Owen Biddle (musician)
Owen Biddle (born October 1, 1977) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, known for his work with hip hop group The Roots[1] On August 25, 2011, he announced he was leaving The Roots to focus on his band, Mister Barrington.
Owen Biddle | |
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Born | October 1, 1977 |
Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Genres | Alternative hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Bass guitarist, record producer, songwriter |
Instruments | Bass |
Associated acts | The Roots |
Prior to joining the group, Biddle was credited with production and writing on The Roots' Grammy-nominated album, Game Theory.[2] Other work includes multiple Grammy-winning recordings with John Legend in 2011, Booker T. Jones in 2012; also, with Al Green, Beanie Sigel, Baaba Maal, Jazmine Sullivan, Taylor Dayne, Enemy Earth, Jazzyfatnastees.[3]
He is also a member of The Trolleyvox and was a bassist, composer and member of the Philadelphia-based rock band Pepper's Ghost.[4] Biddle is a member of New York City–based Mister Barrington, along with English keyboardist Oli Rockberger and drum virtuoso Zach Danziger.
As part of a recurring sketch on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, called "The Real Housewives of Late Night", Biddle portrayed his fictional alcoholic wife.[5][6]
References
- "Alternate Root | Cover Story | News and Opinion". Philadelphia Weekly. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- "The Roots Take Over LPAC :: The Daily Gazette". Daily.swarthmore.edu. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- okayplayer - Hip Hop Music, Reviews, News, Interviews, Blogs and Discussion Board
- Matt P in Phillies (2010-06-08). "Philly Sports & Minutiae: Is New Phillie Jesse Biddle Related to Roots Bassist Owen Biddle?". The700Level.com. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- "Late Night with Owen Biddle, the pride of Plymouth Whitemarsh". Montgomery News. 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- Owen Biddle - IMDb
External links
- Owen Biddle on Myspace
- "Owen Biddle bass solo at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC"
- "The Roots perform the Star Spangled Banner COLBERT REPORT"
- "Alternate Root: Owen Biddle's unlikely path to Late Night"
- "The Roots take Manhattan", Village Voice, 25 February 2009
- "Late night with The Roots as Jimmy Fallon's TV house band, Philly's globe-spanning hip-hoppers adapt to a new way to work, a new audience to wow.", Philly.com