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Tunde Adebimpe
Tunde Adebimpe performing live with TV on the Radio at Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden, September 13, 2004
Background information
Born	Saint Louis, United States
Genres	Experimental rock Indie rock
Instruments	vocals, loops
Associated acts	TV on the Radio, Nevermen, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fake Male Voice, Stabbing Eastward

Tunde Adebimpe (born 1975) is an American musician, actor, and director best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. His vocal method often involves improvisation, the use of effects and repeating sampled loops.

Contents 1 Background and education 2 Acting career 3 Solo work and collaborations 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Websites 5.2 Interviews 5.3 Video

[edit] Background and education

Adebimpe grew up in Pittsburgh, graduating from Shady Side Academy. His father was an artist, psychiatrist and social worker, and his mother worked as a pharmacist. His sister is a gospel and opera singer, and his late brother was a writer. He is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, and formerly worked at MTV as an animator.^[1]

[edit] Acting career

He starred in a 2001 indie movie, Jump Tomorrow,^[1] based on a short college film, Jorge, in which he played the same character.

In 2008 he appeared as the groom in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married alongside Anne Hathaway, who portrayed the bride's wayward sister. In the film, Adebimpe performs an a capella cover of the Neil Young song "Unknown Legend".^[2]

[edit] Solo work and collaborations

As well as occasionally performing solo, Tunde regularly collaborates with other musicians. Adebimpe appears on a track on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' latest record, It's Blitz!, which was produced by fellow TVOTR member David Andrew Sitek. He produced and guested on "Your Glasshouse" a track from Atmosphere's record When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. He is also featured on the song, "Deathful", on Subtle's album Yell&Ice.^[3]

In early 2009 he performed two shows as a duo with Tall Firs drummer Ryan Sawyer.^[4][5] Also in early 2009, Adebimpe released a combined single/DVD under the name Fake Male Voice on the Japan/Brooklyn label Heartfast.^[6] He performed one show under that name with a group at the record's release party.^[7]

Adebimpe created the music video for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song "Pin".^[1]

Adebimpe recently collaborated with Massive Attack on the track "Pray for Rain".^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

[edit] Websites

• Tunde Adebimpe at the Internet Movie Database
• TV On The Radio Official Site

[edit] Interviews

• Citypages.com interview (04/2004)
• Hate Something Beautiful interview (11/2006)
• A.V. Club interview (10/2008)

[edit] Video

• PUNKCAST#1159 Live video from Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn — May 29 2007. (RealPlayer,mp4)

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