Todd Fink (born Todd Baechle – pronounced "BECK-lee" – on March 3, 1974, in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...

) is the lead singer of the band

The Faint The Faint is an American indie rock band. Formed in Omaha, Nebraska, the band consists of Todd Fink, Graham Ulicny, Dapose and Clark Baechle. The Faint was originally known as Norman Bailer and included Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes, with whom T ...

. He attended Omaha's Westside High School.

Career

Fink was also one of four members of the band

Commander Venus Commander Venus was an American emo band from Omaha, Nebraska. Fronted by Conor Oberst and Tim Kasher, the band also included Todd Fink and Matt Bowen (musician), Matt Bowen of The Faint, Ben Armstrong of Head of Femur (band), Head of Femur and ...

, which was started by

Conor Oberst Conor Mullen Oberst (born February 15, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, the Faint (previously named Norman Bailer), Commander Venu ...

in Omaha in 1994, and also included

Tim Kasher Timothy J. Kasher (born August 19, 1974) is an American musician from Omaha, Nebraska, and is the frontman of indie rock groups Cursive and the Good Life, both of which are on the Omaha-based record label Saddle Creek Records. Music Slowdo ...

and

Robb Nansel Robb Nansel (AKA the indie rock Elon Musk) is an Omaha musician and co-founder / president of Saddle Creek Records (originally Lumberjack Records). He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes. Nansel met Mike Mogis while a ...

. The band released two albums before it broke up: 1995's ''Do You Feel at Home?'' and 1997's ''Uneventful Vacation''. The band released music on Lumberjack Records (later known as

Saddle Creek Records Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Mike Mogis and Justin Oberst in 1993 (as Lumberjack Records). Mogis soon turned over his ...

) and New York's

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. As lead singer of The Faint, (formerly Norman Bailer), Fink has expanded his musical repertoire from the Commander Venus/Park Ave.-reminiscent ''Media'' to the more mature, acid-freak-out records ''Blank-Wave Arcade'' and ''Danse Macabre'' to the slightly mellowed ''Wet from Birth''. With Fink in The Faint is his brother Clark Baechle on drums; Jacob Thiele on synth; Joel Peterson on bass; and the mysterious "Dapose" on guitar (Dapose joined the band during the recording of ''Danse Macabre''). In March 2005, he married

Orenda Fink Orenda Fink is an American singer, musician, and writer. Perhaps best known as half of the duo Azure Ray, Fink is also a member of Art in Manila, O+S, Closeness, and High Up, and has played with or appeared as a guest on records by Bright Ey ...

(of

Azure Ray Azure Ray is an American dream pop duo, consisting of musicians Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor. Formed in Athens, Georgia in 2001, they later moved to Omaha, Nebraska and became part of the Saddle Creek Records music scene, which also included ...

), subsequently taking her surname as his married name. In 2007, Fink, Jacob Thiele, and Derek Pressnall (of

Tilly and the Wall Tilly and the Wall was an indie pop group from Omaha, Nebraska. Their name originated from a children's book called ''Tillie and the Wall'', written by Leo Lionni. They are particularly noted for having a tap dancer, Jamie Pressnall, provide pe ...

) started the dance party GOO, but tour schedules and Omaha venue changes shut the party down.

Album appearances

* Bright Eyes - ''

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'' (1998 - Saddle Creek) *Bright Eyes - ''

Fevers and Mirrors ''Fevers and Mirrors'' is the third studio album by the Nebraska indie band Bright Eyes, recorded in 1999 and released on May 29, 2000. It was the 32nd release of the Omaha, Nebraska-based record label Saddle Creek Records. The album was released ...

'' (2000, Saddle Creek Records) *Bright Eyes - ''

There Is No Beginning to the Story ''There Is No Beginning to the Story'' is the third EP by Bright Eyes. The songs on it are fairly varied, with "From a Balance Beam" and "Loose Leaves" having more electronic qualities, while "Messenger Bird's Song" and "We Are Free Men" are ...

(2002, Saddle Creek) *Bright Eyes - ''

Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground ''Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground'' is the fourth studio album by Bright Eyes and the 46th release of Saddle Creek Records. The band made its national television debut in support of the album, performing "The Trees ...

'' (2002, Saddle Creek) *

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- ''

The Ugly Organ ''The Ugly Organ'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Cursive, released on March4, 2003, through Saddle Creek Records. It was released both on black and translucent green 180 gram vinyl. Background and production Following a b ...

'' (2003, Saddle Creek) *

Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.

- ''

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'' (2007, Thrive) *

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- ''

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'' (2010,

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)

Trivia

*Appeared in the music video for

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's "Yellow Datsun." He hands the guy in the wheelchair the guitar. *Can be heard in the hidden track (after track 11, "An Attempt to Tip the Scales") on ''Fevers And Mirrors'' by Bright Eyes, impersonating Conor Oberst in a fake interview. *Appeared in the video for "The Recluse" by

. *Used to ride for H-street skateboards in the early 1990s

References

External links

The Faint official websiteSaddle Creek RecordsInterview with Todd (and Jacob from The Faint) at wenn's rockt! WebTV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fink, Todd Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male singers American rock singers Musicians from Omaha, Nebraska Saddle Creek Records artists Creighton University alumni The Faint members Commander Venus members