Amon Tobin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Amon Tobin
Occupation	Music Producer
Date Of Birth	Feb 7, 1972(1972-02-07)
Age	52
Birthplace	Rio de Janeiro
Country	Brazil
Horoscope	Aquarius

Amon Tobin Biography

Amon Tobin is one of the most popular and richest Music Producer who was born on February 7, 1972 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian electronic producer, known for his critically acclaimed albums, including 1997’s Bricolage and 2011’s ISAM. His music has appeared in films like The Italian Job as well as games on video like Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

He was in He was featured on Bebel Gilberto‘s 2000 album Tanto Tempo.’s 2000 album Tanto Tempo.

Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin (born February 7, 1972), known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian electronic musician, composer and producer. He is noted for his unusual methodology in sound design and music production. He has released eight major studio albums under the London-based Ninja Tune record label. He has also released two albums under the alias Two Fingers with collaborator Doubleclick. His latest release, Long Stories, was released on October 25th, 2019.

The larger Ninja Tune record label had been growing in the United Kingdom at the time with help from artists DJ Food, Funki Porcini, The Herbaliser, and Coldcut. DJ Food and Funki Porcini noticed Tobin’s work on Adventures in Foam and prompted the label to approach him. Ninja Tune signed Tobin in late 1996, this time under his abbreviated name “Amon Tobin”. The official Ninja Tune website has said that Adventures in Foam had been re-released without permission by the US-based Shadow Records that same year and that this unauthorized version, labeled the “US release”, included only 7 of the original songs, different cover art, and that some tracks were titled incorrectly. In 1997 Ninja Tune acquired the proper licenses from Ninebar and re-released the album themselves. This version included the original album in its entirety, and a second disc containing previously unreleased material. As of 2008, copies of Shadow Record’s “US version” are sold by online retailer Amazon.com. Over the course of its production, Adventures in Foam has been reviewed favorably. Ryan Schreiber of Pitchfork Media said that its break-beat style “got totally out of hand”, but that it “never fails to let the listener know who’s in charge.” The album was released for a fourth time in 2002, again by Ninja Tune.

The name he has is derived from his stepfather of Irish descent. Irish.

Amon Tobin Net Worth

Amon Tobin is one of the richest Music Producer from Brazil. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amon Tobin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in many countries across the globe which included Morocco, Portugal and England. He started producing music with samples in his room under the name Cujo in the mid 1990’s.

The album Bricolage was awarded an uncommon 10/10 rating By Pitchfork’s Ryan Schrieber.

Tobin experimented with various instruments. He does not come from a music family, nor has he had any formal training in music theory. About his music in general, Tobin says that he sees it as a “genuine” expression of the time he lives in, as he says that by contrast, blues, jazz, and Brazilian genres were “genuine” expressions of the 1960s. Despite his indirect connection with Brazilian genres, Tobin collaborated with a number of artists on Bebel Gilberto’s 2000 bossa nova album Tanto Tempo. Tobin’s albums are often compared to soundtracks, and he says that movies by David Lynch have influenced him. In addition, he has stated to like films by the Coen brothers, Dario Argento, and Roman Polanski.

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Tobin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of 2, he and his family left Brazil to live in Morocco, the Netherlands, London, Portugal and Madeira. Tobin settled in Brighton, England as a teenager which remained his permanent residence until 2002. There he began producing electronic music in his bedroom with samplers and other audio equipment including an Amstrad Studio 100 4-track, although he was “not really involved in the [music] scene” at that time. While taking an editorial photography class at a university in Brighton, he responded to a magazine promotion for the London-based Ninebar record label asking artists to send in demos of their songs. Ninebar signed Tobin to the label in 1996 after hearing his early work, and he traveled between his home in Brighton and the studios in London to produce his first official works.

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Amon Ranked on the list of most popular Music Producer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Brazil. Amon Tobin celebrates birthday on February 7 of every year.

In January 2004, Tobin was contracted by video game company Ubisoft Montreal to compose the soundtrack for the third installment of their critically successful Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell series, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. To facilitate using the music in a video game, where the level of action or plot can change in real-time, each track was broken down by Tobin into four distinct but similar parts based on their level of intensity. The game’s developers could then use each section to provide music based on the actions of the player. Despite not being an official album in Tobin’s discography, it was considered a ground breaking work in the world of video game sound tracks described as “an entirely new era of media” by Tiny Mix Tapes.

Top Facts about Amon Tobin

1. Amon Tobin is a Brazilian electronic musician.
2. He has released 8 studio albums and numerous EPs.
3. Tobin’s music combines elements of jazz, hip-hop, and classical.
4. He has collaborated with artists such as Kid Koala and Noisia.
5. Tobin has won several awards for his music, including the Qwartz Electronic Music Award.
6. His album “Supermodified” is considered a classic in the genre.
7. Tobin has performed at major festivals around the world, including Coachella and Glastonbury.
8. He is known for his innovative use of sampling and sound design techniques.
9. Tobin’s music has been featured in films, TV shows, and video games.
10. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.