Mike Einziger

Michael Aaron Einziger (born 21 June 1976) in Los Angeles, is the multi-instrumentalist co-writer and guitarist of the alternative rock band Incubus. Instruments he has played on their records include guitar, vocals, piano, mellotron, pipa, analog synthesizers, tape samplers, fender rhodes, wurlitzer, and others. He currently uses Vox and Marshall amps, along with Fender Jazzmaster guitars, as well as a plethora of effects pedals (11-15 depending on the tour), favouring phase shifter and echo effects. He has also played a Jerry Jones Master Sitar on "Nowhere Fast" from the Make Yourself album (live, he simply plays the sitar part with his guitar), and a Pipa on "Aqueous Transmission". Mike also plays electric piano on songs like "Here In My Room" and has recently played piano in a live version of "Drive" during their show at Red Rocks, Colorado. Image File history File links Mike25. ... Image File history File links Mike25. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Vox is a musical equipment manufacturer based in Britain, which is most famous for making the AC30 guitar amplifier and the Vox organ. ... ... It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ... 1962 Fender Jazzmaster Sunburst The Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar was introduced in 1958 and was designed as a more upmarket instrument than the Fender Stratocaster, which itself was introduced in 1954 as a higher-priced product than the companys Telecaster series. ... Jerrel Wayne Jones (Born on October 13, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys NFL franchise and the Dallas Desperados AFL franchise. ... Premla Shahane playing a sitar, 1927 The sitar (Urdu: ستار, Hindi: सितार) is probably the best-known South Asian instrument in the West. ... Make Yourself is an album by the alternative rock band Incubus, released by Sony on October 26, 1999. ... A woman plays the pipa in the New York City Subways Times Square Station, 2004. ...

He is a fan of Icelandic singer Björk, and claims her work inspires his own. He is also a fan of Steve Vai and Danny Elfman. Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( ) (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a Brit Award-winning Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of alternative rock band The Sugarcubes), with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including pop, alternative rock... Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York) is a Grammy Award winning guitarist, composer and record producer. ... Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter who was with the rock band Oingo Boingo throughout the 1980s, and has since gone on to become one of the most sought-after composers working in Hollywood today. ...

He has dated models Cameron Richardson and Lily Aldridge. Cameron Richardson (born Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1980) is a US actor. ...

His brother, Benjamin Einziger, is the guitarist and lead singer for the L.A. Indie pop band Agent Sparks Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Agent Sparks are a band, formed in early 2005 when two former band mates from Audiovent decided they wanted to still make music. ...

External links

• Incubus' Official Website
• Mike's Make Yourself touring rig schematic

He is the cousin of Doug Einziger, producer for Howard Stern's E! Show and Howard TV. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Brandon Boyd Brandon Charles Boyd (born February 15, 1976) is the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Incubus. ... Jose Jose Antonio Pasillas II (born 26 April 1976) is the drummer of the rock band Incubus. ... Chris Kilmore (born 21 January 1973) is the turntablist of the rock band Incubus. ... Ben Kenney, (born on March 16, 1977), is an American musician, and the bassist for the rock band Incubus. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... Gavin Koppell is a DJ and former member of the rock group Incubus. ... This article lists the discography of American alternative rock band Incubus. ... Fungus Amongus is the first publicly released album produced by the rock band Incubus, released November 1, 1995. ... S.C.I.E.N.C.E. is an Enhanced CD album by the rock band Incubus, released on September 9th, 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Make Yourself is an album by the alternative rock band Incubus, released by Sony on October 26, 1999. ... Morning View is an album recorded in Malibu, California and released on October 23, 2001 by Incubus. ... A Crow Left of the Murder is an album released on February 3, 2004 by Incubus. ... Light Grenades is the sixth album that will be released by Incubus on November 28, 2006. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... Enjoy Incubus is an EP released on January 7, 1997 by Incubus. ... When Incubus Attacks Volume 1 is a live EP released on August 22, 2000 by Incubus. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... Live at Lollapalooza 2003 is the first in a series of live Incubus albums, and was released by the band in 2003. ... Live in Japan 2004 is the second in a series of live Incubus albums, and was released by the band in 2004. ... Live in Sweden 2004 is the third in a series of live Incubus albums, and was released by the band in 2004. ... Live in Malaysia 2004 is the fourth in a series of live Incubus albums, and was released by the band in 2004. ... DVD (sometimes called Digital Versatile Disc, or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Released on May 28, 2002, this DVD chronicles the Morning View Sessions concert that the band Incubus gave in New York City. ... Alive at Red Rocks is a live DVD and bonus CD by the band Incubus. ... Pardon Me is a song by American alternative rock band Incubus from their 1999 album Make Yourself. ... Drive is a song by Incubus from their album Make Yourself. ... Megalomaniac is a song by American Alternative Rock band Incubus, from their 2004 album A Crow Left of the Murder. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline for Music. ... Anna-Molly is the lead single off Incubuss sixth album, Light Grenades. ...