Ima Robot
| Ima Robot | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | Dance-punk Electronic rock |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present [1] |
| Labels | Werewolf Heart Records |
| Associated acts | Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros |
| Members | |
| Alex Ebert "Edward Sharpe" – Lead Vocals Timmy "The Terror" Anderson – Guitar Filip Nikolic "Turbotito" – Bass Guitar Jason "ComputerJay" Taylor – Keyboards Jonas Petri Megyessi – guitar, percussion Orpheo McCord – drums |
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Ima Robot is a band based in Los Angeles, California, that formed in the late 1990s.
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[edit] Band history
Ima Robot formed in the late 1990s, after vocalist Alex Ebert's band The Lucky 13's broke up, and became successful in the early 2000s after signing with Virgin Records. The band's other original members were Timmy "the Terror" Anderson, Oligee, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and the prolific studio drummer Joey Waronker. Meldal-Johnsen and Waronker were sought-after musicians who had played with Beck before joining Ima Robot.
Their first full-length album released on September 6, 2003, was self-titled Ima Robot, and featured the singles "Dynomite" and "Song #1" (released in the UK only). The band toured with artists such as Hot Hot Heat, The Von Bondies, Hoobastank, The Sounds and others.
In 2004 Waronker and Oligee left the band, and Meldal-Johnsen followed in 2005, with former Oleander drummer Scott Devours (Tim Anderson's cousin whom he had never met before Devours auditioned) taking over drumming duties, Filip Nikolic taking over on bass and Andy Marlow taking over on keyboards. On September 12, 2006, Ima Robot released their second album Monument to the Masses which featured the singles "Creeps Me Out" and "Lovers in Captivity". In June 2008, Lars Vognstrup joined the group, having previously played with Nikolic in the band Junior Senior.
In April 2007, the band won their independence from Virgin Records and continued to work unsigned under the management of Alexis Rivera of Echo Park Records. The song "Gangster" premiered on the band's MySpace on April 15, 2008, with its lyrics posted in a blog entry by the band.[2] In 2010 the band announced the upcoming release of their new album, Another Man's Treasure, and released the song "Ruthless" on the Internet. They are now being represented by the Werewolf Heart label.[3]
On January 6, 2011, The band played six songs live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic . This was the first time since Monument To The Masses tours that the new full band played live. They added Orpheo McCord (of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros, Fool's Gold), Jason 'ComputerJay' Taylor, and Jonas Petri Megyessi.
Ima Robot's B-Side, "Greenback Boogie" from the album Another Man's Treasure is currently featured as the theme song in the USA Network legal drama Suits.
[edit] Band members
Current members:
- Alex Ebert – lead vocals 1998–Present
- Timmy "The Terror" Anderson – guitar 1998–Present
- Filip Nikolic "Turbotito" – bass guitar 2004–Present
- Jason "Computer Jay" Taylor – keyboards 2009–Present
- Jonas Petri Megyessi – guitar, percussion 2009–Present
- Orpheo McCord – drums 2009–Present
Past members:
- Joey Waronker – drums 1998–2004
- Oliver "Oligee" Goldstein – keyboard, guitar 1998–2004
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass guitar 1998–2004
- Scott Devours – drums 2005–2009
- Andy Marlow – keyboards, 2006–2007
- Lars Vognstrup – keyboards, 2008–2009
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Ima Robot (September 16, 2003)
- Monument to the Masses (September 12, 2006)
- Another Man's Treasure (October 19, 2010)
[edit] EPs and Singles
- "Very Not OK, Underdogs, Drowse" (Demo CD) (1999)
- "Black Jettas" (LP) (June 19, 2003)
- Public Access EP (CD/LP) (June 20, 2003)
- "Dynomite" (Maxi Single) (CD/LP) (September, 2003)
- Song #1 (EP) – (March 22, 2004)
- Alive (EP) – (2004) – Radio Only
- Search And Destroy (EP) (2006) – Sold Only At Shows
- "Creeps Me Out" (June 13, 2006) – Digital Only
- "Gangster" (April 15, 2008[4]) – Digital Only
- "Ruthless" (June, 2010[5]) – Digital Only
[edit] References
- ^ "Overview". mtv.com. http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/ima_robot/bio.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-02-17.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/ima-robot/biography Retrieved March 6, 2010.
- ^ http://imarobot.com/
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/ima_robot/albums.jhtml
- ^ http://www.imarobot.com
