Draft:Gregory Holgate
British musician
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Gregory Holgate is a British nerdcore musician, YouTuber, and actor producing music under the online persona of The Stupendium. The Stupendium's songs adapt various video games into short musical narratives, taking influence from hip hop, musical theatre, and gaming culture. The Stupendium YouTube channel features elaborate music videos for many of their songs, as well as short multi-song original musicals.[1]
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Comment: Seems to fail WP:NMUSICIAN/WP:NACTOR etc. While not without some visibility, it doesn't seem like there is much that is specifically about them, independent of their music. See also WP:NOTINHERITED. Possibly WP:TOOSOON. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 18:11, 25 October 2025 (UTC)
Gregory Holgate | |
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| Born | 5 August, 1991 (age 34) London, England |
| Other names | The Stupendium |
| Occupations | Youtuber, animator |
| Known for | Making music based off video games |
| Style | Nerdcore |
| Awards | Logan award (Outstanding Comedy Music Video 2022) |
Style and content
The Stupendium is most closely identified with nerdcore, with witty, fast-paced lyrics telling the experiences of a fictional character. Holgate cites heavy influence from musical theatre, including Stephen Sondheim, Tim Minchin and Lin Manuel Miranda.[1] Their musical styles otherwise vary widely, often reflecting the particular setting or aesthetics of a given property.[2][3] The Stupendium's music videos are noted for their high production value, including elaborate cosplay, extensive soundstage setpieces, and original animation.[1][2]
Career
The Stupendium is primarily recognized for their independent fan songs, including "A Pizza the Action" based on Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, and "An Imposter Calls" based on Among Us.[2][4] They provided a singing impression of Valve CEO Gabe Newell for the song "Count To Three" by fellow YouTube musicians the Chalkeaters, satirizing the cancellation of Half Life 3 and other sequels.[5] They have also collaborated with YouTubers Dan Bull[4] and MatPat.[6]
In addition to original fan tributes, The Stupendium has directly collaborated with game developers for promotional productions. Their largest projects include Neath!, a short musical set in the Fallen London universe and made in collaboration with Failbetter Games to coincide with the release of Mask of the Rose. Influenced by Oliver! and Sweeney Todd, Neath! follows the regulars of a tavern searching for love in the setting's alternate subterranean London. Holgate stars across the roles of thieving boarder Robert "Honest Bob" Rackett, transgender barkeep Cassie Haversham, and posh devil Byron Brimstone.[1]
The Stupendium was also commissioned for "Vending Machine of Love", an original theme song for OnlyCans: Thirst Date upon the game's release on Steam.[7] It won the 2022 Logan Whitehurst Award for best comedy music video.[8] The Frostpunk song "Shelter from the Storm" received mainstream literary praise for its lyrics, capturing the emotional extremes of the setting and gameplay. The chorus took influence from sea shanties and other working songs in between hip-hop verses.[3] Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios sponsored two succeeding songs; "A Purpose for New London (Faith vs Order)", an in-universe rap battle between Holgate and Bull,[9] and "The Ark & The Tinderbox", an adaptation of the sequel Frostpunk 2.[10]
Personal life
Holgate is genderfluid and uses they/them pronouns. They studied music, arts, and drama in college, becoming interested in producing nerdcore after a number of failed attempts at becoming a YouTuber.[1]
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