Doctor Steel

This article is about the musician and internet personality, Dr. Steel. For other articles relating to "Doctor Steel", see Dr. Steel (disambiguation).

Doctor Steel
Doctor Steel with his robot band
Doctor Steel with his robot band
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, Internet personality
Instruments
Years active1999–2011
LabelsSelf-published

Rion M. Vernon,[1] known by his stage name Doctor Steel[2] (full name, Doctor Phineas Waldolf Steel[3]) is an American musician and internet personality from Los Angeles. He performed on rare occasions with a "backup band", claiming that a fictitious robot band had malfunctioned. Shows incorporated puppetry, multimedia and performances by female members ("Nurses" and "Scouts") of his street team, The Army of Toy Soldiers. Steel made a brief appearance on The Tonight Show and has had numerous interviews.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He was the subject of an article in Wired magazine regarding allegations that Dr. Horrible had copied his style.[12] Steel has frequently been cited as an example of steampunk music.[13][14][15][16]

  1. ^ "Rion Vernon's Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Songs — Rion Vernon".
  3. ^ "Dr. Steel's Manifesto" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2013. Hello, my name is Dr. Phineas Waldolf Steel™ and I'm crazy. At least that's what they tell me.
  4. ^ Fractal Suicide. "Doctor Steel". Suicide Girls. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  5. ^ "Audio Drome Review: Dr. Steel". Rue Morgue Magazine. No. 42. November–December 2004. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "VMU Interview with Doctor Steel". February 25, 2005. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ Grin, Cheshire S. (2007). "The Utopian Playground of Dr. Steel" (PDF). Steampunk Magazine #3. pp. 50–51. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
  8. ^ Cricket (October 15, 2008). "The Mad Musician – Doctor Steel". NERDSociety. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
  9. ^ Michael Anissimov (August 16, 2008). "Interview with Dr. Steel". Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
  10. ^ Tyler Davidson (March 13, 2009). "Words with Dr. Steel, a mad mad mad mad scientist". Highlander. University of California Riverside. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  11. ^ Other interviews with Dr. Steel:
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wired on Horrible was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Andrew Ross Rowe (September 29, 2008). "What Is Steampunk? A Subculture Infiltrating Films, Music, Fashion, More". MTV News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2009. Another great example [of steampunk music] is Dr. Steel, a hip-hop steampunker.
  14. ^ "MTV News video: 'It's Airships, Pirates And Goggles'". MTV. Archived from the original on October 26, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  15. ^ theladyofshalott (January 3, 2009). "Myspace Steampunk resource connections". Steampunk Underground. Retrieved September 17, 2009. For the foremost of the musical assets of our steampunk realm, there [is]... Dr. Steel with a rather strongly dominant tone... [dead link]
  16. ^ Charlie Amter (January 29, 2009). "Creators of the Edwardian Ball bring the annual San Francisco event to L.A., corsets and all". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 30, 2009.