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Phil Elverum | |
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Birth name | Phil Elvrum |
Born | May 26, 1978 |
Genres | Indie rock |
Occupations | Musician |
Associated acts | The Microphones Mount Eerie Old Time Relijun |
Phil Elverum (born Phil Elvrum May 26, 1978) is the sole permanent member of the Anacortes, Washington-based indie rock bands The Microphones and Mount Eerie.
Phil Elverum manipulates analog recording devices in his work. Most of the Microphones catalog was recorded on a broken 16 track reel to reel tape machine while his recent material has been recorded on an 8 track reel to reel.
Elverum currently operates P. W. Elverum & Sun, Ltd.,[1] from which he sells records by Mount Eerie and the Microphones as well as Thanksgiving, Woelv and The Spectacle.
Phil Elverum used to drum for the Olympia, Washington-based band Old Time Relijun. He is also a founding member of the band D+, and has produced and engineered recordings for other artists including Beat Happening, Mirah, Little Wings, Karl Blau, and Jason Anderson.
In addition to his albums, Elverum has released several self-published books. He is also a painter, and has created the artwork for most of his albums, as well as the t-shirts and posters sold during his tours.