Mike Marsh (born August 13, 1974 in

Miami, Florida Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

) is the drummer for

The Avett Brothers The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett ( banjo, lead vocals, guitar, piano, kick-drum) and Seth Avett (guitar, lead vocals, piano, hi-hat) along with Bob ...

and formerly of

Dashboard Confessional Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the songThe Sharp Hint of New Tears off their debut album, ''The Swiss Army Romance''. History Early h ...

. Mike was featured on all Dashboard Confessional's albums, from ''

The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most ''The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most'' is the second studio album recorded by the American emo band Dashboard Confessional, released on March 20, 2001, through Vagrant Records. Background Dashboard Confessional started as an acoustic side ...

'' to ''

Alter the Ending ''Alter the Ending'' is the sixth studio album recorded by American rock band Dashboard Confessional, released through Vagrant, DGC and Interscope Records on November 10, 2009. The album was released in both a one disc standard version and a t ...

''. He also played with them for

MTV Unplugged ''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...

. In 2006, Marsh and Dashboard Confessional did an

AOL Sessions AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by the current incarnation of Yahoo! Inc. ...

recording, playing not only their songs, but a cover of "In A Big Country" by

Big Country Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981. The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although it has retained a cult following for many years since. The band's music incorporated Scot ...

. 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.

Biography

Marsh started drumming in 9th grade around 13 years of age. 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. Their second album ''Engines'' was released on

Fiddler Records Fiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launch pad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16-year-old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher Madden in 1996, the label became well ...

and featured

Chris Carrabba Christopher Ender Carrabba (born April 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, lead singer of the band Further Seems Forever, and is the vocalist for the folk band Twin Forks. Early life and education Born ...

. Marsh had a short stint in the Florida band

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

whose EP ''Waiting In Seville'' was also released on

. In February 2002, it was announced that Marsh decided to stay in Dashboard Confessional rather than pursue a career with Seville. Marsh met

while in Malibu,

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to meet

Rick Rubin Frederick Jay Rubin (; born March 10, 1963) is an American record producer. He is the co-founder (alongside Russell Simmons) of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popula ...

. On March 28, 2009, Marsh played with The Avett Brothers on ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. In December 2012, Marsh was asked to join the Avett Brothers full time.

Personal life

Marsh owns an East Nashville studio called The Papermill, where he is both a producer and engineer. He and his wife, Lori, and his two daughters Bette and Rhett, reside in

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

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Discography

With The Agency

Studio albums

* 1997: ''Rock To The Apocalypse'' * 2000: ''Engines'' * 2007: ''Turn''

With Seville

* 2001: ''Waiting in Seville''

With Dashboard Confessional

Studio albums

* 2000: ''

The Swiss Army Romance ''The Swiss Army Romance'' is the debut studio album by American band Dashboard Confessional, released in March 2000 by Fiddler Records. Release It was released through Fiddler Records in March 2000, limited to 1,000 copies. A decision was made s ...

'' * 2001: ''

'' * 2003: ''

A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar ''A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar'' is the third studio album by American band Dashboard Confessional. Background Dashboard Confessional started as the one-man acoustic project of vocalist/guitarist Chris Carrabba. The project's second album ' ...

'' * 2006: ''

Dusk and Summer ''Dusk and Summer'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Dashboard Confessional. Background With the release of ''A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar'' (2003), Dashboard Confessional solidified its line-up of vocalist/guitarist Chris Ca ...

'' * 2007: ''

The Shade of Poison Trees ''The Shade of Poison Trees'' is the fifth studio album recorded by the band Dashboard Confessional. Production and composition ''The Shade of Poison Trees'' had been recorded over 10 days in Florida with producer Don Gilmore and engineer Mark Ki ...

'' * 2009: ''

Live albums

* 2002: ''

MTV Unplugged 2.0 ''MTV Unplugged 2.0'' is a live album released by American emo band Dashboard Confessional on 17 December 2002 through Vagrant. This CD/ DVD package is the band's first live album. The band is also the first non-Platinum selling artist to be on ...

EPs

* ''2001:

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'' * 2001: ''

So Impossible EP The discography of Dashboard Confessional, an American rock band, consists of eight studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, six extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that ...

'' * 2002: '' Summers Kiss EP'' * 2006: ''Sessions@AOL''

With The Avett Brothers

Studio albums

* 2009: ''

I And Love And You ''I and Love and You'' is the 2009 major label debut by The Avett Brothers and produced by Rick Rubin. The first single, "I and Love and You" was released on June 24, 2009, via free digital download. The album was released on vinyl on September 15 ...

'' * 2016: ''

True Sadness ''True Sadness'' is the ninth studio album by American folk rock band The Avett Brothers. Produced by Rick Rubin, the album was released on June 24, 2016, through American Recordings and Republic Records. A vinyl edition was released on August ...

'' * 2019: '' Closer Than Together''

Live albums

* 2015: '' Live Vol. Four''

References

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