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Michael Shuman

Michael Jay Shuman, also known as Mikey Shoes,[1] is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as bassist of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age. He also sings and plays various instruments in Mini Mansions, formerly co-fronted Wires on Fire and Jubilee, and currently has a solo project under the moniker GLU.

Michael Shuman

Michael Jay Shuman

Mikey Shoes

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Musician, songwriter

Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drums, percussion, keyboards

2002–present

Buddyhead, Interscope

Life and career[edit]

Shuman appeared in the Adam Sandler film The Wedding Singer as the Bar Mitzvah boy.


Shuman graduated Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California and attended Campbell Hall High School in North Hollywood, California, Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California, and Lanai Road Elementary School in Encino, California.


He co-founded, co-fronted, and played bass for Jubilee until late 2008, and is the bassist of Wires On Fire, both on Buddyhead Records. He joined Queens of the Stone Age in 2007 before the release of Era Vulgaris, replacing Alain Johannes, who chose to focus on other musical projects.[1]


In 2013, Queens of the Stone Age released ...Like Clockwork, their first full album since Shuman joined the band. On the album, he provides vocals and plays bass, percussion, guitar, twelve-string guitar, and Mellotron. The album was the first Queens of the Stone Age album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. It also reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Best Rock Album.


Shuman contributed to the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto V in 2013. He also created the soundtrack for the 2017 drama film Feed.


In 2022, he announced a new solo project under the name GLU. He has since released three singles under GLU, "Cold Sweat", “Night Shift”, and "My Demons" featuring Sara Barthel of the band Phantogram, as well as a five-song EP entitled My Demons.

Personal life[edit]

From 2021 to 2023, Shuman was in a relationship with English actress Lily James.[2][3][4]

2004 – Wires on Fire – Homewrecker

2006 – Wires on Fire – Wires on Fire

2007 – Queens of the Stone Age – ' *

Era Vulgaris

2009 – Hello=Fire –

Hello=Fire

2009 – Mini Mansions – Mini Mansions EP

2011 – Mini Mansions –

Mini Mansions

2013 – Queens of the Stone Age – ...Like Clockwork

2013 – Various Artists –

The Music of Grand Theft Auto V

2014 – – Diploid Love

Brody Dalle

2014 – Kimbra – The Golden Echo

2015 – Mini Mansions –

The Great Pretenders

2016 – Xu Xu Fang – Daylong Secret

2017 – Queens of the Stone Age –

Villains

2018 – Mini Mansions – Works Every Time EP

2019 – Mini Mansions –

Guy Walks Into a Bar...

2023 – Queens of the Stone Age –

In Times New Roman...

Official Jubilee site

Jubilee MySpace

Official Queens of the Stone Age site

Wires on Fire site

Wires on Fire MySpace

Isolate by the Hour – An amateur's guide to Jubilee

on Myspace

Mikey