History Music / Grottomatic

Grottomatic is a one-member nerd band consisting exclusively of Tim Stevens. He writes lyrics, composes music, plays keyboards, provides lead and backing vocals, and even enters all MIDI programming. He has been musically active since 2008. He specializes in "nerd music," drawing influences from acts such as Music/TheyMightBeGiants, Music/JonathanCoulton, Music/FlightOfTheConchords, and Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club. While most of his works are original, he occasionally dabbles in popular song parodies.

[-The band's studio album discography is as follows:-]
* ''[[http://grottomatic.bandcamp.com/album/on-no-budget On No Budget,'' 2012]]
* ''[[http://grottomatic.bandcamp.com/album/tornado-of-squee Tornado of Squee,'' 2015]]
* ''[[http://grottomatic.bandcamp.com/album/hey-blondie-how-s-it-going Hey Blondie, How's It Going?'' 2018]]

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Tornado of Squee'' gets its name from a line in "A Mouse for a Day," and ''Hey Blondie, How's It Going?'' is a spoken line that begins "Stretch Sumo Angel."
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: In "Omnivore," written about {{Franchise/Kirby}}, there is contrast between descriptions of Kirby in Japan and the USA, and the music changes to match.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z_XlKiO3E8 "Bad Decisions"]]
* BookEnds: ''Hey Blondie, How's It Going?'' on Band Camp.
%%* DisabilitySuperPower
* IAmSong: Literally titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsYJxutH_6s "I Am."]]
%%* IAmTheBand: Tim Stevens.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZS0fyIHfZ4 "Stretchy Sumo Angel"]]
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Tim is obviously white but has composed his fair share of {{Soul}} music.
* TakeThat: Tim had been overexposed to the Music/WhitneyHouston hit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs "Saving All My Love for You"]] and had wanted to write a parody of it for quite some time. He started watching ''Series/DoctorWho,'' and the result was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNke0CIt5EE this.]]
* UncommonTime: "Bad Decisions" is in 5/4.

* DisabilitySuperPower
* {{Filk}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alas5Rjvcn0 "Returning To The Falls"]] is based on ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. Other songs have been written for ''Film/{{Avatar}},'' ''Series/DoctorWho,'' ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn,'' and even ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''

* IAmTheBand: Tim Stevens.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly

* {{Filk}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alas5Rjvcn0 "Returning To The Falls"]] is based on ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. Other songs have been written for ''{{Film/Avatar}},'' ''Series/DoctorWho,'' ''WebComic/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn,'' and even ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''

* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Tim is obviously white but has composed his fair share of soul music.

* UncommonTime: "Bad Decisions" is in 5/4.

* TakeThat: Tim had been overexposed to the Whitney Houston hit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs "Saving All My Love for You"]] and had wanted to write a parody of it for quite some time. He started watching ''Series/DoctorWho,'' and the result was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNke0CIt5EE this.]]

* UncommonTime: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z_XlKiO3E8 "Bad Decisions"]] is in 5/4.

* TakeThat: Tim had been overexposed to the Whitney Houston hit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs "Saving All My Love for You"]] and had wanted to write a parody of it for quite some time. He started watching ''Series/DoctorWho,'' and the result was [[https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNke0CIt5EE this.]]

* {{Filk}}: "Returning To The Falls" is based on ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''. Other songs have been written for ''{{Film/Avatar}},'' ''Series/DoctorWho,'' ''WebComic/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn,'' and even ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''

* TakeThat: Tim had been overexposed to the Whitney Houston hit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs "Saving All My Love for You"]] and had wanted to write a parody of it for quite some time. He started watching ''Series/DoctorWho,'' and the result was [[http://grottomatic.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-who this.]]

* {{Filk}}: "Returning To The Falls" is based on ''WesternAnimation/Gravity Falls''. Other songs have been written for ''{{Film/Avatar}},'' ''Series/DoctorWho,'' ''WebComic/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn,'' and even ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: Electronic jazz, Latin metal, electronic folk.

* UncommonTime: "Bad Decisions" is in 5/4.

* BookEnds: ''Hey Blondie, How's It Going?'' on BandCamp.

* {{Filk}}: Several songs have been written for ''{{Film/Avatar}},'' ''Series/DoctorWho,'' ''WebComic/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn,'' and even ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.''

* AlbumTitleDrop: ''Tornado of Squee'' gets its name from a line in "A Mouse for a Day."

* HilariousInHindsight: "Avatar."

* NoBudget: His first album, ''On No Budget,'' sounds exactly like what it is. Tim was living in poverty during most of the album's production.
* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Tim is obviously white, but has composed his fair share of soul music.
* TakeThat: Tim had been overexposed to the Whitney Houston hit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewxmv2tyeRs "Saving All My Love for You"]] and had wanted to write a parody of it for quite some time. He started watching ''Series/DoctorWho,'' and the result was [[http://grottomatic.bandcamp.com/track/doctor-who this.]]

* AlbumTitleDrop:

Grottomatic is a one-member nerd band consisting exclusively of Tim Stevens. He writes lyrics, composes music, plays keyboards, provides lead and backing vocals, and even enters all MIDI programming. He has been musically active since 2008. He specializes in "nerd music," drawing influences from acts such as Music/TheMightBeGiants, Music/JonathanCoulton, Music/FlightOfTheConchords, and Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club. While most of his works are original, he occasionally dabbles in popular song parodies.

* AlbumTitleDrop: The words "tornado of squee" can be heard in [[http://grottomatic.bandcamp.com/track/a-mouse-for-a-day "A Mouse for a Day."]]