Mike Compton via Matrix

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Name: Mike Compton
City/Place: Nashville, Tennessee
Country: United States
Hometown: Meridian, Mississippi

CURATION

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Life & Work

Bio: Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin style. Mandolin students from around the world make the pilgrimage to his annual Monroe Mandolin Camp in Nashville, TN, where Compton and a select handful of other experts teach everything from the basics of bluegrass mandolin to the most intimate details of Monroe’s endlessly inspiring mandolin style.

Mike Compton’s decades of touring and recording with musical luminaries ranging from rockstars Sting, Gregg Allman and Elvis Costello, to straight-from-the-still acoustic legends like John Hartford, Doc Watson, Peter Rowan, Ralph Stanley, and David Grisman, have established Compton as a true master of the modern American mandolin and a premier interpreter of roots and Americana musical styles.
Compton’s mastery of mandolin is at once effortless and exceptional. A compelling entertainer either alone or with a group, his skills as a singer, arranger, instrumentalist, composer and accompanist also make him in-demand as a band member and ensemble player at festivals, clubs and concert halls, recording sessions, music workshops and as a private instructor. With more than 140 albums in his discography, including work with Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Patty Loveless, Compton has helped keep mandolin a cool, relevant sound as the modern musical styles ebb and evolve to reach an ever broadening audience.

A native of Mississippi, Compton picked up the mandolin in his teens and absorbed the area’s native blues, old-time country and bluegrass sounds. He soon gravitated to Nashville, where he helped found one of the 20th Century’s most admired and influential bluegrass groups, the iconic Nashville Bluegrass Band. He’s also been a part of the John Hartford Stringband, Helen Highwater Stringband, 1942, Compton & Newberry, and other seminal groups.

When A-list Americana producer T-Bone Burnett needed experts in authentic rural musical styles to anchor the landmark O Brother, Where Art Thou? movie project and subsequent tour, he called upon Compton’s unique knowledge and signature mandolin style to authenticate the Soggy Bottom Boys’ rootsy sound. That Grammy Award Album of the Year -winning album went on to sell seven million copies and sparked a global revival in old-time and bluegrass musical styles.

Connoisseur of hand-painted vintage silk ties, popularizer of the denim overall urban fashion statement, lover of iconic men’s hats and curator of oddball official days (ask him about National Lost Sock Memorial Day or National Root Canal Appreciation Day), Mike Compton thrives at the intersection of traditional funk and modern authenticity.
Equally skilled in bluegrass, old-time string band music, country blues, rootsy Americana styles, and much more, Compton soars beyond easy categorization as an acoustic mandolin player and singer.

Gifted at tastefully incorporating rural, roots-based lead and rhythm mandolin styles into modern Americana music, Compton’s unique musical skillset allows him to entertain audiences ranging from rockers and urban hipsters to die-hard country, folk and bluegrass fans.

Mike proudly plays Gilchrist, Duff, and Randy Wood instruments and is endorsed by BlueChip picks and D’Addario strings.

Contact Information

Contact by Webpage: http://www.mikecompton.net/contact

Media | Markets

▶ Buy My Music: (downloads/CDs/DVDs) http://www.mikecompton.net/store
▶ Buy My Merch: http://www.mikecompton.net/store
▶ Charts/Scores: http://www.mikecompton.net/store?category=Tablature+%26+Notation+Book
▶ Twitter: taterbugmusic
▶ Instagram: mistertaterbug
▶ Website: http://www.mikecompton.net
▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMikeCompton
▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCM5cKTVNYhbED5FA9DvuTIA
▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/2GlQ1VRMEeqPBXjwF9MllA
▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/2AdTI1Urp5U7LKvd6wOCAG
▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/6P1S2xa7c6CMbhQYdlpq3H
▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/5Sl65iMUotaY0rmVmxBx7m
▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/4azjcnI4Km32caEMp27REw
▶ Spotify 6: http://open.spotify.com/album/1jifrKqcA2svvFRphUkBah

My Instruction

Lessons/Workshops: I specialize in Monroe style bluegrass, old-time fiddle tunes and country blues. If you are looking for a lesson on how to play “Ode to a Butterfly” you made a wrong turn at Albuquerque.

Lessons are $50 per 30 minute slot, $100 per hour. Invoices are sent the first of each month via PayPal.

I use Skype mostly but have used Google Chat, Zoom and Messages to initiate video chat, so you need to have a high speed connection. I used to have a student who got in her van and rode around town until she found a strong wifi signal she could jump on, but it seems most everybody has adequate internet these days so you probably won’t have to be that industrious. Satellite is not advisable and dial-up is out of the question. Lessons in person can be arranged if you are in the Nashville region, or if I have time when on tour.

Your schedule is your own call. Some take every week, some every other, some once a month. I have a number of people on the list and everybody seems to learn differently. I make an effort to accommodate each person’s learning style. To do this I use audio, video, tablature, standard notation and whatever else is necessary to get the info across.

I do not have an agenda that I try to force on people. I prefer that you have some idea where you want to go with your playing and I will help guide you. I see my job as more of a coach. I'm here to help you get ahead faster, not to tell you what to play. If you’re interested in one of the genres I’m familiar with all the better.

Usually, I try and keep Friday, Saturday and Sunday open because of road work. When I have to be on the road I send out a notice saying as much. You will get an opportunity to reschedule in the event that I have to be gone. If you miss a scheduled lesson due to your own schedule you will be given one opportunity to reschedule.

Please show up on time. I will wait 10 minutes beginning at our scheduled time. After that you will be charged regardless of if you show up or not.

So if this all suits you I'll be happy to send along my calendar link and you can find a slot that works for you. Then we can decide how often you'd like to get together and we'll go from there. I am happy to help you as much as I can.

Life is good. MC
Instruction: http://www.mikecompton.net/lessons

Clips (more may be added)

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Mike Compton "Orange Blossom Breakdown" Single Video Premiere
By Mike Compton

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4:08
Mike Compton and Chris Eldridge - "Squirrel Hunters" (Wintergrass 2016 Fretboard Journal workshop)
By Mike Compton

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Mike Compton Curated

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Country Blues
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Folk & Traditional
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Old-Time Music
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Bluegrass
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Mandolin
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Mike Compton "Orange Blossom Breakdown" Single Video Premiere
From the album, "RARE AND FINE-UNCOMMON TUNES OF BILL MONROE" Mike Compton, likely the most dedicated student of Bill Monroe's music over the past 50 years, was uniquely qualified to animate a set of rarely heard and unreleased instrumentals by the Fathe...
- May 25
A video was posted re Mike Compton:

Mike Compton and Chris Eldridge - "Squirrel Hunters" (Wintergrass 2016 Fretboard Journal workshop)
Mike Compton and Chris Eldridge perform "Squirrel Hunters" during the Fretboard Journal's vintage instrument workshop. Compton is on a reverse scroll Regal mandolin with rosewood back and sides from the '30s (yes, it needed some fine tuning midway through...
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Mike Compton is matrixed!
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✅—Kamasi Washington

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