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33-512: Bill Kreutzmann and Scott Murawski were introduced to each other in early 2008 by Mike Gordon and the three performed together as a trio at a benefit in Costa Rica . Kreutzmann and Murawski then decided to form a full-time band and they offered Gordon the bassist position but he had to decline due to his other projects. Kreutzmann then offered the position up to Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge and he accepted. They dubbed themselves

66-528: A Modulus Quantum 5 bass guitar on stage with Phish as early as October 31, 1994. He made the switch to this instrument as his main bass at Phish's March 1, 1997, show at Markthalle in Hamburg, Germany to a Quantum 5 with two EMG DC pickups. He later acquired a TBX model which is the through-neck version of the same guitar. Gordon plays with a pick (Jim Dunlop 1.5mm triangular graphite picks) and Ken Smith Slickround™ (half flat) strings Gordon's signature sound

99-791: A Lexicon LXP-15. Gordon has used a variety of amplifier and speaker combinations including the SWR SM-900 amp/Goliath 4x10" enclosure but lately has been playing through Eden WT-800 amps, a Meyer Sound CP-10 parametric EQ, and onward toward a Meyer Sound powered speaker system (two 750P 2x18 cabs and two UPA-1Ps with 12" low frequency drivers and 3" compression drivers). As of December 2012, Gordon uses Source Audio Bass Envelope Filter Pro, Source Audio Bass Distortion Pro, Eventide Eclipse, Eventide Space, MXR graphic EQ, Boss graphic EQ and Electro Harmonix Super Ego, The Meatball envelope filter by Lovetone™, an Ibanez stomp box flanger, and an Eventide 4500 Harmonizer. He currently uses Eden WT 800 amp into

132-680: A Meyers CP-10 parametric EQ, and onward toward a Meyers powered speaker system: One 750P 2×18 and one 750 PL 2 x 18, two UPA-1P on top. He goes straight to the Eden WT800 driving a single Eden 4×10 cab, sometimes enhancing with more Eden 18s and more power. In 2014, Gordon commissioned custom moiré instruments for himself and guitarist Scott Murawski to work with stage props being used on his 2014 Spring Tour. The guitar and bass (crafted specifically for this tour by Ben Lewry of Oakland, California's Visionary Instruments) are hollow, with LEDs inside that make them glow, and moiré screens stretched across

165-507: A few shows in California early in 2010 with Oteil Burbridge back in the band, and played as BK3 at "Jungle Jam" in Jacó, Costa Rica in 2011 and 2012. Mike Gordon Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish . In addition to bass, Gordon also plays banjo, piano, and guitar. He is also

198-507: A filmmaker ( Rising Low , Outside Out ) and author ( Mike's Corner ). He has released six solo studio albums and three studio albums with acoustic guitar pioneer Leo Kottke . Gordon was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts , the son of Marjorie Minkin, an abstract painter, and Robert Gordon, founder and former President and CEO of New England convenience store chain Store 24 . Gordon attended

231-624: A group billed as The House Band containing many former members of The Grateful Dead playing at a party in honor of the new leadership of the United States House of Representatives hosted by Nancy Pelosi . The group included Mickey Hart , Bill Kreutzmann , Bob Weir , Bruce Hornsby and Warren Haynes . He joined Trey Anastasio at the first annual Rothbury Music Festival in July during his solo acoustic set. Anastasio and Phish drummer Jon Fishman joined Gordon for part of his set

264-452: A posted flyer hanging in the dorms at UVM by Trey Anastasio , looking for a bass player for a new band. Gordon played many roles in Phish. Until the band became too big for self-management, he dealt with practically all public relations and fan communication, such as answering fan mail, managing funds and booking gigs. Gordon wrote a column titled "Mike's Corner" for the band's newsletter in

297-761: A small handful of dates in New England (and one date in Albany) in November and December 2011, including a show at The Egg in Albany, NY on December 11, 2011 that ended up being the focus of a live album Gordon released in 2013 simply called "The Egg". They again toured in March 2014 (and a few weekends in April) supporting Gordon's last solo album (co-written with band-mate Murawski ) Overstep . In 2002, Gordon recorded

330-622: A some jams... I want things to be interesting in a way that would serve the song.” The album was produced by GRAMMY Award-winning Shawn Everett and was released on September 15, 2017. In February 2023, Gordon announced his sixth solo record Flying Games , which was written and recorded during 2020’s lockdown, in his makeshift Megaplum home studio. The album was produced by Gordon, recorded by longtime collaborator Jared Slomoff, and mixed by six-time Grammy-winning engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, The War on Drugs). Gordon brought in contributions from bandmates, Kimock, Walter, Myers, and Murawski. It

363-718: A voter registration organization. The trio played a number of dates in late 2004 and 2005 including the Bonnaroo Music Festival in June 2005 and a New Year's Eve series of shows in Florida and the northeastern United States. Gordon has originally met Joe Russo through Ropeadope founder Andy Hurwitz from in 2003 and jammed together in a few informal settings, leading to the Headcount benefit. In summer 2006, Gordon, along with Phish bandmate Trey Anastasio, again joined

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396-449: Is a reference to Young's modulus , a measure of the stiffness of an elastic material, used in the field of solid mechanics . Carbon fiber has an exceptionally high modulus. Traditionally, electric guitar and bass necks are made from hardwoods (such as maple or mahogany ) reinforced with an adjustable steel " truss rod ." Wood, being a naturally occurring material, is prone to variations in density and flexibility. This, coupled with

429-403: Is also attributable to an array of signal processing equipment including an ADA MB-1 pre-amp, an Ibanez flanger (used at the beginning of "Down with Disease"), a Lovetone Meatball envelope filter (also used at the beginning of "Down with Disease"), an Akai Deep Impact, an EHX Bass Micro-Synth, an EBS OctaBass and a Boss SYB-3, a Boss BF-2 flanger, an Eventide 4500 Harmonizer, an Eventide Eclipse and

462-522: Is also credited with providing vocals and shofar accompaniment. In December 2005, Gordon formed SerialPod with Anastasio and Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann . The group debuted at the 17th annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in Asheville, North Carolina . In early 2006, Gordon teamed up with his mother, artist Marjorie Minkin, to present Another Side of In — a visual and audio art show featuring interactive sculptures created by Minkin and set to

495-640: The Bill Kreutzmann Trio and successfully toured the northeast during the summer of 2008 including a stop at the Gathering of the Vibes . The group played many Grateful Dead songs, Max Creek songs and covers as well as new songs written by Robert Hunter . The group performed several shows early in the year before Kreutzmann became involved in The Dead tour. They toured North America again during

528-557: The Burlington, Vermont , club, Radio Bean. The group performs a number of classic country songs and a few Gordon originals, such as "Ramble Dove", "Loosening Up The Rules" and the rare Phish song "Weekly Time". In August 2006, Gordon joined the Rhythm Devils – a group featuring Kreutzmann, The Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart , guitarist Steve Kimock and a host of backup players. On January 2, 2007, Gordon appeared with

561-504: The Jazz Mandolin Project , The Chieftains with Rosanne Cash , and Doug Perkins of Smokin' Grass. Gordon formed his own solo band featuring Josh Roseman , Scott Murawski , Julee Avallone, James Harvey, Gordon Stone, Jeannie Hill and Doug Belote in 2003. He released his first solo album outside of Phish in 2003, entitled Inside In . In summer 2004, Gordon produced musician Joey Arkenstat's first album, Bane . Gordon

594-592: The Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School . Gordon holds a bachelor's degree in Arts (he was originally an Electrical Engineering major) from the University of Vermont . Gordon met Trey Anastasio , Jon Fishman , and Jeff Holdsworth while attending college at University of Vermont , where the rock band Phish formed in 1983. He answered

627-507: The 1990s. Musically, Gordon's influence is the most obvious in Phish's many different renditions of various bluegrass , calypso , and even traditional Jewish songs (Gordon is Jewish). He also contributed by singing, as well as writing lyrics. Gordon wrote 19 original Phish songs and co-authored 27 additional Phish tracks, including "Mound", "Train Song", "Round Room", "Sugar Shack," "Yarmouth Road," "555," "Say Something," "Waking Up Dead," and

660-476: The Benevento-Russo Duo for a co-headlining tour with Phil Lesh and Friends before finishing the final leg of the tour on their own. The group performed various songs from each members' catalog, as well as a handful of brand new originals. The quartet parted ways after the tour ended in July. Gordon has played in several side-projects apart from Phish, including Grappa Boom with Jamie Masefield of

693-648: The album Clone with acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke . The duo reunited in 2005 for Sixty Six Steps , followed by a supporting tour. In August 2019, Gordon confirmed that he and Kottke had returned to the studio to record a new album. In August 2020, Kottke and Gordon announced the release of the album, Noon , that month on Megaplum/ ATO Records . It was their first collaboration since Sixty Six Steps and Kottke's first studio album since 2005. As had been previously rumored, Phish drummer Jon Fishman appeared on several tracks. In 2004, Gordon performed with The Benevento-Russo Duo for several shows benefiting Headcount,

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726-411: The band's third most-performed song historically: " Mike's Song ." Gordon also practices transcendental meditation. Like Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, Gordon used to play custom-made bass guitars built by Paul Languedoc . Gordon played two Languedoc bass guitars, including a "dragon" bass. These bass guitars employed custom wound pickups from Mørch guitars of Denmark. Gordon began experimenting with

759-603: The bass." Modulus Guitars Modulus Graphite (formerly, Modulus Guitars ) is an American manufacturer of musical instruments best known for building bass guitars with carbon fiber necks. The company, originally called Modulus Graphite , was founded in part by Geoff Gould, a bassist who also worked for an aerospace company in Palo Alto, California , and coworker Jerry Dorsch. When they split, Jerry started Graphite Guitar Systems in Washington state. The name

792-551: The exception of a tour in June 2023, which saw keyboardist Rachel Eckroth subbing for Robert Walter while he was on the road with Roger Waters . Gordon decided to tour as a quintet to differentiate his project's instrumentation from Phish. In April 2017, Gordon and his bandmates recorded OGOGO, Mike's fifth studio album, as a band at Q Division in Boston. “All five of us decided not to do what we had done before, but to be fresher and try to find our own voices. That started happening in

825-599: The front. The LEDs in the guitars are manipulated by the lighting director, swapping colors and flashing patterns in response to the music. He has played banjo since 1994, performing the instrument in concert with Phish and [Phil Lesh] (albeit an electric banjo) and in the studio on the 2007 Bernie Worrell album Improvisczario . His current touring band (again billed as "Mike Gordon") is Scott Murawski on guitar, Robert Walter on B3 Organ & Synth, drummer John Morgan Kimock and percussionist Craig Myers. These band members have toured regularly with Gordon since 2015, with

858-522: The high stresses created by stretching steel strings across them lengthwise, makes wood necks prone to certain unpredictable and undesirable qualities. Among these are twisting, incorrect "bowing" (either too pronounced or too subtle), and "dead spots," or areas on the neck where notes are quieter or more indistinct compared to other areas. Non-traditional neck materials such as carbon fiber and aluminum are attempts to correct these issues by replacing wood with lighter, stiffer and more uniform components. Gould

891-550: The music of Inside In . The interactive show appeared at the Boston Children's Museum beginning in January 2010. Later in 2006, Gordon formed a honky-tonk band called Ramble Dove , consisting of himself, Brett Hughes, Neil Cleary, Marie Claire and Scott Murawski. The band came into fruition after Gordon's long-time stint as bass guitar player in a honky-tonk band led by Brett Hughes that performed each Tuesday night at

924-601: The same day. Gordon released an album entitled The Green Sparrow on Rounder Records on August 5, 2008. On March 6, 2009, Mike reunited with Phish at the Hampton Coliseum . The band has toured regularly since Summer 2009. Gordon finished writing and recording his next solo album, Moss , at his home studio in Vermont in May 2010. The album was released by Rounder Records on October 19. He explained that many of

957-405: The songs on the new album "began as bass and drum jams" adding that it is "kind of bass-oriented. Not in that the bass is the lead, but that the rhythms and the patterns are bass centric. The uniqueness is centered on the bass. So the bass is the key instrument. On Inside In , the pedal steel is the key instrument and if you had to say it for Green Sparrow , maybe electric guitar. But this time it's

990-496: The summer of 2009 although due to touring commitments with the Allman Brothers Band and a desire to spend more time at home, Oteil Burbridge was replaced by James "Hutch" Hutchinson from Bonnie Raitt 's band. Bill Kreutzmann speculated that they would release a live album although, to date, this has not occurred. Nonetheless, most of the band's recordings were recorded and made available by tapers . They performed

1023-430: Was brought to fruition by Gould and Alembic, who built a bass with a prototype neck and displayed it at a trade show in 1977. Immediately after the trade show, the bass was purchased by Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie . Gould and some of his colleagues in the aerospace industry founded Modulus Graphite and began to make necks for Alembic and other companies before moving on to making entire instruments. Geoff Gould left

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1056-414: Was inspired to experiment with non-traditional materials after attending a 1974 Grateful Dead concert, at which he marveled at the size and complexity of Phil Lesh 's heavily modified bass (customized by Alembic ) and began to consider the possibilities of lighter, stronger materials. After being passed over by his employers in the aerospace industry, the project of creating hollow, carbon fiber bass necks

1089-489: Was released May 12, 2023. His past touring band (and longest running touring project) was billed as "Mike Gordon" and included Scott Murawski on guitar, drummer Todd Isler, keyboard player Tom Cleary and percussionist Craig Myers. Gordon toured with this band from Summer 2008 through April 2014. The band made its debut late night talk-show television appearance on February 11, as musical guests on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon , promoting Gordon's album Moss . They played

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