Chris Tomson: Difference between revisions
added 'BLP sources' Template |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}} |
|||
{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
||
| Name = Chris Tomson |
| Name = Chris Tomson |
||
Revision as of 15:41, 6 December 2010
 |
Chris Tomson |
|---|
Chris Tomson (born March 6, 1984[1] in New York City) is the drummer of New York based indie rock band Vampire Weekend.
Background
Tomson grew up on a farm in Imlaystown, NJ (parts of the first album were recorded there). His father is an engineer and his family is of Irish and Ukrainian heritage (he studied abroad in Ireland in college). His full name is Christopher William Tomson. He attended the Peddie School and then Columbia University where he studied economics and music. He is an avid soccer fan and enjoys photography as well. His favorite football fan is Tottenham Hotspurs. He is also a huge fan of Phish and The Grateful Dead. He now lives in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. In 2008 Tomson was involved in a hit-and-run incident in London after the Shockwaves NME awards. He was taken to hospital to be treated for neck injuries but was released on February 29 with no notable injuries [2]
Musical career
Prior to forming Vampire Weekend, Tomson played with Ezra Koenig in the comedy rap group called L’Homme Run. [3]
Tomson met the members of Vampire Weekend while attending Columbia University-- he took music classes with Rostam Batmanglij and started the group in their senior year. The name of the group comes from the movie of the same name that Ezra Koenig and his friends made over summer vacation. (http://vimeo.com/28464) They self-produced their first album after graduation while concurrently working full-time jobs (Tomson worked as an archivist for a record label). Tomson acts as drummer in the band.