builderofthehouse

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Utilizing various strains of folk music Builder of the House welcome their listeners in from the cold digital world to enjoy a warm potpourri of all-embracing indie pop. In 2011 Rob Cimitile moved to Portland, reignited a relationship with his Martin guitar and began experimenting with his baritone voice which he left dormant for over three years, dismissing it when it failed to complement the grunge music he loved as a teen. But now, after soaking in some serious life experience and obtaining a Master’s degree in music composition, its warm tone felt just right when applied to a more diverse musical palate. A year later Cimitile was releasing Builder of the House’s debut EP I Am a Tidal Wave and pushing forward as a solo act until a chance meeting with Elliot Heeschen. They had both joined a Zimbabwean marimba band and seemed to trust each other’s sensibilities implicitly from the get go. Heeschen began holding down the drums and triggering samples for Cimitile who started implement