Birthday: October 15th Hometown: Litchfield, NH Favorites: Bands: Police/Sting, Squeeze, Billy Joel, Elton John, The Fixx, Fastball, Duran Duran, Eagles, Joe Jackson, and, of course, nearly anything 80's Movies: Star Wars (any and all), History of the World Part I, Monty Python, James Bond, A Christmas Story TV Shows: House, Family Guy, Psych, The Simpsons, South Park, old Match Game reruns Food: Chinese, Sushi, Mexican Drink: Jack Daniels, Coke, Guinness Turn-Ons: Nothing I can mention without some sort of parental warning on this page Bummers: Lousy drivers, spilling my drink on stage Someday: Will remember all the words to 500 Miles

Mike started playing many moons ago when his parents bought an organ in the mid 70's.  His first brush with greatness was an appearance on the old WBZ-TV show "Community Auditions", where he performed the theme to "Star Wars" to the delight of friends and family.  If you ask nicely, perhaps the band will do a rousing rendition of "Star of the Day".

Realizing that carting an organ around was an immense pain in the ass, Mike stopped playing for a number of years.  In high school, however, his parents bought him his first synthesizer (thanks Mom & Dad), and he was hooked.  Naturally, tunes like "Axel F" and Van Halen's "Jump" became requisite material for a synth-playing high school kid in the 80's, and Mike was no exception.

While going to college at R.P.I. in New York, he decided to buckle down and concentrate on his studies, then realized that all work and no play makes Mike a rather boring engineer.  Bitten again by the music bug, he continued to grow his collection of synthesizers, playing in a local college band (school of male engineers + hot chick lead singer = instant success).

After college, Mike joined a local band, "Caught in the Act."  Eventually, he found himself providing vocals as well as keyboards for this group.

In the late 1990's, Mike joined another band, "Beyond Recognition", with members who would eventually go on to form "Radio Star"

In 2001, Mike began playing with "Open Bar", a popular cover band based in the North Shore area.  He left in late 2005 and formed "Radio Star" with the former members of "Beyond Recognition".