Conor Oberst

Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter born February 15, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his recording career in 1993, aged 13, and, since graduating from Omaha Creighton Prep, has produced an enormous amount of material; Rolling

Conor Oberst is an American singer-songwriter born February 15, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska. He began his recording career in 1993, aged 13, and, since graduating from Omaha Creighton Prep, has produced an enormous amount of material; Rolling Stone has referred to him as "rock's boy genius." His current project is Bright Eyes, and the now-defunct Desaparecidos (a punk-oriented side project) is his only non Bright Eyes project still in print.

At fourteen years of age, Oberst was singer and guitarist of Commander Venus, an indie rock band, in 1994. The former members of Commander Venus, Tim Kasher of Cursive and The Good Life, Robb Nansel (who now runs Saddle Creek) and Todd Fink of The Faint, would later go on to feature in many Saddle Creek recording groups. Conor was also a member of the band Park Ave, which he joined after the difficult relationship he had with Megan Saienni.