Role Bass guitarist Name Owen Biddle | Instruments Bass | |
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Born October 1, 1977 (age 46) ( 1977-10-01 ) Similar People Captain Kirk Douglas, Kamal Gray, Hub, Mark Kelley, James Poyser Profiles | ||
Owen Biddle (born October 1, 1977) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter from Philadelphia, known for his work with hip hop group The Roots On August 25, 2011, he announced he was leaving The Roots to focus on his band, Mister Barrington.
Prior to joining the group, Biddle was credited with production and writing on the Roots' Grammy-nominated album, Game Theory. Other work includes multiple Grammy winning recordings with John Legend in 2011, Booker T. Jones in 2012; Also, Al Green, Beanie Sigel, Baaba Maal, Jazmine Sullivan, Taylor Dayne, Enemy Earth, Jazzyfatnastees.
He is also a member of The Trolleyvox and was a bassist, composer and member of the Philadelphia-based rock band Pepper's Ghost. Biddle is currently a member of New York City–based Mister Barrington, along with English keyboardist Oli Rockberger and drum virtuoso Zach Danziger.
As part of a recurring sketch on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon called "The Real Housewives of Late Night", Biddle portrayed his fictional wife, Renee, who is an alcoholic.
