Ima Robot. is a rock band based in Los Angeles that formed in the early 1990s but really only came to fruition in the early 2000s after signing with
Virgin Records. The band's vocalist, Alex Ebert, originally wanted to be a rapper before becoming a singer. The band's other original members were
Timmy the Terror, Oligee, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and the prolific studio drummer Joey Waronker. Meldal-Johnsen and Waronker were sought-after
musicians who had played with Beck before joining Ima Robot.
