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Mike Garson (Michael David Garson) was born on 29 July, 1945 in New York City, New York, U.S., is a Michael David Garson is pianist. Discover Mike Garson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 79 years old?

Popular As Michael David Garson
Occupation soundtrack,composer,music_department
Age 79 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 29 July 1945
Birthday 29 July
Birthplace New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1945

Michael David Garson (born July 29, 1945) is an American pianist, who has worked with David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, St. Vincent, Duran Duran, Free Flight, The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur and The Pretty Reckless.

Garson went to Lafayette High School in Brooklyn.

1970

After graduating from Brooklyn College with a music degree in 1970, he was a member of rock/country/jazz band Brethren with Rick Marotta, Tom Cosgrove and Stu Woods.

They recorded two albums, Brethren (1970) and Moment of Truth (1971), on the Tiffany label, which featured guest piano and liner notes by Dr. John (and album photography by Murray Head, who scored a hit with "Say it Ain't So Joe", "Jesus Christ Superstar", and later with the single "One Night in Bangkok").

1972

Garson played on the I'm the One (1972) album by early 1970s experimental artist Annette Peacock.

David Bowie asked Peacock to join him on a tour; she declined, but Garson began an enduring working relationship with Bowie.

Garson was David Bowie's longest-serving and most frequently appearing band member.

They performed together for both Bowie's first and last concerts in the United States as well as 1,000 concerts around the globe in between.

Garson provided the piano and keyboard backing on the later Ziggy Stardust tour of 1972–73 and his contribution to the song "Aladdin Sane" (1973) gave the song an avant-garde jazz feel with lengthy and sometimes atonal piano solos.

1974

Garson played also for Bowie's guitarist bandmate Mick Ronson on his first and last solo tour, and his first Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1974) and second solo album Play Don't Worry (1975).

1975

Garson worked with the reformed Spiders from Mars in 1975, alongside Mick Woodmansey, Trevor Bolder, Dave Black (guitar) and Pete McDonald (vocals).

1976

They recorded one eponymous album in 1976 before going their separate ways.

1984

In 1984, Garson became a member of the jazz ensemble Free Flight, founded by flautist Jim Walker.

1993

Garson played with Bowie on and off over the years, resurfacing on The Buddha of Suburbia (1993) and 1. Outside (1995).

Parallel to this work with Bowie, Garson engaged in his own solo career as a jazz pianist.

In 1993, Garson began a short-lived series of Screen Themes albums, jazz renditions of major themes and suites from film scores of 1993 (Man & a Woman, Sax at the Movies), and the following year, 1994 (Reel Romance).

The latter album featured the recording debut of Jessica L. Tivens, at age 13, who had previously appeared on the American television show Star Search.

Both albums were released by Discovery Records.

1998

Garson joined in 1998 The Smashing Pumpkins for their Adore tour, playing piano, keyboards and synthesizer.

1999

After the tour, he joined The Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Billy Corgan on his solo effort—the soundtrack for the 1999 supernatural horror film Stigmata.

Garson has played also on Nine Inch Nails 1999 album The Fragile, in 2000 with No Doubt and Perry Farrell, in 2007 with St. Vincent, and many others.

2000

Additionally Garson played piano on The Smashing Pumpkins next 2000 album Machina/The Machines of God on the songs "Glass and the Ghost Children" and "With Every Light".

2004

He became acquainted with the band when they opened all shows on the Australian leg of David Bowie's A Reality Tour in 2004.

Garson appeared on Myspace with his own music site, and to date has released some 50 free tracks.

He is currently working on three new albums, as well as collaborating with several bands as touring player/session musician.

2006

Garson played piano on the songs "This is the Life for Me" and "Washed Out to Sea" from Something for Kate's 2006 album Desert Lights.

2007

His latest collaboration shows up on the last "met-on-Myspace" French artist Kuta's 2007 album A Home.

Garson also contributed to and received co writing credit on the track "Something Unseen" by Athens, Georgia, based power pop band Chris McKay & the Critical Darlings.

He has also been collaborating with the Norwegian band Sleepyard.

2010

In addition to this, he worked on the writing and recording of two songs on mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan's 2010 release, Option Paralysis.

In this year he also collaborated with Melissa Auf der Maur on her second album Out of Our Minds, playing piano in two songs "The Hunt" and "Father's Grave".

2014

Garson collaborated with Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor again on for the Grammy nominated score to the 2014 Gone Girl film on which they collaborated and Garson performed.

Garson premiered a new commissioned work in 2014, written in collaboration with medical patients in partnership with brain surgeon Dr. Christopher Duma of the Foundation for Neuroscience, Stroke and Recovery.

2015

A comprehensive biography of Garson's life and career to date was published in 2015, under the title Bowie's Piano Man: The Life of Mike Garson, by Clifford Slapper.

2016

Garson's work, a set of movements of original music compositions, titled "Symphonic Healing Suite" which will continue with the National Symphony in 2016 along with Garson's latest solo album release.

2017

Garson performed in the concert series Celebrating David Bowie from early 2017 through early 2018 and headlined a tour of the UK in November 2017 with his Aladdin Sane tour.

2018

Mike and fellow David Bowie band alumni began touring in 2018 with a new show A Bowie Celebration: The David Bowie Alumni Tour and continued the tour each year since.

Garson has endorsed M-Audio keyboards, and has performed a demo recording uses the company's digital piano.

In December 2018, Garson returned to perform with both The Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails in separate Los Angeles area concerts.

2019

Mike continued his collaboration with Reznor in 2019, composing the opening piano number for his HBO series Watchmen score.