====== T. Amato and the Empty Bottle Players ======

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^  T. Amato and the Empty Bottle Players  ^^
^  Background information  ^^
^ Genre | Rock |
^ Years active | 2024 |
^ Labels | Amato Records |
^ Members | [[tim|T. Amato]]\\ Alex Jules\\ Erik Paparozzi\\ Nick Vincent\\ Tom Scott\\ Grant Geissman\\ Jason Berk\\ Amanda Khiri |
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**T. Amato and the Empty Bottle Players** was a rock band formed by [[tim|T. Amato]] in March 2024, following [[major_dekkar_announcement|his removal]] from his original band, [[dekkar]].

The band was formed for a competition between T. and the at-the-time current members of Dekkar, [[axiom]], [[manuel]], and [[corwin]], at [[amatocon]] 2024, "[[amatoconidol]]". Set for the [[final night|oscar11]] of the event, both bands were to play "[[emptybottle]]", and whoever had the better version of the song (as judged by [[joe]] and The Sweet band members [[stevie]] and [[richie]]) would be granted all rights to the Dekkar name and song library. T. hired various session musicians with decades of experience to cinch the win, only to then give Axiom and Manuel "mercy" by letting them join as long as they ditched Corwin, offering to help make them American citizens. The band was then disbanded on the spot, with all the members joining Dekkar (although whether this actually sticks has yet to be seen). 

===== Personnel =====
==== T. Amato ====
//Full article: [[tim]]//

T. Amato, formerly Tim Heidecker, was the bandleader, founder, and namesake of T. Amato and the Empty Bottle Players, providing vocals. Before this band, he was the bandleader, founder, and namesake of Dekkar, a rock group founded in 2015. The band's first single, "[[emptybottle]]", proved to be a smash hit, becoming a #1 download. T. would later revamp Dekkar multiple times, as an electronic band named [[dkr]], a political hip-hop band named [[dek4r]], and an acapella band named [[d4]], before returning to the band's roots in 2022. That same year, a tour was embarked before being cut short by a tragic crash. This crash would later be primarily pinned on T., leading to the other members, Axiom and Manuel, removing him from the band.

==== Alex Jules ====

Alex Jules played piano for the band. He is also a part of the band Bebopalula and has toured with The Monkees, Denny Laine (who once appeared in [[d05e03|an episode]] of //Decker// before his passing), and Badfinger. He released a solo album, //Topiary//, in 2019.

==== Erik Paparozzi ====

Erik Paparozzi played bass for the band. <wrap todo>Make sure this is accurate</wrap> He also performs as a part of the band Lizard Music and with musician Cat Power.

==== Nick Vincent ====
==== Tom Scott ====
==== Grant Geissman ====
==== Jason Berk ====
==== Amanda Khiri ====

===== Trivia =====

==== [META] ====
  * Alex Jules and Erik Paparozzi co-directed the music for the Oscar Special.

===== Links =====
  * [[https://www.instagram.com/alexjules/|Alex Jules on Instagram]]
  * [[https://alexjules.bandcamp.com/|Alex Jules on Bandcamp]]
  * [[https://www.instagram.com/erikpaparazzi/|Erik Paparozzi on Instagram]]

{{tag>music tim_heidecker}}