Mike Deutsch

The local music community was stunned and saddened to learn that musician Mike Deutsch has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 41.

Deustch, known familiarly as “Meistah,” was a talented multi-instrumentalist who played in a number of local bands, including, among others, Outer Mongolia, the Black Sea Quartet and, most recently, Space Tiger.

That last band was fronted by his son, Aidan Patterson Deutsch. (See the “Stuck in Vermont” episode on that band below.)

Deutsch leaves behind his wife, Erika, and two children.

An informal memorial for Deutsch will be held at Radio Bean in Burlington on Thursday, June 13, at 8 p.m.

 

Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to see rock shows for a living. He became assistant arts editor in 2017 and culture coeditor in 2021. Bolles has received numerous local and national awards for his writing on Vermont arts, sports and the occasional celebrity canine murder mystery. He loves...

10 replies on “R.I.P., Vermont Musician Mike Deutsch”

  1. I am shocked and saddened by this news, I knew Meistah from the outer mongolia days. My heart goes out to his family. peace and love. you will be missed.

  2. and yet apparently now my final comment is now labeled “guest”! i can’t figure out this “disqus”! bad code.

  3. what the…? sorry for all the comments–i kept pressing delete trying to get my feelings across–and yet ALL of my attempts are still here! if anybody can figure out how to erase the “guest” comments, please be my guest. i guess i point is: it’s hard to find the right words about something (and somebody) so important. would have come to the memorial but it was too hard….

  4. Love you Meistah. You were an integral part of my existence. Thanks
    for everything and you will be very very missed. Blessings to you sweet
    being. See you in Eternity.

  5. Love you, Meista. You were an integral part of my existence. Thanks for everything and you will be very very missed. Blessings to you sweet being. See you in Eternity.

  8. Incredibly beautiful video showing dedication to music and family. As a musician it inspires me to: stop thinking and Just Play. As a father it reminds me to: let it happen when its ready to.

  9. Sorry for the date mixup, folks. The memorial is TONIGHT, Thursday, June 13 at 8 p.m.

  10. Dan, The 15th is Saturday. Is it Friday or Saturday? Someone told me it was tonight….. So so sad.

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