Todd Stadtman is a San Francisco based songwriter, singer and producer whose work combines an affinity for classic pop songcraft with a wide range of post-punk

Post-punk

Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...

, electronic

Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...

 and alternative music influences. As a member of the duo Zikzak

Zikzak

Zikzak was an alternative pop music duo featuring San Francisco based singer-songwriter Todd Stadtman and multi-instrumentalist/arranger David Rubinstein. The pair released one full-length album - 2000's See You There - and one seven inch single, both on the Bitter Records imprint, before...

 – which also featured guitarist/arranger David Rubinstein

David Rubinstein

David Rubinstein is a pianist. He has given concerts featuring the works of American composers such as Charles Griffes and Aaron Copland at the American Landmark Festivals, as well as performing his own works...

 – he co-wrote, co-produced and performed on the 2000 Bitter Records album release See You There. Following that group's dissolution in 2001, he embarked upon a solo career, releasing two solo albums in the ensuing years. The first of these, 2003's Anxotica, featured contributions from San Francisco soundtrack artists Pray for Rain

Pray for Rain (Band)

Pray for Rain is a San Francisco, California-based music production company and recording group specialising in film soundtracks, led by St. Louis, Missouri musician Dan Wool...

, singer-songwriter Hannah Marcus and American Music Club

American Music Club

American Music Club is a San Francisco-based alternative rock band led by singer-songwriter Mark Eitzel.-History:Although born in California, Eitzel spent his formative years in Okinawa, Taiwan, Great Britain and Ohio before returning to the Bay Area in 1981...

 guitarist Vudi

Vudi

Vudi is the nickname of Mark Pankler , guitarist with San Francisco based indie rock band American Music Club. He is also the vocalist and guitarist in San Francisco based indie rock band Clovis de Floret....

. For 2005's Prix Fixe Records release Only I Can Save You – a disc with a far more minimal, electro

Electro (music)

Electro is a genre of electronic dance music directly influenced by the use of TR-808 drum machines, Moog keytar synthesizers and funk sampling...

 influenced sound than its predecessor – Stadtman co-produced with Pray for Rain

Pray for Rain (Band)

Pray for Rain is a San Francisco, California-based music production company and recording group specialising in film soundtracks, led by St. Louis, Missouri musician Dan Wool...

's Dan Wool

Dan Wool

Originally from St. Louis, Missouri where he played in the punk rock band The Strikers, Dan Wool is a San Francisco, California, based musician best known for his work as principal composer in film score soundtrack-group Pray for Rain....

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External links

• http://www.toddstadtman.com
• http://www.myspace.com/toddstadtman
• [ Allmusic entry on Todd Stadtman]