4 January 2011(2011-01-04) (aged 52) London, England
Genres
Avant-garde
experimental rock
post-punk
new wave
Instrument(s)
Fretless bass guitar
saxophone
bass clarinet
oboe
Years active
1974–2010
Labels
Virgin
CMP
Medium Productions
Formerly of
Japan
Dalis Car
Website
mickkarn.net
Musical artist
Andonis Michaelides (Greek: Αντώνης Μιχαηλίδης; 24 July 1958 – 4 January 2011), better known as Mick Karn, was an English-Cypriot musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the bassist for the art rock/new wave band Japan. His distinctive fretless bass guitar sound and melodic playing style were a trademark of the band's sound.
(Greek: Αντώνης Μιχαηλίδης; 24 July 1958 – 4 January 2011), better known as MickKarn, was an English-Cypriot musician and songwriter who rose to fame as the...
(1860–1936), American poet MickKarn (1958–2011), Cypriot-British musician Phil Karn (born 1956), American engineer Phil Karn (soccer) (born 1975), American...
Dali's Car was a musical group formed in 1984 by Peter Murphy (vocalist), MickKarn (bassist, keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist) and Paul Vincent Lawford...
album by MickKarn, released in February 1987. It peaked at number 89 on the UK Albums Chart. After the release of his debut solo album, Titles, Karn wanted...
Caron John Deacon Steve Di Giorgio Tony Franklin Dan 'Freebo' Freidberg MickKarn John Paul Jones Bakithi Kumalo Sean Malone Jeroen Paul Thesseling John...
along with his brother David Sylvian (vocals, guitars and keyboards) and MickKarn (bass guitar), having met in Catford. Japan began as an amateur band in...
k.d. lang, John Legend, Madonna, Tori Amos, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin, MickKarn, David Sylvian, Chocolate Genius, Michael Shrieve, Steve Roach, Patrick...
by English band Dali's Car, a project of Peter Murphy of Bauhaus and MickKarn of Japan. It was released in November 1984 by record label Paradox, which...
ensemble Trio Bulgarka. "Heads We're Dancing" includes a characteristic MickKarn fretless bassline. The song "This Woman's Work" from the romantic comedy...
released in April 1991, it was the first time that members David Sylvian, MickKarn, Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri had collaborated as a four-piece since...
("Bamboo Houses" and "Heartbeat" with Ryuichi Sakamoto and "Buoy" with MickKarn). The songs "Come Morning" and "Golden Way" were taken from the 1995 album...
David Sylvian and the original rhythmic patterns of Steve Jansen and MickKarn produced a sound that remains original to this day. They were one of the...
Oil on Canvas the four members of Japan, David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, MickKarn and Richard Barbieri, reunited for another studio album, under the group...
continued to work on projects with Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri and MickKarn such as a 1995 compilation album and a number of other works on their...
School where he became a friend of Anthony Michaelides, later known as MickKarn. When David received an acoustic guitar and his brother a drum kit as...
Metheny, The Chieftains, Lyle Mays, members of Little Feat, David Sylvian, MickKarn, Kenji Omura, Gil Goldstein, Toninho Horta, Mino Cinelu, Jeff Bova, Charlie...
television program The Old Grey Whistle Test, reciting poetry, while MickKarn, from the band Japan, played bass. Her performance was lambasted by the...
Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020. "MICKKARN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts...
playing reminded some reviewers of MickKarn of Japan: "coolly underlined by the presence of slippery, fretless MickKarn-style basslines that thread from...
between Peter Murphy of Bauhaus and MickKarn of Japan. In August 2010, Murphy announced on Twitter that he and Karn were planning to head into the studio...
soundtrack to the British comedy film Party Party (1983). Ure met bassist MickKarn at the first ever Prince's Trust concert in May 1982. Sir George Martin...
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