11/05/2022
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From Oakland CA, Las Vegas-based Fans of Jimmy Century is the modwave, modsquad genre-bending duo of vocalist|voice actor Alicia Perrone and bassist|producer|video director Victor James. “Best of My Generation (All The Way)” distributed by United Masters was the featured NBA song on MVP 2019-2021 winner Giannis “The Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo’s highlight reel. FOJC’s latest television placement of note in January 2022, is now playing on Netflix’s Top 10 hit show “Emily in Paris.” 2014’s “Va Va Voom to the Moon” is experiencing a rebirth thanks to the show’s soundtrack success and a great featured post of the FOJC’s video on media empire Pop Sugar.
FOJC is a member of the AWAL/Kobalt (now) Sony Music family of artists and teamed up to release their single “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go vs Love TKO,” a 70’s-style babymaking mod soulful remake of the 80’s Wham! classic pop song. Their comedic YouTube series “The Babymakers” was created to tease the single – a full album “Songs From The Babymakers Series,” a collection of 80s songs turned on by the 70s, is scheduled for 2022.
FOJC’s new uplifting funky single “Rocket Star” was written for this year’s Bongo Boy Records compilation Kidz and Katz by Various Artists, with an additional release this Summer 2021, mixed and mastered by supporter and Grammy-winner Luca Pretolesi known for his work with Diplo, Major Lazer, Steve Aoki, and Snoop Lion. “Rocket Star” was written not only with the younger generation in mind, but also for the young bloods, the young at heart…to feel some bliss again after such a dark year. A corresponding lyric video was released on the heels of the single and submitted to the 64th Grammys Awards. And more recently in December 2021, FOJC did an exclusive YouTube release of a villainous mod jazzy version of “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” featuring hand rod puppets.
In November 2020, Fans of Jimmy Century was invited to perform in the biggest livestream musical concert of all time, the iVoted Election Night Festival, as the top trending artist in the swing state of Nevada.
FOJC is inspired by genre-bending, creating characters/alter egos to match their songs’ vibes/videos. They create funny music videos, like the 70s-inspo prank music video spoofing buddy films for the rock/rap electro/punk iTunes-charting single “Best of My Generation.” The song was a big stretch from the the wickedly kitsch, vampy villainous swing of “All My Friends Are Ice Queens” and began their obsession with genre-bending. Their YouTube and branding focuses on music, comedy commentary, and pop culture / slop culture.
Back in 2013 FOJC signed with Bungalo/Universal, but left to self-release in 2015. Film and Television syncs include Netflix’s Top 10 hit Emily in Paris, the Warner Bros. film Get Hard, NBA, Ray Donovan, Law and Order: SVU, Gossip Girl, The L Word, Finding Nemo, Hall Pass, Bad Teacher, Housewives of NYC, Snapped etc.
FOJC has been collaborating with producer Chris Moon (known for discovering Prince) and will re-launch their popular residency live production show “Fatale Originale” on the Las Vegas strip southside in 2022.
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