32 Facts About Phil Elverum

Philip Whitman Elverum is an American musician and songwriter known for his indie bands the Microphones and Mount Eerie.

Phil Elverum was born on May 26,1978, in Anacortes, Washington.

Phil Elverum soon started to play the tuba but after three years moved onto drums.

Phil Elverum expressed little interest in college, favoring the music scene, although he remained a relative unknown.

Phil Elverum described his time at The Business as his "entry point to alternative music", noting how it helped him become immersed in the scene.

Also during his adolescence, Phil Elverum expressed a desire to become a filmmaker, frequently making movies with his friends and screening them at a coffee shop.

Phil Elverum kept a log of his time there which became Dawn: Winter Journal and the songs composed for Dawn.

In 2003, Phil Elverum met Canadian artist and musician Genevieve Castree through mutual friends.

Phil Elverum married actress Michelle Williams in July 2018 in a private ceremony in the Adirondacks.

In 2020, Phil Elverum, with help from his brother, was building a house off the coast of Anacortes.

Phil Elverum had previously intended to build the house with Castree.

Phil Elverum has described his parents as "mystical about nature", although these beliefs were not tied to a specific religion.

Phil Elverum is best known for having recorded and performed under the band names The Microphones and Mount Eerie.

Phil Elverum is known for his prolific recordings with both projects; in 2019, The National reported that Elverum had created 40-plus albums.

Phil Elverum uses mostly analog recording equipment and often works in his own studio spaces, where he has the time and freedom to experiment with sounds.

Phil Elverum has performed with other bands, worked as a producer for other artists, and released music under different names.

That same year, Phil Elverum released a cassette under the title X-Ray Means Woman.

In 2000, Phil Elverum produced Mirah's debut, You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This.

Phil Elverum went on to produce her next three records as well as performing on The Old Days Feeling.

Phil Elverum recalled how he would send fan mail to the band.

Under both Mount Eerie and The Microphones, Phil Elverum has recorded multiple versions of and sequels to his songs, such as demos or auto-tuned re-recordings and condensed albums.

Phil Elverum has described the aesthetics of his music as an attempt to replicate "a dark presence in nature" found in shows such as Twin Peaks.

Phil Elverum's style has been praised for its personal and grounded nature.

In 2009, Phil Elverum hosted his first art show, In Dreams, at Stumptown Coffee in Portland, Oregon.

The exhibition consisted of landscapes Phil Elverum photographed in Norway, France, and rural Washington, using antique cameras and expired film.

In 2014, Phil Elverum released Dust, a book of digital photography bound in stamped linen.

Phil Elverum sells large-scale photographic prints and ink paintings through his online store.

In 2020, Phil Elverum stated that he was working on an art book of Castree's unpublished work.

In 2001, while on tour, Phil Elverum wrote a "paper opera" play as part of a magazine centering around the theme of death.

In 2017, after finishing his eighth studio album as Mount Eerie, Phil Elverum created a book about Anacortes, Washington.

Phil Elverum has experimented with filmmaking, producing background visuals for his shows and promotional videos for several Mount Eerie songs.

Phil Elverum has stated that he does wish to one day make movies, viewing them as the "ultimate art form" and as such the culmination of his creativity.