Bumblebeez

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Not to be confused with the children's music artists of the same name, the Bumblebeez hail from Braidwood, a small town in Australia's New South Wales territory, and craft a cut'n'paste collision of noisy hip-hop and rock. Producer/singer/multi-instrumentalist Chris Colonna is the architect of the Bumblebeez' raw sound, although his sister Pia (aka Queen ViLa) often contributes raps and backing vocals and his best friend Surya plays bass and guitar. Colonna began making music when he was 13, but chose to study art; in his last year of art school, he won a scholarship to attend New York's Pratt Institute. While in Brooklyn, he immersed himself in his three passions: art, tennis (he played on NYU's tennis team), and music.

Along with an internship at Astralwerks, Colonna absorbed the city's hip-hop scene as well as rock bands such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Strokes. Both kinds of music informed his own work: his laptop-created productions -- which number nearly 500 at last count -- veer between spare, syncopated, Neptunes-inspired hip-hop and buzzing rock songs like "Ponyride" and "Step Back," both of which were among the tracks he submitted to the Fly Music Competition and Triple J Unearthed Contests in 2002. The Bumblebeez won both contests and put out their debut EP, White Printz, early the following year. The EP received U.K. distribution later that year; meanwhile, Colonna and company kept busy playing Australian festivals, including Splendour in the Grass, and completing their first full-length. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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Dr Love
Bumblebeez
Dr Love
04:11
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
06
Comin Fa Ya
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
01:34
Composers: Chris Colonna

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Albums
℗ 2007 Umberto Pty Ltd
01-01-2007
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
01
Intro
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
00:43
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
02
Black Dirt (Interlude Version)
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
02:31
Composers: Chris Colonna
03
Clubb Clubb (Interlude Version)
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
02:28
Composers: Chris Colonna
04
Radio Fabulous
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
00:50
Composers: Chris Colonna
05
Dr Love (Interlude Version)
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
04:17
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
06
Comin Fa Ya
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
01:34
Composers: Chris Colonna
07
Freak Ya Loneliness (Interlude Version)
Bumblebeez
Prince Umberto And The Sister Of Ill
03:18
Composers: Chris Colonna
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This Compilation ℗ 2004 UMG Recordings, Inc.
24-05-2004
The Printz
01
O U No
Bumblebeez
The Printz
00:59
Composers: Chris Colonna
02
Step Back
Bumblebeez
The Printz
03:05
Composers: Chris Colonna
03
I Come With Water
Bumblebeez
The Printz
02:01
Composers: Chris Colonna
04
Let's Go
Bumblebeez
The Printz
01:51
05
Microphonediseases (Ail Mix)
Bumblebeez
The Printz
02:58
Composers: Chris Colonna
06
Get Dressed (Nighttime Mix)
Bumblebeez
The Printz
04:03
07
Pony Ride
Bumblebeez
The Printz
02:41
Composers: Chris Colonna
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℗ 2004 Geffen Records
01-01-2004
Printz
01
O U No
Bumblebeez
Printz
00:58
Composers: Chris Colonna
02
Step Back
Bumblebeez
Printz
03:04
Composers: Chris Colonna
03
I Come With Water
Bumblebeez
Printz
02:01
Composers: Chris Colonna
04
Let's Go
Bumblebeez
Printz
01:51
Composers: Chris Colonna
05
Microphonediseases
Bumblebeez
Printz
02:58
Composers: Chris Colonna
06
Get Dressed
Bumblebeez
Printz
04:02
Composers: Chris Colonna
07
Pony Ride
Bumblebeez
Printz
02:40
Composers: Chris Colonna
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EPs
℗ 2011 Bang Gang 12inches
08-07-2011
World Wild Web Remixez
01
Rodeo (Franz & Shape Remix)
Bumblebeez
World Wild Web Remixez
06:37
Composers: Christopher Colonna
02
Betty Jane (Jagwar Ma)
Bumblebeez
World Wild Web Remixez
03:49
Composers: Christopher Colonna
03
Cowboy (Wordlife Remix)
Bumblebeez
World Wild Web Remixez
05:03
Composers: Christopher Colonna
04
I Dot Dance To The Robot
Bumblebeez
World Wild Web Remixez
03:33
Composers: Christopher Colonna
05
Lets Go Ride Some Horses
Bumblebeez
World Wild Web Remixez
04:38
Composers: Christopher Colonna
℗ 2007 81 Records
01-01-2007
Dr Love
01
Dr Love
Bumblebeez
Dr Love
04:11
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
02
Dr Love (Trizzy's Free iPhone Mix)
Bumblebeez
Dr Love
05:48
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
03
Dr Love (Architecture In Helsinki Dr Hookah Mix)
Bumblebeez
Dr Love
07:30
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
04
Dr Love (Soft Tigers Pinto's RX7 Mix)
Bumblebeez
Dr Love
03:20
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
℗ 2007 81 Records, under exclusive license to Universal Music Australia Pty Limited
11-12-2006
Black Dirt
01
Black Dirt
Bumblebeez
Black Dirt
02:16
Composers: Chris Colonna
02
Trouble In The City
Bumblebeez
Black Dirt
03:40
Composers: Chris Colonna
03
Cherish The Rhymes
Bumblebeez
Black Dirt
03:24
Composers: Chris Colonna
04
Repeater
Bumblebeez
Black Dirt
02:31
Composers: Chris Colonna
05
Rainbows
Bumblebeez
Black Dirt
02:23
Composers: Chris Colonna
This Compilation ℗ 2003 81 Records, Under Exclusive Licence To Modular Records
01-01-2003
Red Printz
01
Intro
Bumblebeez
Red Printz
00:25
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
02
Brooklyn
Bumblebeez
Red Printz
02:18
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
03
Vila Attack
Bumblebeez
Red Printz
03:03
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
04
Vampires
Bumblebeez
Red Printz
03:11
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
05
Rappa
Bumblebeez
Red Printz
02:58
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
06
Pink Fairy Floss
Bumblebeez
Red Printz
03:15
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
07
Fluffy White Rabbit
Bumblebeez
Red Printz
02:43
Composers: Chris Colonna - Pia Colonna
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Singles
04-03-2013
Next to You (feat. Maria)
01
Next to You
Bumblebeez
Next to You (feat. Maria)
03:52
℗ 2011 Bang Gang 12inches
23-11-2011
Summer Bum
01
Summer Bum
Bumblebeez
Summer Bum
03:46
Composers: Christopher Colonna
℗ 2008 Modular Recordings
01-01-2008
Freak Ya Loneliness
01
Freak Ya Loneliness
Bumblebeez
Freak Ya Loneliness
03:20
Composers: Chris Colonna
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℗ 2012 Pixadelic
23-04-2012
My Contribution to the Global Warming
01
Les ondes
Motorbass
My Contribution to the Global Warming
03:34
Composers: Etienne de Crécy - Philippe Cerboneschi
02
Le patron est devenu fou
Etienne de Crécy
My Contribution to the Global Warming
03:46
Writer: Etienne de Crécy / Composers: Etienne de Crécy
03
Prix choc
Etienne de Crécy
My Contribution to the Global Warming
03:52
Writer: Etienne de Crécy / Composers: Etienne de Crécy
04
Am I Wrong
Etienne de Crécy
My Contribution to the Global Warming
03:52
Composers: Etienne de Crécy
05
3 Days Week-End
Etienne de Crécy
My Contribution to the Global Warming
03:56
Writer: Etienne de Crécy / Composers: Etienne de Crécy
06
Scratched
Etienne de Crécy
My Contribution to the Global Warming
03:48
Writer: Etienne de Crécy - Payne Michael Steven - Belita Woods / Composers: Etienne de Crécy - Payne Michael Steven - Belita Woods
07
Apretime
Etienne de Crécy
My Contribution to the Global Warming
00:57
Composers: Etienne de Crécy
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℗ 2009 This compilation WaterTower Music as licensee for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
13-02-2009
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
01
Sister Christian
Night Ranger
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
05:02
Writer: Kelly Keagy
02
Freak Your Loneliness
Bumblebeez
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
03:19
Writer: Christopher Colonna
03
Get 'Em Up
Classic
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
02:00
Writer: Ali Theodore - Julian Michael Davis - Zach Danziger
04
Post Millennium Extinction Blues
Living Things
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
03:39
Writer: Lillian Berlin - Living Things
05
She Does
Locksley
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
01:53
Writer: Jesse Laz
06
My Favourite Book
Stars
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
04:04
Writer: Amy Millan - Chris Seligman - Evan Cranley - Patrick McGee - Torquil Campbell
07
Tick Tick Boom
The Hives
Friday the 13th (Music from the Motion Picture)
03:26
Writer: Randy Fitzsimmons / Composers: Randy Fitzsimmons
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