Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas

Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas (born July 25, 1977 in Houston, Texas) is an American musician, writer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was the bassist (and sometimes guitarist) for the rock band Mutemath, as well as the bassist for Earthsuit. Mitchell-Cárdenas has been playing in bands since he was twelve years old and has worked as a session musician and producer for many groups.

Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas
Mitchell-Cárdenas performing in Portland, Oregon in 2009
Background information
Born	(1977-07-25) July 25, 1977 (age 45)
Origin	McAllen, Texas, United States
Genres	Electronica indie pop rock ambient jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, writer, producer
Instrument(s)	Bass double bass guitar sampler drums synth bass keyboards percussion
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Teleprompt, Warner Bros. Records

In addition to bass guitar, he plays upright bass, guitar, drums and keyboards.^[1]

Discography

Solo

• Jive Demo (1992) – electric guitar

With Earthsuit

• Noise for Your Eyes (1999) – electric and acoustic bass
• Kaleidoscope Superior (2000) – electric bass, sample/programming

With Mutemath

• Mutemath (2006) – electric and acoustic bass
• Armistice (2009) – electric and acoustic bass, guitar on "Spotlight"
• Odd Soul (2011) – electric bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and percussion
• Vitals (2015) - electric guitar, electric bass, and synthesizers.
• Play Dead (2017) – electric bass and electric guitar

Other

• Roadside Prophets – Kafecito Sessions (1995) – acoustic guitar and vocals
• Katie Wilson – Demo (2007) – electric and acoustic bass
• Gentlemen at Arms – EP (2007)
• Slow Hands – Dependence (2008) – bass on "Cocoon"
• Mari Iijima – Take a Picture Against the Light (2012) – bass on "Impossible People"
• Pescao Vivo – Mi Fortuna (2012) – electric & acoustic guitar, bass, vocals, programming
• Empire Theory – Colors EP (2012) – electric & acoustic guitar, bass, programming
• Plastic Planets – Plastic Planets (2013) - electric & acoustic guitar, vocals
• Manic After Midnite – Faces (Can You Tell Me) Single (2014) – bass
• The Pink Dust - The Pink Dust (2014) - electric guitar, bass, keyboards, programming

Production

• Meshach Jackson – Experiments(in)Drowning(ep)
• Pescao Vivo – Mi Fortuna
• Empire Theory – Colors EP
• Mirza Zaza – Atlas EP
• The Pink Dust – The Pink Dust

References

1. Barrett, John. "The 20 Most Underrated Bass Guitarists". Paste Monthly. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

External links

• Official Website