associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place background birth_date article_title name
rilo johnathan rice , margot & the nuclear so and so kiley 's , the elected , julian casablancas , the voidz , jenny lewis , rachael yamagata , 2004 -- present guitar , harmonica , lap steel , mandolin manhasset , new york solo_singer 5 april 1975 mike bloom -lrb- musician -rrb-
 mike bloom
mike bloom -lrb- musician -rrb-

michael evan bloom -lrb- born april 5 , 1975 in manhasset , new york -rrb- is an american singer-songwriter , multi-instrumentalist who has played with artists such as rilo kiley , jenny lewis , rachael yamagata , johnathan rice , and margot & the nuclear so and so 's , and has been co-member of the elected .
mike has been touring since 2010 and an active member in julian casablancas ' -lrb- of the strokes -rrb- band .
he is the brother of actor/writer brian bloom and actor/producer/director scott bloom .
mike was a de facto member of rilo kiley from 2004 -- 2005 , touring with the band to promote the record , `` more adventurous '' .
he plays guitar , harmonica , banjo , bass , drums , 12-string guitar , and lap steel guitar .
he is also a composer and has served as music supervisor for films such as `` whatever we do '' .
mike has also produced and or engineered tracks or complete records by rilo kiley , the elected , alan semerdjian , and adam mugavero .
mike 's first solo album , `` king of circles '' , is being released in june 2011 on pierre de reeder 's rilo kiley label little record company .
