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Michael Houser

December 18, 2023

For the American ice hockey goaltender, see Michael Houser (ice hockey). For the member of the Kansas House of Representatives, see Michael Houser (politician).

Michael Houser (January 6, 1962 – August 10, 2002) was a founding member and lead guitarist of the band Widespread Panic. He appeared on seven studio albums during his 16-year tenure with the band from 1986 till 2002. He is also featured on 4 live albums by Widespread Panic as well as several archive releases, live video concerts and compilations. Two solo albums by Houser were released posthumously.

Michael Houser
Background information
Birth nameMichael Houser
Born(1962-01-06)January 6, 1962
Boone, North Carolina, U.S.
OriginAthens, Georgia, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 2002(2002-08-10) (aged 40)
Athens, Georgia, U.S.
GenresSouthern rock, blues rock, jam rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Years active1986–2002
LabelsWidespread Records, Capricorn, Sanctuary, Landslide Records, Supercat Records
Websitewidespreadpanic.com

Musical career edit

Michael "Mikey" Houser was born in Boone, North Carolina. He graduated from Hixson High School[1] in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and became a founding member of Widespread Panic in 1986 while attending the University of Georgia with John Bell. Michael's adolescent nickname was "Panic" due to his then frequent panic attacks, and this moniker later became the inspiration for the band's name.

Widespread Panic's large rhythm section, and John Bell's virtuosity as a rhythm guitarist, allowed Michael to pursue an atmospheric lead guitar style that often lingered behind the primary melodies. His predominant use of the volume pedal caused him to spend most of his performance time balanced on one leg, this would eventually lead to circulation problems causing his left leg to become numb. In 1996, during an acoustic tour known as the "Sit and Ski" tour, he was reminded of how much more comfortable and accurate his playing was while he was seated. Subsequently, Houser returned to playing all shows seated in 1997. His playing style used a volume pedal for sonic effect, rather than just for volume control.

Widespread Panic always shared writing credits for all of their songs during the Houser era, but he wrote many of the band's standards, including "Pleas," "Porch Song," "Airplane," "Ain't Life Grand," "The Waker," "Impossible," "Pilgrims," "You Got Yours," "This Part of Town," "Vacation," "Postcard," and others.

Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2002, he died on August 10 of that year, in Athens, Georgia, at the age of 40.[2] A solo album of his instrumentals entitled Door Harp was released after his death, and was followed by Sandbox in 2006. He is survived by his wife Barbette and two children, Waker and Eva.

 
Michael Houser onstage in Philadelphia, 2001

Widespread Panic has continued to tour and record after Houser's passing as was his wish.

Equipment edit

Houser played a discontinued Fender Telecaster Deluxe Plus. This guitar is a Telecaster body with Stratocaster hardware. Houser purchased his first Telecaster Deluxe Plus second hand in 1991. A guitar lasted him about five years, needing to be replaced "'cause [he] sweated into [them] so much". Fender made two custom-remake replacements with his preferred discontinued Firestorm finish. Houser claimed of the three guitars, "they're as close as modern science can get"[3]

These guitars had Lace Sensor pickups (a Blue at the neck, and a dual Red at the bridge with a mini switch to split them), a Strat-style tremolo behind the metal place surrounding the bridge pickups, and a roller nut. Houser didn’t like to use a whammy bar, preferring to pull up on the tail of the bridge instead. The mini switch is in between the volume and tone pots. This allows for a wider array of tones than a standard Telecaster. On most Telecasters, you can choose neck, bridge, or both pickups simultaneously. With the dual Reds in the bridge being splittable, you can choose neck, bridge dual, bridge single, or combinations of neck and dual bridge as well as neck and single bridge.[4]

Houser's signature sound was also due to his use of Soldano SLO-100 Super Lead Overdrive Heads through a Mesa Boogie Quarterback 2x12 Cabinet. He played Medium Gauge D'Addario Strings.

His effects included the Soldano Surf Box Spring Reverb / Tremolo / Vibrato unit, a Boss GE-7 Equalizer, the Ernie Ball 6166 Mono Volume Pedal, a TC Electronic TCF Chorus/Flanger and a Kendrick Model 1000 Tube Reverb.

Discography edit

Source:[5]

Solo Studio Albums edit

Widespread Panic Studio Albums edit

Widespread Panic Compilation Album edit

Widespread Panic Live Albums edit

Widespread Panic Archive Releases edit

Widespread Panic "Porch Songs" Releases edit

brute Studio albums edit

with John Hermann edit

with Jerry Joseph & The Jackmormons edit

  • 2002 Conscious Contact - Terminus Records [6]

with Bloodkin edit

  • 1994 Good Luck Charm – Backdoor Records [7]
  • 1999 Out Of State Plates - Pretty Mean Records

Compilation albums edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Widespread Panic ready to jam". Timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Michael Houser, 40, Guitarist And Singer of Widespread Panic". The New York Times. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ . spreadnet.org. Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  4. ^ "Houser's Tone - My Take on Music".
  5. ^ "Allmusic Discography".
  6. ^ "Allmusic review of Conscious contact". Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Everyday Companion Discography".
  8. ^ "Everyday Companion Discography: Compilations".

December 18, 2023
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For the American ice hockey goaltender see Michael Houser ice hockey For the member of the Kansas House of Representatives see Michael Houser politician Michael Houser January 6 1962 August 10 2002 was a founding member and lead guitarist of the band Widespread Panic He appeared on seven studio albums during his 16 year tenure with the band from 1986 till 2002 He is also featured on 4 live albums by Widespread Panic as well as several archive releases live video concerts and compilations Two solo albums by Houser were released posthumously Michael HouserBackground informationBirth nameMichael HouserBorn 1962 01 06 January 6 1962Boone North Carolina U S OriginAthens Georgia U S DiedAugust 10 2002 2002 08 10 aged 40 Athens Georgia U S GenresSouthern rock blues rock jam rockOccupation s Singer songwriter guitaristYears active1986 2002LabelsWidespread Records Capricorn Sanctuary Landslide Records Supercat RecordsWebsitewidespreadpanic wbr com Contents 1 Musical career 2 Equipment 3 Discography 3 1 Solo Studio Albums 3 2 Widespread Panic Studio Albums 3 3 Widespread Panic Compilation Album 3 4 Widespread Panic Live Albums 3 5 Widespread Panic Archive Releases 3 6 Widespread Panic Porch Songs Releases 3 7 brute Studio albums 3 8 with John Hermann 3 9 with Jerry Joseph amp The Jackmormons 3 10 with Bloodkin 3 11 Compilation albums 4 ReferencesMusical career editMichael Mikey Houser was born in Boone North Carolina He graduated from Hixson High School 1 in Chattanooga Tennessee and became a founding member of Widespread Panic in 1986 while attending the University of Georgia with John Bell Michael s adolescent nickname was Panic due to his then frequent panic attacks and this moniker later became the inspiration for the band s name Widespread Panic s large rhythm section and John Bell s virtuosity as a rhythm guitarist allowed Michael to pursue an atmospheric lead guitar style that often lingered behind the primary melodies His predominant use of the volume pedal caused him to spend most of his performance time balanced on one leg this would eventually lead to circulation problems causing his left leg to become numb In 1996 during an acoustic tour known as the Sit and Ski tour he was reminded of how much more comfortable and accurate his playing was while he was seated Subsequently Houser returned to playing all shows seated in 1997 His playing style used a volume pedal for sonic effect rather than just for volume control Widespread Panic always shared writing credits for all of their songs during the Houser era but he wrote many of the band s standards including Pleas Porch Song Airplane Ain t Life Grand The Waker Impossible Pilgrims You Got Yours This Part of Town Vacation Postcard and others Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the spring of 2002 he died on August 10 of that year in Athens Georgia at the age of 40 2 A solo album of his instrumentals entitled Door Harp was released after his death and was followed by Sandbox in 2006 He is survived by his wife Barbette and two children Waker and Eva nbsp Michael Houser onstage in Philadelphia 2001Widespread Panic has continued to tour and record after Houser s passing as was his wish Equipment editHouser played a discontinued Fender Telecaster Deluxe Plus This guitar is a Telecaster body with Stratocaster hardware Houser purchased his first Telecaster Deluxe Plus second hand in 1991 A guitar lasted him about five years needing to be replaced cause he sweated into them so much Fender made two custom remake replacements with his preferred discontinued Firestorm finish Houser claimed of the three guitars they re as close as modern science can get 3 These guitars had Lace Sensor pickups a Blue at the neck and a dual Red at the bridge with a mini switch to split them a Strat style tremolo behind the metal place surrounding the bridge pickups and a roller nut Houser didn t like to use a whammy bar preferring to pull up on the tail of the bridge instead The mini switch is in between the volume and tone pots This allows for a wider array of tones than a standard Telecaster On most Telecasters you can choose neck bridge or both pickups simultaneously With the dual Reds in the bridge being splittable you can choose neck bridge dual bridge single or combinations of neck and dual bridge as well as neck and single bridge 4 Houser s signature sound was also due to his use of Soldano SLO 100 Super Lead Overdrive Heads through a Mesa Boogie Quarterback 2x12 Cabinet He played Medium Gauge D Addario Strings His effects included the Soldano Surf Box Spring Reverb Tremolo Vibrato unit a Boss GE 7 Equalizer the Ernie Ball 6166 Mono Volume Pedal a TC Electronic TCF Chorus Flanger and a Kendrick Model 1000 Tube Reverb Discography editSource 5 Solo Studio Albums edit 2002 Door Harp Sanctuary Records 2006 Sandbox Supercat RecordsWidespread Panic Studio Albums edit 1988 Space Wrangler Landslide Records 1991 Widespread Panic Capricorn Records 1993 Everyday Capricorn Records 1994 Ain t Life Grand Capricorn Records 1997 Bombs amp Butterflies Capricorn Records 1999 Til the Medicine Takes Capricorn Records 2001 Don t Tell the Band Widespread RecordsWidespread Panic Compilation Album edit 2007 Choice Cuts The Capricorn Years 1991 1999 Capricorn RecordsWidespread Panic Live Albums edit 1998 Light Fuse Get Away Capricorn Records 2002 Live in the Classic City Widespread Records 2004 Jackassolantern Widespread Records 2010 Live in the Classic City II Widespread RecordsWidespread Panic Archive Releases edit 2008 Carbondale 2000 Recorded live at Southern Illinois University Arena in Carbondale Illinois on December 1 2000 2009 Valdosta 1989 Recorded live at The Armory in Valdosta Georgia on April 8 1989 2009 Huntsville 1996 Recorded live at Von Braun Civic Center Arena in Huntsville Alabama on April 3 1996 2009 Montreal 1997 Recorded live at Club Soda in Montreal Quebec Canada on September 6 1997 2010 Johnson City 2001 Recorded live at Freedom Hall in Johnson City TN on November 20 2001 2011 Colorado Springs 1998 Recorded live at City Auditorium in Colorado Springs Colorado on October 20 1998 2011 History Lesson New Years 1997 Recorded live at Fox Theater in Atlanta Georgia on December 31 1997 2013 Oak Mountain 2001 Night 1 Recorded live at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham Alabama on July 27 2001Widespread Panic Porch Songs Releases edit 2009 Mud Island 97 Recorded live at Mud Island Amphitheater Arena in Memphis Tennessee on July 18 amp 19 1997 2010 June 2001 Santa Fe Recorded live at Paolo Soleri Santa Fe New Mexico June 19 amp 20 2001 2010 Wilmington DE 2001 Recorded live at Kahuna Summer Stage in Wilmington Delaware on July 22 2001 2010 Milwaukee WI 1996 Recorded live at Modjeska Theatre in Milwaukee Wisconsin on November 1 1996 2010 Chicago IL 1996 Recorded live at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago Illinois on October 31 1996 2010 Morrison CO 1996 Recorded live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison Colorado on May 31 1996 2011 Jackson WY 96 Recorded live at Snow King Center Arena in Jackson WY on February 6 amp 7 1996 2011 Geneva MN 2001 Recorded live at Harmony Park Music Garden in Geneva Minnesota on July 4 2001 2012 Omaha NE 1997 Recorded live at Ranch Bowl in Omaha Nebraska on July 1 1997brute Studio albums edit 1995 Nine High a Pallet Capricorn Records 2002 Co Balt Widespread Recordswith John Hermann edit 2001 Smiling Assassin Fat Possum Recordswith Jerry Joseph amp The Jackmormons edit 2002 Conscious Contact Terminus Records 6 with Bloodkin edit 1994 Good Luck Charm Backdoor Records 7 1999 Out Of State Plates Pretty Mean RecordsCompilation albums edit 1992 The Mother Of All Flagpole Christmas Albums with Widespread Panic Long Play Records 1993 The Best of Mountain Stage Live Vol 5 with Widespread Panic Blue Plate Records 1994 Better Than A Poke In The Eye with Widespread Panic Long Play Records 1995 Hempilation Freedom Is NORML with Widespread Panic Capricorn Records 1996 Five Ring Circus with brute Flip Records 1997 To the Extreme with Widespread Panic American Recordings 2002 Crowd Around The Mic Vol 6 with brute WNCW Records 2002 Live From Bonnaroo with Widespread Panic Sanctuary Records 2003 Carved In Stone with Widespread Panic Harvest Media Group 8 References edit Widespread Panic ready to jam Timesfreepress com Retrieved 5 December 2017 Michael Houser 40 Guitarist And Singer of Widespread Panic The New York Times 13 August 2002 Retrieved 5 December 2017 Interview with Mike Houser spreadnet org Archived from the original on 2008 03 08 Retrieved 2008 03 31 Houser s Tone My Take on Music Allmusic Discography Allmusic review of Conscious contact Retrieved 15 August 2013 Everyday Companion Discography Everyday Companion Discography Compilations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Houser amp oldid 1190036193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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