Mike Golden and Friends

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Mike Golden and Friends (MG&F) is an American independent band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, fronted by singer-songwriter Mike Golden. They started in 2009 when Mike Golden dropped out of Purdue University to pursue music on a full-time basis.

MG&F remained popular throughout the Chicago region with songs such as "Stay Here".[1] MG&F was included in the 2014 Ubisoft video game release, Watch Dogs, with their song "No Number".[2] The game has gone on to sell 10 million copies worldwide. The high profile game inclusion lead to the MG&F song "Every Morning Love" being used by Walmart stores across the US, as well as requests to perform in multiple festivals including the Sundance Film Festival,[3] Red Gorilla at SXSW, Indie Week Europe,[4] Canadian Music Week,[5] LoveFest, Center of The Universe,[6] Taste of Chicago, Indie Week Toronto, GreenFest Chicago, ChillFest Chicago, Chance The Rapper's T.I.P. Fest[7] and CMJ. MG&F have had songs on Tony Hawk's Ride Channel and in multiple broadcast television shows.

Features and collaborations[]

Mike Golden has been featured on Donnie Trumpet's The Social Experiment download album, Surf, on the song "GO"[8] as well as Odd Couple Beats Chatterbox on "Talkin' Like That" and Stefan Ponce[9] on the song "Kids" and has been covered as a cross over stand out by sources (and Hype Machine Sources) like Vibe,[10] Complex, Elevator, DJ Booth,[11] The 405, Green Label,[12] Fake Shore Drive,[13] and Dynasty.[14]

Mike Golden has performed with and collaborated across the United States, Canada and Europe with: Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet (The Social Experiment), (Kids These Days), Spencer Ludwig, (Save Money), , , (AWOLNation, Company of Thieves), Chip Da Ripper, Brett Michaels, Warrant among others.[citation needed]

Discography[]

  • Trees pt 1
  • Trees pt 2
  • Groceries
  • Utopia
  • Golden

References[]

  1. ^ "Mike Golden & Friends - "Stay Here" (Official Music Video) HD". YouTube. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. ^ "Watch Dogs Soundtrack List". Gamersheroes.com. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  3. ^ "Sundance Music 2015". YouTube. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  4. ^ "Mike Golden (Chicago, USA) | Indie Week Europe 2015". Europe.indieweek.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  5. ^ "CMW Announces First Round of Showcasing Acts Including Banoffee, Dune Rats, Redway, Daytrip, Jack & Eliza and More! |2016 Canadian Music Week May 4-14, 2016". Cmw.net. 2015-05-10. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  6. ^ "MIKE GOLDEN & FRIENDS at Center of the Universe 2015". Lineup.centeroftheuniversefestival.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  7. ^ "We saw Chance the Rapper host a free festival for teens and bring out Kendrick Lamar". redeyechicago.com. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  8. ^ "Download The Social Experiment's 'Surf' | Pigeons & Planes". Pigeonsandplanes.com. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  9. ^ Trammell, Matthew (2015-02-06). "Beat Construction: How Stefan Ponce Brought Childish Gambino To The Grammys". The Fader. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  10. ^ Augustin, Camille (2015-06-05). "Review: Chance The Rapper's 'Surf' Album Is Excellent". Vibe. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  11. ^ "Mike Golden - Workin' On Myself". DJBooth. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  12. ^ "Premiere: Say Happy Mother's Day with Golden's "Mornin' Momma"". Green Label. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  13. ^ "Mike Golden - Fake Shore Drive®". Fakeshoredrive.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  14. ^ "CVU370 - Mike Golden @ SXSW by DYNASTY PODCASTS | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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