Liz Enthusiasm
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Liz Enthusiasm is the pseudonym
of Justinne ("Jussi") Gamache, the lead singer of the indie synthpop
band Freezepop. She currently lives in Massachusetts
.
Liz writes the majority of the lyrics for her band Freezepop in English, but has also written songs in Japanese
("Tenisu no Boifurendo"), and French
("Parlez-Vous Freezepop?").
Liz also works in graphic design
, including the design for the Freezepop website She has also created many music videos for Freezepop in (then) Macromedia's
Flash
program.
In 2004, Liz and her best friend and fellow musician Gordon Merrick released an Internet album titled Best Friends Forever containing six covers, one of a Freezepop song. Liz and Gordon continued their collaboration on their 2006 "Manchester on My Mind" EP, which includes covers of such Manchester
, UK bands as Inspiral Carpets
and The Stone Roses
.
Jussi holds two degrees from Boston University
School for the Arts.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of Justinne ("Jussi") Gamache, the lead singer of the indie synthpop
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
band Freezepop. She currently lives in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Liz writes the majority of the lyrics for her band Freezepop in English, but has also written songs in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
("Tenisu no Boifurendo"), and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
("Parlez-Vous Freezepop?").
Liz also works in graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
, including the design for the Freezepop website She has also created many music videos for Freezepop in (then) Macromedia's
Macromedia
Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software company headquartered in San Francisco, California that produced such products as Flash and Dreamweaver. Its rival, Adobe Systems, acquired Macromedia on December 3, 2005 and controls the line of Macromedia...
Flash
Adobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
program.
In 2004, Liz and her best friend and fellow musician Gordon Merrick released an Internet album titled Best Friends Forever containing six covers, one of a Freezepop song. Liz and Gordon continued their collaboration on their 2006 "Manchester on My Mind" EP, which includes covers of such Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, UK bands as Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
and The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses are an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s...
.
Jussi holds two degrees from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
School for the Arts.