Mike Marsh (musician)

Mike Marsh (born August 13, 1974 in Miami, Florida) is the drummer for The Avett Brothers and formerly of Dashboard Confessional. Mike was featured on all Dashboard Confessional's albums, from The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most to Alter the Ending. He also played with them for MTV Unplugged. In 2006, Marsh and Dashboard Confessional did an AOL Sessions recording, playing not only their songs, but a cover of "In A Big Country" by Big Country. According to posts by Mike on Facebook, he officially joined The Avett Brothers as their drummer in early 2013. Mike is also an engineer and record producer. He has a recording studio in East Nashville called Papermill Studio.

Mike Marsh
Born (1974-08-13) August 13, 1974
Miami, Florida
GenresAcoustic rock
Indie rock
Occupation(s)Drummer
InstrumentsDrums, singer, keys
Years active1999–present
LabelsMCA Music, Inc.
Vagrant
Associated actsThe Avett Brothers
Dashboard Confessional
Seville The Agency
WebsiteOfficial Website

Biography

Marsh started drumming in high school. He was the drummer and one of the lead vocalists for the Miami ska/thrash/punk band, The Agency, which featured guitarist/vocalist Klaus Ketelhohn and bassist/vocalist Chris Drueke.[1] Their second album Engines was released on Fiddler Records and featured Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional.

Marsh had a short stint in the Florida band Seville whose EP Waiting In Seville was also released on Fiddler Records.[2] In February 2002, it was announced that Marsh decided to stay in Dashboard Confessional rather than pursue a career with Seville.[3]

Marsh met The Avett Brothers while in Malibu, California to meet Rick Rubin.[4] On March 28, 2009, Marsh played with The Avett Brothers on The Late Show with David Letterman.[5] In December 2012, Marsh was asked to join the Avett Brothers full time.[6]

Personal life

Marsh owns an East Nashville studio called The Papermill , where he is both a producer and engineer.[7] He and his two daughters reside in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Studio Albums
  • 1997: Rock To The Apocalypse
  • 2000: Engines
  • 2007: Turn

With Seville
  • 2001: Waiting in Seville

With Dashboard Confessional
Main article: Dashboard Confessional discography

Studio Albums

Live Albums

EPs

Studio Albums

Live Albums

References
  1. "The Agency | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. "Seville | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. Punknews.org. "Seville's Mike Marsh to stay full time with Dashboard Confessional". www.punknews.org.
  4. Rendon, Alex (5 July 2012). "Dashboard Confessional's Mike Marsh Talks Rick Rubin, the Avett Brothers, and New Release Sunbeam as Paper on Limited Fanfare Records".
  5. Griffith, Spencer (2009-09-30). "Avetts look sharp, sound sloppy on Letterman". INDY Week.
  6. LTD, BubbleUp. "Band | Avett Brothers". The Avett Brothers.
  7. "Bio". mike marsh.
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