MGMT

MGMT biography

Collaborations

They have recently collaborated with up-and-coming rapper Kid Cudi, and are featured on one track - "Pursuit of Happiness" from his album Man on the Moon: The End of Day. For the 2010 MTV VMA's Kid Cudi was nominated for Best Hip-Hop video for "Pursuit of Happiness" a track which features MGMT and Ratatat. They also collaborated on the track "Worm Mountain" on The Flaming Lips' Embryonic.

On September 4, 2009, Beck announced his second Record Club covers album, Songs of Leonard Cohen. MGMT contributed, alongside Devendra Banhart, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother and Binki Shapiro of Little Joy. Andrew VanWyngarden chose the album.

Band members

  • Andrew VanWyngarden - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums (2002-present)
  • Benjamin Goldwasser - vocals, keyboards, guitar (2002-present)
  • Will Berman - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2008-present)
  • James Richardson - drums (2007-2008), lead guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals, multiple instruments (2008-present)
  • Matt Asti - bass guitar (2008-present)

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