
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.
