Mike Einziger, American guitarist and songwriter
Michael Aaron Einziger (born June 21, 1976) is a multiple Grammy-nominated American musician, songwriter, record producer, inventor and technology entrepreneur. He is best known for being co-founder and guitarist of the rock band, Incubus, and has also co-written, produced and collaborated with a wide array of artists including Pharrell Williams, Hans Zimmer, Skrillex, Tyler the Creator, Avicii, Damian Marley, Jason Schwartzman (Coconut Records) and Steve Martin among many others. Incubus has sold over 23 Million albums worldwide and in 2013, Einziger co-wrote the globally ubiquitous song Wake Me Up, alongside Avicii and Aloe Blacc. As a serial entrepreneur, Einziger is the Co-Founder & Co-Chairman of wireless technology platform, MIXhalo, and also the Co-Founder & CEO of biotechnology startup, Versicolor Technologies. Einziger received his education at Harvard University.
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Events on 1976
- 5Jan
Democratic Kampuchea
The Khmer Rouge proclaim the Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea. - 13Apr
Thomas Jefferson
The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration. - 8May
Six Flags Magic Mountain
The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. - 11Oct
Gerald R. Ford
George Washington's appointment, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 is approved by President Gerald R. Ford. - 13Oct
Ebola
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle is obtained by Dr. F. A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C.