Mike Bloom (musician)

Michael Evan Bloom (born April 5, 1975 in Manhasset, New York) 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.^[1]

Mike has also produced and or engineered tracks or complete records by Rilo Kiley, The Elected, Alan Semerdjian,^[2] and Adam Mugavero. Mike's first solo album, King Of Circles,^[3] is being released in June 2011 on Pierre de Reeder's Rilo Kiley label Little Record Company.^[4]

Album appearances

2004

• Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous (2004) Brute/Beaute Records
• The Elected - Me First (2004) Sub Pop

2006

• Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat (2006) Team Love Records
• The Elected - Sun, Sun, Sun (2006) Sub Pop

2007

• Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight Warner Bros. Records (2007)

2008

• Rachael Yamagata - Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart

Warner Bros. Records (2008)

2011

• The Elected - "Bury Me In My Rings" (2011) Vagrant Records
• Mike Bloom - King Of Circles (2011) Little Record Company

External links

• Mike Bloom on Myspace
• Little Record Company
• The Elected on Myspace
• Julian Casablancas

References

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