Mike's a veteran guitarist of forty plus years. He started playing guitar at nine years old and is a self-taught musician. Originally from the San Francisco East Bay Area, Mike's music has a modern pop-rock feel to it, but goes a bit beyond. Toured Vancouver, B.C., Washington, Oregon, Lake Tahoe, California and Europe. He has toured most of the west coast and Canada opening for big names such as Heart, Roger Collins, The Grass Roots and Music Machine, My own bands included Secret Weapon (NY based R&B Band... filled in for them on Bass in Brussels, Belgium and Germany), Race n' Rhythm (Bay Area R&B Band), Rear Exit (his first pro-band that released a single on the East Coast), Circuit Breaker (total variety band from the late 60s early 70s and still great friends), Lexington, Mile Hi (power rockers), Whale, Long Distance (formerly Old Gold that toured and lived in Germany) and many more.

Influences: Not in any order:

Beatles, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Buchanan, Steve Lukather, Lonnie Mack, Eric Clapton, The Ventures, Elvis, James Burton, Chet Atkins, David Gilmour, Tommy Bolin, Steve Morse, Pete Townsend, Rory Galllagher, Jimmy Page, George Harrison and ............