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Mike Golden and Friends (MG&F) is an American independent band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, led by singer-songwriter Mike Golden. They started in 2009 when Mike Golden dropped out of Purdue University to pursue music on a full-time basis.

MG&F remained popular throughout the Chicago region with songs such as "Stay Here."[1] MG&F was included in the 2014 Ubisoft video game release, Watch Dogs, with their song "No Number."[2] The game has gone on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. The high-profile game inclusion led to the MG&F song "Every Morning Love" being used by Walmart stores across the US. This also led to requests to perform in multiple festivals, including the Sundance Film Festival,[3] Red Gorilla at SXSW, Indie Week Europe,[4] Canadian Music Week,[5] LoveFest, Center of The Universe,[6] Taste of Chicago, Indie Week Toronto, GreenFest Chicago, ChillFest Chicago, Chance The Rapper's T.I.P. Fest,[7] and CMJ. MG&F have had songs on Tony Hawk's Ride Channel and in multiple broadcast television shows.

Features and collaborations[edit]

Mike Golden has been featured on Donnie Trumpet's The Social Experiment download album, Surf, on the song "GO."[8] Song features include Odd Couple Beats Chatterbox's "Talkin' Like That" and Stefan Ponce's[9] "Kids." Mike Golden has been covered as a crossover standout by sources (and Hype Machine Sources) like Vibe,[10] Complex, Elevator, DJ Booth,[11] The 405, Green Label,[12] Fake Shore Drive,[13] and Dynasty.[14]

Mike Golden has performed with and collaborated across the United States, Canada, and Europe with: Vic Mensa, Chance the Rapper, Donnie Trumpet (The Social Experiment), JP Floyd(Kids These Days), Spencer Ludwig, Dally Austin (Save Money), Rocky Fresh, Jus Blaze, Marc Walloch (AWOLNation, Company of Thieves), Chip Da Ripper, Brett Michaels, Warrant among others.[citation needed]

Discography[edit]

  • Trees pt 1
  • Trees pt 2
  • Groceries
  • Utopia
  • Golden

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mike Golden & Friends - "Stay Here" (Official Music Video) HD". YouTube. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  2. ^ "Watch Dogs Soundtrack List". Gamersheroes.com. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  3. ^ "Sundance Music 2015". YouTube. 2015-02-04. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  4. ^ "Mike Golden (Chicago, USA) | Indie Week Europe 2015". Europe.indieweek.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  5. ^ "CMW Announces First Round of Showcasing Acts Including Banoffee, Dune Rats, Redway, Daytrip, Jack & Eliza and More! |2016 Canadian Music Week May 4-14, 2016". Cmw.net. 2015-05-10. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  6. ^ "MIKE GOLDEN & FRIENDS at Center of the Universe 2015". Lineup.centeroftheuniversefestival.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  7. ^ "We saw Chance the Rapper host a free festival for teens and bring out Kendrick Lamar". redeyechicago.com. 2015-06-24. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  8. ^ "Download The Social Experiment's 'Surf' | Pigeons & Planes". Pigeonsandplanes.com. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  9. ^ Trammell, Matthew (2015-02-06). "Beat Construction: How Stefan Ponce Brought Childish Gambino To The Grammys". The Fader. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  10. ^ Augustin, Camille (2015-06-05). "Review: Chance The Rapper's 'Surf' Album Is Excellent". Vibe. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  11. ^ "Mike Golden - Workin' On Myself". DJBooth. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  12. ^ "Premiere: Say Happy Mother's Day with Golden's "Mornin' Momma"". Green Label. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  13. ^ "Mike Golden - Fake Shore Drive®". Fakeshoredrive.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  14. ^ "CVU370 - Mike Golden @ SXSW by DYNASTY PODCASTS | Free Listening on SoundCloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
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