Social Repose

About

Social Repose is the stage name of Richard McLean Giese (born February 9, 1990 in Cabin John, MD), an American singer-songwriter, musician, and social media content creator.
Giese attended American University in Washington, D.C. and majored in film production.
Giese began making music in high school and college. Giese has named influences including Modest Mouse, My Chemical Romance, Death Cab for Cutie, Imogen Heap and Twenty One Pilots.

The Social Repose YouTube channel launched April 22, 2011, with a single and video, “Helium House”. Paradise, the inaugural Social Repose EP, was announced on Facebook and debuted on Bandcamp May 2, 2011. Additional tracks from the album were posted to YouTube in the following days. Giese posted his first vlog July 9 of that year, introducing himself. Paradise was followed shortly by several additional releases also in the electronic synth pop music style. To support his music, Social Repose played live shows at indie clubs in and around the D.C area. Giese also handed out demos at popular alternative band shows, and posted all of his music online.
Early Social Repose YouTube offerings consisted of…