Doctor Sung

Doctor Sung and his new 2020 Outfit. (Photo by Victoria Anaya-Garcia)

**Doctor Sung** is the frontman and one of the founding members of TWRP who specializes in keytar as well as synthesized vocals made through the use of a talkbox. He is one of the two members who will talk during the in-between song stage banter, along with Commander Meouch. Sung is well known for his bright yellow spandex, ability to high kick, and the iconic orange, pylon-shaped helmet he wears. His face is absolutely unknown but according to a drawing he did of himself, he has one large eye in the center of his face. His alien species has not been confirmed. His birthday is May 26th, as stated at their 2017 live performance at The Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida.

### 2007-2010

Sung's first outfit consisted of a yellow hazmat suit, which quickly upgraded to a morphsuit with a black stripe running down the side, a black cape, and an orange traffic cone (or pylon) with holes cut out for his eyes and mouth.

### 2011-2012

Between 2011 and 2012, Doctor Sung began experimenting with different kinds of visors and shapes for the helmet.

### 2013-2014

Doctor Started to wear armor on his chest, shoulders, forearms, and knees. His chest piece featured an LED light in the center.

### 2015-2020

For a brief time in 2015, Doctor Sung performed with a black cone instead of his iconic orange one. Shortly after the release of *2nite**,* Doctor Sung unveiled his next outfit, featuring a multi-tiered orange cone with LED lights, a black lower portion that covered his ears and back of his neck, and a dark, reflective visor. His armor was also improved and features more details than his earlier iterations.

The most recent addition to his outfit was a pair of shoes with LED lights.

### 2020-Present

On February 25, 2020, Doctor Sung unveiled a new outfit at The Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix Arizona. The new design, inspired by Moebius, features a shorter, streamlined cone with a visor that fits over his nose. His armor is more angular and features new shin, wrist, and shoulder guards.

## Career

### Early Life

Early in his existence, Doctor Sung’s parents died of sadness. Wrought with loss and bitter anger, Doctor swore he would find the cure for all sadness and misery, and rid the universe of it forever. Ceaselessly, Doctor toiled in his fifth-dimensional lab; distilling time, volatilizing thoughts, and depurating matter, he discovered no cure for pain. After millennia, almost ready to give up his search for the invention to end all woe, he stumbled upon what he had searched for all his life - groove. Through rarefying sound molecules and quantuminating certain sonic frequencies to pleasurable levels, he found he could trigger the subconscious minds’ synaptical nodes to emit feelings of complete euphoria. The side-effects of this euphoric state manifested themselves physically through the gyration of hips, the thrusting of pelvises, and the bobbing of heads - Doctor Sung later conceived the word “dancing” to describe the physical reactions of groove. And so through spreading groove, Doctor Sung set out to end sadness and despair across all space and time. With the rest of existence living in complete harmony, Doctor arrived with his colleagues at the last destination where fear, hatred, and pain still reigned – the first dimension, the home of the remote planet Earth.

### Present Day

In addition to his responsibilities as the frontman of TWRP, Doctor Sung maintains a heavy presence online. He frequently appears in promotional videos for the band's tours as well as several video series shared on social media. Some video series that have focused heavily on him include Doctor Sung's Seven Steps For So You Can Be A Better High Kicker, Street Art with Doctor Sung, and Doctor Sung's Autumn Video Logs. When he is not touring with TWRP, Doctor Sung can be found streaming video games on Twitch on his show called The Cone Zone.

## Discography

### TWRP

* *Sex Is a Machine That Likes To Dance* (2007)
* *Poised To Dominate* (2010)
* "Lazerhorse" (2011)
* *The Device* (2012)
* *2nite* (2015)
* *Believe In Your Dreams* (2015)
* *Guardians of the Zone* (2016)
* *Ladyworld* (2017)
* *Together Through Time* (2018)
* *Return to Wherever* (2019)
* *Over the Top* (2020)
* *Lil' Shiny Tunes Vol. 1* (2021)
* *New & Improved* (2021)
* "The Eve of the War" (2022)
* *Friends of the Blues* (2023)

### Solo

* *Justice Wears High Tops* (2018) under the name "Groove Crusader".

## Trivia

* He had a pet cat named Dangus
* He has a pet dog named Rufus but affectionately calls him "Gooby".
* His keytar is named "Fuckthrust".
	+ Fuckthrust was retired from service on June 18, 2022 at the last show of TWRP's 2022 New and Improved Tour.
	+ Fuckthrust was primarily used at live shows. The only time it appears on a TWRP recording is on *The Device*.
* On April Fools Day, 2019, Doctor Sung announced his new side project: a country-western album, *This Cone's For You* under the name Blake Fields.

## Equipment

### Current

* MXR M222 Talkbox
	+ Yamaha DX100
	+ Moog Lil' Phatty
	+ Minimoog
	+ Behringer Model D (Moog Model D Clone)
* Prophet-6
* Arturia Keylab 49 MIDI Keyboard
* M-Audio Code Series MIDI Keyboard
* Prophet X
* Swagtron Hoverboard

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BFg9pVJEdP7 *Instagram.* 17 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
2. ↑ TWRP CP 24 Interview and Performance 2015. YouTube. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
3. ↑ @TWRPBand (10 September 2020) "Moebius influenced Doctor Sung's new updated design, so this is actually true!" – via *Twitter*
4. ↑ Evolve Line Up 2010 Tupper Ware Remix Party Retrieved 2 September 2020.
5. ↑ "Yep! 'Fuck Thrust' has made a full recovery... somehow" *Reddit. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2019.*
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Doctor Sung [@doctorsungtwrp] via *Twitter* (June 18, 2022): "After 12 years of legendary service, 2nite in Cleveland will be the last performance by my keytar, Fuckthrust. A retirement ceremony for the old girl will be taking place during the show, attendance is NON-OPTIONAL." Retrieved June 20, 2022.
7. ↑ Doctor Sung [@doctorsungTWRP] via *Twitter* (July 7, 2022): "Aside from the jazz scat patch (which is the best) she hadn't been used on any recordings since the Device." Retrieved July 7, 2022.
8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BvuS9FzpQaQ/ *Instagram.* 1 April 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hi we're TWRP, the band that collaborated with NSP on Under The Covers, ask us anything! *Reddit.* 10 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 TWRP [@TWRPband] (25 March 2018). "You want to start with a good sound. We use a DX100 live (Troutman's choice), but record with a Mini Moog." – via *Twitter.*
11. ↑ Doctor Sung Uses a Behringer Model D. *Twitch.* 9 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
12. ↑ @doctorsungtwrp (9 December 2020). "WHOA! I am now offering 1-on-1 music lessons and personal fitness coaching!" - via *Instagram*
13. ↑ @doctorsungtwrp (20 January 2019). "Gamer. High kicker. Fashion icon? Come check this #ootd live on stream RIGHT NOW at twitch.tv/doctorsung" - via *Instagram*
14. ↑ @doctorsungtwrp (12 October 2019). "The view from the Cone Zone tonight." - via *Instagram*

## External Links

Doctor Sung on Twitter

Doctor Sung on Instagram

Doctor Sung on Bandcamp

Doctor Sung on Twitch