Burgess Tomlinson AKA “byrdsol” was born the son of New Jersey doo wop DJ Doc South. He grew up listening to his father’s extensive vinyl collection and since there was always a piano in the house he started playing at an early age with his mother. In high school he studied music theory and started learning how to write music on a Ensoniq keyboard sampler connected to a vintage 707 drum machine that he found one fateful night while skateboarding with friends. His professional career in the music industry spans over 15 years.

Burgess and Rona Rapadas AKA Tarsier, professional known as Healamonster & Tarsier, developed a successful music career that ranges from opening for acts The Sneaker Pimps, School of Seven Bells, 2 national tours with Alias (anticon), and breaking KCRW’s top 10 with the songs “Cotton Candy”,“Vista”, and “Daxmosphere”. The duo turned 5 piece band broke up in the middle of a rising bubble and byrdsol is about picking oneself up, starting over from scratch and continuing a life work. 

His new album “pierreponte” has been on the Electronic Best Sellers List at Amoeba Music Hollywood for 8 out of 11 months since the local limited release. "SloKngHrpBeat" song number 10 on the album is featured in the documentary “I am Thalante” which won the audience award at the LA Film Festival 2015. His music and handscreened one of a kind “Chucks” were also featured in the Converse “Made by Me” interactive poster exhibit/campaign.

“The new album by byrdsol takes the artist’s electronic sound and infuses with a healthy dose of folk heart, giving pierreponte an intriguing duality. On one hand, the music is put together by digital means, beats are introduced halfway through songs and acoustic strums are cut up and mended, yet Tomlinson’s breathy croon and bedroom composition style keeps the music grounded and connected” 
Billy Gil - amoeba.com/blog/tags/byrdsol

"Good enough for indie rock" - byrdsol 

Like: https://www.facebook.com/byrdsol
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/byrdsol/within 
Follow: https://instagram.com/byrdsol/ 
Watch: https://youtu.be/na0CuXUSogA 
itunes.apple.com/us/album/pierreponte/id956342665

Email: byrdsolmusic@gmail.com

I am a musician and producer based in Los Angeles. This page is dedicated to the various weirdo solo stuff I do. Lots of synth stuff...
 I play Bass in:
 the Deadfly Ensemble <a href="http://www.thedeadflyensemble.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thedeadflyensemble.com</a>/
<a href="http://soundcloud.com/thedeadflyensemble" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Deadfly Ensemble</a>
 Peppermint Pumpkin <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peppermint-Pumpkin/123680981012708" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Peppermint-Pumpkin/123680981012708</a>
<a href="http://soundcloud.com/peppermint-pumpkin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peppermint Pumpkin</a>
I dabble in circuit bending, the result being:
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Infinitesimal-Cog/131545223555779" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Infinitesimal-Cog/131545223555779</a>
<a href="http://soundcloud.com/infinitesimal-cog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infinitesimal Cog</a>
I produced among other things for Bestial Mouths the album Hissing Veils
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/BESTIALMOUTHS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/BESTIALMOUTHS</a>
<a href="http://soundcloud.com/bestialmouths" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bestial Mouths</a>
I started a blog about the insides of synthesizers
<a href="http://captaincacophony.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://captaincacophony.tumblr.com</a>/
I used to play guitar in
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/asyntax" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.myspace.com/asyntax</a>

And when I was 15 I was dong this http://soundcloud.com/voxabnihil


creme-pop, nocturnal soundscapes, heartbreak, delusion, etc.
los angeles, ca

donald hopkins - guitar
jacquie parsons - bass/vocals
nick roberts - drums
sunil sajwani - guitar/vocals


Shell Beach is:
Nick Butner - Guitar Vox
Aidan Staskauskas - Bass
John Daniel Grimes - Drums

Franco Near Death is following