Chris Tomson

Chris Tomson‎
Chris Tomson performing with Vampire Weekend in Hamburg, 02.November 2007 (first gig in Europe)
Background information
Birth name	Chris Tomson
Born	March 6, 1984 (1984-03-06) (age 27)
Occupations	Musician, drummer
Labels	XL Records
Associated acts	Vampire Weekend, L'Homme Run
Website	http://www.vampireweekend.com/
Members
Chris Tomson, Ezra Koening, Chis Baio, Rostam Batmanglij

Chris Tomson (born March 6, 1984^[1] in New York City) is the drummer of New York based indie rock band Vampire Weekend.

Background

Tomson grew up on a farm in Imlaystown (parts of the first album were recorded there). His father is an engineer and his family is of Irish and Ukrainian heritage (he studied abroad in Ireland in college). His full name is Christopher William Tomson. He attended the Peddie School and then Columbia University where he studied economics and music. He is an avid football fan and enjoys photography as well. His favorite football club is Tottenham Hotspur. He is also a huge fan of Phish and The Grateful Dead. He now lives in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. In 2008 Tomson was involved in a hit-and-run incident in London after the Shockwaves NME awards. He was taken to hospital to be treated for neck injuries but was released on February 29 with no notable injuries^[2]

Musical career

Prior to forming Vampire Weekend, Tomson played with Ezra Koenig in the "serious"^[3] rap group called L’Homme Run.^[4]

Tomson met the members of Vampire Weekend while attending Columbia University—he took music classes with Rostam Batmanglij and started the group in their senior year. The name of the group comes from the movie of the same name that Ezra Koenig and his friends made over summer vacation. (http://vimeo.com/28464) They self-produced their first album after graduation while concurrently working full-time jobs (Tomson worked as an archivist for a record label). Their second album, Contra, which came out in January 2010 topped the charts in the UK, US, Australia and Canada, and was also self-produced.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Weekend

1. ^ http://www.celebrityviplounge.com/celebrity-vip-lounge-birthday-bitches-bubba-sparxxx-turns-33/
2. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/vampire-weekend/34790
3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hhXgsHrv7c
4. ^ http://www.askmen.com/celebs/men/entertainment/ezra-koenig/index.html

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Name	Tomson, Chris
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