Danny Weinkauf is a New York based musician and composer who is a member of They Might Be Giants (TMBG), a band which won a best children's album Grammy award for the album Here Come the 123s.[1] He has been TMBG's bassist since the late 90s. He previously performed in a band called Lincoln along with Dan Miller and drummer Gonzalo Martinez De La Cotera. Weinkauf wrote and sang "Where Do They Make Balloons?" on the children's album No!, "Number Two" from Here Come The 123s, and "I Am a Paleontologist" from Here Comes Science. He has also played bass alongside John Flansburgh for Mono Puff in the late 90s. He got his start in the NYC music scene in the band The Belltower which featured Jody Porter (Fountains of Wayne), Britta Phillips(Luna - Dean and Britta), and Peter McNeil (Cake). He later moved on to the band eo featuring Gary Posner (Tom Tom Club) and Erin O'Hara. He played bass on Fountains of Wayne's 1996 debut album. He has also played on albums by David Mead, Stephen Fretwell, CandyButchers, The Davenports and many others. He and Brian Speiser produced Common Rotation's 2003 Album The Big Fear and can be found in two videos of studio footage on their website. He produced the album The Way We Found It for artist Syd. He has also written and produced over 300 tracks of music for television, commercials, and movies. Credits include: Sex and the City, Malcolm in the Middle, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Jon and Kate plus 8, ABC Wide world of Sports, HBO, CBS Sports, ESPN, Resident Life, History Channel, MTV, Food Network, A&E, Mercedes Benz, Saturn, Burger King, McDonald's, Dunkin Donuts, Radio Shack, Big Brother/Sisters, Elmer's Glue, Kohls, and many others.
Weinkauf is married. He has two children, Lena and Kai, who perform spoken word parts on the song I "Am a Paleontologist". John Flansburgh sometimes adds "ladies, he's taken" while introducing him in concerts.
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