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Mike Watt

real name Michael David Watt

bassist of Minutemen, fIREHOSE, etc.

San Pedro · b. 1957-12-20

Mike Watt is credited on 596 releases across 245 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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596

Credits

245

Albums

5

Decades active

510

In collections

Biography

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American bassist, singer and songwriter born December 20, 1957 in a naval base in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Co-founder of the rock bands Minutemen, Dos, and fIREHOSE.

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Credited work

596 releases · 245 albums · active 1980–2025

  • Performance · 2,409
  • Production · 137
  • Other credits · 117
  • Engineering · 28
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Radio Tokyo · Media Art Studio · Total Access Recording Studios · Casbah Studio

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