Michael Sean Davenport (born 13 September 1968) is an American musician. Davenport was bass guitarist for

The Ataris The Ataris are an American punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they released five studio albums between 1997 and 2007. Their best-selling album is ''So Long, Astoria'' (2003), which was certified gold. Their high-charting s ...

, joining the band in 1997 prior to the album '' Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits'' in which Davenport co-wrote the song "In Spite of the World". He also played bass on the album '' End Is Forever'' and the EP ''

Look Forward to Failure ''Look Forward to Failure'' is an EP released on November 10, 1998 by The Ataris on Fat Wreck Chords. This was the first album released to feature fan favorite "San Dimas High School Football Rules", a song that would later appear on '' Blue Skies ...

'' on

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. After numerous recordings, tours, and a major label release with The Ataris, '' So Long Astoria'' in which he co-wrote the song "The Hero Dies in this One" about his father Francis Davenport, who died in a car accident in Santa Barbara county when Davenport was just 19 years old. Davenport played bass on '' Live at the Metro''. In 2005, Davenport left the band after the Ataris headed in a different musical direction. In 2005 Davenport appeared in the documentary movie ''Punk's Not Dead.'' Davenport went on to form the band Versus the World with the employees of The Ataris record store Down on Haley. Versus the World put out a self-titled album on

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in 2005. The album featured a top twenty hit in Europe. The band toured extensively through the US, Canada, and Europe. Their song "Forgive Me" is featured on '' WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007'' They have also made a music video for one of their songs "Is There No End. Davenport began to play with friends Brian McVicar on drums and Chris Flippin on Guitar and formed Cave Mummy in 2008. Davenport rejoined The Ataris from 2014-2016 for two reunion tours in the U.S., Europe, and Australia.

Legal problems

Davenport was indicted in December 2017 on federal conspiracy to commit fraud charges while operating a nationwide telemarketing real estate company that was active between 2009 and 2016

More than $104,000 in cash was seized from Davenport when he was arrested in December 2017 at the

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in Little Rock, Arkansas. Another $850,000 in his personal bank accounts were also seized. Davenport pleaded guilty in September 2018 to a one-count federal indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. He was sentenced on March 6, 2019 to serve 7 years in Federal Prison Camp. Davenport was released on home confinement on April 21, 2021. As part of his sentence, he was ordered to forfeit $853,210.11 that was recovered from his credit card processing accounts, as well as $79,000 in cash that was also seized.

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1968 births 20th-century American bass guitarists Guitarists from California Living people People from Santa Barbara County, California The Ataris members {{US-bass-guitarist-stub