Michael Shuman

Michael Jay Shuman, also known as Mikey Shoes, (born August 20, 1985) 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.

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

Shuman graduated from 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.

Discography Appearances on albums 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 – Brody Dalle – Diploid Love 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...

Appearances on singles 2005 – Wires on Fire – "Mean Reds/Wires on Fire" (split single) 2007 – Queens of the Stone Age – "Sick, Sick, Sick" ** 2007 – Queens of the Stone Age – "3's & 7's" ** 2007 – Queens of the Stone Age – "Make It Wit Chu" ** 2008 – Jubilee – "Rebel Hiss" 2008 – Jubilee – "In With the Out Crowd" 2009 – Hello=Fire – "Nature of Our Minds" 2009 – Mini Mansions – "Heart of Glass" 2010 – Mini Mansions – "Kiddie Hypnogogia" 2010 – Mini Mansions – "Wünderbars" 2013 – Queens of the Stone Age – "My God Is the Sun" 2013 – Queens of the Stone Age – "I Sat by the Ocean" 2014 – Queens of the Stone Age – "Smooth Sailing" 2014 – Mini Mansions – "Death Is A Girl" 2015 – Mini Mansions – "Any Emotions" 2015 – Mini Mansions – "Freakout!" 2015 – Mini Mansions – "Vertigo" 2018 – Mini Mansions – "Works Every Time" 2018 – Mini Mansions – "Midnight in Tokyo" 2019 – Mini Mansions – "GummyBear" 2019 – Mini Mansions – "Hey Lover" 2019 – Mini Mansions – "Bad Things (That Make You Feel Good)" 2019 – Mini Mansions – "I'm in Love"

"*" = Marks appearances on bonus tracks and "**" marks appearances on B-sides.