Marty Beller
| They Might Be Giants | |
| Band Members: | John Flansburgh | John Linnell |
| Backing Band: | Marty Beller | Dan Miller | Danny Weinkauf |
Marty Beller (born July 10th, 1967) is the current drummer for They Might Be Giants. He replaced Dan Hickey full-time in early 2004. Prior to becoming the band's full-time drummer, he played with TMBG's Other Thing and drummed for TMBG during some bookstore performances. He also provided drums and percussion for "Impossible" and "Happy Doesn't Have To Have An Ending," two songs on the CD included with the 2003 book Bed, Bed, Bed.
As an official member of the band, Beller wrote and sang "Alphabet Lost And Found" on the Here Come The ABCs album, "High Five!" on Here Come The 123s and "Speed And Velocity" on Here Comes Science.
Marty is married and has a daughter named Violet, born September 12, 2005, and a son named Noah, born January 18, 2008. In 1999 he released two solo albums.
As of 2008, Marty uses a ddrum Dios Bubinga drum set in a Blue Black Burst Finish, Zildjian cymbals, a Roland SPD-S, and various Latin Percussion instruments in his live set up. At some shows in late 2009 and 2010, he also has a Roland TD-20S, Zildjian cymbals and an additional Roland SPD-S.
In addition to playing with TMBG, Marty and Dan Miller have their own musical production firm called MartyDan Industries. Working together, the duo has created music for film, TV, and commercials. Marty also plays with Jonathan Coulton on Jonathan's new album, and in live shows.
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