Danny Weinkauf

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Danny Weinkauf has been TMBG's bassist since the late 90s, and previously performed in a band called Lincoln along with Dan Miller and drummer Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera. Weinkauf wrote and sang Where Do They Make Balloons? on the children's album No!, and he plays acoustic guitar on the track. He wrote, sang, and played piano on Number Two from Here Come The 123s. He wrote and sang I Am a Paleontologist from Here Comes Science. He has also played bass alongside John Flansburgh for Mono Puff in the late 90s.

He played bass on Fountains of Wayne's 1996 debut album. He has also played on albums by David Mead, Stephen Fretwell, CandyButchers, The Davenports and others. He and Brian Speiser produced Common Rotation's 2003 Album "The Big Fear" and can be found in two videos of studio footage on their website. He produced the album "The Way We Found It" for artist "Syd". He has also written and produced music for television and movies.

Weinfauf is married. He has two children, Lena and Kai, who perform spoken word parts on the song I Am a Paleontologist. This has lead John Flansburgh to add "ladies, he's taken" while introducing him in concerts.