Tommy Marth (1978-2012)

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Tommy Marth (1978-2012)

Thomas Christian Marth Jr. was born November 23rd, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada to singer Diane Eddington and Thomas Marth Sr. Marth’s father taught him to play the drums when he was 4 years old. It wasn’t until Marth heard a cassette tape of Stan Getz that he decided he wanted to play the saxophone.

Marth met Mark Stoermer, the future bass player for The Killers while attending Chaparral High School. He would later attend the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he received a bachelor's degree in Film.

In 2006, he joined Stoermer and the Killers in the studio to record tracks for their album Sam’s Town. After the album was released he performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno with The Killers. Then, in 2008, he played saxophone on Black Camaro’s album Pistachio Mustachio and then went to record on The Killers album Day & Age.

Since November 2011, Marth was the Nightlife Marketing Manager in Las Vegas for Hard Rock.

Achievements: 
Tommy joined The Killers onstage on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. 

In 2008, Tommy recorded saxophone on Black Camaro's Pistachio Moustachio, before returning to the studio with The Killers to record tracks for Day & Age, the band's third studio release. Marth toured with The Killers the following Summer for the Day & Age album and he appears on the Live from the Royal Albert Hall DVD.

2009
BRIT Awards Best International Album Nominated
Shockwaves NME Awards Best Album Nominated
Best Album Artwork Nominated

Q UK 250 Best Albums of Q's Lifetime 1986–2010 2011 144
Q UK 50 Best Albums of the Year 2008 22
New York Post US Top 10 Albums of the Year 2008 2
Rolling Stone US Readers' Top 30 Albums of 2008 2008 1
Rolling Stone US Top Album Covers of 2008 2008 1
Rolling Stone US Most Underrated Album of the Decade: Readers' Poll 2010 6

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