Michael Edward "Mike " Mills (born December 17, 1958) is an American musician , singer and songwriter . He is best known for being a member of the alternative rock band, R.E.M. .[1] guitar , the piano and sings , he also plays keyboards , accordion and percussion instruments . He helped write many of the band's songs .
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Mike Mills in 2008
Birth name Michael Edward Mills Born (1958-12-17 ) December 17, 1958 (age 65) Orange County , California , U.S. Genres Alternative rock , college rock , jangle pop Occupation(s) Musician , composer , producer Instruments Guitar , vocals , piano , accordion , percussion Years active 1980–present Labels I.R.S. , Warner Bros.
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Mills was born in Orange County , California . He grew up in Macon, Georgia . He went to college at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia . While living in Athens, he met the other musicians who later became R.E.M.[2]
Mills is the main composer of many of R.E.M.'s songs, including "Nightswimming",[3] [3]
He has also played on recordings by the Indigo Girls , Warren Zevon , the Smashing Pumpkins , Jason Ringenberg and The Troggs.
Mills is a member, along with songwriters Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck , and Linda Pitmon, of The Baseball Project .[4]
In 2007, Mills was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , along with the other members of R.E.M.
Mills performing in 2004
1984 – Hindu Love Gods – "Gonna Have a Good Time Tonight"/"Narrator".
1985 – Full Time Men – Full Time Men (EP), organ on "One More Time"
1987 – Warren Zevon – Sentimental Hygiene on "Sentimental Hygiene", "Boom Boom Mancini", "The Factory", "Trouble Waiting to Happen", "Detox Mansion", "Bad Karma", "Even a Dog Can Shake Hands", and "The Heartache"
1987 – Waxing Poetics – Hermitage , production
1988 – Billy James – Sixes and Sevens , production
1988 – The Cynics – "What's It Gonna Be"/"Roadrunner" (live)
1989 – Kevn Kinney – MacDougal Blues
1989 – Indigo Girls – Indigo Girls , bass guitar on "Tried to Be True"
1989 – Vibrating Egg – Come On in Here If You Want To , writing and performance
1990 – Mike Mills wrote music for Howard Libov's short film Men Will Be Boys
1990 – Hindu Love Gods – Hindu Love Gods
1990 – Hindu Love Gods – "Raspberry Beret"
1991 – Nikki Sudden – The Jewel Thief
1991 – Nikki Sudden – "I Belong to You"
1991 – The Troggs – Athens, Andover
1991 – Robbie Robertson – Storyville , singing on "Shake This Town"
1992 – Jane Pratt Show , theme music
1993 – Automatic Baby – "One " (a U2 song)
1993 – The Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
1993 – Three Walls Down – Building Our House , production
1993 – Three Walls Down – "Steps"/"Wooden Nails"/"Faith in These Times" (live)
1994 – Backbeat , movie soundtrack
1994 – Victoria Williams – Loose , vocals on "You R Loved"
2000 – Christy McWilson – The Lucky One
2006 – Various artists – Big Star Small World Matthew Sweet
2006 – Mike Mills and Sally Ellyson – "Jesus Christ", a Big Star song covered for a charity single for the Red Apple Foundation
2007 – Mudville – Iris Nova , piano on "Eternity"
2008 – Modern Skirts – All of Us in Our Night , production on "Motorcade"
2008 – The Baseball Project – Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails
2009 – Favorite Son , movie soundtrack – "Gift of the Fathers"
2009 – Jill Hennessy – Ghost in My Head , backing vocals on "Erin"
2009 – The Baseball Project – Homerun EP
2010 – Various artists – The Voice Project , cover of Billy Bragg 's "Sing Their Souls Back Home"
2011 – The Baseball Project – Volume 2: High and Inside
2011 – The Baseball Project – The Broadside Ballads
2012 – Jason Ringenberg – Nature Jams – vocals on one track[5]
2012 – Patterson Hood & The Downtown 13 – "After It's Gone"/"Unspoken Pretties" – performance on A-side, single released for Record Store Day [6] [7]
2014 – The Baseball Project – 3rd [4] 
