Mike's Bio

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Mike's Equipment

  • 1996 50th Anniversary Edition Fender Stratocaster
  • Shadow custom electric guitar (made in Germany)
  • Ernie Ball custom 10 gauge strings
  • G series Guild acoustic guitar
  • Martin 10 gauge strings
  • SKB hard cases
  • Korg tuner
  • Boss DS-1 Distortion Pedal
  • Boss MT-2 Metal Distorion Pedal
  • Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
  • MXR phaser
  • Vox Wah Pedal
  • Three Senheiser Evolution Vocal Mics
  • Beringer 16 channel mixer
  • Fender Frontman amplifier
  • 1965 Fender cabinet with four 10" speakers
  • Guitar Center, and Moster brand cables
  • Studed Punk Belt
  • He also plays the Fool
  • Three differrent pair of Vans and one pair of Converse All Stars
  • Jim Dunlop Tortex, Fender, and EBE Crash Site, picks in assorted colors and thicknesses
  • Assorted Band T-Shirts ( I will trade you one of our IGONO T's for almost any band T shirt)
  • duct tape, lots of duct tape
  • Generic ear plugs (what did you say??)

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Mike is one of the original members of the band. He plays lead, rhythm guitar and bass guitar (when Sam lets him). He also listens to lots of music and plans on pursing a career as a recording engineer or producer.

Mike does not have a favorite artist or band because he enjoys listenting to some may, that picking a favorite would be very difficult.

Mike's belief of musical influnces is that everything you listen to influnces you, no matter if it is good or bad, it still infunces you.

Some of his better sounding influnces are

BJORK, ERIC CLAPTON, STEVIE RAY (R.I.P.), Willie Nelson, Shawn Mullins, Third Eye Blind, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, Semisonic, TONIC, OUR LADY PEACE, Blesid Union of Souls, DC TALK, Goo Goo Dolls, COLLECTIVE SOUL, 311, SMASHING PUMPKINS (except Adore), PRIMUS, Bush, THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Dave Matthew's Band, Pre and Post Black album Metallica, Traci Chapman, Billy Joel, Simon and Garfunkel, Joni Mithcell, Credence Clearwater Revival, THIRD DAY, MXPX, NIRVANA (R.I.P.), AREOSMITH, GREENDAY, THE WHO, Offspring, JIMI HENDRIX, LED ZEPPLIN, JETHRO TULL, Sugar Cubes, CRANBERRIES, SANTANA, Live, PEARL JAM,Savage Garden, Blondie, MOBY, Republica, WEEZER, Filter, Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, RUSTED ROOT, Foo Fighters, Silver Chair, Soul Coughing, Smashmouth Alanis Morrisette, EURYTHMICS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, SOUL ASYLUM, Van Morrison, NO DOUBT, Steppenwolf, PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED SATES OF AMERICA REM, COUNTING CROWS, GEORGE THOROGOOD, TORI AMOS, RADIOHEAD, BEN FOLDS FIVE, Indigo Girls, Sarah Mclachlan, CAKE, AUDIO ADRENALIN, B-52's, JOURNEY, Phish, Iron Butterfly, Kenny Wayne Sheperd Band, Hanson, FIVE IRON FRENZY, WILCO, Meat Puppets, JARS OF CLAY , SONS OF ELVIS, Filter, Blues Traveler, TOOL, Garbage, EELS, Kula Shaker, L7, MELVINS, KRONOS, Oleander, BECK, FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE,U2, NOFX, Luna Chicks, Red Aunts, Millencolin, AFI, BEATNIC TERMITES, BELLY, FLAMING LIPS, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, VIOLENT FEMES, Thin Lizzy, ZZ Top,SOUND GARDEN, FUNKADELIC, the Police, BURLAP TO CASHMERE, Three Doors Down, Papa Roach, BLACK SABBATH, FOREST THROUGH THE TREES, Creed, Varuk Assalt, Talking Heads, NINE INCH NAILS, Seal, FLEETWOOD MAC, RACID, MAGNAPOP, John Denver, Greatful Dead, Crosby Still Nash and Young, Bob Dylan, E.L.O. STONE TEMPLE PIOLTS, NEIL YOUNG, CREAM, Blur, YES, GROOVY GOULIES, RAMONES, Soundgarden, AC/DC, Faith No More, Social Distortion, Bad Religon, Anti Flag, SUCIDE MACHINES, Dillenger Four, Mustard Plug, Digger, DEAD MILKMEN, Barenaked ladies, SUBLIME, DORO, Ed Guy, Bob Marley, SAPPY BELL, (Old Iron Maiden, SWITCHBLADE KITTENS, GUN MOLL, CREAM, COLLECTIVE SOUL, QUEEN, BRATMOBILE, and more to come

You can contact Mike with mental telepathy or you can e-mail him at

mike@igono.com

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