Mic Murphy
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Michael "Mic" Murphy is the lead singer/occasional guitarist of the successful 80's synth R&B duo The System
. He is well-known for singing the group's biggest hit, "Don't Disturb This Groove
," a 1987 US Top Five Pop and R&B hit.
Murphy was born in Raleigh
, North Carolina
, but he moved to Queens
, New York
at a young age. As a young musician, he was an early advocate of MIDI music technology. The System's revolutionary single "You Are in My System" helped to usher in a new era of electronically based pop music." Several years later, the group would score their major breakthrough with the aforementioned "Don't Disturb this Groove."
After The System went on hiatus at the end of the 1980s
, Murphy briefly pursued a solo career. In 1991, he released his debut solo album Touch, which featured a minor R&B hit, "Fit to be Tied."
Murphy recently teamed up with one-time Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
member Melle Mel
to record the track, "Electro Soul Satisfaction."
2010 Interview with Mic Murphy
Interview with Mic Murphy
Billboard bio
Mic Murphy Myspace
Answer.Com Article
CMT Biography
Artists Direct Mic Murphy
The System (band)
The System was an American synth pop duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist Mic Murphy and seasoned session keyboardist David Frank. The band was founded in 1982 in New York and backed up by Paul Pesco on electric guitar and Kris Khellow - keyboards, synthesizers.Sometimes the group is referred to...
. He is well-known for singing the group's biggest hit, "Don't Disturb This Groove
Don't Disturb This Groove
"Don't Disturb This Groove" is a song by American synthpop/R&B duo The System, from the 1987 album of the same name. The song was written by The System's David Frank and Mic Murphy. It was released as the album's first single....
," a 1987 US Top Five Pop and R&B hit.
Murphy was born in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, but he moved to Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
at a young age. As a young musician, he was an early advocate of MIDI music technology. The System's revolutionary single "You Are in My System" helped to usher in a new era of electronically based pop music." Several years later, the group would score their major breakthrough with the aforementioned "Don't Disturb this Groove."
After The System went on hiatus at the end of the 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
, Murphy briefly pursued a solo career. In 1991, he released his debut solo album Touch, which featured a minor R&B hit, "Fit to be Tied."
Murphy recently teamed up with one-time Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip-hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in 1978. Composed of one DJ and five rappers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was an influential American hip-hop group formed in the South Bronx of New York City in...
member Melle Mel
Melle Mel
Grandmaster Mele Mel , also known as Melle Mel , is an American hip-hop musician — one of the pioneers of old school hip hop as lead rapper and main songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.- Biography :...
to record the track, "Electro Soul Satisfaction."
External links
Mic Murphy bio on Allmusic.com- http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mic-murphy-p4980
2010 Interview with Mic Murphy
- http://www.soulmusic.com/micmu20in.html
Interview with Mic Murphy
- http://www.jacquespetrus.com/murphy.htm
Billboard bio
- http://m.billboard.com/artist/mic-murphy/5266#/artist/mic-murphy/5266
Mic Murphy Myspace
- http://www.myspace.com/micmurphy99
Answer.Com Article
- http://www.answers.com/topic/mic-murphy
CMT Biography
- http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/murphy_mic/bio.jhtml
Artists Direct Mic Murphy
- http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/mic-murphy/471517