Todd Forman (born December 18, 1969)[1][2][3] is an American saxophonist and practicing physician, best known as a touring musician with Sublime and Sublime with Rome.[4]
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| Born | December 18, 1969 |
| Origin | Long Beach, California |
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| Member of | Jelly of the Month Club |
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Career edit
Forman played with Sublime from 1989 until their breakup in 1996, he played with them when he was home from studying at Harvard University.[4] Forman met the band while playing in a Jazz band, after being invited to jam with some musicians at a Long Beach party.[2] Forman only played with the band when he was home at Summers from studying.[4][2]
Forman did not perform with Sublime full-time due to his disdain of frontman Bradley Nowell's heroin addiction, which he died of in 1996.[2] After studying at Harvard, he went to medical school at UCLA, and received a master's degree in medical education from USC.[4] He set up a medical practice in Long Beach in 2005 with his mother.[4] Before opening his practice he a professor of Clinical Medicine at Keck School of Medicine of USC.[5]
Following Sublime's break-up in 1996, Forman initially joined other former bandmates in the Long Beach Dub Allstars, but he departed soon after, having met his future wife Kristen, and starting to pursue his medical career.[2] He did not play music for another seven years until he received blessing from his wife in 2006 to get back into music.[2]
Forman initially played local gigs before he joined Sublime with Rome in 2009, a band founded by surviving Sublime band members Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. Forman received a phone call four days before the band's first show, asking for him to audition.[2] He toured the world with Sublime in Rome from October 2009 till April 2011.[5]
Forman is also the founding member of Jelly of the Month Club,[6] the band also consisting of Forman on saxophone, clarinet and organ, Mike “Mic Dangerously” de la Torre on vocals, lead guitar and bass, Scott Wittenberg on drums and Chris “Mr. Crumb” Caplan handling vocals, piano, organ, ukulele, accordion, spoons and guitar.[7] The band has also included Sublime's Bud Gaugh on drums.[6]
Forman is also a founded of Moxy Brothers, music production company, alongside No Doubt's Adrian Young.[8]
Personal life edit
Forman is married to Kristen, a Newport Beach dermatologist, and has two kids.[2] Despite the lyrical content of Sublime songs, Forman is against recreational drug use, saying "Kids have to understand that drugs take people away. Even if they don’t die, they become ghosts. Drugs take them away from their lives."[4]
Discography edit
- Sublime and Sublime with Rome
- 40oz. to Freedom (1992)
- Sublime (1996)
- Yours Truly (2011)
- Other artists
- Del Noah & The Mt. Ararat Finks – In... Blower Explosion!! (1998)
- The Dirty Heads – Cabin By The Sea (2012)
References edit
- ^ "Sublime - Did you know? Sublime played at Todd Forman's birthday party this month back in 1990. The party was black tie optional... check out Eric looking dapper! | Facebook". www.facebook.com. December 18, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Berg, Tom (October 28, 2010). "From doc star to rock star… really". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Forman, Todd [@docforman] (December 18, 2019). "Thanks for all the birthday wishes and to my wonderful partner and staff for a hilarious birthday surprise! 50 is feeling good so far!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f Woolsey, Brittany (February 12, 2015). "Sublime Saxophonist (Dr.) Todd Forman Spins Music Skills into Medical Practice". the Hi-lo. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Todd Forman | LinkedIn". LinkedIn. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Bennett, Sarah (October 8, 2013). "Featuring Members of Sublime and The Ziggens, Jelly of the Month Club are The Bad Boys of Kiddie Rock". the Hi-lo. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Mills, Michelle (February 14, 2018). "These Sublime rockers are now jamming with Snoopy at Knott's Berry Farm". Orange County Register. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ COKER, MATT (November 5, 2019). "No Doubt's Adrian Young and Sublime's Todd Forman Want to Hear Your Song – OC Weekly". Retrieved April 21, 2024.