Conor Oberst
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Conor Oberst in August 2009
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Conor Mullen Oberst |
| Born |
February 15, 1980 Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, emo, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Saddle Creek, Team Love, Wichita Recordings, Merge Records, Nonesuch Records |
| Associated acts | Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Desaparecidos, Commander Venus, Park Ave., The Faint, The Magnetas, M. Ward, Monsters of Folk, First Aid Kit, Dawes, The Felice Brothers |
| Website |
www www monstersoffolk |
| Notable instruments | |
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Collings OM2H Collings 01SB |
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Collings OM2H
Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer later renamed (The Faint), Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Arab Strap and Monsters of Folk. Oberst was named the Best Songwriter of 2008 by Rolling Stone magazine.
Conor Mullen Oberst was born on February 15, 1980, as the youngest in a family of three boys, and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, to Matthew Ryan Oberst, Sr., an information manager for Mutual of Omaha, and Nancy Oberst, an elementary education director for Omaha Public Schools. Oberst has two elder brothers. Matthew Ryan Oberst, Jr. was a teacher and part-time musician, who helped finance one of Oberst's self-released independent albums. Matthew was also in the indie band Sorry About Dresden, which Conor played in from time to time. Justin H. Oberst is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Law and managing partner of a law firm.
Oberst was educated at St. Pius X/St. Leo School in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was in the school choir and other musical groups, and Creighton Preparatory School, also in Omaha, Nebraska. He briefly attended college at the University of Nebraska but did not complete his course, dropping out after three semesters to tour.
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