Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas

Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas (born July 25, 1977 in Houston, Texas) is an American musician, writer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was the bassist (and sometimes guitarist) for the rock band Mutemath, as well as the bassist for Earthsuit. Mitchell-Cárdenas has been playing in bands since he was twelve years old and has worked as a session musician and producer for many groups.

In addition to bass guitar, he plays upright bass, guitar, drums and keyboards.

Solo

 * Jive Demo (1992) – electric guitar

With Earthsuit

 * Noise for Your Eyes (1999) – electric and acoustic bass
 * Kaleidoscope Superior (2000) – electric bass, sample/programming

With Mutemath

 * Mutemath (2006) – electric and acoustic bass
 * Armistice (2009) – electric and acoustic bass, guitar on "Spotlight"
 * Odd Soul (2011) – electric bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and percussion
 * Vitals (2015) - electric guitar, electric bass, and synthesizers.
 * Play Dead (2017) – electric bass and electric guitar

Other

 * Roadside Prophets – Kafecito Sessions (1995) – acoustic guitar and vocals
 * Katie Wilson – Demo (2007) – electric and acoustic bass
 * Gentlemen at Arms – EP (2007)
 * Slow Hands – Dependence (2008) – bass on "Cocoon"
 * Mari Iijima – Take a Picture Against the Light (2012) – bass on "Impossible People"
 * Pescao Vivo – Mi Fortuna (2012) – electric & acoustic guitar, bass, vocals, programming
 * Empire Theory – Colors EP (2012) – electric & acoustic guitar, bass, programming
 * Plastic Planets – Plastic Planets (2013) - electric & acoustic guitar, vocals
 * Manic After Midnite – Faces (Can You Tell Me) Single (2014) – bass
 * The Pink Dust - The Pink Dust (2014) - electric guitar, bass, keyboards, programming

Production

 * Meshach Jackson – Experiments(in)Drowning(ep)
 * Meshach Jackson – Gospel(of)Paranoia
 * Meshach Jackson – (Stay)Calm
 * Pescao Vivo – Mi Fortuna
 * Empire Theory – Colors EP
 * Mirza Zaza – Atlas EP
 * The Pink Dust – The Pink Dust