Doug Martsch
E1208971
UNEXPLORED
Doug Martsch is an American indie rock musician best known as the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the band Built to Spill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doug Martsch canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15798082 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Martsch Context triple: [Built to Spill, foundedBy, Doug Martsch]
-
A.
David Grubbs
David Grubbs is an American musician and composer known for his influential work in experimental rock and post-rock, particularly through projects like Gastr del Sol.
-
B.
Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel is an American singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of the indie rock band American Music Club and for his emotionally intense, melancholic songwriting.
-
C.
Joey Santiago
Joey Santiago is an American guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
-
D.
Dave Longstreth
Dave Longstreth is an American musician, songwriter, and producer best known as the founder and creative force behind the experimental indie rock band Dirty Projectors.
-
E.
Jon Wurster
Jon Wurster is an American drummer and comedian best known for his long-running work with indie rock bands Superchunk and The Mountain Goats, as well as his comedy collaborations with Tom Scharpling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Doug Martsch Target entity description: Doug Martsch is an American indie rock musician best known as the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the band Built to Spill.
-
A.
David Grubbs
David Grubbs is an American musician and composer known for his influential work in experimental rock and post-rock, particularly through projects like Gastr del Sol.
-
B.
Mark Eitzel
Mark Eitzel is an American singer-songwriter best known as the frontman of the indie rock band American Music Club and for his emotionally intense, melancholic songwriting.
-
C.
Joey Santiago
Joey Santiago is an American guitarist best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the influential alternative rock band Pixies.
-
D.
Dave Longstreth
Dave Longstreth is an American musician, songwriter, and producer best known as the founder and creative force behind the experimental indie rock band Dirty Projectors.
-
E.
Jon Wurster
Jon Wurster is an American drummer and comedian best known for his long-running work with indie rock bands Superchunk and The Mountain Goats, as well as his comedy collaborations with Tom Scharpling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.