Michael Tapper
| Michael Tapper | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Michael Shane Tapper |
| Genres | Indie-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer |
| Instruments | Drums, backing vocals |
| Labels | none |
| Associated acts | We Are Scientists, Bishop Allen, Fool's Gold, Yellow Ostrich |
Michael Tapper is a member of Los Angeles band Fool's Gold. He was a member of the indie-rock band We Are Scientists, with Keith Murray and Chris Cain, until November 2007. He played the drums for the band and assisted with backing vocals.[1] He is also a member of Yellow Ostrich.[2]
He received MTV's "Beard of the Year" award for 2005 and 2006.[3]
On November 1, 2007 it was announced that Tapper "relinquished his duties as drummer of We Are Scientists in order to "pursue other things."[4]
He is collaborating with Luke Top and listed as "voice/hand drum." [5]
Tapper was a 1996 graduate of the now defunct Lexington Academy in Farmers Branch, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. An avid runner during his high school days, he was a member of a State Champion Cross Country team. He finished 11th, one spot from being awarded All-State honors, at the 1995 TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) State Cross Country Meet. While at Lexington, he was also a major part of the state champion pop vocal & sacred ensemble, First Light, & the lead player in a state champion percussion ensemble, amongst other awards. He has a B.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.
References
- ↑ "We Are Scientists website". Wearescientists.com. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ↑ "Yellow Ostrich website". Yellow Ostrich. Retrieved 2012-06-25.
- ↑ "Voting for Beard of the Year 2006, photos from Munich, and some interviews « What's the Word". Wearescientists.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ↑ "Leaving the band". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ↑ US. "Luke Top Myspace page". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-10-29.