Mike Marsh is the drummer of Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional

Dashboard Confessional is an American rock band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba. The name of the band is derived from the song "The Sharp Hint of New Tears" from the debut album The Swiss Army Romance....

. Mike has featured on all the band's albums, from The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most

The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most

The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most is the second studio album recorded by the American emo band Dashboard Confessional. The album, released on March 20, 2001, features ten songs, which are all written by the singer of Dashboard Confessional, Chris Carrabba...

to Alter the Ending

Alter the Ending

Alter the Ending is the sixth studio album recorded by American emo band Dashboard Confessional, released through Interscope Records on November 10, 2009. The album was released in both a one disc standard version and a two disc deluxe edition which contains a second disc of acoustic versions of...

. He also played with them for MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...

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Biography

Marsh started drumming in high school. In 2006, Marsh and Dashboard Confessional did an AOL Sessions recording, playing not only their songs, but a cover of "In A Big Country" by Big Country

Big Country

Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...

. Marsh also had a short stint in the Florida band Seville

Seville (band)

Seville is a rock group formed in the winter of 2001, by Mike Marsh of the Agency and Dan Bonebrake of The Vacant Andys, joined the now-well-known Dashboard Confessional...

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Recent projects

In addition to recording new material with Dashboard Confessional, Marsh recently recorded with the Las Vegas

Las Vegas metropolitan area

The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...

-based indie/alternative band A Penny for Jane

A Penny for Jane

A Penny for Jane is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, led by Anthony Valentino and Denny Mishler. The band started out as a songwriting partnership between Valentino and Mishler, but eventually grew into a full band ensemble.-History:...

. He performed on their album in addition to producing it, playing drums and singing harmonies throughout the record as well as adding lead vocal parts to the songs "Okay", and "What was Ours." Marsh also lent his talents to three tracks on folk-rock band The Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers is a folk rock band from Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett and Seth Avett, who play the banjo and guitar respectively, and Bob Crawford who plays the stand-up bass. Joe Kwon, cello, and Jacob Edwards, drums, are touring members of...

' major label debut I and Love and You

I and Love and You

I and Love and You has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 73 out of 100, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."...

, which saw release in the second half of 2009. He then made appearances with the band at some of their larger shows that year, notably their Charlotte

CHARLOTTE

- CHARLOTTE :CHARLOTTE is an American blues-based hard rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1986. Currently, they are signed to indie label, Eonian Records, under which they released their debut cd, Medusa Groove, in 2010. Notable Charlotte songs include 'Siren', 'Little Devils',...

 homecoming, Halloween at the Ryman Auditorium

Ryman Auditorium

The Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live performance venue, located at 115 5th Avenue North, in Nashville, Tennessee and is best known as the historic home of the Grand Ole Opry....

 and their annual New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...

mini-tour.