Todd Tobias | |
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Born | 1967 (age 49–50) |
Origin | Akron, Ohio, USA |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician |
Instruments | drums, bass guitar, 6-string guitar, keys, samples |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels |
Hidden Shoal Recordings Tiny Room Records |
Associated acts |
Circus Devils Robert Pollard Guided by Voices Clouds Forming Crowns Psycho and the Birds Brother Earth |
Website | Todd Tobias website |
Todd Tobias is a multi-instrumentalist and music producer best known for his work with Robert Pollard and his band Guided by Voices. Other projects include Circus Devils, Kramies, The Library is on Fire, The Celebrity Pilots, Slark Martyr, and musical theatre composer and lyricist George Griggs.
In 2012 Tobias began recording solo albums of instrumental, atmospheric mood music ranging in style from ambient to post-rock. Todd's debut album Medicine Show, released on Hidden Shoal Recordings. has been described as "a multi-faceted instrumental opus, evoking a shadowy steampunk dystopia."
In 2013, Tobias released I RAZOR, a soundtrack album for the experimental film of the same name, followed by Impossible Cities in 2014 and Tristes Tropiques in 2015. Todd's EP Moorea was featured in John Diliberto's NPR program Echoes' top 25 in September, 2015.
2017:
Circus Devils: Laughs Last
2015:
Robert Pollard: Faulty Superheroes
Circus Devils: Stomping Grounds
The World Of Dust: Womb Realm
The Flower Machine: Tangerines and Opium Trees
2014:
Circus Devils: "Escape"
Brother Earth: "Positive Haywires"
2013:
Robert Pollard: Blazing Gentlemen
Robert Pollard: Honey Locust Honky Tonk
Kramies: The Wooden Heart
Circus Devils: When Machines Attack
Circus Devils: My Mind Has Seen the White Trick
King Pedestrian: King Pedestrian