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Thomas Bartlett (born October 13, 1981), also known as Doveman, is an American pianist, singer, and producer. Born in Vermont, Bartlett studied piano in London with Maria Curcio before moving to New York City. As a teenager, he and lifelong collaborator Sam Amidon formed the folk music band Popcorn Behavior (later known as Assembly), and released three albums.
Upon moving to New York in 2001, Bartlett soon began performing with Chocolate Genius and Elysian Fields, and also worked as Salon.com's music critic, writing first a weekly "Wednesday Morning Download", and later the daily "Audiofile" feature. In recent years, Bartlett has performed and toured extensively with artists like The National, Antony and the Johnsons, Martha Wainwright, Glen Hansard (in both The Frames and The Swell Season) and Bebel Gilberto.
Production
In 2011 Bartlett produced legendary performance artist Justin Vivian Bond's first solo record, "Dendrophile". Also in 2011, he produced the debut record of New York singer Hannah Cohen, "Child Bride," which will be released on Bella Union in April 2012. Working with Patrick Dillett, Bartlett co-produced Julia Stone's solo record "By the Horns," to be released on EMI Records on May 29. In February 2012 Glen Hansard announced that his first solo record, as yet untitled, has been produced by Bartlett, and will be released later in the year.
He is currently working on an upcoming record by Trixie Whitley.
Sideman Discography
Bartlett has appeared as a keyboardist on many records, including The National's "Boxer" and "High Violet", Antony and the Johnsons' "The Crying Light" and "Swanlights", Sam Amidon's "But This Chicken Proved Falsehearted", Bebel Gilberto's "All In One", David Byrne's "Here Lies Love", Martha Wainwright's "Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, A Paris", The Swell Season's "Strict Joy", Elysian Fields's "Bum Raps and Love Taps", "The Afterlife", and "Last Night on Earth", Miho Hatori's "Ecdysis", Rufus Wainwright's "Out of The Game" and Sharon van Etten's "Tramp".
Burgundy Stain Sessions
In January 2011, Bartlett, as Doveman, began a monthly salon style performance series at West Village club (Le) Poisson Rouge, called the Burgundy Stain Sessions, inviting Bartlett's friends to join him and the band on stage. Over the course of the year, performers included Norah Jones, Glen Hansard, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Sara Quin, Beth Orton, Sam Amidon, Nico Muhly, Elysian Fields, Chocolate Genius, Julia Stone, Chris Thile, The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, Lisa Hannigan, St Vincent, and many others.
In October 2011, Bartlett music-directed, and co-curated with Hansard, a two night evening at (Le) Poisson Rouge, inspired by the Burgundy Stain Sessions, and celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Other Voices, an Irish music TV show. Performers included Laurie Anderson, Damien Rice, Bell X1 (band), The Lost Brothers, Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner, Gabriel Byrne, Paul Muldoon, Colm McCann, and others.
Other Collaborations
In 2008, Bartlett, Sam Amidon, and Nico Muhly, all native Vermonters, embarked on the "802 Tour", performing a melange of each other's songs and compositions.
In 2011, a new band called The Gloaming was formed, featuring Bartlett, Martin Hayes, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Dennis Cahill. They debuted in Dublin at the National Concert Hall, and have announced plans to record in 2012.
In 2011 Bartlett and Patrick Dillett made a remix of Tegan and Sara's "Alligator", featuring a guest vocal by Sam Amidon.
In February 2012, the Museum of Modern Art premiered a new collaboration between Doveman and filmmaker Tom Kalin, with Kalin's images set to songs from "The Conformist".
