Mike - Biography

I was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountain region of upstate NY. I lived in NYC for over 10 years before I moved to southern France.

Some of the artists I have worked and/or still work with include: Christine Santelli - 4 albums, hundred's of live shows and festivals, television, radio, tours in USA, France, Spain, South Africa, Norway, Russia and Switzerland including the 2003 Montreux Jazz Festival Popa Chubby - 8 albums, 2 DVDs plus numerous PC Production albums, hundred's of live shows and festivals, television, radio, tours in USA, France, Spain, England, Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Czeck Republic, Switzerland, Portugal and Bermuda. Cannes Film Festival, Nice Jazz Festival, Olympia-Paris, Zenith-Paris, Jazz a Vienne, Marciac Festival, Safiko Festival - Ile de la Réunion, Cognac Festival, Blue Balls Festival-Switzerland Todd Wolfe - 2 albums, live shows and festivals, tours in the USA including support group on The Allman Brothers 30th Anniversary Tour Jerry Dugger / Slapmeat Johnson - 2 albums, radio, hundred's of live shows and festivals Bill Perry - live shows and festivals, tours in USA, England, France and Greece Richie Havens - "A Day in the Garden" 30th Anniversary Woodstock Festival at Yasgur's Farm, Woodstock, NY Rab McCullough - 1 album, live shows in US and France Jeff Zima - 1 album, live shows and festivals in France and Morocco Les Marvellous Pig Noise - 2 albums, live shows and festivals, tours in France, Italy and Holland Soul Travelers Quartet - live shows and festivals - France Big Ed Sullivan - 3 albums, live shows in US and France Arthur Neilson - 2 albums, live shows in US and France Peter Karp - 1 album, live shows - Other artists I have worked and/or still work with include: Dave Gross, Jake Walker, Better Off Dead, Gina Sicilia, Popsy Dixon, Hubert Sumlin, Bill Sims Jr, Buddy Miles, Jimmy Thackery, Rudy Ray Moore, Grant Green Jr, Hugh Pool, Craig Dreyer, Joe Taino, Irving Louis Latin, Mason Casey, Frankie Paris, Ian Kent, Joyous Perrin, Chris Carter, Blue Muse, Dana Fuchs, Big Frank, Dana Mars and Lisa Bonner. *and all the wonderful musicians in the above groups, way too numerous to list *