| Michael Tapper | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Michael Shane Tapper |
| Instrument: | Drums, backing vocals |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Occupation: | Drummer |
| Label: | none |
| Associated Acts: | We Are Scientists, Bishop Allen, Fool's Gold, Yellow Ostrich |
Michael Tapper is an American musician and member of the Los Angeles band Fool's Gold. He was a member of the indie rock band We Are Scientists, with Keith Murray and Chris Cain, until November 2007. He played the drums for the band and assisted with backing vocals.[1] He was also a member of Yellow Ostrich.[2]
Tapper was a 1996 graduate of the now defunct Lexington Academy in Farmers Branch, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. An avid runner during his high school days, he was a member of a State Champion Cross Country team. He finished 11th, one spot from being awarded All-State honors, at the 1995 TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) State Cross Country Meet. While at Lexington, he was also a member of the pop vocal sacred ensemble, First Light, and the lead player in a state champion percussion ensemble. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.
He received MTV's "Beard of the Year" award for 2005 and 2006.[3]
On November 1, 2007 it was announced that Tapper "relinquished his duties as drummer of We Are Scientists in order to "pursue other things."[4]
He is collaborating with Luke Top and listed as "voice/hand drum."[5]