Marty Beller
Marty Beller | |
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Marty Beller of They Might Be Giants performing in New York, NY in February 2008 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Marty Beller |
Born | (1967-07-10) July 10, 1967 (age 57) |
Origin | New York, NY |
Genres | Alternative rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals |
Years active | 1998-present |
Website | www |
Marty Beller (born July 10, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the current drummer for They Might Be Giants since Dan Hickey's departure in 2004. He has recorded two solo albums. He has contributed writing and vocals for three of TMBG's albums: Here Come the ABCs (on "Alphabet Lost And Found"), Here Come the 123s (on "High Five!") and Here Comes Science (on "Speed and Velocity").
On TMBG's 2011 compilation album Album Raises New and Troubling Questions, Beller is referenced in the song "Marty Beller Mask", the lyrics of which suggest that he is actually Whitney Houston wearing a mask. On the news of Houston's death, TMBG decided to phase the song out from public performance, before returning it in 2022.[1]
Personal life
Beller lives in New York and is married to literary agent Jill Grinberg, and has two children, a daughter named Violet Beller (born 2005), and a son named Noah Beller (born 2008).
References
- ^ "They Might Be Giants on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.[user-generated source]
External links
- Official website
- Marty Beller at This Might Be a Wiki
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- Hal Cragin
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- Jonathan Feinberg
- Dan Hickey
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- Tony Maimone
- Eric Schermerhorn
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- Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) (1993)
- Back to Skull (1994)
- Working Undercover for the Man (2000)
- They Might Be Giants In... Holidayland (2001)
- Bed, Bed, Bed (2003)
- Indestructible Object (2004)
- The Spine Surfs Alone (2004)
- "Don't Let's Start"
- "(She Was A) Hotel Detective"
- "Ana Ng"
- "They'll Need a Crane"
- "Purple Toupee"
- "Birdhouse in Your Soul"
- "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"
- "The Statue Got Me High"
- "I Palindrome I"
- "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)"
- "O Tannenbaum"
- "Snail Shell"
- "S-E-X-X-Y"
- "Doctor Worm"
- "Boss of Me"
- "Man, It's So Loud in Here"
- "Experimental Film"
- "I'm Impressed"
- "Can't Keep Johnny Down"
- "You're on Fire"
- "Super Cool"
- "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head"
- "Particle Man"
- "James K. Polk"
- Live!! New York City 10/14/94 (1994)
- Severe Tire Damage (1998)
- Live (1999)
- The Spine Hits the Road (2004)
- Almanac (2004)
- Venue Songs (2004)
- First Album Live! (2014)
- Flood Live in Australia (2015)
- Live in Brooklyn (2016)
- Don't Let's Start (1989)
- Miscellaneous T (1991)
- Then: The Earlier Years (1997)
- Best of the Early Years (1999)
- They Got Lost (2002)
- Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants (2002)
- A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants (2005)
- Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005)
- Album Raises New and Troubling Questions (2011)
- Idlewild (2014)
- Direct from Brooklyn (1999)
- Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (2003)
- Here Come the ABCs (2005)
- Venue Songs DVD/CD (2005)
- Here Come the 123s (2008)
- Here Comes Science (2009)