He’s a guy with some amazing friends. He’s recorded and performed with Merl Saunders, Vince Welnick, Vassar Clements, Pete Sears, Gary Talley, John McEuen, Bob Welch, Dennis Robbins, Joe Louis Walker, Jorma Kaukonen, Phil Keaggy, Jack Casady, Scott Guberman, Dianne Davidson, Noah Wall, Tyra Juliette, Bill Vitt, Rob Wasserman, Michael Cleveland, Phil Madeira, among many more.

In addition to performing, Mike is a respected journalist, editor, author, and publisher. He owns artistpro, LLC, which publishes Musical Merchandise Review (MMR), Modern Band Journal, JAZZed, School Band and Orchestra (SBO), and Choral Director. He has published over 200 titles for leading music publishers and acquired best-selling works by Quincy Jones, Ken Scott, Bobby Owsinski, and Steely Dan’s Roger Nichols.

Mike co-authored Teach Yourself GarageBand and later acquired Mix Books and In Print to expand his catalog of instructional books for musicians. Passionate about music education, he joined the TI:ME team and, in 2021, acquired SBO and JazzEd to support educators.

He’s also a longtime voting member of The Recording Academy and a Grammy Trustee.

Now based near Nashville, TN, Mike has three adult children and—by some accounts—an excessive number of guitars. He continues to perform over 30 shows a year, paying tribute to old buddies Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia.