Michael Tapper
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Michael Tapper is currently a member of Los Angeles band Fool's Gold
. Previously, he was a member of the indie-rock band We Are Scientists
, along with Keith Murray
and Chris Cain
, until November 2007. He played the drums
for the band and also assisted with backing vocals. He is also currently a member of Yellow Ostrich.
He received MTV's "Beard of the Year" award for 2005 and 2006.
On November 1, 2007 it was announced that Michael Tapper "relinquished his duties as drummer of We Are Scientists in order to 'pursue other things.'"
He is currently collaborating with Luke Top and listed as "voice / hand drum."
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. Michael was also the valedictorian of his class at Lexington Academy, and scored over 1500 on his SAT. He has a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College
.
Fool's Gold (band)
Fool's Gold is a Los Angeles collective that weaves together Western pop aesthetics with African rhythms and melodies. The group started as a side project of musicians Luke Top and Lewis Pesacov , who set out to explore their shared love of various forms of African music ,...
. Previously, he was a member of the indie-rock band We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists
We Are Scientists is a New York-based indie rock band that formed in Berkeley, California in 2000. Originally formed of Keith Murray on drums, Chris Cain playing bass guitar and Scott Lamb providing vocals and guitar, before Michael Tapper became drummer and Keith became vocalist and guitarist...
, along with Keith Murray
Keith Murray (singer)
Keith Austin Murray is the lead vocalist/guitarist of the indie rock band We Are Scientists.-Biography:Murray lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn....
and Chris Cain
Chris Cain (We Are Scientists)
Chris Cain is the bassist and backing vocalist of New York-based band We Are Scientists. He was born in Montreal, Canada, and grew up in Utah. He went to Rowland Hall-St...
, until November 2007. He played the drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
for the band and also assisted with backing vocals. He is also currently a member of Yellow Ostrich.
He received MTV's "Beard of the Year" award for 2005 and 2006.
On November 1, 2007 it was announced that Michael Tapper "relinquished his duties as drummer of We Are Scientists in order to 'pursue other things.'"
He is currently collaborating with Luke Top and listed as "voice / hand drum."
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. Michael was also the valedictorian of his class at Lexington Academy, and scored over 1500 on his SAT. He has a B.S. and M.S. in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College
Harvey Mudd College is a private residential liberal arts college of science, engineering, and mathematics, located in Claremont, California. It is one of the institutions of the contiguous Claremont Colleges, which share adjoining campus grounds....
.