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
OriginMcAllen, Texas, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, bassist, multi-instrumentalist, writer, producer
Instruments
Years active1989–present
LabelsTeleprompt, Warner Bros. Records
Associated actsMutemath
Twenty One Pilots
The Pink Dust
Plastic Planets
Manic After Midnite
IPM (Influential Phecal Material)
Jive
Meshach Jackson
Roadside Prophets
Earthsuit

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.
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