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{{short description|American electronic musician and singer (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Ryan DeRobertis
| alias = {{hlist|SaintSAINT PepsiPEPSI|Skylar Spence|The Cold Napoleons}}
| birth_datebirth_place =
| origin = [[Long Island, New York]], United States
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| genre = {{hlist|[[Future funk]]|[[nu-disco]]|[[vaporwave]]|[[garage house]]}}
| origin = [[Long Island, New York]], United States
| genre occupation = {{hlist|[[FutureRecord funk]]producer|[[nu-disco]]DJ|[[vaporwave]]|[[garage house]]singer}}
| instrument =
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Record producer]]|[[DJ]]|[[Singing|singer]]}}
| instrumentyears_active = 2012–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Self-released]]|Fortune 500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune500.bandcamp.com/album/empire-building |title=EMPIRE BUILDING &#124; fortune 500 |website=Fortune500.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-06}}</ref>|Keats Collective<ref>{{cite web|url=https://keatscollective.bandcamp.com/album/hit-vibes |title=Hit Vibes &#124; Keats//Collective |website=Keatscollective.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-06}}</ref>|[[Carpark Records|Carpark]]}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Luxury Elite|[[Vektroid]]|[[The Knocks]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Self-released]]|Fortune 500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fortune500.bandcamp.com/album/empire-building |title=EMPIRE BUILDING &#124; fortune 500 |website=Fortune500.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-06}}</ref>|Keats Collective<ref>{{cite web|url=https://keatscollective.bandcamp.com/album/hit-vibes |title=Hit Vibes &#124; Keats//Collective |website=Keatscollective.bandcamp.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-06}}</ref>|[[Carpark Records|Carpark]]}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Luxury Elite|[[Vektroid]]|[[The Knocks]]}}
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'''Ryan DeRobertis''' (known by his stage namenames '''Skylar Spence''' and formerly known as '''SaintSAINT PepsiPEPSI''') is an [[United States|American]] [[electronic musician]] and [[Singing|singer]]<ref name="Columbia Spectator">{{cite news|last1=Gruber|first1=Jesse|title=Saint Pepsi’sPepsi's Ryan DeRobertis talks music, method|url=http://columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2014/04/11/saint-pepsis-ryan-derobertis-talks-music-method|newspaper=[[Columbia Spectator]]|accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=Saint Pepsi’sPepsi's Ryan DeRobertis talks music, method}}</ref> who grew up in [[Farmingville, New York]] and attended [[Boston College]] for two years studying music. His [[electronic music]] project SaintSAINT PepsiPEPSI began in December 2012. AsAfter Saintthe Pepsi,release he releasedof his ninth [[studio album]] ''Hit Vibes'' in May 2013, he would retire the SAINT PEPSI name due to legal threats from the soft-drink company [[PepsiCo]].<ref name=Carpark>{{cite web|title=Skylar Spence|url=http://carparkrecords.com/artists/skylarspence/|website=Carparkrecords.com|accessdate=6 December 2016|ref=Saint Pepsi}}</ref> He iswould aadopt currentthe residentname ofSkylar Spence in 2015, and release his debut record under that moniker, ''[[Brooklyn,Prom NewKing York(album)|Prom King]]''. In 2019, he would return under the name SAINT PEPSI with the release of ''Mannequin Challenge'', and he currently uses that name for live performances and certain releases.
 
==Career==
[[Stereogum]] named himDeRobertis their "band to watch" in July 2013, calling his music "addicting and fun."<ref name="Band to Watch">{{cite web|last1=Bowe|first1=Miles|title=Band to Watch: SAINT PEPSI|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1409361/band-to-watch-saint-pepsi/franchises/band-to-watch/|website=Stereogum.com|date=26 July 2013 |accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=Band to Watch: SAINT PEPSI}}</ref> Pitchfork praised the release of "Mr. Wonderful,"<ref name="Mr. Wonderful">{{cite web|last1=Szatan|first1=Gabriel|title=Saint Pepsi: "Mr. Wonderful"|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/16502-mr-wonderful/|website=Pitchfork.com|accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=Saint Pepsi: "Mr. Wonderful"}}</ref> the lead track off the 2014 EP ''Gin City'', which was hosted on the music blog [[Gorilla vs. Bear]].<ref name="Mr. Wonderful premiere">{{cite web|author=Chris|title=mp3 premiere: Saint Pepsi – Mr. Wonderful|url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2014/01/09/premiere-saint-pepsi-mr-wonderful/|website=Gorilla vs. Bear|date=9 January 2014 |publisher=Gorilla vs. Bear|accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=mp3 premiere: Saint Pepsi – Mr. Wonderful}}</ref> In February, Gorilla vs. Bear also hosted the premiere of the track "Baby."<ref name="Baby premiere">{{cite web|author=Chris|title=premiere: Saint Pepsi – Baby|url=http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2014/02/18/premiere-saint-pepsi-baby/|website=Gorilla vs. Bear|date=18 February 2014 |publisher=Gorilla vs. Bear|accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=premiere: Saint Pepsi – Baby}}</ref>
 
In June 2014, SaintSAINT PepsiPEPSI went on tour with Painted Palms<ref name=Hypnotic>{{cite web|last1=McDermott|first1=Patrick|title=Stream SAINT PEPSI's Feel-Good Remix of Painted Palms' "Hypnotic"|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/06/10/stream-saint-pepsis-feel-good-remix-of-painted-palms-hypnotic/|publisher=The FADER Inc.|accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=Stream SAINT PEPSI's Feel-Good Remix of Painted Palms' "Hypnotic"}}</ref> after signing to [[Carpark Records]], whose roster includes artists such as [[Beach House]], [[Cloud Nothings]], [[Toro y Moi]], and [[Memory Tapes]].<ref name="Carpark Artists">{{cite web|title=Carpark Records|url=http://carparkrecords.com/artists/|website=Carparkrecords.com|accessdate=6 July 2014}}</ref>
 
== ''Hit Vibes'' ==
The 2013 album ''Hit Vibes'' was very well known around the [[vaporwave]] and future funk communities, and is highly praised by critics. This would be Saint Pepsi's last full-length album, before changing his alias to Skylar Spence, after some legal trouble involving the name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://diymag.com/2015/01/15/saint-pepsi-changes-name-to-skylar-spence|title=Saint Pepsi changes name to Skylar Spence|last=Subscribe|website=Diymag.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> However, Spence would use the alias again when releasing ''Mannequin Challenge'' in 2019. ''Hit Vibes'' has received acclaim from music critics for its seamless edits and catchy grooves alongside cleverly entwining dialogue from [[Woody Allen]]'s musical comedy ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/saint-pepsi-hit-vibes|title=Music Review: SAINT PEPSI - HIT VIBES|website=Tinymixtapes.com|accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
 
=== Track listing ===
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Title
!Sample used
!Length
|-
|1
|Hit Vibes
|''I Wouldn't Change a Thing'' by [[Johnny Bristol]] (1975) with dialogue from ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]'' (1996)
|1:02
|-
|2
|Have Faith
|''A Chance for Hope'' by The Live Band (1982)
|2:39
|-
|3
|Better
|''I Can Make It Better'' by [[The Whispers]] (1980),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SAYYMq9Bxo|title=The Whispers - I Can Make It Better by UnidiscMusic on YouTube}}</ref> [[Nintendo]] character sound effects and ''There It Is'' by [[James Brown]] (1972)
|3:46
|-
|4
|Cherry Pepsi
|''B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby)'' by [[Sister Sledge]] (1983) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxDZe634E9Q|title=B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Baby) by Sister Sledge on official YouTube channel}}</ref>
|3:08
|-
|5
|Together
|''We Belong Together'' by Rockie Robbins (1985)
|2:25
|-
|6
|Around
|''Wait Until Tonight (My Love)'' by Phil Fearon & Galaxy (1983)
|3:02
|-
|7
|Skylar Spence
|''Love Talkin' (Honey It's You)'' by [[Tatsuro Yamashita]] (1982)
|3:39
|-
|8
|Interlude
|''For You Everything'' by Norman Connors (1977) with dialogue from ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]''
|1:16
|-
|9
|I Tried
|''It's You That I Need'' by Enchantment (1977)
|2:41
|-
|10
|Strawberry Lemonade
|''Show Me Girl'' by Clarence Mann (1985)
|3:56
|-
|11
|Fantasy
|''Mr. Fantasy'' by Trilark (1982) and ''Rapper Dapper Snapper'' by Edwin Birdsong
|3:35
|-
|12
|Miss You
|''White Day'' by Girl's Day (2013)
|4:08
|-
|13
|Outro
|Dialogue from interview of [[Paddy McAloon]]
|1:02
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/album/SAINT-PEPSI/Hit-Vibes/|title=Hit Vibes by SAINT PEPSI: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes|website=WhoSampled.com|accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
 
== ''Late Night Delight'' ==
Also from 2013 (this time, collaborating with fellow vaporwave artist Luxury Elite), ''Late Night Delight'' features ''Enjoy Yourself'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/69913/Luxury-Elite---Saint-Pepsi-Late-Night-Delight/|title=Luxury Elite / Saint Pepsi - Late Night Delight (album review ) &#124; Sputnikmusic|website=Sputnikmusic.com|accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref> which samples [[Michael Jackson]]'s [[Off the Wall (Michael Jackson song)|title track]] from his 1979 album ''[[Off the Wall]]''. The song used, for its music video, a [[McDonald's]] commercial <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/songs-of-the-week-skylar-spence-vampire-weekends-chris-baio-and-the-return-of-chillwave/|title=Songs of the Week: Skylar Spence, Vampire Weekend’s Chris Baio, and the Return of Chillwave|first=Dave|last=Schilling|website=Grantland.com|date=September 18, 2015}}</ref> from the late 1980s featuring corporate mascot [[Mac Tonight]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/chocolate-grinder/listen-luxury-elite-saint-pepsi-late-night-delight|title=♫ Listen: Luxury Elite / SAINT PEPSI - LATE NIGHT DELIGHT|website=Tinymixtapes.com|accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/tech/drown-yourself-beneath-the-vaporwave-1657121/|title=Drown yourself beneath the vaporwave|website=Geek.com|date=June 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/tech/meet-mac-tonight-mcdonalds-magnificent-spokesmoon-1655555/|title=McDonald’s Mac Tonight should make a comeback as the lead in a fast food cinematic universe|website=Geek.com|date=May 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a47793/what-happened-to-vaporwave/|title=How Vaporwave Was Created Then Destroyed by the Internet|date=August 18, 2016|website=Esquire.com|accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
 
=== Track listing ===
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Artist
!Title
!Sample used
!Length
|-
|1
|Luxury Elite
|All Night
|''[[Rock with You]]'' by Michael Jackson
|0:46
|-
|2
|Luxury Elite
|Mild Seven
|''A Few More Kisses To Go'' by Issac Hayes
''Dancin' Doll'' by Kiyomi Suzuki and [[Rats & Star]]
|1:44
|-
|3
|Luxury Elite
|Cruising
|''Let's Pretend'' by Kazu Matsui
|0:55
|-
|4
|Luxury Elite
|Schaumburg
|N/A
|1:26
|-
|5
|Luxury Elite
|Yeah
|''Everyday'' by Yuichi Ikuzawa
|1:15
|-
|6
|Luxury Elite
|Nightlife
|''Refrain'' by Yurie Kokubu
|1:02
|-
|7
|Luxury Elite
|Beauty
|''Information From Night Wind'' by Kingo Hamada
|1:57
|-
|8
|Luxury Elite
|Silk
|''Mayonaka No Joke'' (真夜中のジョーク) by Takako Mamiya (間宮貴子)
|2:21
|-
|9
|Luxury Elite
|Sizzling°
|''What I Got Is What You Need'' by Unique
|1:53
|-
|10
|Luxury Elite
|Tonight°
|''I'll Return (Extended Version)'' by 52nd Street
|2:33
|-
|11
|Luxury Elite
|Champion°
|''Midnight Sun'' by [[Mezzoforte (band)|Mezzoforte]]
|2:31
|-
|12
|Saint Pepsi
|Mac Tonight
|''Easier to Love'' by [[Sister Sledge]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QhqvvvnMDU Easier to Love by Sister Sledge on official YouTube channel]</ref>
|2:23
|-
|13
|Saint Pepsi
|Can't Afford
|''Can't Afford'' by 52nd Street
|2:20
|-
|14
|Saint Pepsi
|Need U Tonight
|''I Need Someone Tonite'' by A Certain Ratio
|1:50
|-
|15
|Saint Pepsi
|Shakealong
|''Do It to the Music'' by Raw Silk
|2:33
|-
|16
|Saint Pepsi
|Behind The Mic
|''Our Love Story'' by [[Jermaine Jackson]]
|2:04
|-
|17
|Saint Pepsi
|Number One
|''You're the One (You're My Number One)'' by Kassie Kissoon
|1:56
|-
|18
|Saint Pepsi
|Gimme Your Love
|''Give Me Your Love'' by Peebles
|3:02
|-
|19
|Saint Pepsi
|Angels
|''Got Me Some Angels'' by Andraé Crouch
|1:12
|-
|20
|Saint Pepsi
|Enjoy Yourself
|''Off the Wall'' by Michael Jackson
|1:57
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/album/SAINT-PEPSI/Late-Night-Delight/|title=Late Night Delight by SAINT PEPSI: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes|website=WhoSampled.com|accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
 
== ''Mannequin Challenge'' ==
Following a six year hiatus with the alias Saint Pepsi, in 2019 a surprise comeback featuring a new album was announced on August 27th and released the 30th of the same month. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-27|title=SAINT PEPSI Releases Surprise New Album 'Mannequin Challenge': Stream|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2056305/saint-pepsi-surprise-new-album-mannequin-challenge/music/album-stream/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=Stereogum}}</ref>
 
=== Track Listing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!No.
!Title
!Sample Used
!Length
|-
|1
|MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE
|N/A
|1:10
|-
|2
|I Need Your Love In Me
|N/A
|3:05
|-
|3
|The Party Line
|''No Promises'' by [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUR5qHvCfqw No Promises by icehousebandtv on YouTube]</ref>
|2:35
|-
|4
|Visions
|N/A
|2:27
|-
|5
|Pinchers
|''(I Like the Way You) Dance With Me'' by Al Marshall
|1:56
|-
|6
|Sea Tea
|N/A
|2:31
|-
|7
|Fantasy Breakfast (Interlude)
|N/A
|1:14
|-
|8
|Greg
|''Treat Her Like a Lady'' by [[The Temptations]]
|3:00
|-
|9
|Detective Pepsi
|''Native Boy'' by [[Animal Nightlife]]
|2:01
|-
|10
|Bench Presley
|''Look What You Made Me Do'' by Mighty Fire
|1:52
|-
|11
|God is My Best Friend
|''Travelin' On'' by The Chestnut Brothers
|2:16
|-
|12
|Egg McMacy
|''There's No Other Like You'' by [[Archie Bell & the Drells|Archie Bell & The Drells]]
''It's Hard Not to Like You'' by [[Archie Bell & the Drells|Archie Bell & The Drells]]
 
''Love-Sign'' by [[Roberta Kelly]]
|2:30
|-
|13
|Myself When I Am Real
|''Gina'' by [[Najee]]
|2:40
|-
|14
|Mr. Wonderful, pt. 2
|''He's So Wonderful'' by [[Milton Brunson|Milton Brunson and The Thompson Community Singers]]
|2:33
|-
|15
|God, pt. 2
|''God Only Knows'' by [[Patti Austin]]
|1:19
|}
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deciphering Saint Pepsi|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/list/LilLiam/deciphering-saint-pepsi/|access-date=2020-08-12|website=RateYourMusic}}</ref>
 
== Style ==
SpenceDeRobertis's musical style has been described as being in the categories of [[future funk]], [[vaporwave]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/05/saint-pepsi-new-band-of-the-week|title=New band of the week: Saint Pepsi (No 21)|first=Paul|last=Lester|date=September 5, 2014|website=Theguardian.com}}</ref> [[disco|disco -pop]],<ref name="Mr. Wonderful" /> [[futurepop]], liquid disco, [[slow jam]] and gibber boogie,<ref name="Columbia Spectator" /> although he also borders between traditional music genres. He often incorporates unorthodox sounds in his music, using sources such as the soundtracks from games like ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''. He also commonly samples pop songs (ex: ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xPXQQ4ic08 "Private Caller]''", which also appeared on the compilation album ''Portals Summer II'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0oqVxcxkJVkTMoxBOaC7KS|title=Portals Summer II|website=Open.spotify.com}}</ref> sampled Canadian artist Lustt's 1983 cover of Sylvia Robinson's 1973 track "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzZp4CNcvcY Pillow Talk]") .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2FI1qTLjNk|title=Pillow Talk by Lustt-Topic |publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/album/Lustt/Pillow-Talk/|title=Pillow Talk by Lustt: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes|website=WhoSampled.com|accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hakDtRzA0ww|title=Pillow Talk (Instrumental) by Lustt-Topic on YouTube|website=YouTube }}</ref>
 
''[[The Fader]]'' calls his nonchalant approach to Top 40 hits "refreshing,"<ref name=Baby>{{cite web|last1=McDermott|first1=Patrick|title=Listen to SAINT PEPSI's K-Pop-Sampling "Baby"|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/02/18/listen-to-saint-pepsis-k-pop-sampling-baby/|publisher=The FADER Inc.|accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=Listen to SAINT PEPSI's K-Pop-Sampling "Baby"}}</ref> and calls his music "restless and nostalgic and sonically curious."<ref name="Gin City">{{cite web|last1=McDermott|first1=Patrick|title=Download Saint Pepsi's Gin City EP|url=http://www.thefader.com/2014/02/25/download-saint-pepsis-gin-city-ep/|publisher=The FADER Inc.|accessdate=6 July 2014|ref=Download Saint Pepsi's Gin City EP}}</ref> He is quoted as saying, "I’m drawn to tuneful melodies; complex chord structures; outlandish synths and drums; and I like to take pop [[Aa cappella|a cappellas]]s and see how I can warp the songs while keeping the melodies almost entirely intact [...] I want to make pop music for freaks, basically."<ref name="Carpark" />
 
== Discography ==
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*''Adversaries'' (November 16, 2012)
 
===As SaintSAINT PepsiPEPSI===
====Albums====
*''Laser Tag Zero'' (December 27, 2012)
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*''World Tour'' (January 3, 2013)
*''Empire Building'' (January 29, 2013)
*''Late Night Delight'' <small>(split with [[Luxury Elite]])</small> (February 2, 2013)
*''Studio 54'' (March 7, 2013)
*''Winner's Circle'' <small>(split with ショッピングワールド [Shopping World] jp )</small> (May 11, 2013)
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*''Choice Cuts'' <small>(split with Crowns, Dinosaurus Rex and Harrison)</small> (July 25, 2013)
*''Mannequin Challenge'' (August 27, 2019)
*''Cash Wednesday'' (July 31, 2023)
 
====Extended plays====
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===As Skylar Spence===
====Studio albums====
*''[[Prom King (album)|Prom King]]'' (September 18, 2015) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/skylar-spence-interview-prom-king|title=Skylar Spence, Pop Music's New Disco Whiz Kid|first=Maggie|last=Lange|website=GQ.com|date=19 September 2015 |accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
*''Festival Music'' (TBA, 2020)
 
====Singles====
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===As Amelia Airhorn===
====Mixtapes====
* ''[[The Knocks]] & Skylar Spence Present... Amelia Airhorn'' (June 19, 2017)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Knocks-Skylar-Spence-Present-Amelia-Airhorn-Amelia-Airhorn/release/10576007|title=The Knocks & Skylar Spence Present Amelia Airhorn -– Amelia Airhorn|website=Discogs.com|date=19 June 2017 |accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
 
====Singles====
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*[http://saintpepsi.bandcamp.com/ Saint Pepsi on Bandcamp]
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7HgpeSA_V8-MHG07F1M2c3LwXwgO83Es Spence's video playlist on the official Carpark Records YouTube channel]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki-fATpXa00 Video for ''Private Caller''] on [[YouTube]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e79rbTu8mH4 Audio only video for ''Private Caller''] also on [[YouTube]]
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