Mike Carden

Name:	Mike Carden
Also Known As:	Santi
Occupation:	Musician: guitarist for The Academy Is... (2003-2011)
Medium:	Music
Works:	TAI discography
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On Fanlore:	Related pages

Mike Carden (born 1984) is best known in fandom as a member of Bandom band The Academy Is.... He and William Beckett founded the band, living as roommates.

Carden did not have a large presence on social media, although bandmate Siska ran a short-lived Shit Carden Says Twitter account.

Since the band's break-up in 2011 little is known about him.

Ships

As of Sept 27, 2014, there were 367 works tagged 'Mike Carden' on AO3.

• Mike Carden/Kevin Jonas or "Skippy" is overwhelmingly the most popular Carden ship, with 212 tag uses on AO3. See its pairing page for more information.
• Mike/William Beckett is the next most popular Carden pairing, with 35 stories tagged on AO3.
• Mike/Tom Conrad: 20 tag uses.

Other minor Mike pairings include Mike/Michael Guy Chislett, Mike/Victoria Asher, Mike/Gabe Saporta etc.

Example Fanworks

• Adsorption by skoosiepants, the original Mike Carden/Kevin Jonas story: “Skippy here’s a virgin,” Carden says, tugging Kevin down into the seat next to him. He’s been doing that all day, pushing him around, like he’s some sort of circus freak or trained dog or something.
• Playing Guitars by savvygambols, Mike Carden/Chislett gen: Butcher walks in while Brendon’s studying and hisses, “Dude, Mike and the Chiz are playing guitars.”
• Someone to Grow Old With by rsadelle, Mike Carden/William Beckett: He wanted kids, plural, but Bill and Evie will be enough, will be something he's wanted for longer than he can think about.
• with a bang by inlovewithnight, Mike Carden/Tom Conrad reunion: Tom didn't expect to run into Mike again. Like, ever.

Fannish Resources

• Mike Carden Facts, Pictures, and Recs by rsadelle, posted Dec 12, 2009.
• Mike Carden podfics at the Audiofic Archive.
• fuckyeahmikecarden Tumblr (inactive since 2012).