- Todd Fink
Todd Fink (born Todd Baechle, pronounced "BECK-lee") from
Omaha, Nebraska is the lead singer of the bandThe Faint . He attended Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska.Baechle was also one of four members of the band
Commander Venus , which was started byConor Oberst (Bright Eyes) in Omaha, Nebraska in 1994 underSaddle Creek Records . The members of Commander Venus were Conor Oberst,Tim Kasher , Todd Baechle andRobb Nansel . The band released two albums before it broke up: 1995's "Do you feel at home?" and 1997's "Uneventful Vacation". The band was under the labelLumberjack Records (later known as Saddle Creek Records) and New York'sWind-up Records .As lead singer of
The Faint , (formerly Norman Bailer), Fink has expanded his musical repertoire from the Comm Venus, Park Ave. reminiscent "Media" to the more mature, acid freak out records "Blank-Wave Arcade" and "Danse Macabre" to the slightly mellowed "Wet from Birth". With Fink in The Faint is his brother Clark Baechle on drums ; Jacob Thiele on synth; Joel Peterson on bass; and the mysterious "Dapose " on guitar (Dapose joined the band during the recording of Danse Macabre).In March 2005, Todd married
Orenda Fink ofAzure Ray . His name was subsequently changed to Todd Fink.In 2007, Todd Fink, Jacob Thiele, and Derek Presnall of Tilly and the Wall started the dance party GOO but tour schedules and Omaha venue changes shut the party down. [http://popwreckoning.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/interview-with-todd-fink-of-the-faint/]
Album Appearances
*Bright Eyes - "
A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997 " (1998 - Saddle Creek)
*Bright Eyes - "Fevers and Mirrors " (2000 ·Saddle Creek Records )
*Bright Eyes - "There Is No Beginning to the Story (2002,Saddle Creek
*Bright Eyes - "Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground" (2002 ·Saddle Creek )
*Cursive - "The Ugly Organ " (2003,Saddle Creek )Trivia
*Appeared in the music video for
Neva Dinova 's "Yellow Datsun." He hands the guy in the wheelchair the guitar.*Can be heard in the 'hidden track' (track 11, 'An Attempt To Tip The Scales') on 'Fevers And Mirrors' by Bright Eyes, impersonating Conor Oberst in an interview. [cite web
url = http://www.kittymagik.com/interviewsViewer.asp?artist=36
title = KittyMagic.com Interview
accessdate = 2007-16-07
last = Phillips
first = Amy
year = 2004]*Appeared in the video for "The Recluse" by Cursive.
*Used to ride for H-street skateboards in the early 1990's
References
External links
* [http://www.thefaint.com The Faint official website]
* [http://saddle-creek.com Saddle Creek Records]
* [http://www.wennsrockt.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=1 Interview with Todd (and Jacob from The Faint) at wenn's rockt! WebTV]
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