Dave Trumfio
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The Pulsars
Dave Trumfio was the frontman in the 90's new-wave band The Pulsars.The Pulsars, made up of brothers Dave and Harry Trumfio, released EPs in the early 1990s before getting signed to Herb Alpert's Almo Records.
The Pulsars signed contracts with Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
Herbert "Herb" Alpert is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, or TJB. He is also a recording industry executive — he is the "A" of A&M Records...
and Jerry Moss
Jerry Moss
Jerome S. "Jerry" Moss is an American recording executive, best known for being the co-founder of A&M Records, along with trumpeter and bandleader Herb Alpert....
's post A&M venture ALMO Sounds in 1995.
Like The Modern Lovers in the '70s (who recorded one of my top three albums of all time), the Pulsars were yet another cool cult band that broke up after one album before they even had a chance to hit their stride.
-Pope Penguin
"Dave Trumfio began his career leading his own band, the Pulsars, to a deal with Almo Sounds/Geffen Records in the mid-Nineties."
Recent work
Trumfio has worked for independent record labels such as MergeMerge Records
Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
, TeenBeat Records
TeenBeat Records
Teen Beat is an independent record label, originally based in Arlington, VA, now based in Cambridge, MA. It was founded by Mark Robinson in 1984 at Wakefield High School along with Phil Krauth , Andrew Beaujon , Tim Moran , and Ian Zack .The label was originally set up like a lending library...
, Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records
Touch and Go Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois, USA.After its genesis as a hand-made fanzine in 1979, it grew into one of the key record labels in the American 1980s alternative and underground rock scenes, Touch & Go carved out a reputation for releasing adventurous...
/ 1/4 stick, Minty Fresh
Minty Fresh
Minty Fresh is a Chicago-based record label, founded in 1993 by Jim Powers with Anthony Musiala. The label is known for launching the careers of Veruca Salt. They also gave the Swedish band The Cardigans their first US release and released the debut single by Liz Phair...
, Simple Machines
Simple Machines
Simple Machines was a record label that operated out of Arlington, Virginia. The label was masterminded by Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson and, at its peak, had four paid workers- Toomey, Thomson, Pat Graham and Mickey Menard...
,
Darla Records
Darla Records
Darla Records is an independent record label founded by James Agren while he was in New York. Darla Record's first release was a 7-inch by Grifters, an indie rock/lo-fi band from Memphis.- Background :...
and Vagrant
Vagrant Records
Vagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many...
. He also helped launch the careers of OK GO (Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
), singer songwriter Patrick Park (Hollywood), Gay disco band The Aluminum Group (Minty Fresh) and funk musicians The Baldwin Brothers
The Baldwin Brothers
The Baldwin Brothers are a Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed with TVT Records in 2001 and are now represented by The Orchard after...
(TVT).
Trumfio has recently worked with Built To Spill
Built to Spill
Built to Spill is an American indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho. The band has released seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, There Is No Enemy, was released on October 6, 2009.-History:...
, Jesus and Mary Chain, American Music Club
American Music Club
American Music Club is a San Francisco-based alternative rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel.-History:Although born in California, Eitzel spent his formative years in Okinawa, Taiwan, Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1981...
, Booker T
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
and new new wave revivalists The Rentals
The Rentals
The Rentals are an American rock band fronted by vocalist Matt Sharp, best known as the former bass player for rock group Weezer. The band is best known for their mid-1990s hit single, "Friends of P.". The group has released two albums, Return of the Rentals and Seven More Minutes on Maverick...
.
Discography '90 - '00
- Big Jack JohnsonBig Jack JohnsonBig Jack Johnson was an American electric blues musician.One commentator noted that Johnson, along with R. L...
— Daddy, When Is Mama Comin' Home (1991) - Mr. Fingers — Introduction (1992)
- Certain Distant SunsCertain Distant SunsCertain Distant Suns is an alternative rock band that was present on the Chicago music scene of the early 1990s.-Early Days: 1989-1991:Justin Mroz and Lance Stewart formed Certain Distant Suns in 1989 in Fox Lake, Illinois...
— Huge E.P. (1992) - Ashtray BoyAshtray BoyAshtray Boy is an indie-rock band based around peripatetic singer-songwriter Randall Lee.-History:The band has been active since c. 1984 and was originally founded as Ashtray Boy and his Country Cousin. During the band's history they have been based in Sydney, Chicago, Vancouver and Melbourne...
— Honeymoon Suite (1993) - Certain Distant SunsCertain Distant SunsCertain Distant Suns is an alternative rock band that was present on the Chicago music scene of the early 1990s.-Early Days: 1989-1991:Justin Mroz and Lance Stewart formed Certain Distant Suns in 1989 in Fox Lake, Illinois...
— Happy on the Inside (1994) - Various Artists — Insurgent Country, Vol.1: For a Life of Sin (1994)
- DQEDQE (band)DQE, or Dairy Queen Empire, is a band formed by singer/songwriter Grace Braun, New York photographer Chris Verene and former Fat Day drummer Zak Sitter in 1986 in Atlanta. The band later evolved into one built around the core of Grace Braun and her husband/drummer, music writer Dugan Trodglen...
— But Me, I Fell Down (1994) - PigfacePigfacePigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and William Rieflin.-History:Pigface was formed from Ministry's The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste tour, which produced the In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up live album and video. For the tour, Al Jourgensen brought...
— Notes from Thee Underground (1994) - The Mekons — Retreat from Memphis (1994)
- The Pretty ThingsThe Pretty ThingsThe Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
— Wine, Women & Whiskey: More Chicago Blues & Rock Sess (1994) - Jonboy Langford & The Pine Valley Cosmonauts — Misery Loves Company: Songs of Johnny Cash (1995)
- The Handsome FamilyThe Handsome FamilyThe Handsome Family is an alternative country band, formed in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks and Rennie Sparks and drummer Mike Werner, although the band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes...
— Odessa (1995) - Number One CupNumber One Cup-History:Number One Cup was founded, in a manner of speaking, by Seth Cohen, who had previously played in Eliot. He was interviewed by the alternative weekly magazine New City in 1993, and told the interviewer that he was planning to see a concert featuring Unrest, Gastr Del Sol, and Stereolab in...
— Possum Trot Plan (1995) - Holiday — Holiday (1995)
- Number One CupNumber One Cup-History:Number One Cup was founded, in a manner of speaking, by Seth Cohen, who had previously played in Eliot. He was interviewed by the alternative weekly magazine New City in 1993, and told the interviewer that he was planning to see a concert featuring Unrest, Gastr Del Sol, and Stereolab in...
— Divebomb (1996) - The Handsome FamilyThe Handsome FamilyThe Handsome Family is an alternative country band, formed in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks and Rennie Sparks and drummer Mike Werner, although the band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes...
— Milk and Scissors (1996) - Yum-Yum — Dan Loves Patti (1996)
- The Coctails — Live at Lounge Ax (1996)
- Holiday — Ready, Set, Go (1996)
- ButtergloryButtergloryButterglory is an American indie-rock band from Lawrence, Kansas. Contemporaries of indie rock groups like Pavement and Archers of Loaf, the band helped explore similar musical territories and expand the genre...
— Are You Building a Temple in Heaven (1996) - Rico BellRico BellRico Bell is a UK and California based artist and musician best known for his work as a member of the British punk rock band the Mekons which he joined in 1983...
— Return of Rico Bell (1996) - MotorhomeMotorhomeA motorhome is a type of self-propelled recreational vehicle or RV which offers living accommodation combined with a vehicle engine. The term motorhome is most commonly used in the UK, US, and Canada.-Features:...
— Sex Vehicle (1996) - The PulsarsThe PulsarsThe Pulsars was a New Wave/Indie rock band based out of Chicago, Illinois led by Dave Trumfio and his brother, Harry Trumfio. They made two records in the mid-90's, one of which was released and another that has yet to be released...
— Submission to the Masters (1996) - GodzukiGodzukiGodzuki was a rock band from Detroit, Michigan, USA, together between 1993 and 1999.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by Erika Hoffman , Chris "Crispy" Fachini , Dion Fischer , and Scott Michalski...
— Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1996) - The PulsarsThe PulsarsThe Pulsars was a New Wave/Indie rock band based out of Chicago, Illinois led by Dave Trumfio and his brother, Harry Trumfio. They made two records in the mid-90's, one of which was released and another that has yet to be released...
— Pulsars (1997) - Palace Music — Lost Blues & Other Songs (1997)
- TsunamiTsunamiA tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
— Brilliant Mistake (1997) - hollAnd — Your Orgasm (1997)
- Billy BraggBilly BraggStephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
& WilcoWilcoWilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John...
— Mermaid Avenue (1998) - Aluminum Group — Plano (1998)
- The Legendary Jim Ruiz Group — Sniff (1998)
- Sally TimmsSally TimmsSally Timms is an English singer and songwriter. Timms is best known for her long involvement with the Mekons whom she joined in 1985....
— Cowboy Sally's Twilight Laments for Lost Buckaroos (1999) - WilcoWilcoWilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John...
— Summerteeth (1999) - Floraline — Floraline (1999)
Discography '00 - present
- TristezaTristezaTristeza is a post-rock band from San Diego, California. The band has performed in 19 countries.Tristeza is a California-based band, with most members currently living in Oakland, CA....
— Dream Signals In Full Circles (2000) - AdenAdenAden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
— Hey 19 (2000) - KoufaxKoufax (band)Koufax are an indie rock band whose members are from mainly Toledo, Ohio. The band's self-titled debut EP was released in 1999 on independent label Doghouse Records, and got them noticed by The Get Up Kids, who signed them to their label, Vagrant Records subsidiary Heroes and Villains...
— It Had to Do With Love (2000) - Billy BraggBilly BraggStephen William Bragg , better known as Billy Bragg, is an English alternative rock musician and left-wing activist. His music blends elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, and his lyrics mostly deal with political or romantic themes...
& WilcoWilcoWilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John...
— Mermaid Avenue, Vol. 2 (2000) - My Morning JacketMy Morning JacketMy Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was...
— At Dawn (2001) - Jenny ToomeyJenny ToomeyJenny Toomey is an American indie rock musician and arts activist from Chevy Chase, Maryland, and later, Washington, D.C. She was a member of the bands Geek, Tsunami, Liquorice, Grenadine, So Low and Choke, among others, and has also recorded under her own name...
— Antidote (2001) - Justin Planasch — Roam (2001)
- Gift Original Soundtrack — Original Soundtrack (2001)
- Wayne KramerWayne Kramer (guitarist)Wayne Kramer is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television scorer....
— Adult World (2002) - Franklin BrunoFranklin BrunoFranklin Bruno is an American singer-songwriter, academic, writer, and blogger originally from Upland, California. He has been a member of Nothing Painted Blue since its inception in 1986....
— Cat May Look at a Queen (2002) - The Baldwin BrothersThe Baldwin BrothersThe Baldwin Brothers are a Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed with TVT Records in 2001 and are now represented by The Orchard after...
— Cooking with Lasers (2002) - IrvingIrving (band)Irving is an American indie rock band. It was founded by Alex Church, later of Sea Wolf, Brian Canning and Steven Scott in 1998, after playing together for the first time at an arts festival. Soon after, they added keyboardist Shana Levy and Brent Turner; Levy remained with the group until 2003,...
— Good Morning Beautiful (2002) - Various Artists — MTV2 Handpicked, Vol. 2 (2002)
- Mates of StateMates of StateMates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. The group is composed of the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel .Over the course of the band's fourteen year career, they've released three EPs and six full-length, studio...
— Our Constant Concern (2002) - KoufaxKoufax (band)Koufax are an indie rock band whose members are from mainly Toledo, Ohio. The band's self-titled debut EP was released in 1999 on independent label Doghouse Records, and got them noticed by The Get Up Kids, who signed them to their label, Vagrant Records subsidiary Heroes and Villains...
— Social Life (2002) - Ok GoOK GoOK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...
— Get Over ItGet over It (OK Go song)"Get Over It" is the first single released by OK Go from their self-titled debut album. It was released as a promotional single in the US in 2002 and was released in the UK in March 2003 which got the band their first Top of the Pops performance on April 4, 2003."You're So Damn Hot" appeared on...
(2002) - Slowrider — Nacimiento (2002)
- Ok GoOK GoOK Go is a rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois, USA, now residing in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band is composed of Damian Kulash , Tim Nordwind , Dan Konopka and Andy Ross , who joined them in 2005, replacing Andy Duncan...
— Ok Go (2002) - Earlimart — Avenues (2003)
- Patrick ParkPatrick Park-Early life:Park grew up in Morrison, Colorado. He was exposed to the arts at an early age: his mother was a published poet, and his father was a doctor who enjoyed playing folk and blues records and the guitar at home...
— Loneliness Knows My Name (2003) - The SunThe Sun (band)The Sun is a band with styles described as garage, indie, progressive and psychedelic.-History:The Sun released their first full-length album Blame It on the Youth June 7, 2005 on DVD. Every song has a music video. The disc also has WAV files on it for listening without viewing the videos. While it...
— Love & Death (2003) - Jamison Parker — Notes & Photographs EP (2003)
- UnderworldUnderworld (2003 film)Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of Vampires and Lycans . It is the first installment in the Underworld series. The main plot revolves around Selene , a vampire who is a Death Dealer hunting Lycans...
Original Soundtrack — Original Soundtrack (2003) - The Velvet TeenThe Velvet Teen-History:The Velvet Teen was founded by Judah Nagler and Logan Whitehurst as a side project from their other bands, Tin Circus and Little Tin Frog. Judah and Logan recorded the EP Comasynthesis, which had a prominent electronic sound, in 2000...
— Elysium (2004) - Chuck ProphetChuck ProphetChuck Prophet is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American psychedelic/desert rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and recorded in the 1980s...
— Age Of Miracles (2004) - Kool KeithKool KeithKeith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
/Kutmasta KurtKutMasta KurtKurt Matlin, professionally known as KutMasta Kurt, is an American hip hop producer, best known for his work with Kool Keith.-Collaborations:*Kool Keith - Sex Style *Dr Dooom - First Come, First Served...
— Break U Off/Takin' It Back (2004) - Thelonious MonsterThelonious MonsterThelonious Monster is a post-punk rock band from Los Angeles, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest. Active from 1983 to 1994, and again since 2004, the band has released five original studio albums...
— California Clam Chowder (2004) - Simon JoynerSimon JoynerSimon Joyner is a singer-songwriter from Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Considered by some to be the forefather of the burgeoning Omaha music scene , he has profoundly influenced the music of Bright Eyes. Joyner also collaborated with John Darnielle, of The Mountain Goats, and Beck listed Joyner...
— Lost with the Lights On (2004) - Elkland — Apart (2005)
- Elkland — Apart (The Remixes) (2005)
- Elkland — Golden (2005)
- Nothing Painted BlueNothing Painted BlueNothing Painted Blue is an American indie rock band, sporadically active since the 1990s, led by songwriter Franklin Bruno. Bruno and drummer Kyle Brodie have been the only constant members, as the remainder of the line-up has undergone a number of changes throughout the band's existence...
— Taste the Flavor (2005) - GrandaddyGrandaddyGrandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
— Excerpts From The Diary of Todd Zilla (2005) - GrandaddyGrandaddyGrandaddy was an American indie rock band, formed in 1992 in Modesto, California by singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Jason Lytle, bassist Kevin Garcia, and drummer Aaron Burtch. Guitarist Jim Fairchild and keyboardist Tim Dryden later joined the band in 1995...
— Just Like the Fambly Cat (2006) - Future PigeonFuture PigeonFuture Pigeon is an American punk/dub band from Los Angeles, California, contemporary to the late 1990s and early 2000s.-History:Future Pigeon are an award-winning underground band from LA; they are often associated in performances with other more famous members of that scene such as the late...
— Echodelic Sounds of Future Pigeon (2006) - The Baldwin BrothersThe Baldwin BrothersThe Baldwin Brothers are a Chicago-based lounge/electronica duo composed of Jason Hinkle and TJ Widner. The two met in junior-high school and have been composing electronic dance, pop and jazz music since 1983. The band signed with TVT Records in 2001 and are now represented by The Orchard after...
— The Return of the Golden Rhodes (2006) - The AdoredThe AdoredThe Adored is a power pop band based in Los Angeles, California. Until 2007, they were signed to V2 Records in North America ....
— New Language (2006) - DevicsDevicsDevics is a dream pop band from Los Angeles, California consisting of Sara Lov, Dustin O'Halloran, Ed Maxwell, Theodore Liscinski, and Evan Schnabel. Their music can be described as melancholic....
— Push the Heart (2006) - Nadine Zahr — Underneath the Everyday (2006)
- EarlimartEarlimart (band)Earlimart is an Indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. They are named for the town of Earlimart, California. Their sound bears resemblance to Elliott Smith and Grandaddy, as well as to contemporaries like Pedro the Lion, with whom they performed in a 2004 tour. The band's sixth...
— Mentor Tormentor (2007) - Acute — Arms Around a Stranger (2007)
- Let's Go Sailing — Chaos in Order (2007)
- Patrick ParkPatrick Park-Early life:Park grew up in Morrison, Colorado. He was exposed to the arts at an early age: his mother was a published poet, and his father was a doctor who enjoyed playing folk and blues records and the guitar at home...
— Everyone's in Everyone (2007) - Kristin MooneyKristin MooneyKristin Mooney is an American pop music, folk rock and Americana singer and songwriter. She first began performing professionally in college. After college she moved to Nashville, TN where she continued performing live and started working as a session musician...
— Hydroplane (2007) - American Music ClubAmerican Music ClubAmerican Music Club is a San Francisco-based alternative rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel.-History:Although born in California, Eitzel spent his formative years in Okinawa, Taiwan, Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1981...
— Golden Age (2008) - E for ExplosionE For ExplosionE for Explosion is an alternative rock/shoegazing band formed by former JamisonParker singer Jamison Covington after the group's breakup in 2005.-History:...
— Reinventing the Heartbeat (2008) - Great Northern — Sleepy Eepee (2008)
- DevicsDevicsDevics is a dream pop band from Los Angeles, California consisting of Sara Lov, Dustin O'Halloran, Ed Maxwell, Theodore Liscinski, and Evan Schnabel. Their music can be described as melancholic....
— Distant Radio (2008) - The RentalsThe RentalsThe Rentals are an American rock band fronted by vocalist Matt Sharp, best known as the former bass player for rock group Weezer. The band is best known for their mid-1990s hit single, "Friends of P.". The group has released two albums, Return of the Rentals and Seven More Minutes on Maverick...
— Songs About Time (2009) - Built to SpillBuilt to SpillBuilt to Spill is an American indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho. The band has released seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, There Is No Enemy, was released on October 6, 2009.-History:...
— There Is No EnemyThere Is No EnemyThere Is No Enemy is the seventh full-length studio album by indie rock band Built to Spill . The album was released on October 6, 2009...
(2009)