Mike Bloom (musician)
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Michael Evan Bloom is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who has played with artists such as Rilo Kiley
, Jenny Lewis
, Rachael Yamagata
, Johnathan Rice
, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, and has been co-member of The Elected
. Mike has been touring since 2010 and an active member in Julian Casablancas
' (of The Strokes) band. He is the brother of actor/writer Brian Bloom
and actor/producer/director Scott Bloom
.
Mike was a de facto
member of Rilo Kiley
from 2004–2005, touring with the band to promote the record, More Adventurous
.
He plays guitar
, harmonica
, banjo
, bass, drums, 12-string guitar, and lap steel guitar. He is also a composer and has served as music supervisor for films such as Whatever We Do.
Mike has also produced and or engineered tracks or complete records by Rilo Kiley
, The Elected
, Alan Semerdjian, and Adam Mugavero. Mike's first solo album, King Of Circles, is being released in June 2011 on Pierre de Reeder's Rilo Kiley
label Little Record Company.
2006
2007
2008
Warner Bros. Records
(2008)
2011
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
, Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis
Jennifer Diane Lewis , is an American singer-songwriter musician and actress. She was the primary vocalist of the indie rock band Rilo Kiley, and has released two solo albums. She currently performs as part of the duo Jenny & Johnny with boyfriend Johnathan Rice...
, Rachael Yamagata
Rachael Yamagata
Rachael Yamagata is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing four EP's and three studio albums...
, Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice
Johnathan Rice is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. His first album, Trouble is Real, was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow up, Further North, was released by Reprise on September 11, 2007...
, Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, and has been co-member of The Elected
The Elected
The Elected are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: Me First in 2004, and Sun, Sun, Sun in 2006...
. Mike has been touring since 2010 and an active member in Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas
Julian Fernando Casablancas is an American singer-songwriter and musician of The Strokes. Casablancas pursued a solo career during The Strokes' hiatus, releasing the album Phrazes for the Young on November 3, 2009....
' (of The Strokes) band. He is the brother of actor/writer Brian Bloom
Brian Bloom
Brian Keith Bloom is an American actor, voice actor, and screenwriter.Bloom was born in Merrick, New York, the brother of producer/actor Scott Bloom and musician Mike Bloom....
and actor/producer/director Scott Bloom
Scott Bloom
Scott Matthew Bloom is an American actor and film producer.Bloom was born in Merrick, New York. He began acting in film and television at a young age, starring in the cult horror film The Stuff and subsequently appeared in numerous TV serials and TV movies including the role of Jesse Nash in the...
.
Mike was a de facto
De facto
De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
member of Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
from 2004–2005, touring with the band to promote the record, More Adventurous
More Adventurous
More Adventurous is the third full length album released by Los Angeles based band Rilo Kiley. The album, released on August 17, 2004, marks a significant change in the band's sound with the goal of being "more adventurous" than their previous music...
.
He plays guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
, banjo
Banjo
In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new...
, bass, drums, 12-string guitar, and lap steel guitar. He is also a composer and has served as music supervisor for films such as Whatever We Do.
Mike has also produced and or engineered tracks or complete records by Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
, The Elected
The Elected
The Elected are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: Me First in 2004, and Sun, Sun, Sun in 2006...
, Alan Semerdjian, and Adam Mugavero. Mike's first solo album, King Of Circles, is being released in June 2011 on Pierre de Reeder's Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley
Rilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
label Little Record Company.
Album appearances
2004- Rilo KileyRilo KileyRilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
- More AdventurousMore AdventurousMore Adventurous is the third full length album released by Los Angeles based band Rilo Kiley. The album, released on August 17, 2004, marks a significant change in the band's sound with the goal of being "more adventurous" than their previous music...
(2004) Brute/Beaute Records - The ElectedThe ElectedThe Elected are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: Me First in 2004, and Sun, Sun, Sun in 2006...
- Me FirstMe First (album)Me First is the first release by indie band The Elected which was released in 2004 by Sub Pop. It is a mix between indie and country that appeals to a range of different listeners.-Track listing:#"7 September 2003" – 3:56#"Greetings in Braille" – 3:58...
(2004) Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
2006
- Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur CoatRabbit Fur CoatRabbit Fur Coat is an album by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, featuring The Watson Twins. It was released in the United States on January 24, 2006 by Team Love. Lewis has described the album as a "sort of soul record". The album contains a cover of the Traveling Wilburys song "Handle With Care",...
(2006) Team Love Records - The ElectedThe ElectedThe Elected are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: Me First in 2004, and Sun, Sun, Sun in 2006...
- Sun, Sun, SunSun, Sun, SunSun, Sun, Sun is the second album by indie band The Elected, released in 2006 by Sub Pop.-Track listing:#"Clouds Parting " – 0:44#"Would You Come with Me" – 2:50...
(2006) Sub PopSub PopSub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...
2007
- Rilo KileyRilo KileyRilo Kiley was an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles. Formed in 1998, the band consisted of Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel....
- Under the BlacklightUnder the BlacklightUnder the Blacklight is the fourth and final full-length studio album released by American alternative rock band Rilo Kiley. It was released on August 20, 2007, in the United Kingdom - three years and three days after the release of their third album, More Adventurous. Warner Bros. Records released...
Warner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. RecordsWarner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
(2007)
2008
- Rachael YamagataRachael YamagataRachael Yamagata is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing four EP's and three studio albums...
- Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into HeartElephants...Teeth Sinking Into HeartElephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart is the second full-length album by Rachael Yamagata. It was released on 7 October 2008 via Warner Bros. Records in North America, 22 October 2008 in Japan, and 2 March 2009 in the UK.-Development:...
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
(2008)
2011
- The ElectedThe ElectedThe Elected are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band. The Elected have released two albums with Sub Pop: Me First in 2004, and Sun, Sun, Sun in 2006...
- "Bury Me In My RingsBury Me In My RingsBury Me In My Rings is the third album by indie band The Elected which was released on 17 May 2011 by Vagrant Records. It is described as "complete with twelve shimmering pop songs reminiscent of mid-century West Coast rock." A first single, 'Babyface', was exclusively released on Spin.com on 2...
" (2011) Vagrant RecordsVagrant RecordsVagrant Records is an indie rock label based in Los Angeles, California and is home to such artists as The Hold Steady, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Active Child, PJ Harvey, Reptar, School of Seven Bells, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, James Vincent McMorrow, Placebo, and many... - Mike Bloom - King Of Circles (2011) Little Record Company