We create musical video experiments.
collectivecadenza, better known as CDZA, is a YouTube collective of New York City-based musicians who create quirky (usually one-take) music videos revolving around a theme, such as "History of Misheard Lyrics" and "City Streets, Famous Musicians". Their channel can be found here
and their official site here.
The collective appears to either on hiatus or has disbanded as no new videos or performances have been made since 2014.
Tropes seen in their videos include:
- Compilation Movie: "The European Odyssey" is a collection of four short experiments they did in various European locales.
- Leave the Camera Running: Many of their videos end with one of the singers holding up a "click to subscribe" sign while they all try to stand very still and keep straight faces, as the camera continues running.
- Translation Train Wreck: "Fresh Prince Google Translated", their most popular video, does this to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme and all 64 languages in Google Translate.
- Truck Driver's Gear Change: "Epic Key Changes" is a medley consisting entirely of songs that have a Truck Driver's Gear Change.
