Hum

Matt Talbott - Vocals/Guitar



Other Bands Involved:

Centaur (current)

Honcho Overload

We Ate Plato

Born June 27, 1967. Matt has been involved with Hum since the beginning, in 1989. Prior to Hum, he had been in the band We Ate Plato, featuring Honcho Overload guitarist KC Driscoll.



Circa 1989-1990, Matt was working in a cafe called Treno's when he met up with various members of Hum. During Hum's earlier days, Matt was also the bass player for the band Honcho Overload which also featured Jeff Dimpsey on guitar. With his own basement recording studio, Matt has helped record/produce bands such as Castor and Sarge. He also made a guest appearance on the Space Ghost Coast To Coast television show. Some of Matt's (and Hum's) favorite bands are Dinosaur Jr., Failure, Bitch Magnet, The Flaming Lips, Rush, The Police, R.E.M., Love Cup, and My Bloody Valentine.



Currently he is in the band Centaur, where he plays guitar and sings with Derek Niedringhaus (bass) of Castor, Sarge, National Skyline; and Jim Kelly (drums) of 16 Tons, and Love Cup. Centaur's debut album "In Streams" can be found at Parasol and many other online record stores, as well as in many indie record retailers. Centaur's sound is a bit different than Hum, its methods are more simple most of the time but don't be afraid.you'll still hear Matt's trademark vocals along with a swirly wall of sound.



Matt is married to Sue, the woman shown inside the "You'd Prefer An Astronaut" cover. Last fall, Matt and Sue adopted a baby boy from Ukraine named Ivan, and on November 22, 2003, Sue gave birth to a baby boy named Elias. Congrats to them! He also has a kickin recording studio in Tolono, IL called Great Western Record Recorders.



Tim Lash - Guitar



Other Bands Involved:

Glifted (current)

The Grand Vizars

Love Cup

Born June 16, 1974. Tim joined Hum, pre Electra 2000, as the lead guitarist after Andy Switzky (of "Fillet Show" era Hum) was reputedly fired by Matt. Having seen them play, Tim had told Hum to give him a call if they ever needed a guitarist. Prior to Hum, Tim was in the fast and complex metal band The Grand Vizars.



Having joined Hum right out of high school, Tim decided to enroll in college and take classes after Hum called it quits. He is currently in a band called Glifted with Love Cup bassist TJ Harrison. Their debut album "Under and In" was released the same week as Centaur's "In Streams". You can find it at Parasol and many other online record stores, as well as in many indie record retailers. Glifted's sound is far from Hum's, but if yr a big fan of My Bloody Valentine and the like, yr sure to love it!



Sorry ladies, Tim tied the knot with his long time girlfriend this summer! They had a lovely honeymoon in Mexico, congratulations to them!



Jeff Dimpsey - Bass



Other Bands Involved:

Honcho Overload

National Skyline

Poster Children

Bad Flannel

Born May 23, 1967. Hum bassist Jeffrey S. Dimpsey met singer Bill Johnson of Honcho Overload in 1985 while inhabiting the same dorm at UIUC. The two hit it off and made some home-brew recordings together. They soon formed the notorious band Bad Flannel with Gordon Pellegrinetti, Chris Green (Hum's tour manager), and Balthazar De Ley. Jeff and Bill later got jobs at Treno's where they met Matt Talbott. Around 1989, Jeff joined the Poster Children as a second guitarist and is featured on their second album "Daisy Chain Reaction". Jeff (guitar), Matt (guitar), and Bill (vocals) with Chris (drums) and Rick Sims (bass) of The Didjits/Lee Harvey Oswald Band/Gaza Strippers/Supersuckers started kicking Honcho Overload (then tentatively called The Forks) into full gear. After Baltie joined as a guitarist, Matt switched over to bass, and Mike Rader joined as the drummer, the group became Honcho Overload. Soon afterwards, both Baltie and Jeff bowed out of the band. After a week or so, Jeff was coerced into rejoining along with new guitarist KC Driscoll. The band released two full length albums "Smiles Everyone" and "Pour Another Drink" on MUD records before dissolving somewhere between Hum's signing to RCA and their recording of "You'd Prefer an Astronaut". Jeff had joined Hum as a bassist after Balthazar De Ley left, prior to the recording of "Electra 2000".



More recently Jeff, along with Jeff Garber of Castor, had been involved with the band National Skyline who has released two full length albums, one S/T, the other "This=Everything". During a lull between Hum's touring after "You'd Prefer An Astronaut", Jeff wrote a 45 minute song, which was performed live a few times with Nick Macri of C-Clamp, Euphone, and Derek Niedringhaus of Castor, Sarge, and now Centaur. The epic was committed to tape in the spring of 1997 by Poster Children/Salaryman member Jeff Valentine, but was never released. Afterwards, the band reverted to a duo (Jeff Dimpsey and Jeff Garber) and recorded several tracks on Jeff D.'s new 24-track, some of which are on the S/T album.



Jeff is currently working as an Information Analyst in the Information Technology Department at the University of Texas at Austin.



Bryan St. Pere - Drums



Other Bands Involved:

Castor

Born April 2, 1969. Bryan is Hum's second drummer. Legend has it that Matt overheard Bryan playing along to some Police and/or Rush songs on his drums and asked him to join the band. He also filled in as the drummer for Castor for a short stint. Bryan, having moved to Indiana for a pharmaceutical job, is now married and has 2 children.