Michael Einziger is best known for being co-founder and guitarist of the rock band Incubus, and has 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 and Steve Martin among many others.
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Incubus has sold over 23 Million albums worldwide, and in 2013, Michael Einziger co-wrote the hit song "Wake Me Up", alongside Avicii and Aloe Blacc.
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Michael Einziger co-founded Incubus with Calabasas High School classmates Brandon Boyd, Jose Pasillas II, and Alex Katunich in 1991.
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Outside of his work with Incubus, Michael Einziger founded his own project Time Lapse Consortium in 2003.
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Michael Einziger has sporadically continued to compose background music for films.
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In 2003 Michael Einziger contributed to Ziggy Marley's debut solo album Dragonfly alongside fellow Incubus member Chris Kilmore as well as Flea and John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Michael Einziger composed the soundtrack for the 2001 film Sol Goode, which was released later in 2003.
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Michael Einziger expanded into the realm of video games when he and his bandmates worked on the soundtrack of the popular game Halo 2, writing a 26-minute song that featured Flea on trumpet.
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In 2006 Michael Einziger produced the debut album "Red Rover" by Agent Sparks; a collaboration with younger brothers Benjamin Michael Einziger and Paul Fried.
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In 2009, Michael Einziger orchestrated and recorded the additional strings for the Thirty Seconds to Mars third album This Is War.
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Michael Einziger helped premiere the song live at Ultra 15 along with bandmates Jose Pasillas, Ben Kenney and country music legend Mac Davis.
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Michael Einziger's stated this has been necessary since developing and having surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Michael Einziger has played a Jerry Jones Guitars Master Sitar on "Nowhere Fast" from the Make Yourself album, and a pipa on "Aqueous Transmission".
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Michael Einziger stopped using PRS guitars after some issues arose with a particular employee of Paul Reed Smith.
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