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Mike Gordon
Mike Gordon on stage at the Gorge on July 13, 2003.
Mike Gordon on stage at the Gorge on July 13, 2003.
Background information
Also known as Cactus
Born June 3, 1965 (1965-06-03) (age 43)
Origin Sudbury, Massachusetts
Genre(s) Rock, bluegrass, folk
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Bass guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano
Years active 1982–present
Label(s) Rounder Records
Associated acts Phish, Rhythm Devils, Benevento-Russo Duo, Ramble Dove, Leo Kottke, Grappa Boom, SerialPod, Joey Arkenstat, Tombstone Blues Band
Website Official website
Notable instrument(s)
bass guitar, banjo, piano, guitar

Mike Gordon (born June 3, 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts) is a bass player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following The Rhythm Devils are a band led by founding Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. The Benevento/Russo Duo (or The Duo for short is an alternative Jazz / rock band from New York City, featuring Marco Benevento Leo Kottke (born 11 September 1945, Athens, Georgia, US) is an acoustic guitarist. SerialPod is a rock trio featuring Phish members Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon along with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or He is also an award-winning filmmaker. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.

Contents

Biography

Gordon met Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, and Jeff Holdsworth at the University of Vermont, where Phish began in 1983. Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American Drummer best known for his work with the Jam band Phish. Jeff Holdsworth was a founding member of the rock band Phish. The University of Vermont is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released

In the music, Gordon's influence is the most obvious in Phish's many different renditions of various bluegrass, calypso and even traditional Jewish songs (Gordon is Jewish). Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean Music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago at about the start of the 20th century PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ He also contributed by singing, usually adding to the lower end of the harmony spectrum, as well as writing off-beat lyrics to amusing but thought-provoking songs.

Gordon played many roles in Phish. Until the band became too big for self-management, he dealt with practically all public relations and fan communication, such as answering fan mail, managing funds, and booking gigs. Gordon wrote 17 Phish original songs and coauthored 22 Phish tracks. [1]

On August 11, 2003, Gordon was arrested for endangering the welfare of a minor after an alleged photo shoot involving a nine-year-old girl inside a deserted boathouse behind Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York, following a performance by The Dead. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Dead is an American rock band composed of former members of the Grateful Dead. The girl's father was a leader of a Hell's Angels chapter. While being held before police arrived to arrest him, the Angels "were not gentle with the sensitive areas of the rock star's body. " After his arrest, he told officers, "I may have shown bad judgment, but I am not a pedophile. " [1] A month later, Gordon was officially cleared of any wrongdoing. [2].

Filmmaker

As Phish's de facto filmmaker, Gordon directed the band's only music video, 1994's "Down with Disease". This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. During the making of Hoist, Mike shot film in the studio of performers, walls, tables, recording equipment, smoke, sounds and other gases of various compounds and released it as the short film Tracking. Hoist is the seventh studio Album by the Jam band Phish. The album was the best selling Phish album at the time of its release Tracking ( 1994) is a documentary about the band Phish and the recording of the album Hoist. He produced Phish's 20th Anniversary Retrospective, which was aired in between sets at the band's December 2, 2003 concert. Mike is also a filmmaker, releasing his full-length feature film, Outside Out, in 2000. Outside Out is the first full-length feature film from Phish bassist Mike Gordon. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the He also directed Rising Low, a documentary about Gov't Mule and their late bass player, Allen Woody. Rising Low is Mike Gordon 's second feature film - a documentary based on the life and death of Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody and the making Gov't Mule (pronounced Government Mule is a Southern rock / Jam band formed in 1994 as an Allman Brothers Band Side project. In 2006, Gordon's 7-minute short film Cabin Thing premiered at the DC Shorts Film Festival. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Instruments

Like Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, Gordon played custom-made basses built by Paul Languedoc. Paul Languedoc was the soundman for rock group Phish prior to the band's breakup in 2004; as the band's chief sound engineer and house mixer Mike played two Languedoc basses, including a "dragon" bass, but switched to a Modulus Quantum 5 bass (similar to the Quantam 6 played by Phil Lesh) in 1997 and has relied on it ever since. Modulus Guitars is an American manufacturer of Musical instruments, most notably Bass guitars built with Carbon fiber necks Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley California) is a Musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead. This instrument is known for deep tones and a "futuristic" sound, largely attributable to a unique construction including a neck that is made entirely of a lightweight, extremely robust carbon-graphite compound, not dissimilar to a material selected by NASA for use on the Space Shuttle. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program

Mike's unique sound is also attributable to a bevy of signal processing equipment including an ADA MB-1 pre-amp, a Lexicon reverb unit, an Ibanez flanger (used at the beginning of "Down with Disease"), a Lovetone Meatball (also used at the beginning of "Down with Disease") and a Boss SYB-1 Bass Synthesizer.

Mike has used a variety of amplifier and speaker combinations including the SWR SM-900 amp/Goliath 4x10" enclosure but has been seen most recently using David Eden amps and cabinets. He has played banjo since 1994, performing the instrument in concert with Phish and Phil Lesh (albeit an electric banjo) and in the studio on the 2007 Bernie Worrell album Improvisczario. Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley California) is a Musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead. George Bernard "Bernie" Worrell Jr (born April 19, 1944) is an American keyboardist and Composer best known for his work

Other musical projects

Mike Gordon playing with Ramble Dove at the Paradise Rock Club- Boston, MA
Mike Gordon playing with Ramble Dove at the Paradise Rock Club- Boston, MA

Gordon has played in several side-projects apart from Phish, including Grappa Boom with Jamie Masefield of the Jazz Mandolin Project, The Chieftains with Rosanne Cash, and Doug Perkins of Smokin' Grass. The Jazz Mandolin Project is a Jazz trio from Burlington Vermont, led by Mandolinist Jamie Masefield The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter and occasional Author, who is known for

In 2002, Gordon recorded the critically acclaimed Clone album with acoustic guitar master Leo Kottke. Clone is the first studio album from Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon. Leo Kottke (born 11 September 1945, Athens, Georgia, US) is an acoustic guitarist. The duo reunited in 2005 for Sixty Six Steps. Sixty Six Steps is the second studio album from Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon.

Gordon formed his own solo band featuring Josh Roseman, Scott Murawski, Julee Avallone, James Harvey, Gordon Stone, Jeannie Hill, and Doug Belote in 2003 and released Inside In based loosely on Outside Out. Inside In is Mike Gordon 's first solo Album and was released August 19, 2003.

In the summer of 2004 Gordon produced musician Joey Arkenstat's debut album, Bane. Gordon is also credited with providing vocals and shofar accompaniment. A shofar (שופר is a horn used for Jewish religious purposes

In 2004, Gordon performed with The Benevento-Russo Duo for several shows benefiting Headcount, a voter registration organization. The Benevento/Russo Duo (or The Duo for short is an alternative Jazz / rock band from New York City, featuring Marco Benevento The trio played a number of dates throughout late 2004 and 2005 including the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2005 and a New Year's Eve series of shows in Florida and the northeast. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day annual Music festival, created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002 New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U

In December 2005, Gordon formed SerialPod with Anastasio and Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. SerialPod is a rock trio featuring Phish members Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon along with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7, 1946 in Palo Alto, California) is an American drummer who played with rock band the Grateful Dead The group debuted at the 17th annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville is a City in and the County seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States

In early 2006, Gordon teamed up with his mother, artist Marjorie Minkin, to present Another Side of In — a visual and audio art show featuring interactive sculptures created by Minkin and set to the music of Inside In.

Later in the year, Gordon formed Ramble Dove. Ramble Dove is a Burlington Vermont -based supergroup comprising key members of that scene instigated by the notorious Brett R The band came into fruition after Gordon's long-time stint as bass player in a honky tonk band led by Brett Hughes that performed each Tuesday night at the Burlington, Vermont club, Radio Bean. A honky tonk (also called a honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is a type of bar with musical entertainment that is common in the Southwestern The group performs a number of classic country songs and a few Gordon originals, such as "Ramble Dove," "Loosening Up The Rules," and the rare Phish song "Weekly Time. In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity "

That summer, Gordon, along with Phish bandmate Trey Anastasio, again joined the Benevento-Russo Duo for a co-headlining tour with Phil Lesh and Friends before finishing the final leg of the tour on their own. Phil Lesh and Friends is an American rock band formed and led by Phil Lesh, bassist of the Grateful Dead. The group performed various songs from each members' catalog, as well as a handful of brand new originals. The quartet parted ways after the tour ended in July.

In August, Gordon joined the Rhythm Devils - a group featuring Kreutzmann, Dead drummer Mickey Hart, guitarist Steve Kimock and a host of backup players. The Rhythm Devils are a band led by founding Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. Steve Kimock (born October 5, 1955 in Bethlehem Pennsylvania) is an American rock Musician and Guitarist.

On January 2nd, 2007, Gordon appeared with a group billed as The House Band containing many former members of The Grateful Dead playing at a party in honor of the new leadership of the United States House of Representatives hosted by Nancy Pelosi. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. The group included Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Bruce Hornsby, and Warren Haynes. Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. Bill Kreutzmann (born May 7, 1946 in Palo Alto, California) is an American drummer who played with rock band the Grateful Dead Bob Weir (born Robert Hall Weir, October 16 1947 is an American singer songwriter and guitarist most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23 1954 in Williamsburg Virginia) is an American singer Pianist, Accordion player and songwriter Warren Haynes (born April 6, 1960) is an American rock and blues Guitarist vocalist and songwriter of Gov't Mule

Gordon performed at a concert in Hawaii on September 21st with Kimock and Kreutzmann, and on November 2nd, appeared during the second set of a Ratdog concert at the Memorial Auditorium in Burlington Vermont, joining the band on the songs "Stuff," "Bird Song," and "Cassidy. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the RatDog (often misspelled Ratdog and also known as Bob Weir and RatDog, is an American rock band " On January 5th, Gordon again teamed with Kreutzmann and Scott Murawski in Jaco, Costa Rica for a gig at Docelunas, playing a range of covers and originals including "Keep On Growing," "Estimated Prophet," "Twist" and "Intensified. "

According to his recent bio, Mike emerges from hibernation this year and will perform with his own solo band for the first time since 2003, playing new original songs, composed in his home studio over the better part of 2007. He will release a new album entitled "The Green Sparrow" on Rounder Records on August 5th with a supporting tour to follow.

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