Micky Murphy
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Mick Murphy performing live in 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Aaron Murphy |
| Born |
July 17, 1971 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Doom, Prog, Punk, Hardcore, Thrash, Classic Rock, Alternative, Soundtrack, Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Singer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Drums |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Old Yeller Records, Snapper Music, Century Media Records, Undergroove Records, Rovena Recordings, Cargo Records, Tiefdruck Musik, Shannabelle Records, Rise Records |
| Associated acts | My Ruin, The Birds of Satan, Chevy Metal, Teenage Time Killers, Neanderthal, The LVRS, Tairrie B., Death Work Professionals, Movement, Hypertribe |
| Website |
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| Spouse(s) | Tairrie B. Murphy (m. 2008) |
Mick Murphy (born Michael Aaron Murphy on July 17, 1971) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (drummer, bassist, singer and songwriter) best known for his time with My Ruin and Teenage Time Killers. Murphy's playing style includes elements of classic rock and heavy metal as well as jazz, hardcore punk and thrash dance.
Murphy was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he got into music at age nine. His older brother Sam had a record collection which made an impact on him, and Mick listened to heavy music throughout his school life. In 1975, he heard Kiss' Alive! album and that started his lifelong affair with the heavy rock music. Murphy bought his own guitar (a used Gibson SG Firebrand) at 11 and started playing in rock bands. From ‘89-‘90, Murphy spent three semesters at The University Of Tennessee in the jazz music program.
In 1986 Mick joined high school friends (including producer Nick Raskulinecz) in a heavy metal band called Without Warning. They played original songs but also covered bands like Van Halen, Megadeth, Metallica, Iron Maiden and King Diamond. Without Warning played shows at school, house parties and roller rinks. As the band graduated high school, Without Warning split up in May of 1989.
By July of 1989, Murphy co-founded the hybrid/metal/thrash/punk band Scatterbrain, but within months they changed their name to Hypertribe. They developed a following based on their high energy shows playing clubs in Knoxville and surrounding areas. In December 1990 Hypertribe won “Best Heavy Alternative Band” in the 103.5 WIMZ sponsored Knoxville Music Awards. By the mid ‘90s Hypertribe was touring all over the southeastern United States. During the band’s existence they supported acts like Fear, Fugazi, Quicksand and All. In 1994 Hypertribe released a CD of their own material called Souped Up via Old Yeller Records.
After a west coast tour in the spring of 1995, Hypertribe decided to relocate to Los Angeles. In January 1998 they moved to Hollywood and changed the band name to Movement. Mick had now retaken the role of lead singer/writer. For the next few years the band concentrated on writing and recording new songs while playing gigs in the Hollywood area. In 1999 F.A.D. Records (formerly Noise) took an interest in the band but it didn’t lead to anything more. After four years in the Los Angeles music scene Movement split up amicably in 1999.
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