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'{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = That 1 Guy | image = Buckethead and That 1 Guy at the Belly Up, 2006-04-23.jpg | caption = That 1 Guy playing the Magic Pipe | image_size = 250 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Mike Silverman | origin = | instrument = The Magic Pipe, the Magic boot, the [[musical saw|saw]], [[double bass|bass]], [[percussion]], [[singing|vocals]] | genre = Rhythm & Sound, [[Experimental music]], [[funk]], [[jazz]], Gyp hop | occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[musician]] | years_active = 1990s–present | label = [[Righteous Babe Records|Righteous Babe]] | associated_acts = [[Buckethead]]<br>[[Dj Qbert]] | website = [http://that1guy.com/ that1guy.com] | notable_instruments = The Magic Pipe<br>The Magic Boot<br>The Magic Saw }} , better known as '''That 1 Guy''', is an American musician based in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]]. He frequently performs and records as a [[one-man band]], singing and using a variety of homemade [[musical instrument]]s. ==Early career== Silverman is a classically trained [[double bass]] player who attended the [[San Francisco Conservatory of Music]] and developed a career in the progressive [[jazz]] scene in the 1990s, performing live and as a studio musician. He developed his own style of playing and gained a reputation as a one-man rhythm section, incorporating traditional and slap-bass playing with percussive elements using the body of the instrument. When he began to feel limited by his instrument and a heavy schedule of playing and recording for other people, he started to devise a new instrument that would allow him the range to create his own music. At first he sought out professional help in building his instrument, but decided to make it himself because of the projected cost. The end result was the Magic Pipe, a {{convert|7|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} collection of steel plumbing pipes and joints, orchestral bass strings, and electronics.<ref name="That 1 Guy: Bassist Mike Silverman">{{cite web|url=http://www.nhpr.org/node/12347|title=That 1 Guy: Bassist Mike Silverman|date= 2007-02-21|publisher=nhpr.org|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref><ref name="that1guy.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.that1guy.com/page/3799242:Page:365|title=Bio|accessdate=December 31, 2011}}</ref> ==That 1 Guy== [[File:Bckethead & That 1 Guy.jpg|right|250px]] Since then, Mike has developed a career as a [[one-man band]] under the stage name That 1 Guy, first playing his upright bass, and later singing and [[beatboxing]] while playing his Magic Pipe, [[musical saw]], various percussive elements, and utilizing digital looping and sampling to perform his songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://straight.com/article-139231/that-1-guy-more-happy-lay-some-pipe |title=That 1 Guy is more than happy to lay some Magic Pipe |date= 2008-04-03|publisher=straight.com|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref> His musical influences include Drums and Tuba, [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Frank Zappa]], [[Captain Beefheart]], and [[Dr. Seuss]], both in terms of his lyrics and his quirky homemade instruments. He has also been influenced by [[Tom Waits]], and was invited to play saw (and subsequently bass) on tracks for Waits’ [[Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards]] album.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Tom-Waits-Orphans-Brawlers-Bawlers-Bastards/release/870004 Discogs entry] for ''[[Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards]]''</ref> He has a cult following in the [[United States of America]], as well as in [[Australia]], which he has toured several times, including performances at major festivals such as [[Big Day Out]], [[Pyramid Rock Festival]], and [[Woodford Folk Festival]]. He has also played many shows alongside [[avant-garde]] [[guitarist]] [[Buckethead]], with whom he released a collaborative album under the name [[Frankenstein Brothers]] in 2008. He has received little mainstream recognition, but did garner attention after the use of his song "Buttmachine" (from his second album, ''[[The Moon is Disgusting]]'') on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]’s original comedy series [[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]], season 3, episode 9.<ref>[http://www.sho.com/site/weeds/music_season3.do Showtime - Weeds music]</ref> He started a tour throughout the United States of America in early 2009,<ref>[http://www.uiargonaut.com/content/view/7485/47:testset/ Playing with plumbing, Marcus Kellis - Argonaut, February 2009]</ref> and is scheduled to perform at festivals in Canada and France later in 2009. ==The Magic Pipe== The Magic Pipe, also known by his close friends as 'The Broken Bowflex', is a homemade, electronically rigged pair of steel pipes, connected by adjustable joints, with each pipe hosting an orchestral [[double bass|bass]] string. The harp-shaped instrument is roughly seven feet tall and features 13 trigger points, which can be mapped to various musical sound effects or [[sampling (music)|samples]]. The front pipe uses a low C string, while the rear pipe's string is used to achieve more [[Clef#Tenor clef|tenor]] ranged notes. The pipes themselves are employed to produce various percussive sounds while That 1 Guy slaps, plucks, or [[bow (music)|bows]] the strings, as well as occasionally utilizing a drum stick to sound the strings and the pipes at the same time. The creation of the Magic Pipe was based on Silverman’s [[double bass]] experience, as well as borrowing from the concepts of the [[washtub bass|gutbucket]] and the [[diddley bow]].<ref name="That 1 Guy: Bassist Mike Silverman"/><ref name="that1guy.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://straight.com/article-139231/that-1-guy-more-happy-lay-some-pipe|title=That 1 Guy is more than happy to lay some Magic Pipe |date= 2008-04-03|publisher=straight.com|accessdate=2009-02-16}}</ref> ==The Magic Boot== The Magic Boot is a scorpion-emblazoned [[cowboy boot]], which is wired and fed through the Magic Pipe’s audio lines. It is then played as a percussive instrument by tapping on the sole while pinching the boot’s opening to achieve different sounds, similar to an African [[talking drum]]. ==The Magic Saw== The Magic Saw is a [[musical saw]], which is wired into the main effects box. It utilizes a small adhesive speaker and is played percussively as well as with a violin bow. It sounds similar to a [[theremin]] when played and renditions of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" have been performed on numerous occasions. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''[[Let's Hear That 1 Guy]]'' * ''[[Songs in the Key of Beotch]]'' (2000, re-released 2004) * ''[[The Moon Is Disgusting]]'' (2007) * ''[[Mustaches Remix EP]]'' (2009) * ''[[Packs a Wallop!]]'' (2010) ===Frankenstein Brothers (with Buckethead)=== * ''[[Bolt on Neck]]'' (2008) ===DVD=== * ''Live in the Land of Oz'' (DVD, 2007) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://that1guy.com/ That 1 Guy] official website * {{myspace|that1guy}} * [http://www.righteousbabe.com/artists/that1guy/index.asp Righteous Babe Records page] * [http://ampedup.tv/2009/05/01/episode-42-that-1-guy/ Interview with That 1 Guy on Amped Up TV (VIDEO)] *[http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/jun/09/1_guy_concocts_his_own_pipe_dream/ 2007 Mike Silverman interview] with Jon Niccum {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Silverman, Mike | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = That 1 Guy | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Musician | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:That 1 Guy}} [[Category:American musicians]] [[Category:American musical instrument makers]] [[Category:San Francisco Conservatory of Music alumni]] [[Category:Living people]] [[de:Mike Silverman]] [[pl:That 1 Guy]]'