Buck Meek

Meek was raised in Texas and was introduced to the guitar at a young age, playing blues and folk at local venues in his youth.^[1][2] Similarly to the other members of Big Thief, Meek attended Berklee College of Music, but he did not form a band with his future bandmates until after they had graduated.^[3] After Berklee, Meek moved to New York City, busking at the 14th Street-Union Square and Bedford Avenue subway stations to pay his rent.^[4]

In 2014, Meek released two EPs with Adrianne Lenker, a-sides and b-sides.^[1] The following year Meek formed Big Thief with Lenker and Max Oleartchik after they met Oleartchik in Bushwick, Brooklyn, recognizing him from Berklee College.^[5] Meek has recorded five studio albums with Big Thief to critical acclaim.^[6] Their 2019 album U.F.O.F. was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.^[7] Meek released an eponymous debut solo album in May 2018, and Two Saviors in January 2021.^{[8][9][10][11]} Two Saviors was recorded at the corner of Royal Street and Desire Street in New Orleans, Louisiana,^[12] alongside producer Andrew Sarlo, who also worked on all of Big Thief's studio albums.^[13]

Meek appeared in the Alma Har'el-directed Bob Dylan concert film Shadow Kingdom: The Early Songs of Bob Dylan, which debuted on Veeps.com on July 18, 2021.^[14]

Buck Meek and Germaine Dunes (his partner) formed the band Kisser.^[15]

Meek and bandmate Adrianne Lenker married after they met in New York.^[16] The couple divorced in 2018.^[17][18] He lives in Southern California with his second wife, Germaine Dunes, whom he met in the Netherlands.^[19][20] Buck Meek lives in Los Angeles, CA when he isn't touring.^[21]