My name is Mike, and I like to draw, play guitar, fix computers, and help people use them. I was born in 1973 in St. Paul, MN. My parents were always playing great music so I was brainwashed by that at an early age. When I was in my early single digit years, I discovered a guitar case under my dad’s bed (and the guitar inside of it). My fingers weren’t strong enough to fret notes, not to mention I had no idea what fretting notes was, but upon plucking the open D, G & B strings I discovered that I could play “Taps”. At that precise moment, a lifelong addiction to the guitar strings was born. A year or so later I learned of KISS which further sealed the deal. Next came Frank Zappa, then the Ventures, Leo Kottke, Chet Atkins, the list goes on and on…
I was classically trained for 10 years by a wonderful teacher before realizing I had to leave all of the rules behind and do my own thing. I strive to make music that tells stories rather than music that tells how much I’ve practiced my scales. If you hear one of my songs and you suddenly crave a taco or reminisce about how cool your grandma’s toaster was, I’m doing my job. Yay for doing my job!
I also like to draw. My earliest memory of holding a drawing utensil in my hand was when I was probably 3 or 4 and my mom found me scribbling on the upholstered dining room chairs with one of these:
Man was that fun! (Sorry, mom). We only had so many chairs, so it was pretty much paper and markers after that.
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