Michael Austin "Mic" Murphy (born January 9, 1958) is an American musician, lead singer of the successful 1980s synth R&B duo the System.
Murphy was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, but he moved to Queens, New York at an early age.
Murphy was road manager for the band Kleeer in the early 1980s, and through them he met his future System bandmate, David Frank.
His 2004 remix with writing partner Tim K (of Lucy Woodward's "Blindsided"), reached #1 on the Billboard Club Play Chart.
[3] He was a featured vocalist on Home & Garden's 2007 album Domesticated, which was released on Om Records and produced by Tim K and Timothy Shumaker.