Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew
Encyclopedia
Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew is an electronic music
group specializing in pirate-themed hip hop music
.
, nerdcore hip hop
, and crunk
with Baroque
and Classical
instrumentation, usually achieved through the use of synthesizer
s and other methods associated with computer music
.
Lyrically, the group discusses a number of pirate-related subjects but with a rap-styled twist. Life on the high seas
, threats against rival pirate crews, and recreational drug use
are common themes addressed by lead vocalist and lyricist "Captain" Dan Dolan and a cast of supporting vocalists. Also some of their songs are more dirty sounding and explicit.
Influences cited by the group include Davy Jones
, and Blackbeard
.
, Phil Brainerd, and Shivaame Timbers. Much of the group's music has been the result of collaboration between individuals on the internet.
The group has released four albums, Authentic Pirate Hip-Hop, Rimes of the Hip-Hop Mariners, From the Seas to the Streets and recently, Divide the Plunder. The group's albums were officially released on International Talk Like a Pirate Day
(September 19), starting in 2006. (The one exception to this was 2008, when, instead of releasing an album, the band leaked 3 tracks to the album From the Seas to the Streets.http://www.piratepalooza.com/?p=199) In addition to offering their albums for sale through Nonexistent Records, a record label
created by Dolan and Podray, the group offers its music for free via Internet downloads as a means of self-promotion.
Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew has appeared on a number of radio talk shows, including "The Awful Show", World of Warcraft Radio's [EPIC], "Steppin' to the Bad Side", and KROQ-FM
's "Kevin and Bean
". The group was also featured in the October 2008 issue of Blender
magazine as part of a featurette on Nerdapalooza
.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
group specializing in pirate-themed hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
.
Musical style
Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew combines elements from hip hop music genres such as gangsta rapGangsta rap
Gangsta Rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that evolved from hardcore hip hop and purports to reflect urban crime and the violent lifestyles of inner-city youths. Lyrics in gangsta rap have varied from accurate reflections to fictionalized accounts. Gangsta is a non-rhotic pronunciation of the word...
, nerdcore hip hop
Nerdcore hip hop
Nerdcore hip hop, is a sub-genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds, though it can appeal to others as well. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term in the 2000 song...
, and crunk
Crunk
Crunk is a music style that originated in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-to-late 1990s and gained mainstream success around 2003–2004. Performers of crunk music are sometimes referred to as crunksters. An archetypal crunk track most frequently uses a drum machine rhythm, heavy bassline, and...
with Baroque
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
and Classical
Classical period (music)
The dates of the Classical Period in Western music are generally accepted as being between about 1750 and 1830. However, the term classical music is used colloquially to describe a variety of Western musical styles from the ninth century to the present, and especially from the sixteenth or...
instrumentation, usually achieved through the use of synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s and other methods associated with computer music
Computer music
Computer music is a term that was originally used within academia to describe a field of study relating to the applications of computing technology in music composition; particularly that stemming from the Western art music tradition...
.
Lyrically, the group discusses a number of pirate-related subjects but with a rap-styled twist. Life on the high seas
International waters
The terms international waters or trans-boundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems , and wetlands.Oceans,...
, threats against rival pirate crews, and recreational drug use
Recreational drug use
Recreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...
are common themes addressed by lead vocalist and lyricist "Captain" Dan Dolan and a cast of supporting vocalists. Also some of their songs are more dirty sounding and explicit.
Influences cited by the group include Davy Jones
Davy Jones
Davy Jones may refer to:People:*Davy Jones , English actor and singer, formerly of the band The Monkees*Davy Jones , American*Davy Jones , American baseball player...
, and Blackbeard
Blackbeard
Edward Teach , better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies....
.
Biography
Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew was formed in 2006 by friends Dan Dolan and Brad Podray as a musical side-project. Other musicians have also contributed to the group's works, including Alex Zakak, Scott Dolan, Brian Kenig, Chris Ortega, ZealouS1Zealous1
Beau Fa'asamala is an American rapper and producer from Oceanside, California known as ZeaLouS1. The self-proclaimed "King of the Boss Fights" and "The Sleeping Dragon of Nerdcore" started making beats, producing, and MC'ing while attending California State University, San Marcos as an Audio...
, Phil Brainerd, and Shivaame Timbers. Much of the group's music has been the result of collaboration between individuals on the internet.
The group has released four albums, Authentic Pirate Hip-Hop, Rimes of the Hip-Hop Mariners, From the Seas to the Streets and recently, Divide the Plunder. The group's albums were officially released on International Talk Like a Pirate Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers , of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate...
(September 19), starting in 2006. (The one exception to this was 2008, when, instead of releasing an album, the band leaked 3 tracks to the album From the Seas to the Streets.http://www.piratepalooza.com/?p=199) In addition to offering their albums for sale through Nonexistent Records, a record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
created by Dolan and Podray, the group offers its music for free via Internet downloads as a means of self-promotion.
Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew has appeared on a number of radio talk shows, including "The Awful Show", World of Warcraft Radio's [EPIC], "Steppin' to the Bad Side", and KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
's "Kevin and Bean
Kevin and Bean
Kevin and Bean is the morning show on KROQ-FM, an alternative rock-format radio station in Los Angeles, California. It is hosted by Kevin Ryder and Gene "Bean" Baxter. The show has been on the air since 1990 and intersperses music and news with comedy bits, celebrity interviews, listener call-ins,...
". The group was also featured in the October 2008 issue of Blender
Blender (magazine)
Blender was an American music magazine that billed itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more". It was also known for sometimes steamy pictorials of celebrities....
magazine as part of a featurette on Nerdapalooza
Nerdapalooza
Nerdapalooza is an annual music festival, the first of its kind to invite all genres of the nerd music movement under one roof, including nerd rock, nerdcore hip hop, chiptunes, and video game music. The idea for Nerdapalooza was conceived by John "hex" Carter, who hosted a nerdy music themed radio...
.
Personnel
- "Captain" Dan Dolan – lead vocals, etc.
- Brad "Sea Dawg" Podray – supporting vocals, etc.
- Alex "Azis" Zakak – beat engineer, etc.
- Scott "Free" Dolan – supporting vocals, etc.
- Brian "DJ Syko" Kenig – Turntablist
- Chris "MC Treasure" Ortega
- ZealouS1Zealous1Beau Fa'asamala is an American rapper and producer from Oceanside, California known as ZeaLouS1. The self-proclaimed "King of the Boss Fights" and "The Sleeping Dragon of Nerdcore" started making beats, producing, and MC'ing while attending California State University, San Marcos as an Audio...
- Phil Brainerd
- Admiralty
Discography
- Authentic Pirate Hip-Hop (19 September 2006)
- Rimes of the Hip-Hop Mariners (19 September 2007)
- From the Seas to the Streets (12 January 2009)
- Divide The Plunder – The Best of Pirate Rap (19 September 2011)
External links
- Nonexistent Recordings
- Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew on MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew on FacebookFacebookFacebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
- Captain Dan & the Scurvy Crew on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....