I Wanna Be Like Michael Jackson

I Wanna Be Like Michael Jackson is an American folk rock band. The band consists of Mark Williams (singer-songwriter) and Amy Hoffmann (guitarist, vocalist). Thomas Borden (bass player, vocalist), Eric Gibbons (guitarist) and Dirk Sell (guitarist) have also recorded with the band.

Contents

• Studio albums
• Live albums
• Current members
• Former members
• References

I Wanna Be Like Michael Jackson was formed in 2004 in Louisville, Kentucky by singer, songwriter Mark Williams and guitarist Amy Hoffmann. They began with informal jam sessions on Hoffmann's front porch. During these sessions, Hoffmann paired simple but affecting blues riffs and folk changes with Williams' free-form lyrics, which often told stories from his day and his dreams while incorporating references to American pop media. Williams and Hoffmann began calling these sessions The Doorslam Sessions because sessions traditionally did not end until she slammed her front door in Williams' face.

Early recordings of these sessions caught the attention of Muistardeaux Collective members Thomas Borden and Eric Gibbons, who began attending and participating in the sessions. Dirk Sell, guitarist with No Ordinary Hangover, has also sat in and recorded tracks with the group.

I Wanna Be Like Michael Jackson signed with Mark Williams Van Proyen Records in 2008. In 2008, they released The Doorslam Sessions I, their indie-label debut. This was followed by a live EP of the album, which was notable for the absence of reverb on Mark Williams' vocals and thus sounded very different from their earlier work.