Niagara Falls Artist THUNDERCLAP! Re-releases Halloween Single, "The Littlest Monster" - out now
About Thunderclap!
Niagara Falls performance artist THUNDERCLAP! uses honesty and humility to develop an almost magical rapport with “every” audience he performs for. Performing all over North America & Western Europe, he’s shared the bill with acts like Hotel Mira, The Trews, The, Plastic People of the Universe, Jesse Roper, Mary Margaret O’Hara, & Tony Robbins, to name a few…
A live THUNDERCLAP! show harkens back to the traditional arch of story telling. The highly memorable originals are randomly sprinkled with a few choice covers, spoken word pieces, stories and improvisational banter with the audience. His days training as a practicing method actor in film & stage has no doubt led to what’s now an arguably “brave” spectacle that generally leaves the audience scratching their heads in all the right ways.
Due to his recent LP Strange Songs For Strange Times featuring acclaimed ‘Coast to Coast AM’ radio host George Noory, as well as the empathetic holiday tear jerker “Blank Slate”, THUNDERCLAP! has been played on over 75+ radio stations across North America & the UK through 2023/2024. Aside from continually cultivating his online presence, Mr. Clap is currently looking forward to entertaining future audiences with his constantly evolving presentations.
ABOUT THE SONG: “The Littlest Monster” – out now
“I wrote the nuts & bolts of this song on Halloween 6 years ago in the deep woods of Quebec with the celebrated writer Leigh Kotsilidis. On the fly I took some friends out to guerrilla film a night of trick or treating, knowing that I was going to release it the following year, sooo it was only 3 weeks before release that I finished the song, recorded a demo, edited the video, got my animator collaborator to do his part, recorded the final version (with Matt Keighan) and abracadabra!
But my most strategic tool for this particular project: a hard deadline, baby…
I toiled for the perfect lyrics although they came relatively fast. I wanted the song to give kids the type of willies that MJ’s Thriller gave me when I was a lad, as well as the fun of the Monster Mash, & I feel I achieved that. It all turned out to have a vaudevillian feel which I didn’t plan for but certainly gives it its own finger print.”
– THUNDERCLAP!
Credits:
– Written by: THUNDERCLAP! & Leigh Kotsilidis
– Lead vocal & Piano: THUNDERCLAP!
– Bass Guitar: Mega
– Drums: Matt Keighan
– Engineering & Mixing: AudioMat Recording Studio (Niagara Falls, ON)
– Mastering: Wow Recording Studio (St.Cths, ON)
Video:
– Directed & Produced by: THUNDERCLAP!
– Animation by: Theo Chapman
– THUNDERCLAP! doll design & Wardrobe by: Katie Webb
– THUNDERCLAP! live action portrayal: Nathanial Goold
– Ghost Child portrayal by: Erik Upper
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