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Electric Guest
Electric Guest is a Los Angeles-based band formed in 2011. The group comprises Asa Taccone and Matthew Compton nicknamed "Cornbread" for unknown reason. Along with brothers Todd and Tory Dahlhoff playing bass and keyboards/guitar, respectively, in the touring version of the band.
Asa Taccone is the Vocal of the Electric Guest and also Instrumental
Matthew "Cornbread" Compton is the Drummer of the Electric Guest
Todd Dahlhoff is the Bass Guitar of the Electric Guest
Tory Dahlfoff is the Guitar and Keyboard Player of the Electric Guest
Asa used to produce a lot of hip hop but one day, walking out of the visiting room of a prison, coming from visiting a friend, another prisoner stopped him and asked "Are you Asa". He replied "yes" and the guy said, "I like your music, I'm gonna hit you up when I get out of here". After that encounter, Asa decided to stop doing hip hop.
One of the members of the band, the keyboard player Tory, lived in Asa and Matthew's (they're roommates) backyard in a tent for 6 months to try to save money. He would come in when it rained but that was it.
The first Electric Guest song to be played on radio was a song called 'Troubleman' that is nearly 9 minutes long.
Matthew is afraid of snakes because of a traumatic experience he had growing up. A snake fell on him from a garage door while it was opening.
Asa got shingles while making the album because he was so stressed out.
A few of the song's vocals on Electric Guest's album 'Mondo' are from dictaphone vocal takes that were initially used for the demos but ended up being kept out of sheer laziness.
Asa saw a video of a young Matthew Compton playing drums at a basement show in Virginia. At one point in the video, he drank half of a 40, then pours the rest all over the drum kit and then plays super aggressively, causing the alcohol to spray everywhere. (Twas Awesome)
The middle name of all 2 members of the group is "Michael", after Michael Jackson. Asa is such a big MJ fan that in 2009 when Michael Jackson went to the hospital in L.A. and died, Asa would spend hours singing songs, crying, holding hands with other fans of Michael Jackson.
Asa is the son of Theatre Director Tony Taccone and younger Brother of Jorma Taccone who is famous for playing along side Adam Samberg in Hot Rod and he voiced William Shakespeare in The Lego Movie and appearing in Grown Up 2 as the Male Cheerleader.
Asa also wrote the original songs for several of American Dad! episodes, including Hot Water, Minsteral Krampus and Rubberneckers
Asa has composed the old and new Springfield anthem from The Simpsons episode, "Walking Big & Tall"
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