Datarock

Datarock
Datarock performing at Virgin Festival Ontario day 2 2009
Background information
Origin	Bergen, Norway
Genres	Electronic rock, dance-punk, post-punk revival
Years active	2000 – present
Labels	Young Aspiring Professionals (current), Dim Mak Records (former)
Website	datarockmusic.com
Members	Fredrik Saroea, Kjetil Møster, Adrian Meehan, Thomas Larssen
Past members	Kevin O'Brien, Tom Mæland, Ketil Mosnes, Tarjei Strøm

Datarock is a Norwegian electronic rock band. The band, known for wearing red jumpsuits, formed in 2000. Original personnel were Fredrik Saroea, Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O'Brien, who soon hired Tom Mæland. O'Brien and Mæland later left the band, but the duo of Saroea and Mosnes continued the project.

Their name is derived from the Norwegian word for computer – datamaskin and the word rock (meaning rock music made on a computer).

The band has released three EPs and their debut album, Datarock Datarock, was released in 2005 in 10 countries on the band's own label, YAP (Young Aspiring Professionals), receiving favourable reviews, especially in the UK. They made an appearance in Australia's Triple J Hottest 100 with the single "Computer Camp Love" in 2005, placing at #12. Fredrick has commented that Australia was the only country to pick up Datarock early aside from their homeland. This song was #88 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Their song "Fa-Fa-Fa" was featured in a Coca-Cola advert, and is also featured in "Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective", NHL 08, FIFA 08, and NBA Live 08. It also appears in The Sims 2: Free Time, and The Sims' video team was asked to create a custom music video for "Fa-Fa-Fa." Another one of their songs, "New Song," is featured in Madden NFL 08. In addition, "I Used To Dance With My Daddy" is featured in UEFA Euro 2008 and Need For Speed: ProStreet (only remix version), also "True Stories" is featured in FIFA 09. Datarock is also featured in FIFA 10 with "Give it Up."