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Mike Doughty Information
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'Michael Doughty' (born June 10, 1970), often credited as 'Mike Doughty' or 'M. Doughty', is an American rock musician, best known for his work as songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist for the band Soul Coughing from 1993 to 2000.
Born in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Doughty moved to New York City to study poetry at the New School University, where singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco was one of his classmates.
From 1991 to 2000, Doughty was a heavy drug user, becoming especially fond of heroin, but the band's breakup led to a new era of sobriety, and he has been clean ever since. Doughty continues to perform music, primarily solo but also as a guest for such groups and artists as Dave Matthews Band, 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, featuring the anti-Iraq War anthem "Move On." He then produced a new album, Haughty Melodic (an anagram of his name), produced by Dan Wilson of Semisonic, and released in spring of 2005. Unlike his previous albums, it was recorded with a full band.
Doughty recently completed a tour with his band named Mike Doughty's Band. Its members include:
*"Handsome" Dan Chen ” keyboard and synthesizer
*Pete McNeal "The Man of Feel" ” drums
*Andrew "Scrap" Livingston ” upright bass
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.
*The Gambler EP (2005): Six song EP exclusively on iTunes Music Store. Title track is a cover of the Kenny Rogers hit.
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