Michael Marcus Hearst (born December 27 1972, Virginia Beach, Virginia) is an American composer, multi-instrumentalist and writer. His musical instruments include claviola, theremin, guitar, piano, drums and bass. He earned a degree in music composition from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has been a founding member of the bands Schwa, Fashion Central, Maud Gonne, Anon, and One Ring Zero. One Ring Zero’s acclaimed album, As Smart As We Are, includes lyrics contributed by various authors including Paul Auster, Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Lethem, A.M. Homes, Neil Gaiman, Rick Moody and Dave Eggers. His most recent work, a solo album entitled "Songs For Ice Cream Trucks," is a collection of songs which Hearst composed for both ice cream vendors and the general public alike. Hearst also established Urban Geek Studios and Urban Geek Records, where he has produced, recorded, and worked on post production for a number of bands and projects including Guided by Voices, Kansas, and Robert Creeley. Hearst has given lectures at Tufts University, San Francisco Art Institute, and taught at Virginia Commonwealth University. He has also appeared on such shows at NPR's Fresh Air, A+E's Breakfast With The Arts, and NBC's The Today Show. As a writer, Hearst's stories have appeared in online literary magazines such as ([1]) McSweeney's Internet Tendency, ([2]) Parenthetical Note, and ([3]) The Muse Apprentice Guild.
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Discography
Albums
- Schwa “Footleg Room” (1991) (Joe Lee Records)
- Schwa “Phoney Karate” (1992) (Joe Lee Records)
- Fashion Central “Underwood” (1994) (Brilliant Records)
- Maud Gonne “Buff Silky” (1996) (Urban Geek Records)
- Anon “Anon” (1998) (Urban Geek Records)
- One Ring Zero “Tranz Party” (1999) (Planetary Records)
- One Ring Zero “Alice” (2001) (Urban Geek Records)
- One Ring Zero “Interludes and Out-takes from The Pumpkin Pie Show” (2001) (Urban Geek Records)
- One Ring Zero “Memorandum” (2002) (Urban Geek Records)
- One Ring Zero “As Smart As We Are” (2004) (Soft Skull Press)
- One Ring Zero and Rick Moody (2004) (Isota Records)
- One Ring Zero “New York Spleen” (2005) (Naïve Records)
- Sophie Auster (2005) (Actes Sud / Naïve Records)
- One Ring Zero “As Smart As We Are” (2006) (Barbes Records)
- One Ring Zero “Wake Them Up” (2006) (Barbes Records)
- Michael Hearst “Songs For Ice Cream Trucks” (2007) (Bar-None Records)
EPs
- Schwa (1993) (Brilliant Records)
- Fashion Central (1995) (Spin Art Records)
- One Ring Zero “The Sirens of Red Hot” (2004) (Isota Records)
- One Ring Zero and Rick Moody (2004) (Isota Records)
Video
- One Ring Zero “Addendum” (2005) (Urban Geek Records)
