About Fear of Pop
Fear of Pop was an experimental recording project by Ben Folds, Caleb Southern (Ben Folds Five's long time producer), and John Mark Painter (Fleming and John). Featuring contributions from William Shatner, Painter's wife Fleming McWilliams and others. Their sole album "Volume 1" was released in 1998. Folds and Southern began recording music for the Fear of Pop project during 1997 in various locations around the United States as an outlet to make music away from Ben Folds Five.