Ruban Nielson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruban Nielson
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1980(1980-02-20)
Age	44
Birthplace	Darwin
Country	Australia
Birth City	Northern Territory
Horoscope	Aquarius

Ruban Nielson Biography

Ruban Nielson is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on February 20, 1980 in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The founder, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Unknown Mortal Orchestra, who released charting albums Multi-Love, II, and a debut self-titled album in 2011.

His bands Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sufjan Stephens and Calvin Harris were all scheduled to perform at Coachella 2016.

Ruban Nielson (born February 20, 1980) is a New Zealand-American musician and the frontman of the American and New Zealand rock band Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

Ruban Nielson and his brother Kody Nielson formed the band in high school in 2001, and began by playing punk house parties and low profile shows before being discovered by acclaimed New Zealand independent record label Flying Nun Records. They released two EPs and three albums under the Flying Nun Records banner: Octagon, Octagon, Octagon EP (2003), Anti-Tiger EP (2004), Fuck the Golden Youth (2005), Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! (2006) and Screens (2009), as well as one EP on a minor label, Bad Buzz (2010). All were produced and recorded by the band’s core members Ruban and Kody Nielson, with the exception of Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! which was produced by the Nielson brothers and their father Chris Nielson at two different home studios.

He is the father of Moe. He was a member of The Mint Chicks, his brother Kody Nielson’s band for ten years before UMO.

Ruban Nielson Net Worth

Ruban Nielson is one of the richest Guitarist from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruban Nielson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In spring 2010, he uploaded a song called Ffunny Ffrends to his Bandcamp profile. It was unaccompanied by any other information. It was discovered by many bloggers, and he later claimed it was an UMO song.

He recorded UMO albums from the basement of his Portland home.

Nielson was born in New Zealand on February 20, 1980. His mother is an American hula dancer from Hawaii and his father is New Zealand trumpet player Chris Nielson who has played in NZ bands such as Kora. The two met on tour.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ruban Nielson Dating?

According to our records, Ruban Nielson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Ruban Nielson’s is not dating anyone.

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In October 2009 the Mint Chicks performed a rendition of Ray Columbus and the Invaders’ classic hit She’s a Mod at the New Zealand Music awards as a four- piece band, later released as a standalone single. Shortly afterwards on 16 October 2009, it was announced Michael Logie would be rejoining the band in a post on the band’s Twitter. The band joined with New Zealand music website MusicHy.pe to promote their next record, the Bad Buzz EP, released in February 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Ruban Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Ruban Nielson celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

Shortly after the release of the EP, the band played their final show on 12 March 2010. The show, originally a fundraiser for MusicHy.pe, ended in chaos after Kody Nielson destroyed the two drumkits and equipment, imploring the crowd to ‘start your own fucking band’.

Is Ruban Nielson still married?

Personal life. Nielson is married to Jenny Nielson , with whom he was previously in a polyamorous relationship with alongside a Japanese woman; this courtship was the main inspiration for Multi-Love.

Is Unknown Mortal Orchestra one guy?

Unknown Mortal Orchestra (UMO) is a New Zealand psychedelic rock band formed in Auckland, primarily composed of singer, guitarist, and songwriter Ruban Nielson, and bassist Jake Portrait.

What guitar does Unknown Mortal Orchestra use?

FENDER JAG-STANG With the inception of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Nielson made a shift towards Fender’s smaller scale guitars from yesteryear, with the shorter scale allowing him to pull off jazzy chords and fingerpicked textures with ease.

What genre is Unknown Mortal Orchestra?

Alternative/Indie

Where are Unknown Mortal Orchestra from?

Portland, OR