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Tobin Sprout is an American artist and musician, born on April 28, 1955. He is best known for his contributions as a member of indie rock group Guided by Voices. ==History== A self-taught musician, Sprout played with and was a major collaborator to the Dayton, Ohio band Guided By Voices. Employing a four-track recorder and a home studio he contributed to the unique lo-fi sound of Guided by Voices and he was a member of the band from 1987 through 1997. The band frequently recorded in Sprout's home studio, and as a member of the band he contributed as a co-writer, multi-instrumentalist and studio engineer. Guided by Voices songs written by Sprout include "It's Like Soul Man," "Awful Bliss," and "Atom Eyes". Since the 1997 split he has appeared on three Guided by Voices recordings. Contributing piano to the ''Isolation Drills'' song "How's My Drinking?" and guitar to the ''Half Smiles of the Decomposed'' tracks "Girls of Wild Strawberries" and "Huffman Prairie Flying Field" the latter of which was the final track on the album. Although a visual artist by trade, he has continued to write his own music, releasing ''Carnival Boy'' in 1996, ''Moonflower Plastic'' in 1997 and ''Let's Welcome the Circus People'' in 1999. He wrote songs for a project called Eyesinweasel which were collected on 2000's ''Wrinkled Thoughts''. His ''Demos and Outtakes'' collection was released in the following year. In 2001, Sprout rejoined with Robert Pollard (of Guided by Voices) to form Airport 5, independently releasing numerous singles and 2 full length albums, ''Tower in the Fountain of Sparks'' and in 2002, ''Life Starts Here''. He has continued writing and composing independently, from his home in Leland, Michigan, recording and releasing his fourth solo effort ''Lost Planets & Phantom Voices''. In 2009, Sprout released his first children's book, Elliott, published by Mackinac Island Press.〔(Mackinac Island Press. )〕 He is rumored to be working on a music video/single under the same title. In 2010 Sprout released his fifth solo effort, ''The Bluebirds Of Happiness Tried To Land On My Shoulder'', on his personal record label Moonflower Records. In July 2010, Robert Pollard announced that the "Classic Lineup" of Guided By Voices would reunite for a U.S. tour, with a lineup featuring Pollard, Sprout, Mitch Mitchell, Kevin Fennell, and Greg Demos. The tour culminated with a performance in at Irving Plaza in New York City on New Year's Eve, 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tobin Sprout」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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