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Electrocute is a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
-based electronic
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....
 rock 'n' roll band. Nicole Morier, from Albuquerque New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, USA, started the band with former member Mia Dime in Berlin
Berlin

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, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 in 2002. They formed a duo motivated by the explosive electro-pop/electroclash
Electroclash

Electroclash, sometimes alternatively spelled as Elektroklash, is a style of music that fuses new wave music and electronic dance music. Larry Tee coined the term, but DJ Hell from Gigolo Records is also often regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre....
 music scene happening in Berlin.

After releasing one EP and one LP on the now defunct Emperor Norton records, Mia left the band and Nicole continued touring, hiring Holly Doll, from Johnson City
Johnson City, Tennessee

Johnson City is a city in Carter County, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Tennessee, and Washington County, Tennessee Counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County....
, Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
, to fill in.






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Electrocute is a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
-based electronic
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....
 rock 'n' roll band. Nicole Morier, from Albuquerque New Mexico
New Mexico

New Mexico is a U. S. State located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. Inhabited by Native Americans in the United States populations for many centuries, it has also has been part of the Spanish Empire viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S....
, USA, started the band with former member Mia Dime in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 in 2002. They formed a duo motivated by the explosive electro-pop/electroclash
Electroclash

Electroclash, sometimes alternatively spelled as Elektroklash, is a style of music that fuses new wave music and electronic dance music. Larry Tee coined the term, but DJ Hell from Gigolo Records is also often regarded as one of the pioneers of the genre....
 music scene happening in Berlin.

After releasing one EP and one LP on the now defunct Emperor Norton records, Mia left the band and Nicole continued touring, hiring Holly Doll, from Johnson City
Johnson City, Tennessee

Johnson City is a city in Carter County, Tennessee, Sullivan County, Tennessee, and Washington County, Tennessee Counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County....
, Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
, to fill in. The two toured extensively throughout Europe
Europe

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, America, and Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 where they played the Big Day Out
Big Day Out

The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth, Western Australia by 1993, with the Gold Coast, Queensland and Auckland, New Zealand joining in 1994....
 festival in 2005 and met Mindy, a.k.a. Legs Le Brock (who is from Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
), who was DJ'ing an afterparty.

Morier eventually moved to Los Angeles and temporarily disbanded the project to pursue her songwriting career. She recently has had a song she co-wrote with Freescha
Freescha

Freescha is the musical collaboration of Nick Huntington and Michael McGroarty, based in the San Fernando Valley, California. Huntington and McGroarty, friends and partners since they met in high school....
, featured on the Britney Spears
Britney Spears

'Britney Jean Spears' is a Grammy Awards-winning American pop music singer, dancer, actress, and glamour model.Raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club#199...
 album Blackout entitled "Heaven on Earth". It was during that time that she met up once again with Legs Le Brock who had also recently relocated to LA. The two began doing DJ nights and when Nicole was asked by Mexican
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
 arts and culture magazine Celeste to tour in Mexico with Electrocute, she invited Legs to join her.

The two have since done a tour in Europe, returned to Mexico several times and played the Infest in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile

Santiago , is the Capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m Above mean sea level....
. They also have incorporated three other members into their live act that include Bram Inscore (keys and samples), Barbara Gruska (drums), and John Kirby
John Kirby

John Kirby is the name of several persons:* John Kirby , Canadian businessman & politician* John Kirby , American jazz musician* John Kirby , Irish bishop...
 (keys).

Recently, they released the EP "On The Beat" featuring the Dutch artist Junkie XL
Junkie XL

Tom Holkenborg , also known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Netherlands musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense....
.

Discography

  • Full-length albums and EPs
    • Tribute to Your Taste, 2003
    • Troublesome Bubblegum, 2005
    • On The Beat
      On the Beat

      On the Beat is a colloquial phrase often associated with a police officer's patrol , it can also refer to:*Films**On the Beat , 1962 film directed by Robert Asher...
      , 2008
  • Compilations
    • 2004 - "Bikini Bottom", The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (soundtrack)
    • 2008 - "Mad Pursuit" 21 (2008 film)
      21 (2008 film)

      21 is a 2008 in film drama film from Columbia Pictures. It is directed by Australian director Robert Luketic and stars Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Jacob Pitts, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Yoo and Liza Lapira....
       Soundtrack- Junkie XL featuring Electrocute
  • Singles
    • Sugar Buzz, 2003
    • Shag Ball, 2005
    • Cops Copulating, 2005
    • Bed Legs, 2008
    • On The Beat, 2008
    • Mad Pursuit, 2008


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