Bob Boilen Bio

I've been making music with electronics for about 30 years. My recent music is here. Tiny Desk Unit reformed briefly in 2007, it’s now a little smaller. We made an album called Sputnik Fell on My Birthday. I’ve been making music with Tiny Desk Unit guitarist Michael Barron with live coast to coast jams. In 1979 I quit my job, running a record warehouse. and bought an Arp Odyssey synthesizer. In a few months I was performing at dc space in Washington dc, with Tiny Desk Unit. I joined Impossible Theater in 1982. I wrote music for a handful of original multimedia productions. Some of my best music was written then. I’m still rummaging the archives and eventually will put up some music. If you are eager, write me. In 1988 I quit my TV production job and went to NPR looking for work. I showed up everyday hoping I could make radio. In about a year I was somehow directing All Things Considered. At the end of the last century I started NPR's online music show All Songs Considered. After 18 years of directing I am now hosting All Songs Considered full time for NPR.Music.html../Tiny_Desk_Unit_Music/about.html../Tiny_Desk_Unit_Music/jams/jams.html../Tiny_Desk_Unit_Music/jams/jams.htmlhttp://www.synthmuseum.com/arp/arpodyssey01.htmlhttp://www.synthmuseum.com/arp/arpodyssey01.html../Tiny_Desk_Unit_Music/about.html../Tiny_Desk_Unit_Music/about.htmlmailto:tinydesk@bobboilen.info?subject=Impossible%20Theater%20questionhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2http://npr.org/allsongshttp://npr.orgshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2shapeimage_3_link_3shapeimage_3_link_4shapeimage_3_link_5shapeimage_3_link_6shapeimage_3_link_7shapeimage_3_link_8shapeimage_3_link_9shapeimage_3_link_10shapeimage_3_link_11shapeimage_3_link_12
Hear my music Tiny Desk Unit I directed NPR's All Things Considered I created and host All Songs Considered NPR Bio Smile sessions with Brian Wilson Paste magazine March 07.pdf Glide Magazine profile Another profile All Songs Considered podcast Interviewed by radio producer Jay Allison Contradance podcast with my son Julian Facebook pageMusic.html../Tiny_Desk_Unit_Music/discography.htmlhttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2http://www.npr.org/allsongshttp://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2100252http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3934970Bio_files/Paste%20magazine%20March%2007.pdfhttp://www.glidemagazine.com/articles53.htmlhttp://www.serge.org/MusicMorsels/2004_11/industry.htmhttp://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=4819413http://www.atlantic.org/cainan/broadcast/archives/000051.phphttp://openbandonline.comhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=588184658&hiq=bob%2Cboilenshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2shapeimage_4_link_3shapeimage_4_link_4shapeimage_4_link_5shapeimage_4_link_6shapeimage_4_link_7shapeimage_4_link_8shapeimage_4_link_9shapeimage_4_link_10shapeimage_4_link_11shapeimage_4_link_12