# Poolsuite > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Poolsuite > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Poolsuite.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolsuite > Source revision: 1290099958 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Poolsuite**, formerly **Poolside.FM**, is an [Internet radio](/source/Internet_radio) service primarily playing [dance-pop](/source/Dance-pop) music using a [retro style](/source/Retro_style) user interface. The team behind Poolsuite has also launched Vacation, a line of [sunscreen](/source/Sunscreen), and Manor DAO, a [decentralized autonomous organization](/source/Decentralized_autonomous_organization) funded through sales of [non-fungible tokens](/source/Non-fungible_token) (NFT). ## Internet radio Poolsuite began as Poolside.FM in 2014, when founder Marty Bell launched an upbeat 1980s music [Tumblr](/source/Tumblr) site, streaming music from [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud).[1] Bell was, at the time, living with his parents in the [Scottish Highlands](/source/Scottish_Highlands), and sought an escape from the rainy Scottish climate.[2] In collaboration with Grant MacLennan,[3] Bell in 2019 relaunched Poolside as a standalone web site, using a [Classic Mac OS](/source/Classic_Mac_OS)-styled [desktop environment](/source/Desktop_environment) to play 1980s music and video loops of 1980s and 1990s television and movie clips.[4] The company released an [iOS](/source/IOS) mobile app in 2020, styled like a [Nokia 3310](/source/Nokia_3310) mobile phone.[5] The Internet radio service received generally good reviews. "The two-man team behind Poolside.FM has done a fantastic job at ensuring that the songs match the videos, creating an overall experience that drips teenage dreams and summer heat," wrote a reviewer for *[The Verge](/source/The_Verge)*, with the caveat that the scantily-clad women make the site potentially [not safe for work](/source/Not_safe_for_work).[6] "This free and playful music app born from a passion project with friends will fix your frame of mind on frivolity and irreverence, especially when paired with its nostalgically campy social media channels and website," wrote a reviewer for *Charleston Grit*, endorsing the service as particularly enticing during the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[7] ## Sunscreen In April 2021, Bell announced "Vacation by Poolside FM", a "leisure-enhancing [sunscreen](/source/Sunscreen)", in collaboration with entrepreneurs Lach Hall and Dakota Green. The group raised funding using a 42-page pitch "novella," with 1980s-themed imagery, and attracted [angel investors](/source/Angel_investor) including [Kat Cole](/source/Kat_Cole), [Trevor McFedries](/source/Trevor_McFedries), and [Maisie Williams](/source/Maisie_Williams), and [venture capitalists](/source/Venture_capitalist) such as Brand Foundry Ventures and BFG Partners.[2] Vacation positioned its sunscreen as a [premium product line](/source/Premium_pricing) with advertising inspired by vintage [Club Med](/source/Club_Med) ads that emphasized leisure rather than medical benefits. The company sells additional products under the Vacation brand, including a $60 [eau de toilette](/source/Eau_de_toilette) that was frequently out of stock, and a perpetually "sold out" [hovercraft](/source/Hovercraft).[1] The product's scent was created in collaboration with perfumers Carlos Huber and Rodrigo Flores-Roux.[8] ## Event space In 2022, Poolsuite announced Manor DAO, a [decentralized autonomous organization](/source/Decentralized_autonomous_organization) that intended to buy a [villa](/source/Villa) and use it to host events. The project cited Il Pelicano in Italy and [Chateau Marmont](/source/Chateau_Marmont) in Los Angeles as aesthetic inspirations.[9] Bell announced that Manor DAO would be funded by limited edition [non-fungible tokens](/source/Non-fungible_token) (NFT). NFT holders would have influence over the manor's location and decoration, and would be allowed to stay at its guest house.[10] ## References 1. Spruch-Feiner, Sara (August 15, 2022). ["The weird, wacky world of Vacation Inc., where branding goes to creative new heights"](https://www.glossy.co/beauty/the-weird-wacky-world-of-vacation-inc-where-branding-goes-to-creative-new-heights/). *Glossy*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Regensdorf, Laura (April 15, 2021). ["Meet the New "Leisure-Enhancing" Sunscreen Brand Partying Like It's 1986"](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/04/vacation-by-poolside-fm-sunscreen). *Vanity Fair*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Alonso, Bogar (February 12, 2014). ["You Can Now Create Your Own '80s Music Videos On Demand"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/you-can-now-create-your-own-80s-music-videos-on-demand/). *Vice*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Etherington, Darrell (July 26, 2019). ["Poolside.fm is the most fun you will have on the internet today"](https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/26/poolside-fm-is-the-most-fun-you-will-have-on-the-internet-today/). *TechCrunch*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Perez, Sarah (September 10, 2020). ["Retro-inspired music player Poolside.fm brings its summery fun to iPhone"](https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/10/retro-inspired-music-player-poolside-fm-brings-its-summery-fun-to-iphone/). *TechCrunch*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Khaw, Cassandra (May 20, 2014). ["You bring the spandex, Poolside.FM brings the party"](https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/20/5733726/poolside-fm-80s-video-mix). *The Verge*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Gibson, Robin (September 16, 2020). ["Poolside FM is the distraction we need right now"](https://charlestongrit.com/poolside-fm-is-distraction-we-need-right-now). *Charleston Grit*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Hou, Kathleen (July 1, 2021). ["Make Sunscreen Fun Again"](https://www.thecut.com/2021/07/review-vacation-by-poolside-fm-sunscreen.html). *The Cut*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Zwieglinska, Zofia (25 July 2022). ["The metaverse is inspiring experiential retail"](https://www.glossy.co/fashion/the-metaverse-is-inspiring-experiential-retail/). *Glossy*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. 1. Buller, Abi & Rhodes, Emily (May 12, 2022). ["Poolsuite is crowdfunding a luxury manor"](https://www.lsnglobal.com/news/article/28207/poolsuite-is-crowdfunding-a-luxury-manor). *LS:N Global*. Retrieved June 10, 2023. ## External links - [Poolsuite FM official site](https://poolsuite.net/) - [Vacation official site](https://www.vacation.inc/) - [Manor DAO official site](https://manordao.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Poolsuite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolsuite) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poolsuite?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.