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Tobin Sprout is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and visual artist. He is best known for his work with the alternative rock band Guided by Voices. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, and began playing guitar at the age of 12. He attended the University of Dayton, where he studied art and music.
Sprout began his musical career in the early 1980s, playing in various local bands. In 1984, he joined Guided by Voices, and remained with the band until 1996. During his time with the band, he wrote and sang lead vocals on many of their songs, including "Motor Away", "Gold Star for Robot Boy", and "The Official Ironmen Rally Song".
In 1997, Sprout released his first solo album, Carnival Boy. He has since released several more solo albums, as well as several albums with his side project, Airport 5.
Sprout has also released several books of artwork, including The Universe and Other Stories, and The Man Who Loved Cats. He has also done artwork for several of Guided by Voices' albums.
Sprout currently lives in Dayton, Ohio, with his wife and two children. He continues to write and record music, and is currently working on a new solo album.
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Tobin Sprout |
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Musician
songwriter
visual artist
children's author |
| Age |
69 years old |
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Taurus |
| Born |
28 April 1955 |
| Birthday |
28 April |
| Birthplace |
Dayton, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Timeline
In 2020, Sprout announced the release of his seventh solo release titled Empty Horses, and is to be released in june with Fire Records.
In 2017, Sprout released his sixth solo effort, The Universe & Me, changing from his personal label to the independent label Burger Records.
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. They went on to release six new studio albums before splitting up again in 2014.
In 2009, Sprout released his first children's book, Elliott, published by Mackinac Island Press.
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 2000s 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.
A self-taught musician, Sprout played with and was a major collaborator of the Dayton band Guided By Voices. Employing a four-track recorder and a home studio he contributed to the lo-fi sound of Guided by Voices, and he was a member of the band from 1987 through 1997, and again from 2010 to 2014. 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". Between the 1997 split and the 2010 reunion, he appeared on three more 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".
Sprout was born in Dayton, Ohio and graduated from Centerville High School in 1974. After graduating from high school, Sprout studied graphic design and illustration at Ohio University. American actor Tim Allen has stated he is a collector and admirer of Sprout's artwork and illustrations.
Tobin Sprout (born April 28, 1955) is an American artist and musician. He is best known as being the secondary major writer and member of indie rock group Guided by Voices.
