Guy Hoffman (born May 20, 1954) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a drummer and vocalist, formerly of such bands as Oil Tasters, BoDeans, Violent Femmes and Absinthe. He is a composer for such films as Field Day and a founding member of Radio Romeo. Nickname: The City of Festivals, The Genuine American City, Cream City, Brewtown/Brew City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Oil Tasters was a Milwaukee, Wisconsins based early 80s post-punk band. ... The BoDeans are a rock and roll band, originally forming in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1983. ... Violent Femmes From left to right. ... Absinthe, founded in 1995, is a rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

Life

Guy Hoffman began playing drums from the age of 9. He developed sklls in music and art taught by Eddie Allen, Silvia Spicuzza, LeRoy Augustine and Joe Ferrara within the Shorewood Public School system. From 1972 to 1976 he concentrated on watercolor painting and drawing under Professor Laurence Rathsack in The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Fine Arts programs. Nonacademically, he played popular music with local bands at live music venues throughout Wisconsin. From 1977 to 1978 he studied graphic art with Leon Travanti and graduated from UWM with a BA in both Fine Art and Visual Communications. In the years immediately following, Guy gravitated back to playing music with a band called The Haskels on Milwaukee's thriving punk scene. He first found acclaim as a founding member of a well known Milwaukee band, the BoDeans, perhaps best known for their theme song of the TV show Party of Five. He can be seen drumming in BoDean videos for the songs "She's A Runaway" and "Fadeaway". Guy reunited with BoDeans singer/songwriter Sam Llanas to form the band Absinthe. Nickname: The City of Festivals, The Genuine American City, Cream City, Brewtown/Brew City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... Party of Five was an American television series that aired for the first time on September 12, 1994 and ended on May 3, 2000 after six seasons. ...

He was also an active member of the Violent Femmes from 1993 through 2001. Two versions of "Blister In The Sun", the Femmes' signature song, were recorded with Guy for the Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack CD in 1997. Guy can also be seen with the Femmes in motion picture concerts and television productions such as "Woodstock '94", "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch", and "VH-1 Hard Rock Live". He has performed on numerous music videos and late night talk shows in the US, UK, Canada, Europe and Australia. In 2005, he was included on two Violent Femmes reissued CD/DVD compilations. 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Grosse Pointe Blank is an American movie comedy, directed by George Armitage. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Woodstock 94 was a rock concert which was mounted in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock concert of 1969. ... Sabrina Spellman (left) and Salem the cat (right) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is the name of a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a teenage fictional character named Sabrina Spellman. ... VH1 (which stands for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ... A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ...

In a recent re-issued work from the early 1980s by the Oil Tasters, Guy is heard in a bass-sax-drums Post-punk trio. The 1980s, in its most obvious sense, was the decade between 1980 and 1989. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock...

As of 2005, Guy is working with a brand new group called Radio Romeo, a Los Angeles based rock band. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

Discography

• Oil Tasters (1980)
• Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams (1986)
• New Times (1994)
• Woodstock '94 (1994) CD and VHS
• Rock!!!!! (1995)
• Grosse Pointe Blank: Music from the Film (1997)
• The Great Lost Brew Wave Album (1997)
• A Good Day To Die (1998)
• Viva Wisconsin (1999)
• Freak Magnet (2000)
• History in 3 Chords (2001)
• Permanent Record: The Very Best Of Violent Femmes (2005)
• Permanent Record - Live & Otherwise (2005) DVD

1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams is a music album of BoDeans songs released in May 1986 on Slash/Warner Records. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the chain of alternative weekly newspapers, see New Times Media. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Rock!!!!! is an album released by Violent Femmes Track Listing Living a Lie (2:23) Tonight (1:55) Bad Dream (3:31) I Danced (2:12) Thanksgiving (No Way Out) (3:37) Dahmer Is Dead (0:38) Life Is an Adventure (2:53) She Went to Germany (2:23) I... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Good Day To Die is a music album by Absinthe songs released in 1998 on Llanas Records. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Viva Wisconsin is a live album released by Violent Femmes in 1999. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Freak Magnet is the recent studio album released by Violent Femmes in 2000. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A live concert at the Boat House in Norfolk, VA on July 21, 1991, plus seven music videos and a bonus street performance of Kiss Off. ...

External links

• Guy Hoffman's homepage
• Field Day