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About|the rapper|the occupation|Bus driverInfobox musical artist|name = Busdriver|image = busdriver1 crop.jpg|caption = Busdriver performing at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella in 2007|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Regan Farquhar|birth_date = birth date and age|1978|2|12 http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths? c=search& first=Regan& last=Farquhar& spelling=Exact& 4_year=& 4_month=0& 4_day=0& 5=& 7=& SubmitSearch.x=0& SubmitSearch.y=0& SubmitSearch=Submit Family Tree Legends Family Tree Legends. Retrieved on 2011-12-19.|origin = Los Angeles , California , United States |occupation = Rapping|Rapper , record producer|producer |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop , alternative hip hop , experimental music |years_active = 1996–present|label = Mush Records , Big Dada , Epitaph Records , Fake Four Inc |associated_acts = Project Blowed , Myka 9 , Nocando , Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus , Nicholas Thorburn |url = http://busdriverse.com/ busdriverse.com Busdriver (born Regan Farquhar ) is a rapping|rapper and record producer|producer from Los Angeles , California . He has collaborated with rappers such as Myka 9 , Nocando , 2Mex and Ellay Khule. His primary producers have been Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus , Boom Bip , Daddy Kev , Loden (musician)|Loden , Paris Zax, Omid and Nobody. He has also worked with D-Styles on two albums.
History
Born in Los Angeles, Regan Farquhar was introduced to hip hop at an early age, his father Ralph Farquhar being the screenwriter for the film Krush Groove , http://www.oldschoolhiphop.com/video/krushgroove.htm Krush Groove. OldSchoolHipHop.Com. Retrieved on 2011-12-19. one of the earliest films focusing on hip hop culture. He began rapping at age 9. By 13, he had released his first album as part of the group 4/29. http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0301,caramanica,40903,22.html Inkblot Integer-Hop, page 1 – Music. Village Voice (2002-12-31). Retrieved on 2011-12-19. At the age of 15, he attended open-mic nights at the Good Life Cafe in 1993. A regular at the Project Blowed open mic during the mid-1990s, he would be introduced to fellow underground artists, leading him to being a guest on at least 20 singles.Citation needed|date=February 2008 He first recorded with Chillin Villain Empire in 1995. In 1999, he was featured on Fat Jack's Cater To The DJ . http://www.alphapuprecords.com/releasepage.php? UPC=669158502127 Fat Jack – Cater To The DJ (Fat Jack Recordings). Alphapuprecords.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-19.
Busdriver released his first solo album Memoirs of the Elephant Man in 2001, followed by This Machine Kills Fashion Tips and Temporary Forever in 2002. 2003 brought a collaboration with Radioinactive and Daedelus (musician)|Daedelus for the album The Weather . He followed those albums with Cosmic Cleavage in 2004 and Fear of a Black Tangent in 2005. In 2005, he was also enlisted as a "Corn Ganggster" rapping with Th' Corn Gangg . He later appeared on Islands (band)|Islands ' song "Where There's A Will There's A Whalebone" from the album Return to the Sea . Nicholas Thorburn once again worked with Busdriver on the track "Crony Island" from Reefer's self-titled debut in 2008. Busdriver's two albums RoadKillOvercoat and Jhelli Beam have been released on Epitaph Records . In 2010, he released a free mixtape Computer Cooties .Janaki (2010) " http://abovegroundmagazine.com/the-leak/10/05/busdriver-computer-cooties/ Busdriver – Computer Cooties", Above Ground Magazine, 5 October 2010
In 2010, Busdriver started a band Physical Forms with Jeff Byron, who is a former member of The Mae Shi . The band has been described as "DIY punk" and "experimental pop" with members of the band displaying a reluctance to label their sound. Busdriver is the singer in the group and writes most of the music with Byron and other members.Carnage, Sean (2010) " http://www.seancarnage.com/2010/08/27/lets-get-physical-jeff-byron-post-mae-shi-with-physical-forms/ Let’s get physical: Jeff Byron debuts post-Mae Shi music this Monday with Physical Forms", Sean Carnage , 27 August 2010 Physical Forms released a split 7" Hoofdriver with Deerhoof on Polyvinyl Records .Breihan, Tom (2010) " http://pitchfork.com/news/40221-new-release-deerhoof-and-physical-forms-ihoofdriveri/ New Release: Deerhoof and Physical Forms: Hoofdriver", Pitchfork Media , 1 October 2010 http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php? id=1526 Polyvinyl Record Co. – Deerhoof/Physical Forms – Hoofdriver. Polyvinylrecords.com (2010-11-16). Retrieved on 2011-12-19. Busdriver's another project is Flash Bang Granada, a collaboration with Nocando . They released the album 10 Haters on Hellfyre Club in 2011.Martins, Chris (2010) " http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/2010/09/busdriver_and_nocando_are_flash_bang_grenada.php Exclusive: Busdriver and Nocando Form Alt-Rap Superduo, Flash Bang Grenada", LA Weekly , 10 September 2010
Busdriver released ATM as a single from the album Beaus $ Eros on Polyvinyl Records in 2011. The single was printed on a limited run of blue vinyl. http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php? id=1677 Polyvinyl Record Co. – Busdriver – ATM. Polyvinylrecords.com (2011-04-16). Retrieved on 2011-12-19. Beaus $ Eros was released on Fake Four Inc in 2012.
Busdriver is the executive producer of the album Watergate (album)|Watergate for Thirsty Fish, which consists of Psychosiz , Dumbfoundead and Open Mike Eagle . http://larecord.com/interviews/2009/07/31/busdriver-the-gumdrop-eats-the-puppy/ Busdriver: Worse Things Than The World Blowing Up. L.A. Record. Retrieved on 2011-12-19.
Discography
Solo albums
Memoirs of the Elephant Man (1999)
This Machine Kills Fashion Tips (2002)
Temporary Forever (2002)
Heavy Items Such As Books, Record Albums, Tools (2003)
http://www.projectblowed.com/artists.php? ID=857 Busdriver bio on ProjectBlowed.com
http://www.epitaph.com/artists/artist/229/ Epitaph's Artist Profile, "Artist Info: Busdriver"
Persondata | NAME = Busdriver | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = February 12, 1978 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Busdriver Category:1978 births Category:African American rappers Category:Epitaph Records artists Category:Living people Category:Rappers from Los Angeles, California
