Theo Katzman: Solo Artist and Vulfpeck Member

He is a founding member and multi-instrumentalist of the funk band Vulfpeck, and also works as a solo artist. His musical style is a fusion of pop, jazz, funk, and indie rock, and he founded the independent record label Ten Good Songs. He has released four studio albums, the latest being Be the Wheel, released in March 2023.

Katzman grew up in a musical family in Manhasset, New York, and in 2004 moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he studied jazz at the University of Michigan. In 2005 he joined the instrumental group Toolbox, which evolved into the band Ella Riot, and he toured with the band from 2007 to 2010. He began a solo career in early 2010, released the EP Solo Acoustic in 2010 and his first studio album Romance Without Finance in 2011, and in late 2011 moved to Brooklyn.

His second studio album, Heartbreak Hits, was released in January 2017, and his third, Modern Johnny Sings: Songs in the Age of Vibe, followed in January 2020 under the label Ten Good Songs. Be The Wheel was recorded live to tape at Cinnamon Ranch, Katzman's studio in Michigan.

In 2025 he released a single through Ten Good Songs titled Rome Wasn't Built in a Day. He performs with the Irish-fusion band The Olllam, the funk band Vulfpeck, and as a solo act.