Mike has always had many different interests, ranging from electronica to folk to prog rock to blues and back, but recently, the idiocy of the American government, general lonliness and Paris have driven him back to writing songs with lyrics and acoustic guitars. He's currently working under the pseudonym The Missing Six, which he hopes to turn into a band, either in London, or back in Philadelphia.
Before this, Mike decided to give into his longtime musical adversary, the Laptop. He recorded electronic dance-style music, under the name mikemurphy. He's been collaborating with his new companion, Avrino Casino, who he met at university. The result of the companionship, the Laptop and general insanity has been electronic / synth / dance / folk / electronic music. It's good, albeit different. Hope you enjoyed it.
Mike is also currently in a prog-funk-jam-rock band (of sorts) with Avrino Casino, along with Jonathan Liebembuk and Kirk Lozada. They're called Small Hands on Tuesdays. Every day of the week.
Previous Mike-related music excursions have inclued the mike murphy band, the mike murphy experience, our darker purpose, and the Neil Young Appreciation Society. The last one was the only one you should care about.
The Missing Six:
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Small Hands on Tuesdays:
Kirk Lozada - bass, acoustic, vox
Jon Liebembuk - percussion, keys, vox
Andrew Avrin - rhythm + lead
mikemurphy - lead + rhythm, vox, bass
mikemurphy + Avrino Casino:
mikemurphy - guitar, vox, Laptop abuser, beat constructer
Avrino Casino - guitar, vox, plastic bottle beater
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[EXTINCT BANDS:
The Neil Young Appreciation Society:
thim sheinman - lead, backing vox
fhred baty - rhythm, backing vox
rhob weiss - bassing, backing vox
thom hosken - percussing
mhike murphy - lead vox, extra rhythm
paraSam goempertz - evil 'beach boys' noises
The Mike Murphy Band / Our Darker Purpose:
Viren jeram- Lead Guitar, Vocals
Mike murphy- Vocals, Guitar
Evan Lim- Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Guitar
Ben Tatlow - Drums
Patty roux- Rhythm Guitar]
We play live wherever anyone is willing to let us. Small Hands on Tuesdays and mikemurphy + Avrino Casino will play anywhere in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, having already played at an ice rink at the University of Pennsylvania, and a hip-hop concert in West Philly; we will play anywhere, regardless of demography. Demography is for suckers.
mikemurphy - Neil Young, Bob Dylan, CSN&Y, The Band, White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, Radiohead, Muse, Beta Band, Death From Above 1979
Avrino Casino - Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Spyro Gyra. And Men At Work.
mikemurphy - Gibson Les Paul Studio Custom, Epiphone Casino, Fender Standard Strat, Epiphone EJ-200ce Electro-Acoustic, Fender DG-12 Acoustic, Sennheiser mics, Apple 15" PowerBook
Avrino Casino - Epiphone Les Paul, Ibanez Acoustic guitar, plastic Clorox bottle, fucking massive Marshall Amp.
Kirk - Cort Bass, Ibanez AE Acoustic guitar, Behringer Amp
Jon - Whatever things he can find to hit. Like mike's First Act Junior Bongos. We practise on a Pearl Kit, and he messes around on the Yahmaha Electric Piano when we all swap intruments.
We rock. Metaphorically. Though we are not rocks. Or Stones.