Samuel Bradford Davol is a musician best known for his work with the indie pop band The Magnetic Fields

The Magnetic Fields

The Magnetic Fields is the principal creative outlet of singer-songwriter Stephin Merritt...

. He is featured several times in videos for The Magnetic Fields, and in the opening for "Born on a Train", his cello

Cello

The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...

 is featured at the beginning of the video. He also appears in Strange Powers

Strange Powers

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields is a 2010 American documentary film by Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara that documents the work and life of the American cult songwriter, Stephin Merritt and his primary group.-Film info:...

, a 2009 documentary about Stephin Merritt

Stephin Merritt

Stephin Merritt is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles , best known as the principal singer and songwriter in the band The Magnetic Fields...

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Born in 1970, he has a law degree from New York University

New York University School of Law

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 and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University

Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...

. He and his family now live in Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

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Along with his wife, Leslie, Davol is a founder and executive director of Boston Street Lab, a non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

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 which creates programs for public space

Public space

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External links

• http://www.bostonstreetlab.org/ Boston Street Lab official site]
• Lifestyle piece on the Davols and their Boston home