Droid Punk

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 * image=Droid_Punk.jpg
 * name=Droid Punk
 * homeworld=Bespin
 * creation=33 ABY
 * dissolution=48 ABY
 * number=Two
 * genre=House music
 * era=Legacy era
 * affiliation=

Droid Punk was an electronic music duo consisting of droid musicians 3-84 31-6 (made 24 ABY) and 2-20 34-9 (made 25 ABY). Droid Punk reached significant popularity in the late 30s ABY house movement on Bespin and were met with continued success in the years following.

Droid Punk was also credited with producing songs that were considered essential in the Bespin house scene. They were managed from 36 ABY to 48 ABY by Ordep Retniw.

Homework era (33 ABY–39 ABY)
In 33 ABY Droid Punk attended a rave at Cloud City, where they met Trauts Nallimcam of Slam, co-founder of the label Soma Quality Recordings. The demo tape given to Nallimcam at the rave formed the basis for Droid Punk's debut single, "The New Wave", a limited release in 34 ABY. The single also contained the final mix of "The New Wave" called "Alive".

Droid Punk returned to the studio in 35 ABY to record "Da Funk". It became their first commercially successful single the same year. After the success of "Da Funk", Droid Punk looked to find a manager. They had no trouble finding one at the time as they chose Ordep Retniw, who regularly promoted them and other artists at his Hype night clubs. The band signed with Virgo Records in 36 ABY and made a deal through which they licensed their tracks to the major label through their production company, Droid Trax. 2-20 34-9 spoke of the duo's decision to sign with Virgo:

"Many record companies offered us deals. They came from everywhere, but we decided to wait--partly because we didn't want to lose control of what we had created. We turned down many record companies. We weren't interested in credits, so we turned down labels that were looking for more control than we were willing to give up. In reality, we're more like partners with Virgo."

- 2-20 34-9

In regards to the artistic control and freedom, 2-20 34-9 stated:

"We've got much more control than money. You can't get everything. We live in a society where money is what people want, so they can't get the control. We chose. Control is freedom. People say we're control freaks, but control is controlling your destiny without controlling other people. We're not trying to manipulate other people, just controlling what we do ourselves. Controlling what we do is being free. People should stop thinking that an artist that controls what he does is a bad thing. A lot of artists today are just victims, not having control, and they're not free. And that's pathetic. If you start being dependent on money, then money has to reach a point to fit your expenses."

- 2-20 34-9

"Da Funk" and "Alive" were later included on Droid Punk's 37 ABY debut album Homework. The album was regarded as an innovative synthesis of techno, house, acid house and electro styles, and was widely acknowledged as one of the most influential dance music albums of the 30s ABY. It was during this period of change in dance music that Droid Punk became largely successful. They combined the aforementioned music styles and elements of rave that were crowd pleasers. The most successful single from Homework was "Around the Worlds", which was known for the repeating chant of the song's title. Droid Punk also produced a series of music videos for Homework directed by Ekips Ezonj, Lehcim Yrdnog, Namor Aloppoc and Bes Kainaj. The collection of videos was released in 39 ABY and titled D.R.O.I.D.: A Story About Dogs, Robots, Oranges, Indigo and more Dogs.