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Abandoned Pools (born October 30 ???? in Pasadena, California) is the performing name for singer-songwriter and musician Tommy Walter, as well as the name of the band in which he plays. He began playing music at a young age, first with the bass guitar and then the French horn. He attended University of Southern California, followed by the Pacific University. Teaching classical music theory, Walter began working with various Los Angeles-area musicians. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ...
Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...
The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...
A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ...
Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ...
The horn is a brass instrument that consists of tubing wrapped into a coiled form. ...
The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ...
Pacific University is a located in Forest Grove, Oregon about 40 minutes west of Portland, Oregon. ...
Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ...
Music theory is a field of study that describes the elements of music and includes the development and application of methods for analyzing and composing music, and the interrelationship between the notation of music and performance practice. ...
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Walter soon began working with a singer-songwriter who went by E and drummer Butch Norton as The Eels. After a promising debut, Walter left the band due to differences with E. He formed a short-lived band, Tely, who released a CD that was distributed on the internet. He was also in the touring band for the Ken Andrews solo project ON, though in the end the band saw little touring. Later he went on to form Abandoned Pools and recorded a solo album, Humanistic, in 2001. Humanistic actually features a couple of songs that were once performed by Tely, like "Start Over." Mark Oliver Everett (born April 10, 1963) is the lead singer of the pop band Eels. ...
Eels (also sometimes eels or EELS, depending on the album) are an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as Mr. ...
Ken Andrews is an American artist/producer. ...
Humanistic is the debut album by Abandoned Pools. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
In 2002 they performed the theme song for the short-lived MTV animated series Clone High. Their song "Start Over" was featured in the season finale of the series. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...
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Clone High was an animated series that aired for one season (November 2002 - April 2003) on MTV and Teletoon. ...
Walter teamed up with drummer Bryan Head and guitarist Sean Woolstenhulme in 2004 to record Armed to the Teeth, the follow up to Humanistic. In June 2005 they released an EP, consisting of a few songs from the new album along with b-sides and demos, called The Reverb EP. This was followed by the full album in September 2005. Armed to the Teeth is the second album by Abandoned Pools. ...
Humanistic is the debut album by Abandoned Pools. ...
In January 2006, Walter wrote in his blog that Universal Records had stopped promoting the album and had no plans for the band in 2006. Universal Records was founded in 1996, when Universal Music was created following the purchase of MCA Records by Seagram in 1996. ...
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