Cooler Kids

Cooler Kids
Sisely Treasure and Kaz Gamble.
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	House Music
Years active	2002–2005
Labels	Dreamworks Records
Associated acts	Luscious Jackson
Past members	Kaz Gamble Sisely Treasure Jill Cunniff

Cooler Kids were a house music group from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2002. Composed of producer Kaz Gamble (a.k.a. DJ Kazimir), vocalist Sisely Treasure, and former Luscious Jackson bassist Jill Cunniff. They were signed to Dreamworks Records.

The idea for the group came during e-mail correspondence that began with a fan message from Treasure, who lived in California, to Gamble in New York. The duo began working on music with Cunniff, whose role was described as "muse/sage/groove godmother", and production team Pop-Rox.

In 2003, the group joined Erasure on their North American tour and, in an attempt to raise their profile among gay listeners, took a float in New York City's gay pride parade. Also in 2003, two original songs were featured in the video game Monster Rancher 4. Their debut and only album Punk Debutante was released on July 1, 2003 to mixed reviews. Rolling Stone gave the album two stars out of five, remarking, "The boogie's is in their hearts, but with too many same-y beats, the Cooler Kids get stuck in a groove they can't get out of." A review in City Pages also expressed mixed feelings. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin was more positive, calling several of the album's tracks "examples of what perfect dance pop should sound like". The group's song "Around The World" landed on the Billboard Dance Chart and was featured in The Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003; it was also featured in the pilot episode of the teen drama The O.C. and was included in the video game, NHL 12. The band also had their song, "E Is For Everybody", featured in the Disney Channel television movie, Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time and was also featured on the soundtrack of the show.