Phil Yates, not the Phil Yates of Midnight Guitar Moods fame, is a Chicago based singer-songwriter who used to call Burlington, VT, Los Angeles, Columbia, SC, and Springfield, IL home. When not performing, he teaches in the Mathematical Sciences department at DePaul University, and used to DJ a show called “Spork!” on the Saint Michael's College’s radio station (WWPV 88.7 The Mike, Burlington, VT).