in the episode, Popular.
* Caleb first kissed Jodi in the episode, The Troll.
* He has a journal.
* He drank coffee for the first time in Duet.
* Jodi got mad at him when she found out he was replacing their egg baby in the episode, Eggs
Megan Lee

**Megan Lee** is a Korean-American actress, singer, and song-writer who stars as Sun Hi Song on the new # 1 Nickelodeon tv series Make It Pop. Make it Pop was just renewed for it’s second season and will be shooting in Toronto, Canada in late 2015.

Born and raised in California, Megan Lee began her professional acting career at the age of 10 and continues to explore the entertainment industry in any way she can. Megan has appeared in many independent films, national commercials for brands like McDonalds, Verizon, and Nintendo, and has also appeared on various programs across the Disney and Nickelodeon television networks.
You may have also caught Megan in Crash, the TV series spin-off of the 2004 Oscar-winning film. In 2014, after auditioning for South Korea's popular reality show MBC Star Audition, Megan debuted her first Korean Pop (K-Pop) singles “8dayz" and "OST Ready for Love”. Today, Megan's YouTube channel continues to play a large role in her success receiving over 34 million views since 2008. With endless support from her loving family and fans, Megan plans to continue working as an artist to continue inspiring the younger generation.

## History

Megan Lee officially began her professional career in acting, singing, and dancing at the age of 10. She has appeared in numerous national commercials including spots for McDonald's, Verizon, and Nintendo (the Nintendo DS), Bratz, Wal-Mart, Big Lots, Trix as well as TV programs such as the Crash TV series, Kidz Bop, Nickelodeon's iCarly, Nickelodeon's Kid Choice Awards, Disney's Get Connected, 3 Minute Game Show & various independent film projects, and most recently, South Korea's popular show, MBC Star Audition - The Great Birth (위대한 탄생) Season 1 (and Season 2) on one of South Korea's main broadcast networks (MBC). On Season 2 of MBC's Star Audition, Lena Park personally selected Megan over a number of other competitors to be Megan's mentor. She also finished in the Top 13 of contestants at the end of Season 2.

## Film and television

Lee is starring in a Nickelodeon show entiled *Make It Pop*. She is one of the show's three main stars and will be playing a character named "Sun Hi Song". The series is being co-produced by Nick Cannon.

In 2008, Lee had won the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Best Speech Contest at the 2008 Kids' Choice Awards. Megan Lee played Hyori in the Short Film/Music Video, *My First Crush*, directed by Rocky Jo, with Arden Cho starring as the older Hyori. Also in 2008, Lee starred as "Julie" in several episodes of Disney's TV Series, "Disney Get Connected." She also played "Ji Sun" in an episode of Crash alongside Dennis Hopper, Tom Sizemore, Brian Tee and Kelvin Han Yee.
Arbutus Records

**Arbutus Records** is a Montreal based record label and management company founded by Sebastian Cowan in 2009. *Geidi Primes*, *Halfaxa,* *Darkbloom*, and *Visions* were released through this label.

## Biography

The community itself began as a 4600 square foot Mile End loft space called Lab Synthèse, and the label was created in order to promote and cultivate the bands associated with the space. The label defines itself as a community of multimedia artists and musicians that subsists through a DIY ethic, friendship, and collaboration. It has also been described as the vessel for an artistic movement where punk ethos and pop music collide.

Arbutus is run primarily by Sebastian Cowan, Taylor Smith, Mason Windles and Bronwyn Ford, and works closely with Marilis Cardinal of Cardinal PR.

### Other artists

* Blue Hawaii
* Braids
* Doldrums
* Doldrums worked with Grimes on her *Visions* Colour of Moonlight (Antiochus)
* Majical Cloudz (Majical Cloudz worked on her single Nightmusic)
* Lydia Ainsworth
* Oxen Talk
* Pop Winds
* Sean Nicholas Savage
* Silly Kissers
* TOPS
* Tonstartssbandht

## Spring 2009 Sampler

On March 20, 2009 Arbutus released a sampler of 10 tracks, track 3 and 9 were songs by Grimes; Behaviour and The Eye.

## Blog

Through late 2009 to mid 2011, Arbutus Records hosted a blogspot,  in which Grimes contributed a few posts. Below are the blog posts either by, or mentioning, Grimes.

## References

1. ↑ https://arbutusrecords.blogspot.com/
Happosai

Happosai has a small but significant role during the transitional period in Ranma and Kasumi's experience. Happosai gains respect for Ranma and seeks to help him and Kasumi start a new life by providing advice, education, training, home, security, and finances. He has not been seen for most of the storyline and the Ward System notes that he is currently in an alternate reality.
Slammy Awards (2014)

The 2014 BrendenPlayz Slammy Awards were presented on August 22, 2014 - The awards covered all events from April in WWE 2K13 Universe Mode to the week before Extreme Rules in WWE 2K14.

Winners are in Italics and Bold, All other nominess are in standard text

## Double Cross of the Year

***Randy Orton betraying The Authority*** (58 votes)

Cesaro turning his back on Jack Swagger (5 votes)

Sin Cara attacking Rey Mysterio (1 vote)

Chris Jericho's backstage assault on The Undertaker (13 votes)

## Upset of the Year

Randy Orton defeating The Wyatt Family in a 3-on-1 Handicap Match on Raw (10 votes)

***Rob Van Dam defeating Brock Lesnar on RAW*** (22 votes)

Randy Orton winning the Royal Rumble (11 votes)

Jack Swagger wins the Beat the Clock Challenge on SmackDown! (12 votes)

## Rivalry of the Year

***The Rock vs. Randy Orton*** (47 votes)

The Authority vs. The Rock (16 votes)

John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (3 votes)

Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett (2 votes)

Big E vs. Bray Wyatt (2 votes)

The Shield vs. The Prime Time Players (1 vote)

## Match of the Year

TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2014) - Brock Lesnar vs. Rob Van Dam in a TLC Match (5 votes)

***Vengeance (2013) - Randy Orton vs. The Rock in a Loser Leaves WWE, Hell in a Cell Match*** (41 votes)

WrestleMania XXX - Team SmackDown! vs. Team RAW (10 votes)

TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2014) - The Rock vs. Triple H (10 votes)

Hell in a Cell (2013) - Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock (4 votes)

## Return of the Year

The Undertaker (14 votes)

The Rock (3 votes)

***Randy Orton*** (40 votes)

Edge (5 votes)

Goldberg (15 votes)

## Best New Comer

Bray Wyatt (11 votes)

***Big E*** (49 votes)

Rusev (13 votes)

Summer Rae (3 votes)

Aksana (1 vote)

## OMG! Moment of the Year

Randy Orton Entering and Winning the Royal Rumble from Number 40 (20 votes)

Roman Reigns spearing Christian at WrestleMania XXX (5 votes)

Chris Jericho countering the Tombstone Piledriver and Tombstoning the Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX (18 votes)

***The Rock and Randy Orton throwing each other of Hell in a Cell at Vengeance (2013)*** (26 votes)

## Pay-Per-View of the Year

TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs (2014) (2 votes)

SummerSlam (2013) (3 votes)

Vengeance (2013) (4 votes)

Royal Rumble (2014) (8 votes)

Elimination Chamber (2014) (6 votes)

***WrestleMania XXX*** (55 votes)

## Tag Team of the Year

***The Shield*** (61 votes)

The Prime Time Players (5 votes)

Truth and Consequences (3 votes)

3MB (3 votes)

The Wyatt Family (1 vote)

## Breakout Star of the Year

Big E (17 votes)

***Ryback*** (29 votes)

Mark Henry (4 votes)

Bray Wyatt (2 votes)

Wade Barrett (10 votes)

## SmackDown! Superstar of the Year

Wade Barrett (23 votes)

Big Show (1 vote)

***Ryback*** (43 votes)

Chris Jericho (6 votes)

Mark Henry (8 votes)

## RAW Superstar of the Year

John Cena (3 votes)

The Rock (5 votes)

***Brock Lesnar*** (62 votes)

Big E (3 votes)

CM Punk (5 votes)
Hino Rei

Rei is a member of the Senshi who is influenced by the Abomination. After a timely talk with her grandfather, her eyes are opened and she is able to thwart its effects to some degree. She, Ami, and Hotaru travel with Yori and some others on an eye-opening trip that proves the Silver Millennium story is false. She then agrees to help the newly-named 'Sisterhood of Doom' in destroying the Abomination and helping the affected Senshi get help.
Fukazawa House

The Fukazawa house is the childhood home of Misaki and Fumiko. It features in an early scene where the family are eating at the table and watching television coverage of some magical girl exploits with the parents commenting on what they are seeing (and not knowing they were watching their own daughters). The two girls moved out of the house into a small apartment, then again into the apartment complex with Ranma and Kasumi.
Desperately Seeking Ranma Chapter Ninety-Three

Aiko’s experimental large-cargo teleport is successful

A recap of the morning’s events is interrupted by a phone
call from Ms. Aoyama

Akane and Shampoo film a scene from a spy movie

Aiko spies Daniel Goodner hiding in the rafters trying to
sge a glimpse of the ‘secret movie’

Akane and Shampoo film a bar fight scene

A teleport to the airfield and they practice the car chase
and motorcycle escape scenes

Another barbecue at the Harrisons with a debriefing for the
bank robbery

The assembled group igets to know Aio, and by extension
magical girls. Better

David Simpson, lunar scientist, has his worldview challenged

The car and motorcycle stunts at the former airfield are
performed and recorded

The helicopter attack on the tower is done twice, once with
a twist

Wrapping up the job interview

The bank robbers make an unorthodox escape from their
holding cell
Carter Hamilton

**Carter Hamilton** one of the main characters of Season 2 of *Make It Pop*. A new freshman and guitar virtuoso, Carter is a rock star in the making and could give anyone lessons in cute and swag. Carter respects the history of boy bands from The Beatles to One Direction. The Justins (Bieber and Timberlake) are his muses. Even Jared is threatened by Carter’s all around perfection. Carter is a rascal. He wants what he wants and gets it through charm, devious strategy, or sheer will. He is also an astronomer and loves the stars. Carter has a crush on Corki, and Jared gets jealous.
Emergency Portal Activator

A small portable device used to quickly escape a reality. These devices are frequently carried by otherworld visitors in case the need arises to leave quickly. During the initial phase of the final showdown with the Abomination, all the otherworldly visitors left using this type of device. Sergeant Harada also used Xrist’s device at the urging of a few friends to escape with his wife.
Catalyst for Crazy

“With great power comes great responsibility” is an oft-quoted truism. It seems there is a darker side to having great power – it tends to attract chaos and violence. No matter where they are or what they are doing, it seems nothing is sacrosanct. Each of the martial artists and magical girls in the story has acknowledged this phenomenon either directly or indirectly. Just when it seems a quiet evening at home is in order, someone or something comes along demanding immediate attention. In the words of Ranma, “The life of a magical girl is fraught with late nights.”
Mackendrick Prep

**Known Staff Members**
 **First Appearance**
 **Purpose**

**Mackendrick Prep**  is a location and school in *Make It Pop.* Mackendrick Prep is a school where academics come first and the arts come last. The school's mascot is the beagle. It is the main location of the show, other than Club Ry-Ri.

## Students

* Alex Kim (Grade 9; Freshman)
* Caleb Davis (Grade 10; Sophmore)
* Carter Hamilton (Grade 9; Freshman)
* Corki Chang (Grade 10; Sophmore)
* Dylan (Grade 10; Sophmore [possibly])
* Heather Duncan (Graduated)
* Jared Anderson (Graduated [possibly])
* Jodi Mappa (Grade 10; Sophmore)
* Sun Hi Song (Grade 10; Sophmore)
* Valerie Graves (Graduated)
* Other unnamed students

## Known rooms

* Auditorium
* Gymnasium
* Chemistry classroom
* Math classroom
* English classroom
* Restroom
* Principal's office
* Mr. Stark's office

## Known classes

* Math
* English
* Chemistry

## Authorities

* Ms. Diona (Principal)
* Mr. Stark (Head of the performing arts department/Residential adviser)

## Trivia

* It is unknown what grade Dylan is in, but it is probably grade 9, since he hangs out with Sun Hi, Corki, Jodi, and Caleb often.
* There are no sophomores or juniors introduced in Season 1.
* The gymnasium was blown up by Caleb in I Am Genius by using too much electrical power, resulting the temporary cancelling of prom.
* Ms. Diona and Mr. Stark are the only main (and known) staff of the school.
* As stated by Ms. Diona, only school-sanctioned activities on school property.
* The school tried to hold three play productions, but only one succeeded.
	+ *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz* lasted from The Troll to The Tutor.
	+ *Valerie's Cheerleading Version* lasted from Love and Detention to Dreams.
	+ *Hunting Dorothy* lasted from Dreams to Heart, Courage, Brains, then succeeded.
* Ms. Diona tried to turn the school's auditorium into a aquatic center.
* Corki's father once offered to build a performing arts center, but later revoked the offer.
Jared Anderson

**Jared Anderson** is a recurring character in Make It Pop . Student president, football quarterback, and ruler of the school - Jared's the King of his own mind. Jared's the most popular, confident, and amazing kid at Mackendrick, and those are just the things he says about himself. Once you get past his smug exterior, it is believed that he has one or two redeeming qualities - but Jared will only reveal them to one special person. Although every girl in school crushes over him, Jared knows his heart can only go to one person at a time. He's a sensitive human who doesn't deal well with rejection, and if he gets his way, he may never learn that there's more to life than himself.

Jared is portrayed by John-Alan Slachta .

## Personality

Jared is a handsome student who every girl falls for. He is sometimes self-absorbed. He is shown to be very determined in many episodes. He wanted the part of Dorothy and even twisted his ankle in order in convince Mr. Stark to change the play. He is strict and sticks to the rules. In The Situation, he wouldn't let Sun Hi cross the line, even though she had to get her phone. At first you might think he is heartless and egocentric, but once you get to know him you will see that he is very kind and thinks highly of others and does some favors and gives advice (Like in the Duet episode, he suggested Corki to be in the school orchestra and that he will put in a good word for her).

## Trivia

* Corki has a crush on him.
* He has a crush on Corki.
* Valerie has a crush on him.
* He is student body president. (Rumors & Roommates)
* For the past 3 years he was a background character in the school's play. (Rumors & Roommates)
* He is also full of himself.
* He is the star quarterback. (I Can't Hear Me)
* He once twisted his ankle by wearing high heels. (I Can't Hear Me)
* He likes the masked girl, aka Corki.
* He thinks Corki is really pretty.
* He and Corki almost kissed in Homecoming.
* If there's a season 3 or 4, he might be in it since in the Homecoming episode he said he has his way on how to stay in school for Corki.
* He got cast as a tree on the school play, *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*.
* He loves yoga and takes lessons for it. (The Campaign)
* He kissed Corki in The Curse of Reality.
* It was a bet that led him to kiss Corki, but he truly seems to like her (Eggs)
* Him and Corki almost got hit with a ball on a ceiling after they kissed. (The Curse of Reality)
* He hates Valerie when she talks to him sometimes.
Valerie Graves

**Valerie Graves** is the main antagonist and senior class "It Girl" and captain of the "Spirit Squad". Quick-witted, beautiful, and honest to a fault, Valerie loves to be underestimated. Always followed closely by her sidekick Heather and the cheerleading "Valettes," little phases her... well, except for a few talented freshmen who turn up at the worst times. Unable to share the spotlight with anyone and focused on winning Jared's attention, Valerie must constantly prove to all who really runs the school. Valerie doesn't like Jared anymore and feels like she is drifting apart from everyone.

Valerie is portrayed by Taveeta Szymanowicz.

## Trivia

* She has a one-sided crush on Jared and once dated him.
* She has an IQ of 162, but likes to be underestimated. (I Can't Hear Me)
* She has a 4.5 GPA. (I Can't Hear Me)
* She is a senior. (I Can't Hear Me)
* She can do the splits. (I Can't Hear Me)
* She stole Corki's dress for the homecoming dance. (Homecoming)
* She calls her room "The Val Pod" (As shown in Ep 7: The Situation)
* She got cast as Dorothy on the school play, *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*. (Fashion Truck)
* She is "populargirl15" on the Mackendrick Prep Gazette. (The Troll)
* She does not do well with rejection.
* She can't act. (The Tutor)
* She is enemies with XO-IQ.
* Pink is her color.
* It is possible she may not be in Season 2 due to her portrayer, Taveeta Szymanowicz, possibly filming Season 3B/4 of "*The Next Step*".
Dylan

**Dylan** is a character in *Make It Pop*. He is shown to be a good friend of Caleb's. He is portrayed by Carray Hammond.

## Information

Dylan never talks but as seen in The Situation. Dylan was very close to Caleb.

## Personality

Dylan never talks, so hardly anything is known about his personality. He seems to be nice because he is willing to give up his phone to replace Sun Hi's.

## Physical Appearance

Dylan is a tall boy with brown hair and brown eyes. He is usually seen with a plaid shirt.

## Relationships

### Caleb (friend)

Dylan and Caleb are friends. They shared a temporary dorm room in The Situation when the boy's floor is toxic.

### Sun Hi Song (friend)

Sun Hi and Dylan are paired together by Ms. Diona for the egg baby assignment. Sun Hi also took a selfie with Dylan, her first selfie with a boy.

## Trivia

* In some episodes, he is shown to be a back-up dancer in XO-IQ.
* He shared a temporary dorm room with Caleb and Jared.

## Appearances

* The Situation (no lines)
* Homecoming (no lines)
* Eggs (finally talks)
* Love and Detention
* Heart, Courage, Brains
Archery

A skill which Shampoo has well-honed, and which Serena has picked up as a result of the first demonstration by Akane and Shampoo. It has been used for skill demonstrations and to impress a certain movie studio’s senior staff, however as of yet, archery has not been used in any combat or martial art situation.
Hye Jung Ko

**Hye Jung Ko** is a very famous fashion designer and a reappearing minor character. Hye Jung has been mentioned many times as Jodi's fashion idol and designer before her first official appearance. She is portrayed by Tina Jung.

## Information

Hye Jung is a fashion designer. She is Jodi's idol. She appeared in two episodes of Season 1 and has been mentioned several times before her actual debut, her debut episode being Fashion Truck.

## Personality

She is shown to be very busy, being a famous designer and all; she is also very kind, as she was looking for Jodi so she could return her sketchbook.

## Physical Appearance

She is a Korean lady, with brown hair and brown eyes. She usually wears clothes from her own fashion line.

## Her Clothing Line

They are seem to be extremely expensive. One of the dresses she designed was shown in Homecoming; Corki gave it to Jodi.

## Appearances

* Homecoming (Mentioned)
* Fashion Truck
* Heart, Courage, Brains

## Trivia

* She is Jodi's idol.
* Corki's dad, Mr. Chang, owns her company's fashion truck.
* Jodi loves her clothes, but often can't afford them due to the clothes' high quality and high prices.
Sun Hi Song

**Sun Hi Song** is the main protagonist in *Make It Pop*. Sun Hi, is a funky, free spirit, and self-proclaimed star on the rise. Sun Hi is one of a kind. Accompanied by her one true love—her phone—she constantly blogs to the "Sun Hi Nation," updating them on everything and everybody in her life. When she discovers her magical connection with Jodi, Corki, and Caleb, her dreams seem even more within reach. Fueled by her need for fame and social media attention, Sun Hi's behavior causes all sorts of mayhem. A result of that is her initial rivalry with Corki due to the fact that Sun-Hi's parents wanted her personality to be more like Corki's. One thing is certain, this girl has little time for homework or boys, but who needs that stuff when you're the next pop sensation?

Sun Hi is portrayed by Megan Lee

## Personality

Sun Hi is the definition of a pop diva. Funky, fresh and free, she can be a little scatter-brained, except when it comes to her number one goal: to be a big star! She loves the spotlight when on her and spends every moment on social media. Her quest? To become famous! Sun Hi loves her life and expects you to love it too!

Sun Hi loves the spotlight and often acts self-centered. She doesn't like school much and often needs Corki's help with tests and homework. Although she acts much like a diva, she also cares a lot about her friends and family. She has a really curious mind, especially when it comes to Corki's personal life.

## Trivia

* Her dad wanted her to become an astrophysicist but she refused.
* She has a video web show and calls her fans the "Sun Hi Nation". She has 72 fans, mostly relatives.
* She has been kicked out of all the schools she has been to except for Mackendrick Prep.
* She is a genius, shown in I Am Genius.
* She used to call her bandmates (Caleb/Corki/Jodi) her music assistants.
* She has a sister.
* She never repeats her revenge pranks.
* She's the lead singer of XO-IQ.
* She is very jealous of everyone who gets in her way.
* Her (possible) favorite store/brand is Justice and she often wear Justice clothes in most episodes.
* She is the only member of XO-IQ that does not have a love interest.
* There are many rumors saying that she likes Dylan.
* She never goes anywhere without her phone.
* She once got locked in Caleb's locker with Jodi.
* She is always on her phone.
* She thinks of herself as a popstar.