User:Tobinparks/Tobi Parks

Tobi Parks is an accomplished bass player having played with such acts as the infamous Midwest avant punk band The Star Death and psych-alt-country favorites, Grandpa’s Ghost, described by the Village Voice as “. . one of America’s best bands.” The Star Death toured nationally playing with such indie rock luminaries as Fugazi, the Liars, Le Tigre, Erase Errata, Gossip and Grand Ulena among many others. Grandpa’s Ghost has toured with the likes of Mike Watt (ex-Minutemen/ Firehose) and Andrew Bird (The Squirrel Nut Zippers).

Currently, she is the bassist in Bambi, the Cliks and co-creative force for Is That You?, an experimental rock ensemble featuring Derek Yeager (Sine Nomine, Yamanaka), Valo Fernandez (There’s a Killer Among Us, Airport Elementary School, and This is the News), and Chris Gorka (There’s a Killer Among Us).

As a solo artist and improviser she has performed with such players as Darin Gray (Grand Ulena, Dazzling Killmen, You Fantastic), Tim Garrigan (Dazzling Killmen, You Fantastic), Keith Rowe, Toshimaru Nakamura, Mark Shippy (U.S. Maple) among others. Parks has collaborated with avant film maker James Fotopoulos, who has contributed pieces to the New York Underground Film Festival, the Whitney Biennial, and most recently to the Sundance Film Festival, to create Criminal Intent (interesting sounds capes for the truly depressed) Her playing has been favorably compared to that of Mike Watt and Dave Allen (Gang of Four) due to her aggressive yet funky style. As a composer, she has composed for both television and film.