In 1979 Bob Boilen played synthesizers in the Washington, D.C. band Tiny Desk Unit. They were the first band to ever play the 9:30 Club at the original location at 930 'F' Street. From 1982 to 1986 Boilen filled a variety of roles including composer with Baltimore's Impossible Theater. He has also worked as a producer for Channel 50, and produced Science Live for the Discovery Channel. Boilen was the director of the NPR show All Things Considered (1989–2007) and chose the music between the news stories for that show. Those musical snippets or "buttons" was the starting point for the creation of All Songs Considered.
Boilen created the Tiny Desk Concert series in April of 2008 for NPR Music, hosting intimate performances at his desk. The series curated by Boilen and the team of NPR Music was inspired by a comment made by NPR Music's Stephen Thompson when he jokingly invited musician Laura Gibson to perform at Bob's desk. The two of them went to see Gibson at a show at South by Southwest in 2008 and the loud crowd made it impossible to hear her. The name of the series is a play on the name Tiny Desk Unit, a band Boilen played in from 1979–1981.[1]
Bob Boilen continues to play music with friend Michael Barron;[2] both were founding members of the psychedelic dance band Tiny Desk Unit (1979–1981), for which Boilen played synthesizer.[3] Boilen continues to write music with Barron in a band called Danger Painters and also writes and releases solo music. Boilen also composed the original theme music for Talk of the Nation.[4]
boilen, confused, with, bolen, boilen, april, 1953, brooklyn, york, city, american, musician, media, personality, host, creator, online, music, show, songs, considered, tiny, desk, concerts, series, 2014, born, 1953, april, 1953, brooklyn, york, city, yorkcare. Not to be confused with Bob Bolen Bob B Boilen b April 10 1953 in Brooklyn New York City is an American musician and media personality He is the host and creator of NPR s online music show All Songs Considered and NPR s Tiny Desk Concerts series Bob BoilenBob Boilen 2014 Born 1953 04 10 April 10 1953 age 70 Brooklyn New York City New YorkCareerShowAll Songs ConsideredNetworkNPRStylePresenterCountryUnited StatesWebsitebobboilen infoIn 1979 Bob Boilen played synthesizers in the Washington D C band Tiny Desk Unit They were the first band to ever play the 9 30 Club at the original location at 930 F Street From 1982 to 1986 Boilen filled a variety of roles including composer with Baltimore s Impossible Theater He has also worked as a producer for Channel 50 and produced Science Live for the Discovery Channel Boilen was the director of the NPR show All Things Considered 1989 2007 and chose the music between the news stories for that show Those musical snippets or buttons was the starting point for the creation of All Songs Considered Boilen created the Tiny Desk Concert series in April of 2008 for NPR Music hosting intimate performances at his desk The series curated by Boilen and the team of NPR Music was inspired by a comment made by NPR Music s Stephen Thompson when he jokingly invited musician Laura Gibson to perform at Bob s desk The two of them went to see Gibson at a show at South by Southwest in 2008 and the loud crowd made it impossible to hear her The name of the series is a play on the name Tiny Desk Unit a band Boilen played in from 1979 1981 1 Bob Boilen continues to play music with friend Michael Barron 2 both were founding members of the psychedelic dance band Tiny Desk Unit 1979 1981 for which Boilen played synthesizer 3 Boilen continues to write music with Barron in a band called Danger Painters and also writes and releases solo music Boilen also composed the original theme music for Talk of the Nation 4 He voiced himself in Gal of Constant Sorrow a Season 27 episode of the animated television series The Simpsons 5 References Edit Tiny Desk how NPR s intimate concert series earned a cult following Vox Archived from the original on March 7 2020 home michaelbarron info Michael Barron Archived from the original on January 8 2011 Tiny Desk Unit lostbands blogspot it June 2006 Retrieved April 21 2018 Bob Boilen npr org NPR Retrieved April 21 2018 Boilen Bob 2016 02 18 So I m Going To Be On The Simpsons npr org NPR Retrieved 2016 02 18 External links EditBob Boilen s homepage This United States biographical article related to radio is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bob Boilen amp oldid 1127272265, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
