David Kyp Joel Malone (born February 27, 1973) is an American multi-instrumentalist and member of the bands

TV on the Radio TV on the Radio (TVOTR) is an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2001. The band consists of Tunde Adebimpe (vocals, loops), David Andrew Sitek (guitars, keyboards, loops), Kyp Malone (vocals, guitars, bass, loops), and ...

, Iran, Rain Machine, and Ice Balloons.

Biography

Malone grew up in Moon Township, Pennsylvania and moved to New Jersey for High School. He graduated from

North Hunterdon High School North Hunterdon High School is a four-year regional public high school serving students from six municipalities in northern Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States, as one of two high schools in the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High Sch ...

in 1991. Malone formed the band Iran with film director/singer/songwriter Aaron Aites in 2000. He later joined

Tunde Adebimpe Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. Early life Adebimpe was born into a Nig ...

and

David Sitek David Andrew Sitek (born September 6, 1972) is an American musician and record producer, known for his work with his band TV on the Radio. He has also worked with bands such as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Liars, Foals, Celebration, Little Dragon, Beady ...

on ''

Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes ''Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes'' is the 2004 debut album by the American art rock band, TV on the Radio. The album, recorded at Headgear Studio in Brooklyn, was awarded the Shortlist Music Prize for 2004. It was released on CD, 12" vinyl ...

'' and has been in the band ever since. He writes, sings and plays instruments for the band. In his lyrics, he uses poetic imagery to address racism, show business, and politics in an indirect manner. Malone is in the band Ice Balloons and is also a member of The Yams Collective. He has also worked with

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (born October 30, 1982 in Oregon) is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter. Biography Miles was raised in Portland and Eugene. He spent much of his youth on the road traveling with his comedian/playwright father as ...

, including producing Robinson's 2009 album '' Summer Of Fear''. In 2009, he released an album under the name Rain Machine, later touring to support the record. The album was produced by Ian Brennan. Malone has also toured and played with

Jolie Holland Jolie Holland is an American singer and performer who combines elements of folk, traditional, country, rock, jazz, and blues. Career Growing up in Houston, Texas, Jolie left in 1994, moving to Austin, New Orleans, and San Francisco before ...

, and was an influence and early champion of singer-songwriter

Sharon Van Etten Sharon Katharine Van Etten (born February 26, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter. She has released six studio albums, the latest of which is '' We've Been Going About This All Wrong'' (2022). Early life Van Etten was born in Belleville, N ...

. He has recorded with the Malian band

Tinariwen Tinariwen ( Tamasheq: , with vowels , pronounced ''tinariwen'' "deserts", plural of ''ténéré'' "desert") is a collective of Tuareg musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. Considered a pioneer of desert blues, the group's gu ...

on their 2011 release ''

Tassili Tassili n'Ajjer ( Berber: ''Tassili n Ajjer'', ar, طاسيلي ناجر; "Plateau of rivers") is a national park in the Sahara desert, located on a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria. Having one of the most important groupings of prehistoric ...

''. The album was recorded in the Algerian desert near the Libyan border. Malone was included in the 2002 Bay Area indie film '' Scumrock''. In 2015, Malone made a cameo on the TV series ''

Broad City ''Broad City'' is an American television sitcom created by and starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series ...

'', playing a music store clerk in the episode "The Matrix". He provided some of the music for the 2018 documentary film Dreaming of a Vetter World. He worked in the science fiction film ''

Doors A door is a hinged or otherwise movable barrier that allows ingress (entry) into and egress (exit) from an enclosure. The created opening in the wall is a ''doorway'' or ''portal''. A door's essential and primary purpose is to provide security b ...

'' (2021) as Jamal.

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