Canadian
electro-pop artist RIOTRON teams up with
queen of bounce music BIG FREEDIA
for a fun-fueled, eye-popping animated video for their summer
song:
"DROP A BOMB"
New
York, NY
Canadian electro-pop artist, Riotron, joins forces with
multi-talented queen of bounce music, Big Freedia to
release the new video for their song, “DROP A BOMB”. A fun-fueled,
high-energy song about being yourself fearlessly without worrying
who you are going to offend. “DROP A BOMB” is a perfect fit
for summer and will have the club crowd going crazy. What about
the song piqued Freedia’s interest? “The beat, the energy and
the message” declares the queen of bounce. The song is produced
by Matt Malpass and you can stream it here.
The video
for “Drop A Bomb” is an eye-popping animated piece by Alex
Salyer (Miley Cyrus, Trixie Mattel) in which the artists
are uniquely portrayed in cartoon form. Says Freedia
about the animating process. “It was so fun! I loved the process
of creating my animated image. We had a great meeting where
we were able to see the basics of the animated video, and I
just loved it! It really captured the fun energy of the song.
Drop a bomb on ‘em!” Director Alex Salyer added “the
song felt like a fun reminder of how important it is to let
go of insecurities, drop everything you’re doing, and dance
your butt off as often as you can. I want to highlight queerness
in a fun, wacky, and joyful way. All are welcome in my cartoon
land.”
Riotron
& Big Freedia - DROP A BOMB
Jeff
Fettes, best known as the musical act Riotron, reached
out to mutual friends to ask if Big Freedia would join
him on the song, thinking Freedia’s style would be an interesting
contrast to his. Says Jeff, “I had wanted a throwback '90s style
rap interlude and thought, imagine if someone like Big Freedia
just exploded into a third verse right here. Freedia was on
tour and stopped into a studio in Cincinnati for an evening
and just did it. The first time I heard it, I literally jumped
out of my chair and said, "Yes! This!” Says Freedia about connecting
on the song, “we have been mutual fans of each other for a while,
so I was happy to collaborate on this.” Check out this video
interview that the two artists, both proud members of the LGBTQ
community, did for GLAAD recently here.
“Drop A Bomb” is Riotron’s second single this summer,
following the acclaimed “Life Is What We’re Living.” That song
was accompanied by the much-googled video
starring Tyler Posey and ‘80s film icon Lea Thompson,
and remixes by Mahalo and dance music icon Paul Oakenfold.
