Ruban Nielson
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ruban Nielson |
| Born |
February 20, 1980 New Zealand |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, cello |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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| Website | unknownmortalorchestra |
Ruban Nielson (born February 20, 1980) is a New Zealand-American musician and the frontman of the American and New Zealand rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Nielson is a former member of The Mint Chicks, a band he started with his brother Kody Nielson, Paul Roper, and Michael Logie. The four members met at Orewa College in Orewa, New Zealand, although the band starting moving between Portland, Oregon and Auckland. The band broke up following Ruban's departure.
Nielson was born in New Zealand on February 20, 1980. His mother is an American hula dancer from Hawaii and his father is a New Zealand trumpet player. The two met on tour.
Meeting in high school, Ruban Nielson and his brother Kody Nielson formed the band in 2001, and began by playing punk house parties and low profile shows before being discovered by acclaimed New Zealand independent record label Flying Nun Records. They released two EPs and three albums under the Flying Nun Records banner: Octagon, Octagon, Octagon EP (2003), Anti-Tiger EP (2004), Fuck the Golden Youth (2005), Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! (2006) and Screens (2009), as well as one EP on a minor label, Bad Buzz (2010). All were produced and recorded by the band's core members Ruban and Kody Nielson, with the exception of Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! which was produced by the Nielson brothers and their father Chris Nielson at two different home studios.
All four original band members met at Orewa College in Orewa, New Zealand, although the band starting moving between Portland, Oregon and Auckland, as the Nielson brothers have dual citizenship in New Zealand and the U.S.
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