Mike Mogis
Musician
The New Supergroups...at all is what makes them memorable. Pulling together the talents of M. Ward, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, Monsters of Folk's recently released self-titled album is, in gaming terms, the... In this article: Jack White, Chris Cornell, Them Crooked Vultures, Sammy Hagar, Velvet Revolver, Audioslave, Broken Social Scene, Beach Boys, Horehound, and Alison Mosshart |
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Courier-Journal | 3 days ago
Kentucky girl as America's next top model?
...The CW. Be a video star Monsters of Folk are inviting you to talk with God sort of. The band (Jim James, Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Mike Mogis ) has invited fans to make a video for the song Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.). Winners will be...
In this article: America's Next Top Model, Sarah Palin, Kentucky, Jim James, Tax, God, and M. Ward
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BC Heights | November 11, 2009
Super Group Captivates Energetic Orpheum
...they kept playing for over two-and-half hours of more than 30 songs, an "extra long set [we played] because it was fun," band member Mike Mogis stated afterward. Monsters of Folk has brewed in the underground as a concept band for years but...
In this article: Toronto, Boston, IP Address, Centro-Matic, M. Ward, Jim James, and Conor Oberst
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Philly.com | November 08, 2009
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Supergroup Hello, Philly, are you ready to get . . . emo? The quartet Monsters of Folk, teaming indie-pop superstars Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward of She & Him, plays at 8 p.m. at...
In this article: Ingmar Bergman, Academy of Music, Morningwood, Legal age, Oscar, Libby Larsen, She & Him, and The Sound of Music
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New York Post | November 05, 2009
Weekend Guide: Music
...St., Gowaus, Brooklyn; 718-643-6510. MONSTERS OF FOLK: Some of the biggest names in folk -- M. Ward, Conor Oberst, Jim Jones and Mike Mogis -- share a stage. Tonight at 8 at the United Palace Theater, 4140 Broadway; 212-568-6700, also Sunday...
In this article: Amy Millan, New York Philharmonic, Lyric Symphony, Peter Bjorn and John, Brian Torff, Neeme Jarvi, Paul Schoenfield, Jake Heggie, and George Crumb
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InRich Entertainment | November 05, 2009
Monsters of Folk at the Landmark Theater
...the most talent-ridden and impressive folk group ... like, ever. Jim, M. Ward (a.k.a. Matt) and Conor eventually added Mike Mogis (Mogis had worked with both Conor and Oberst in the past) to the lineup and now they've embarked on a tour...
In this article: M. Ward, Jim James, She & Him, Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes, Wikipedia, and T-Pain
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BC Heights | November 04, 2009
Casablancas Jumps Into Future Dimension
...landscapes to propel his danceable and melodic songs. Produced by Jason Leader with help from Bright Eyes/Monsters of Folk sideman Mike Mogis, the album feels straight out of the 1980s, fusing futuristic pop songs with a format typical of...
In this article: Julian Casablancas, The Strokes, IP Address, Typecasting, Last Nite, Sega game, Guitar Center, Ryan Adams, and The Vines
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The Daily Campus | November 04, 2009
Review: Julian Casablancas needs to re-'phraze'
...along with a more electronically-based sound than his former work. Working with Bright Eyes member and respected indie producer Mike Mogis and producer Jason Leder in New York, "Phrazes for the Young" features only eight tracks and little...
In this article: Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond Jr., IP Address, Nintendo, David Bowie, Yours to Keep, and Bright Eyes
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boston.com - Top arts and entertainment stories | November 04, 2009
Monsters unleash a collective chemistry built of folk and rock
...and folk so heartfelt it made the Orpheum Theatre feel like a shoebox Tuesday night. Together, Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, solo artist M. Ward, and My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James make a formidable quartet that works...
In this article: Monsters, M. Ward, Jim James, Conor Oberst, My Morning Jacket, and Bright Eyes
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Chicago Tribune | October 31, 2009
Concert review: Monsters of Folk at the Auditorium
"Monsters of Folk" sounds like a Halloween float. The quartet of Jim James, M. Ward, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis - taking a collective busmen's holiday from their better-known bands (My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes) - clearly didn't spend a...
In this article: M. Ward, Jim James, Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, God, and Halloween
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Chicago Tribune | October 26, 2009
Monsters of Folk avoid a train wreck
...and a collaboration with Zooey Deschanel in She and Him, and Conor Oberst, of the band Bright Eyes. Rounding out the lineup was Mike Mogis, producer and multi-instrumentalist in Bright Eyes and multi-faceted secret weapon behind numerous...
In this article: Jim James, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, She and Him, Conor Oberst, Zooey Deschanel, My Morning Jacket, and Omaha, Neb
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Description from Wikipedia:
Mike Mogis is a Nebraskan producer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who, along with his brother A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Recording).
Mike has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, The Faint, Rilo Kiley, Cursive, The Good Life, Lullaby for the Working Class, Jenny Lewis and Tilly and the Wall. He is also producing an album for Rachael Yamagata.
He has become a permanent member of Bright Eyes and was also a member of both Lullaby for the Working Class and We'd Rather Be Flying, generally playing guitar, although he also plays mandolin, banjo, pedal steel, glockenspiel, and hammered dulcimer among other instruments. He recently worked with Lightspeed Champion, aka Devonte Hynes, former member of Test Icicles, on his debut album Falling Off the Lavender Bridge.
He has a young daughter named Stella, who appears on the Bright Eyes album Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, with his wife Jessica.
- Name At Birth:
- Michael Riley Mogis
- Occupation:
- Guitarist
- Instrument Played:
- Mandolin
- Banjo
- Dobro
- Pedal Steel
- Lap Steel
- 12-string Guitar
- Guitar
- Record Label:
- Saddle Creek Records
- Years Active:
- 1996 – Present
- Associated With:
- Bright Eyes
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