Musical Bacon: Foster the People

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Mark Foster (of Foster the People)	mix, performer, producer, programming, recording, vocal, Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic guitar, bass synthesizer, celesta, drums, electric guitar, glockenspiel, guitar, harpsichord, percussion, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Life on the Nickel, Miss You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, Pumped Up Kicks, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth, Warrant, Waste
Mark Pontius	vocal, drums, percussion	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth, Warrant, Waste
Cubbie Fink	vocal, bass	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, Warrant, Waste
Paul Epworth	producer, programming, drums, horn, keyboard, percussion, synthesizer	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, I Would Do Anything for You, Life on the Nickel, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth
Rich Costey	mix, producer	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Goats in Trees, Houdini, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Truth, Warrant

Artist name	Roles	Recordings
Mark Foster (of Foster the People)	mix, performer, producer, programming, recording, vocal, Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic guitar, bass synthesizer, celesta, drums, electric guitar, glockenspiel, guitar, harpsichord, percussion, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Life on the Nickel, Miss You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, Pumped Up Kicks, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth, Warrant, Waste
Mark Pontius	vocal, drums, percussion	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth, Warrant, Waste
Cubbie Fink	vocal, bass	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, Warrant, Waste
Paul Epworth	producer, programming, drums, horn, keyboard, percussion, synthesizer	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, I Would Do Anything for You, Life on the Nickel, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth
Rich Costey	mix, producer	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Goats in Trees, Houdini, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Truth, Warrant
Joseph Hartwell Jones	engineer	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth
Matt Wiggins	engineer, mix	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth
Bo Hill	mix	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Goats in Trees, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Truth
Nicolas Fournier	mix	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Goats in Trees, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Truth
Sean Cimino	vocal, acoustic guitar, effects, electric guitar, guitar, pedal steel guitar	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Goats in Trees, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Truth, Waste
Martin Cooke (engineer)	mix	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Goats in Trees, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Truth
Isom Innis	programming, vocal, drums, guitar, piano, synthesizer	A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Best Friend, Coming of Age, Goats in Trees, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Truth
Greg Kurstin	mix, producer, programming, recording, synthesizer	Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Helena Beat, Miss You, Warrant, Waste
Jesse Shatkin	recording	Helena Beat, Miss You, Warrant, Waste
Charlie Stavish	engineer, recording	Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Houdini, Warrant
Mark “Top” Rankin (engineer)	mix, recording	Call It What You Want, I Would Do Anything for You, Life on the Nickel
Stewart Cole	horn	Best Friend, The Truth
Chris Steffen	recording	Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Houdini
Luca Venter	drums	The Truth
Billy Bush	recording	Helena Beat
Jeremy Miller	recording	Helena Beat
Butch Clancy	remixer	Pumped Up Kicks (Butch Clancy remix)
Matthew Wilcox	programming, drums	The Truth
DJ Kronic	mix-DJ	Pumped Up Kicks (Niklas Bergwall remix)
Lenno	remixer	Helena Beat (Lenno extended remix)
RAC (Remix Artist Collective)	remixer	Houdini (RAC remix)
Amy Langley	cello	Nevermind
MNDR	remixer	Pumped Up Kicks (MNDR remix)
Gary Grant	trumpet	Houdini
Tony Hoffer	producer	I Would Do Anything for You
Treasure Fingers	remixer	Call It What You Want (Treasure Fingers Pre-Party remix radio edit)
Zach Heiligman	producer, programming	Miss You

Mark Foster (of Foster the People)

mix, performer, producer, programming, recording, vocal, Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic guitar, bass synthesizer, celesta, drums, electric guitar, glockenspiel, guitar, harpsichord, percussion, piano, synthesizer, vibraphone

A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Life on the Nickel, Miss You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, Pumped Up Kicks, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth, Warrant, Waste

Mark Pontius

vocal, drums, percussion

A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth, Warrant, Waste

Cubbie Fink

vocal, bass

A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls), Helena Beat, Houdini, I Would Do Anything for You, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, Warrant, Waste

Paul Epworth

producer, programming, drums, horn, keyboard, percussion, synthesizer

A Beginner’s Guide to Destroying the Moon, Are You What You Want to Be?, Ask Yourself, Best Friend, Call It What You Want, Coming of Age, Fire Escape, Goats in Trees, I Would Do Anything for You, Life on the Nickel, Nevermind, Pseudologia Fantastica, The Angelic Welcome of Mr. Jones, The Truth