11 Facts About Tom Freund

1.

Tom Freund was born on August 28,1968 and is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

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Tom Freund met Ben Harper when he was attending Pitzer College in Claremont, California.

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Tom Freund released his debut solo album, North American Long Weekend, in 1998 and has released albums on his own Surf Road Records since 2000.

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Tom Freund was a member of the prestigious Tri-State McDonald's High School Jazz Ensemble, which landed him an audition with Elizabeth Swados.

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Harper signed a record deal with Virgin Records while Tom Freund spent several years playing bass with acclaimed roots-rock band The Silos.

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In 1998, Tom Freund released his solo debut, North American Long Weekend, on the Mercury subsidiary Red Ant Records.

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Tom Freund found influence for the funky "Freezedance" in the work of James Brown.

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8.

In 2011, Tom Freund released The Edge of Venice via Surf Road Records.

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In 2012, Tom Freund appeared in Judd Apatow's film, This Is 40.

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In producing and co-engineering the album, Tom Freund drew upon folk, rock, jazz and other roots sources for an urbane Americana sound.

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In 2015 Tom Freund opened three dates in the UK for Ben Harper.