Helado Negro

Bio

Roberto Carlos Lange, aka Helado Negro, was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Ecuadorian immigrants. His latest album, Private Energy, out via RVNG Intl., is a collection of personal and political avant-pop music. Often performing between two costumed, choreographed humans he calls Tinsel Mammals, his live show contemplates the balance between performance art and musical performance. Here, Lange discusses the pros and cons of consistently doing everything on your own, why luck and honesty are always better than strategy, the importance of occasionally pausing to take stock of things, and how true freedom is always doing whatever you want.