Mike Banfield is a rock guitarist.

Banfield was a founding member of math rock

Math rock

Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...

 pioneers Don Caballero

Don Caballero

Don Caballero are an American rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The group took their name from the character Guy Caballero, portrayed by Joe Flaherty, on the sketch comedy show Second City Television...

, playing guitar with the band from 1991 to 1998. Prior to that, Banfield was a member of the popular State College, Pennsylvania

State College, Pennsylvania

State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...

band Slag. In 2006 he formed a new band called Knot Feeder with Andy Curl and ex-Tabula Rasa members Rob Spagiare and Andrew Grossmann.