associated_acts years_active alias label name background instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
sound of urchin moistboyz ween tenacious d diamondsnake 1998 - present tomato11 rca records hybrid recordings/chocodog records steven records tomato solo_singer drummer/singer/songwriter alternative rock christomatoharfenistvideoshot.jpg tomato -lrb- musician -rrb-
 chris harfenist drummer , singer , songwriter
tomato -lrb- musician -rrb-

tomato -lrb- born chris harfenist august 17 , 1969 -rrb- is an american musician who is best known for being the lead singer and drummer for the alternative rock band sound of urchin .
tomato was born in new york city , grew up in rockland county , ny , and presently resides in brooklyn , ny .
he also plays drums in the moistboyz as well as dave dreiwitz from ween 's `` crescent moon '' .
tomato was mentored by gary chester , tomato is also married to internet celebrity lori harfenist , host of the resident .
in 2009 , in addition to playing with sound of urchin , tomato opened his own after school music program in new york city entitled `` tomato 's house of rock '' house of rock -lsb- http://tomatoshouseofrock.com/ thor website previously tomato was the music director for the nyc branch of the paul green school of rock .
on april 30 , 2010 , the formation of diamondsnake was announced .
the heavy metal band 's members include tomato as well as moby , dave hill -lrb- valley lodge -rrb- and phil costello -lrb- satanicide , valley lodge -rrb- .
in april 2012 , tomato opened a second branch of tomato 's house of rock in cobble hill , brooklyn , ny .
as stated in the village voice : `` new york city is a bastion of educational institutions , but one of its most innovative educators does n't even have a teaching certificate .
what he does have is a lifetime of experience as a rock musician , a passion for imparting real-world skills to kids , and two schools -- one in hell 's kitchen and one in brooklyn .
he goes by tomato .
his school : tomato 's house of rock , or thor . ''
in fall 2012 , the first season of the louder education web series debuted on the metal injection website , with tomato and alex skolnick as hosts .
`` louder education , their just-announced new web show , will follow hosts alex skolnick -lrb- from testament ... like you did n't know that ! -rrb-
, chris `` tomato '' harfenist -lrb- sound of urchin -rrb- , and a different special guest every week as they educate -lrb- see what i did there ? -rrb-
the students at t.h.o.r. -lrb- tomato 's house of rock -rrb- about the music business and artistic growth , and , of course , lead `` a kick-ass jam with the kids . ''
