Michael (Mike) Rutherford (born October 2, 1950) is a British musician. A founding member of Genesis, he started as a bassist and also assumed the roles of rhythm (especially known for his simultaneous 12 string guitar and bass pedal synthesizer playing) and eventually lead guitarist and backup vocalist.
During breaks in Genesis, he recorded two solo albums, Smallcreep's Day and Acting Very Strange, and later peformed in the band Mike and the Mechanics, a group he founded on one such break in 1985.
He played mainly Rickenbacker and Shergold basses.
