Todd Tamanend Clark
| Todd Tamanend Clark | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 10, 1952 Greensboro, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | Avant-garde, psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, electronic, industrial, experimental rock, Native American |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, author, composer, poet |
| Instruments | Vocals, vocoder, theremin, keyboards, guitar, bass pedals, drum machine, percussion, flute |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | Deathguard, World Theater, Jeree, TMI, Primal Pulse, Anopheles |
| Associated acts | The Stars, The Eyes, The Todd Clark Group |
| Notable instruments | |
| Moog synthesizer, Theremin | |
Todd Tamanend Clark (born Todd Clark; August 10, 1952) is an American poet, composer, multi-instrumentalist, cultural historian, author, artist, and activist. He is known for "his musical blend of Native American heritage, glam fashion consciousness, cyberpunk attitude, and often skeptical, always opinionated lyrical approach to scientific and sociological subjects."
Todd Tamanend Clark was born on August 10, 1952 in Greensboro, Pennsylvania, to Frederick Leland Clark (1923-2003) and Hope Ramona Harvey (1925-2001). He is Native American and is of Onodowaga (Seneca) and Lenape ancestry. He graduated from Waynesburg Central High School in 1970 and from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Communication in 1983. He then went on to graduate school at Indiana University of Pennsylvania studying art and anthropology.
In 1975, he started to record music under the alias The Stars. Two years later, he formed the Butler, Pennsylvania based rock band The Eyes. The band's album, New Gods: Aardvark Through Zymurgy was released in 1977 and has been called "the holy grail of psychedelic collectibles." In 1978, The Eyes (with two personnel changes) evolved into The Todd Clark Group, who released their "We're Not Safe!" album in 1979.
In the early 1980s, he evolved his psychedelic rock style into a more electronic music-oriented sound. The "Secret Sinema" and "Flame Over Philadelphia" singles, which were released in 1980 and 1985 respectively, became college radio hits. In 1984, Clark released Into The Vision, which featured appearances from Allen Ravenstine of Pere Ubu and Cheetah Chrome of The Dead Boys, as well as the Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs. During this time, he immersed himself more deeply into his Native American heritage, adopting the middle name "Tamanend", which is what his grandfather called him as a child. In between 1986 and 1999, he stopped releasing new material and devoted his time to his children, although he continued to compose music and perform at occasional concerts.
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