Exotic Birds

The Exotic Birds was a pop music group formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1983 by three Cleveland Institute of Music percussion students, Andy Kubiszewski, Tom Freer and Tim Adams. They wrote their own music and were described as synth pop, techno-pop and techno-dance. They achieved mainly local success but appeared as an opening band for the Eurythmics.

Related Topics:
Pop music - Cleveland, Ohio - Cleveland Institute of Music - Eurythmics

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The band eventually grew to five memebers. Adams left to do orchestral work, but Mark Best and Frank Vale signed on. Then in 1986 Trent Reznor joined the band on keyboards, programming and backing vocals. Shortly after that, Reznor's roommate, Chris Vrenna replaced Freer on drums, who was departing for the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. But this was clearly Kubiszewski's band as neither Reznor nor Vrenna wrote any of the songs. By 1988 the band had broken up.

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Trent Reznor - Chris Vrenna - Norrköping Symphony

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Reznor, Vale and non-Exotic Birds member Mark Addison were the fictional band "The Problems" in Paul Schrader's 1987 Cleveland set movie Light of Day featuring Michael J. Fox and Joan Jett.

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Paul Schrader - Light of Day - Michael J. Fox - Joan Jett

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One-time Exotic Birds manager John Malm was Reznor's long-time manager and co-founder of Nothing Records with him.

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John Malm - Nothing Records

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Kubiszewski played percussion on some of Reznor's early Nine Inch Nails tracks and went on to drum for The The, Crowded House, Prick and Stabbing Westward.

Related Topics:
Nine Inch Nails - The The - Crowded House - Prick - Stabbing Westward

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To this day Freer, now with the Cleveland Orchestra, and Adams with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra remain close friends and often teach together.

Related Topics:
Cleveland Orchestra - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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