Mike Doughty
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Michael Doughty (born June 10, 1970), often credited as Mike Doughty or M. Doughty, is a New York City musician, best known for his work as songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for the band Soul Coughing from 1993 to 2000. Since the not-so-amicable Soul Coughing breakup, Mike has cleaned up his act. From 1991 to 2000, Doughty was a heavy drug user, becoming especially fond of heroin, but the band's breakup led to a new air of sobriety. He has been clean since 2000. Doughty continues to perform music, primarily solo but also as a guest for such groups and artists as BT, They Might Be Giants, John Zorn, 808 State, Mecca Bodega, Mitchell Froom, former bandmate Mark De Gli Antoni, and State of the Union.
Doughty was signed in November of 2004 to Dave Matthews' ATO Records label, and released a packaged set of two earlier albums, Skittish / Rockity Roll, and produced a new album released in spring of 2005. Unlike his previous albums, it was recorded with a full band. The producer is Dan Wilson of Semisonic, and the album's name is Haughty Melodic (an anagram of Doughty's name).
Solo discography
- Skittish LP (recorded 1995; released 2000)
- Smofe + Smang: Live in Minneapolis LP (2002)
- EvenHand soundtrack EP (2002): Unreleased album of songs Doughty recorded for the film EvenHand.
- Rockity Roll EP (2003)
- Skittish / Rockity Roll double LP (2004): A two disc re-release which includes the out-of-print Skittish, the Rockity Roll EP, and five bonus tracks.
- Haughty Melodic LP (2005): Doughty's first full-band album, released on May 3, 2005.
External links
- Superspecialquestions.com, Doughty's website (http://www.superspecialquestions.com/)
- Doughty's personal weblog (http://www.mikedoughty.com/blog/)